To break her reality bound by rules, Letizia impulsively participates in a project communicating with a stranger and shares the life she desires behind the name "Juliette". Can she keep up with the lies about her perfect story and not fall for the m...
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I HAD just finished my appointment at the municipality. Ang dami nilang hinigingi sa 'kin at hindi ako sigurado kung maibibigay ko ba.
Una sa lahat, wala naman akong retrato na ni Mamá. Hindi ko rin naman kayang ipa-sketch ang mukha niya dahil bata pa lang naman ako nang iwan niya. It's too risky to ask my nanny for more information about my biological mother since they would have tapped on her phone already. Hindi imposible iyon. Gagawin nila ang lahat mapabalik at maikulong lang ako sa puder nila.
Hindi rin ako residente ng Pilipinas at wala rin akong ibang kakilala rito upang makahingi ng tulong. I had no choice but to fend for myself in an unfamiliar country.
I need to head to the next town to see if they have any information to help me. Ang hirap na hindi accessible ang maraming impormasyon online. Grabe ang daming naaaksaya na oras.
At 11:49 A.M., my phone vibrated. It was an email notification from Rome, and I needed to read it immediately. I didn't even notice that I was already smiling.
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From: Rome Subject: Project CommuniKATE 1
Hey!
Sorry, I thought I'd pressed the send button earlier. Yes, I go to KBU... obviously? And you could be a girl since your name's Juliette.
Cool name.
Mine's Romeo. :)
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I unconsciously smirked at the sight of his introduction. I wonder if Kate was playing games with us when she saw our names sounded derived from the classics. Another thought was that she made someone use that alias to be paired with me.
I hope she didn't think a budding romance would be between me and this stranger. It would be off the record. Sapat na si Kate lang ang nakaaalam kung ano ang hitsura ko. Just my face but not my real identity.
Nasa Pilipinas lang ako upang hanapin si Mamá. Nasisiguro ko na pagbalik ko sa Espanya, may ipakikilala na sila sa 'kin ipang ipakasal.
I may be an illegitimate daughter, but royal blood still flowed through my veins. They would use me to their best and marry me off to someone with old money. It was the inevitable reality I was headed for.
So, for now, I would like to enjoy the remaining time I have in search of my mother before my future is sealed.
Sa kaunting panahon na gugugulin ko rito sa Pilipinas, wala naman masama na magkaroon ng isang bagong kaibigan kahit hindi namin talaga makikilala ang isa't isa.
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To: Rome <romeisinitalia@gmail.com> Subject: Project CommuniKATE 1
