Fate of Strings (On-going)

Chapter 1

(FUTURE)

"Have you ever believed in fate?" Do you think it can be real if I wish to marry my Idol? Jia was thinking so deeply too the point that she was full of questions, yet she couldn't answer them. Her hair is messy. She is lying in bed. While looking at her phone. Her eyes are focused on one thing, and that's the photo of her childhood friend, Hae-joon. Who's now a famous idol from the group called Crescent Fate.

She sighed, "Why am I thinking like this?"

Jia's sight remains fixed on the phone. While the reminiscence of the fresh old days played in her head. She missed the boy, the boy who gave him assurance that he would come back after ten years. And yet he didn't fulfill his promise.

"It's been 10 years... And yet, I still didn't move on." Jia's lips form a bitter smile, and the crack in her voice is clear.

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(PAST)

Under the tree, 10 years ago. That day, I was waiting for you on the corner of the tree... It was cold at that time. And it took me five hours to wait for you late at night... Yet, a single glimpse of your shadow didn't appear.

After an hour of waiting, I still waited—waiting for the longing of missing you. I sat in the corner and leaned my head against the trunk of the tree. I tried to close my eyes to rest, but my whole consciousness was wide awake. Being in that state of rest allowed me to comfort myself.

"Darating ka pa ba...?" I mumbled.

After the following hour of waiting, i almost fall asleep, yet hae-joon didn't show up on our meeting place. On that moment reality hits me-- reality that my dear bestfriend wouldn't show up again.

I fix my head that as been leaning on the trunk of tree for an hour, and whispered something from the wind. "Siguro nga nakalimuta mo na ako..." Ngumit ako ng mapait sa sobrang sakit non.

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(PRESENT)

After that long flashback in on my memories, I got up in from my messy bed. And walked towards the living room. My expression at that moment is bright, full of joy and merriment. I checks my daily list on my phone. But before I had even gone halfway from the living room, I stopped when I received a message from my friend, jinhee.

@Jinhee

"Open ka mag part-time today?"

I got happy when I received that text from Jinhee, beacause I know I can earn money from that. Pansamatala akong natuwa dahil doon at agad na binigyan s'ya ng sagot.

@Jia

"Sure! Saan ba yan? At anong trabaho?

I immediately asked that question too insure that part-time job, baka naman kasi hindi ko kaya yung trabaho at tanggap lang ako ng tanggap.

@Jinhee

"Server at cleaner sa Blackcoffee."

@Jia

"Yan ba yung malapit sa KOSMOS Studio?"

My heart was pounding fast because of nervousness, I was hoping that Cafe is not far way from that studio. Napadasal ako dahil hinihiling ko na sana malapit lang doon. Baka kasi makita ko s'ya ron---baka lang naman. "Pero, Sana..." Jinhee take less than 10 seconds to answer my question.