Exelle   .   .   Nagkamali lang ba ako ng dinig? "Hindi pa rin sigurado hangga't wala pa ang resulta ng autopsy. Pero sabi ng pulis, posible raw na food poisoning ito from eating puffer fish dahil may nakita silang butete sa lamesa ng dining table ng kusina. It seems like Sam brought a pufferfish without knowing that its poisonous." Jules added. I stare at her, waiting to say some more pero bigo ako dahil paniguradong, yun nga ang sabi ng pulis. But for me, I think its not true. Why on earth, did Samara suddenly brought a pufferfish instead of a normal ones, tulad ng nabibili lang commonly sa market? Why didn't she even contact me after the last call we had kung may oras siyang mamili sa labas? ***   "How about you go rest, Ms. Kim?" Narinig ko ang nag-aalalang boses ni Audrey bago nito iabot sa akin ang tsaa ng chamomile tea that she personally brewed.

Exelle . . "Did you really missed me?"  Him, sitting above the edge of the bed, the soft mattress shook like stream when I tried moving, habang nakaupo sa kanyang hita. He only asked me one question but when I didn't answer, hindi na ito nasundan pa. Silence. Pinakiramdaman ko ang paglakbay nang kanyang palad sa aking likuran. Bagama't mayroon pa ring telang nakapagitan sa kanyang palad at aking balat, ramdam ko pa rin ang init nitong hatid. The moment he reach my lower back, his breath suddenly turned into a pant, at tuluyang inangkin ang aking mga labi.  Grabbing the back of my neck with his free hand, making me closer to him.   Like I've been possessed by something, tinanggap ko ito at hinalikan ito pabalik. The heat, the touch and the scent. Everything makes me shiver not until when the sudden voice of a memory flashes like an untuned music inside my head. &

Third Person's PoV . . *beep*   *beep*   *beep*     The slow beeping of the phone echoed between the silence of the dim lighted room, where the only light that illuminates in the darkness came from the screen of the phone, the young man held on his left hand.    He stare at it for a second, as its light reflects the dark orbs that wavered at the sight of the caller's name ID, before it finally went off, letting the darkness scattered entirely on every crook of the room.    Silence.   Humakbang palapit ang binata patungo sa harap ng isang bintanang natatakpan ng makapal na kurtinang kulay abo, na nakasabit sa magkabilaang dulo nang bintanang gawa sa salamin at ang taas ay kasing taas ng mga dingding ng silid. He reached for its linings and then grabbed it with force to one side letting the

"Bakit ba galit na galit ka, Alvez?" I asked him again but my smile seems to grew wider every moment not minding of calling him in his last name. Hindi ko alam kung bakit, ngunit nasisiyahan ako sa aking ginagawa ngayon.Am I teasing him too much? But I'm not done yet. "Don't worry about that, Hans. Nothinh happened between us," tawa kong muli nang makita ko kung paano muling magbago ang ekspresyon nang kanyang mukha. I didn't know that he be like this dahil lamang sa isang simpleng pangungusap na inilabas nang aking mga labi, although, Alexis and I did kissed before. At wala rin akong balak na ibandera ang relasyon naming dalawa. Aside from that, I still have a lot of questions to ask. At saka, kung tutuusin, it was much better if I used my fist to teased him tulad nang ginawa nito sa akin noon, but it would be too much. At the very least, mayroon pa rin akong konsensiya at hindi ko iyon maaaring dumiha

Exelle..I scanned the papers regarding the ongoing project of EXellenne Royale. Basically, the estimated time of the construction was three and half years. 'Two or three years, I think.' I thought before I finally placing the paper that I have been holding for a while above the desk, na nasa aking harapan lamang. Tahimik na pinasadahan ng aking mga mata ang mga ito bago ibinaling ang aking atensyon sa isang bagay na bago sa aking paningin.I played with the swivel chair I am seated, while eyeing for the bouquet of dahlia placed above the coffee table, set at the middle of the sofa set. A bouquet purely of dahlia. Nangangamoy ang halikuyak nito sa hangin nang airconditioned na opisinang aking kinaroroonan at tila isang estrangherong nakalapag sa ibabaw ng mesang salungat ang kulay sa bulaklak. "Betrayal." I licked my lips as I lifted my body off the seat and walk to where the f