All she could think of is the fear, delight, and confusion from all the things that had happened today. She hasn't yet recovered from finally having the courage to accept her current life in Barangay Iniwan, and now the past is knocking at her door just before she could establish her future.    "Oh, Irene, where are you going?" Athena asked, seeing Irene dashing straight outside the hall.    Meanwhile, Alfred and Elmer who were outside the building were perplexed as she hadn't responded to their greeting, she just went past them as if they weren't there, "Did something wrong happen?" they both asked themselves.    Irene ran and immediately jumped on a trike on the way to the Capital, "Manong, hit it!" Instructing the driver to speed up which it

  “Oh my god, Uncle Jon, there is another post about you!” Denzel said, laughing at the meme circulating on the internet that was making fun of his projects that was considered a failure.    This is supposed to be a lighthearted family reunion but with the issues happening within the family, this reunion was crazy from the start. They were now at the end of the month, and the articles had been circling for two weeks now.    They already had a rather chaotic meeting here a week ago, and this time the head of the house, Mariano Fernandez will be announcing their next step regarding the issue. Matty was the one tasked to present the idea to the family so she is dressed fairly better than the rest of the members.    Her mother was neutral in the situa

  Thadeus starts driving suspiciously to work after a warm dinner on a foggy but oddly cold sky. He stopped on a sidewalk and cautiously looked to his right, as he tried to discern any hostile eyes watching him.    He decides to start his engine after ensuring that there is no presence lurking nearby. The nightly breeze was silent and still as he parked his car near an abandoned power plant building, the surrounding area was zombified as the rotting trees were still teeming with strange flowers, as trace amounts of radon gas still polluting the air around the building. The radiation makes the water glow but it’s not neon green but a rusty brown gloop.    Just as he exited his car, Martha also went out of the car with him, holding a very suspicious briefcase. Thadeus assisted his wife with an umbrella as the rai

  "Be careful of that! Wait, put it on the left… there, eh, it's kinda slanted, Let's see, I think it should be…. Uhm, here!" Athena instructed.   The group of guys was kind of frustrated as Athena seems to not make up her mind, "Tina, why don't you first make up your mind then, they could just put it in place at the moment?" I said as I'm also kinda tired looking at those guys carrying the medical equipment for quite a while now.    "Ah, you're right… I do not know but I cannot focus these days, ah I wish Irene was here and the situation must have been a lot smoother. By the way, Melissa… Do you want to take a rest first? I'll wrap this up and I'll follow you ahead," Athena replied.    "That's fine..  I'm not yet tired anyway," I said, "But with

  "Who did this!" Mariano was definitely angry, hearing the sudden news about Thadeus and Martha's connection to the black market. They even gathered some footage as well as copies of contracts that proves that a transaction indeed happened.    The room was humid yet cold, it is evident the members of the family are uncomfortable with the situation. Even Erwin, who knows exactly what is happening, can also feel their faces being tense.    Thadeus swallowed his dried saliva, awaiting the verdict of his father. It was only a matter of time before the police came knocking at their door. He was shaking as if he realized how bad his situation was.    His father might not hesitate to kill him this time.