June 2007
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Chapter 6: Reasons To Live
“Hey, Adimlen,” Ruhien sat up on impulse upon noticing the looming commotion on the surface of the glittering ocean. “Check that out.” It had been an hour and a half since Aipreal had succumbed to dream world, as indicated on the watch she lent him. “What do you think it is?” Adimlen simply stared keenly at the gradual escalation of ripples on the water. The...
May 2007
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Chapter 5: Beyond the One-Way Highway
Why do I get the feeling that getting out of this place is not going to be easy? Ruhien wanted to think Adolphus Fanchon had at least once took a vacation by the sea where he must have conceived the idea of creating such an extraordinary bed. But his hopes had shattered at once upon seeing the sky was not blue. He frowned at the sight, knowing this was definitely not Earth. Just to note, the...
April 2007
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Chapter 4: Proposal Accepted, Theory Denied
On his fourth day in the Favia household, Ruhien decided to survey the remaining unexplored portion of the mansion, which included some rooms downstairs, the main hall, and the library, which he supposed contained a large collection of written accounts judging from the two-door entry to the said room. Also, he must not forget to check out the lush garden outside, whose whiff would almost always...
February 2007
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Chapter 3: False Truths
First things first, even though it seemed the most inappropriate thing to do on the first morning after her boyfriend’s funeral, which was to introduce a new male species to the household and let him stay for as long as he wanted to boot. And the mere fact that he came in neither through the front nor back door but through a portal in her bed just added to its absurdity. Of course, she would...
January 2007
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Chapter 2: An Overturned World
An escape? Such a beautiful word. It was the first thing that crossed her mind. More than anything, Aipreal wanted to break away from the reality that had started to cage her in eternal solitude. The rowdy physical world she had come to know ever since she was little seemed so distant now, as she swallowed the lush environment cradling her in one disbelieving gulp. But it wasn’t fright she...
December 2006
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Chapter 1: Presents and Bereavement
If there was one day she would never forget, it would be the last day of April. Not because it was her birthday—thus, being named after the diamond month, which almost expired and it got her eccentric mother demanding for a Caesarian section eighteen years ago just so she could name her daughter Aipreal—rather, it was also the same day she had the experience she considered her most embarrassing....