SONGS OF FATE

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her hands. She sat on the rock and motioned Jupi to sit beside her, which it did in a second.It was afternoon in that rocky seaside, Olivia and Jupi watched the seain silence.And then she looked at the dog sitting at her left.It looked so peaceful. It was not her dog,no, she never had a dog. But s

never she wakes up, she feels nothing but ecstatic. That much she is sure. But from where the dog was and why was it with her was q

er daddy said, to her disappointment, when

n her mind. She traded a silly look with her father. She made it sound like a

. Dreams reveal themselves to you when the time is right..”

r feel. Albeit her thought and feeling about the dog Jupi always leave her wondering . T

’s excitement. In fact, she celebrated this one step success dr

ake you feel, O

layed on the local radio? Huh! I feel s

a nice start, Olivia. Making it

er. He had been always proud of her which explains her formidable self confidence. She doesn’t do things half-heartedly which maybe is the reason wh

a drink. The next time she knew was the following morning in that hotel room. She was single and twenty five so she thought of giving it a try with Dan. Then after a month they probably got weary being in that lackluster relat

n newspapers and magazines already to support that. That having mixed with her inclination to music is the thing

ublished novels, three of them are best sellers and two are on their way. Olivia has made good money that she is comfort

he band who sang Old Jupi will be a

the glass wall looking outside. Her mind is full of something but she forgot all of that when she laid her eyes on the view of yellowish green color of that distant mountain. Her apartment is built on a small rocky hil

plantation of varied crops like coffee, sugarcane, and different vegetables. At the other hilly side is a rice terraces that changes in color depending on what season it i

crowded. The place is still developing , of course, but is already good e

s originally from here, she had since known this part of Northern Philippines as a child. Aside from being a tourist destination she picked this place also because of its f

days in a week but they also make the shops busy , the inns and lodges are occupied. Local products increase in sales. Assisting and guiding

ow. The church wedding will be at St. Carmelita Church within a walking distance from her apartment. It will be the first wedding party she ever has attended sinc

or quite some time now. She has nothing but t-shirts and pants. To think that until now, she has not yet seen a decent sho

ver is served and that’s it. The celebration will last until the next day, traditionally, which means she can have lunch there as well as dinner. She imagined the s

edroom. A poet and a song writer as she is needs to be by herself most of the time. She just need to sit on her computer writing what comes into her mind. If she is not doing any of those, she is still

partment planning to walk to a nearby shop

asked her. The middle aged woman knew her because she

She sat on a chair set inside

the celebration is ??”She look

ied a guy from the city so understandably, th

y been married?”The

o years no

s?”She continue

ying so..” The couple op

kids does A

children. The bride is

one alread

broad so they decided to we

h,

a little bit aged, the question will be added with how many of your children were already married. To them, having as many children is the most valued wealth. And them getting settled in a marriage is an achievement one should

she told she was an only child of her mothe

ope not.”Sh

ou. In times of need, it is siblings who would come togethe

dict the oldie, but life nowadays has improved. You can ha

the culture including everything that goes with it. So that is one of the few good things about a child born into a mixed culture family. The i