DAWNSHADOWS
BY: GISELLE MARIS A. BACALLA
An angels light
:: soul meets an angel ::
epilogue 1
Campus groundsOn a late afternoon, the campus grounds looked as if still. Everything seemed so much the same, as if the everyday scene would always stay the same. For those who are new around these campus grounds, it may rather seem new, or simple the same as every school show’s everyday. But, for those who are silent observers of this social life. The campus grounds are never the same and nothing stays as it is. Because in every room and every door and corner of every school a story unfolds after another.
This is a piss…what wastes of time…can’t I just lazy around and sleep in my bed?These thoughts ran all over and over his head. Mark Rosales, a new student in De La Salle lipa, just decided to give himself a stroll around his new campus grounds. He became bored seeing the same old stuff at Canossa and moved to La Salle instead even if his already on his 10th year there at canossa acadamy. Yet, so far nothing has caught much of his attention. Till he remembered that he had something important to do.
Why the heck did I forget?...tomorrow’s mrs. Myra’s deadline on her assigned book report to me...Quickly he rushed towards the LRC(learning resource center) to look for a the book about the 7 sea’s, he bumped to everyone infront of him. He ran fast, noticed that he had only a few minutes to spare before the library closes.
Shit…I know its noting special and everything here is somewhat killing me to boredom…but, it would be ridiculous not to submit her assignments…damn…shit…I made my mind float in space again…He arrives 10 minutes before the library closes. He logged his name on the list and quickly searched for the book he was trying to find.
Epilogue 2Oh…crap…too many books…if I hadn’t been late for 3 days straight mr. loreto wouldn’t give me this suspension…damn it…Julia ann velasquez, suspended for being late consistently for 3 day.
Shit…if only I woke up earlier and work didn’t piled up…I’d be on time…ugh…I don’t want to do this again..although I do love books…ehehehe…well, here’s the last book… She sorts the books on the tale section. The last book about the 7 sea’s was her last place to the shelf. She climbs up the shelves and reaches for the top shelf. When, she slips and falls…
Epilogue 1 and 2 merge Mark now on the other end of the tale section walks absent mindedly..
Where is that stupid book…good grief…I have to find it sooner or late… Looking for the book was getting on his nerves when. All of a sudden, someone falls in on top of him. Falling from the top shelf Caused a simple landing on a soft And gentle heart…
Mark meets an angel…
his soul leaps out gently out of him…his heart beating…a lovely young girl by accident…as their lips touched warmly…
the young lady sits up and apologize to him blushing like a ripe tomato.
I’m sorry I didn’t mean to fall like that on you…I ah…I kindah slip my left foot…Mark now had stood up and offered his hand as he bowed gently as any gentleman would do. He gave her his sweetest and warmest smile showing the words untold and the feeling of pleasure meeting her. He spoke to her in his gentle voice.
It’s alright. It was an accident right? So there is nothing to worry about. My names mark and you are miss?She shyly took his hand and smiled and took her gaze away from his gentle stare.
My name is..well, um…my names Julia ann velasquez. Please, you can call me Julia…Mark could only hear her first two words that she has said. ‘’julia ann’’ it was as if being in a trance under an angel that has caught his attention and held his heart breathless for the few remaining minutes left by the clock. And yet, time seemed to stop. He picked up the book she fell, the moment she had fallen to a kiss with him as her balance gave that signal that they will be meeting this way. And to his surprise, the book was exactly what he had on mind. The book that he was looking for was the same exact book that Julia had to put on top most shelves.
Well…well…well…look at here. This was the book I was looking for. Thanks don’t worry about what happen. This will be our own lil secrete alright Julia?Giving her a humorous wink, and to which made Julia feel less uneasy about what had happened. She slowly comes back of her senses and started to laugh.
I’m sorry. It was just a shock to meet you this way, mark. Mark, can I call you by that name? Hehehe…well…am sorry again. So in exchange for that. I’ll borrow the book for you. Coz the library is already closed you see. Mark let out a chuckle and smiled at her. Alright. But, since you fell on me…you have to agree that I can accompany you home at least… He said to her in a conditional manner. But, Julia knew she can’t let him take her home. Since her house isn’t like everyone else is. Besides if anyone would know about her real situation they would end up either on the pity side or disgust about her real life style. Umm…am sorry…but…Julia paused for a few minutes and smiled. I have a service you see…and we will be leaving around 6pm so if your not in a hurry…then maybe we could just talk for a lil while… She had finished her sentence clear. And it made mark realize that she wasn’t well trusting. He thought of a diversion to his rudeness and suddenly made a joke out of it. Well you know what I meant was…TAKE YOU HOME…hehehe…am sorry. I was just being a gentle man or whaddya call that…gentle buttler… This joke was corny enough to make Julia laugh. She was so much of a down to earth kind of person that it needed only one joke or one wacky move to make her laugh. Her smile was so much enchanting that every time he had the chance he would look at her and gaze to her admiringly. With no words asked as they went to their way to the parking lot. They had managed to talk about almost everything. Julia’s life before, how much pain she had managed to surpass. Although she had only said a few of what she had pictured for him was enough. He had told her his side of the story and how he had been so down and lonely. And his words stuck into her mind as if it was just a clip of always remember this kind of thing. And do you know…this is the first time I had an actual conversation to someone beside my best friend and nanny? You know you’re lucky. Coz you’re the first person who made me smile in years…am serious. Julia suddenly stopped walking; they were already at the college lobby gates, the route towards the parking lot. She smiled and then grabs hold of mark’s hand. She smiles as she dragged him to the hall and faced him with her sweetest smile. Well, then…if that’s the case, am happy to hear that…lets go then shall we?Time was being kind and friendly. It was 5:01 and it felt like it never moved one bit from the moment they left the library. What was once dull and boring to him had suddenly came into a new kind of light. Adventure was in its finest and a new chapter in his life had just opened up. They had talk so much that time flew as if it was never there, and that they where the only people around the place. From politics, gossips, old classmates and legends about there school. Their conversation seemed like an endless debate and tales of each side. It was like the two of them where meant to meet and become friends. And they did indeed both felt that it was something new. Finally, 6pm struck the final hour and it was time for Julia to leave. Warm smiles and sweet goodbye’s left mark with a happy heart. It was one memorable afternoon as he watched the young lady board her service van. And him, heading straight for the college lobby. Although Julia leaved near by her parents never trusted her. So she had to be on a service van instead. And as she sat on that van, for a few minutes before her service reached her house. Her thoughts were in blankness. The van stopped and she got off, the house was locked and it was clear that no one was home. Julia searched her bag for the keys and finally opened the door. She entered the house and took off her shoes, her clothes and changed into her usual house clothing. Julia normally wore a pink shirt and black shorts and dropping her uniform at the laundry basket located near the stairs. She laid down on her soft warm bed, with the doors closed and the electric fan on. And The radio, playing her favorite songs. She thought of what had happened to her the entire day. And as Julia scans every bit of what had her memory remembers she smiled, as she had been reminded of a happy moment. Julia’s entire day a flash back, on to what happened to her before she met mark. Her thoughts randomly ran through her mind. As she pictured the very moment she entered the campus. The bell rang as she placed her stuff under her chair. It was always the same as before, the usual routine. The teacher reads the bulletin, classmates buzzing while some are still too drowsy or sleepy to even move a muscle. Three subjects passed and her time was up. The agreement of attending her math, physics and English has ended to there. And now, Julia bid her classmates a sweet smile and with her soft voice it stated she wasn’t happy much of what she had to do. Well, see yah later guys. Looks like I’ll be diving the books for some time…hehehe…don’t worry riselle! I won’t be late the next time around. She said while looking to the girl seating behind her. Her name was riselle g.vega, her close friend and classmate. She had warned Julia to stop waking up late, and was quite upset having to know that her buddy would be on suspension that afternoon. Yes, suspension was the reason why she wined up meeting mark. Her 3 day late gave her this head ache and lucky strike. The reason to why she was like this, in exactly 3 days in a row? Was her mom. She wouldn’t let her out until she finishes ranting. Well, that was a clear statement. But, she had no choice to say that she woke up late as an excuse. End of flash back. The room was in silence and everything seemed so quite in her room. The fan turned left and right and dim light illuminated her room in silence. Sadness filled her for a moment as she was reminded of being lonely and solidified, yet she warmly smiles when her mind crossed a perfect stitch of path. As she touched her lips gently and smiled. Wow…so this is the feeling. To have someone touched your lips with one’s lips. This feeling…it’s so warm… I can’t describe it…anyways…it was an accident. What a funny way for us to meet up…hehehe…I better start cooking…before my brothers arrive. I bet they’ll rant at me again. Hmm… Although she could sense her tired body, and seemed to need some rest. She stands up forcing herself to prepare dinner and the uniforms for the following day. Epilogue 2 Mark arrives home. He passed by the maid who had been watering the plants. He entered the house and hugged his nanny Martha. He jumped and laughed while screaming julia’s name. Nanny! I met a girl…I met a girl and she was so so pretty…aunt Martha…gill…this is sooo cool!!!!! Everyone surprised onto what has been going on. Since it came for a shock on all of them.“Now hold on for a second, mark….what is going on?”his nanny now have stand up and fixed her glasses, as the rest of the servants stayed for a while and stopped their work to hear their young master answer their governess question.“nanny, alam nyo ba…I met this real cute girl, and she helped me borrowed books from the library, and as I looked at her, I could imagine her warm smile…”mark was about to continue when he was interrupted by the doorbell. The butler James opened the door and a drenched Amie stood in front of them. She smiled at them and apologize.“am sorry, it suddenly rai---“before she could even finish one sentence marked had rushed towards her and wrapped her in warm towel, and hug her brotherly.“its ok, amie…my magandang balita ako para sayo….! Hahaha…I met the prettiest girl in my entire life!”Amie’s blushed suddenly faded and her heart suddenly sank. She couldn’t believe what she had heard. She was enough surprise and happy to see that mark was in such a good mood and became happy that evening, but, to what she had heard, she could not help but wish to have the same mark everyday again.LOVE OR INFATUATION?“Sometimes when youth begins to experience admiration for the first time, it becomes hard for them to realize whether it is infatuation or true love. Since, the feelings felt are almost the same….but, how can you really tell if its infatuation or love itself in disguise?”misty morning embraces the school grounds, as most of them are trying to wake up and have a head start for school. Amie woke up at the wrong side of the bed, having a bad headache and dull expression it was written all over her face that she had cried herself to sleep. Promptly arriving at the school parking lot at exactly 6:30 am in the morning, she had walked her way to her room absent mindedly and not watching to where she was going. Turning left in a corner near the LRC(learning resource center).Amie had just bump into Christopher alexandre. The class president and nerd.“wow, that was a nasty fall, amie ya’ alright…?”“ai…ah...ok lang ako…I think…am sorry, I didn’t see you…kasi…”she had apologize as tears filled her eyes.Christopher bent stood up and smiled, and offered his hand to her.“its alright. I guess I wasn’t watching too…”he said as he apologize to her, and as a brotherly gesture, he had embraced her and made the effort of making her stop from crying.By then, she had stopped crying and Christopher took the opportunity to distance himself and finally picked up his lap top. Amie saw his worried expression both for her and his lap top. She knew that Christopher was a kind and gentle man by nature and is very well addicted to computer games, aside from studying he also loves to create websites. Although this had made her notice, about his physical appearance.Christopher was a 5’’9, he had a fair complexion and was the perfect picture of a gentleman. He looked like those old young men from London who had fine manners and loved collecting animals, hunting or anything that would make them interested enough to go crazy over it. he had deep amber eyes, and his smile was comforting that made Amie realized how good looking his friend Christopher was, and as she had this thoughts inside her head, she had just then thought if Christopher had a girlfriend since he knows his way around girls so easily.She had wiped her tears and moved forward and apologized again. “I’m sorry chris, I didn’t mean to you see….and…the reason was…I was…really upset with the one I like…”He smiled at her expression, with drops of tears and blushing gently at him, he held her hand and smiled warmly. “so that explains why…why don’t you tell me…come on…it wouldn’t hurt, right? We still have 15minutes before the bell rings, lets take a stroll for lil’ while…what do you say?”Replied with a smile, they walked towards the open field and sat down together.The field was silent as mist covered some parts of it, it was still early in the morning and birds were now chirping, while a few groups of students from different level passed them by, Amie started her conversation with him, as Christopher listened to everything that she had said.“well, it has been going on for years and you surely are expressing the signs of a person who is in love. But, are you sure that’s not just an infatuation? It gets really confusing you see, especially if we have only felt love for the first time” he smiled at her and explained his thoughts clearly without offending her.“well, he is my first…but, I still don’t know…”she replied softly.While Christopher had now opened his laptop, while Amie felt that it was the right time to ask.“if you don’t mind chris…how come your so good when it comes to comforting girls?, have you had your first girlfriend already?” she said.Christopher had now stopped typing and bowed his head low, he fell silent and his expression suddenly turned cold, then smiled half heartedly.“yeah…I had my girl once, but, that was a long time ago! Anyway, its almost time. You should head back, I have to but something at the book store you see.”Amie knew that he was trying to avoid her question and took best to say yes to stop the conversation. She then agreed to go back to class head on for him, but, she paused for a minute and smiled at Christopher.“hey! Chris…thanks and …sorry about that…bye. See yah’ later, ayt?”she said.As Christopher watched her walked away he had made his way towards the bookstore and bought a pen and manila paper. He thought about her question, made him reminded of a past he never wanted to remember. By the time he had reached his class and sat beside Amie. The P.A had just rung and played the schools anthem, followed by the long bell that riiiiinnnnnnggggggg through the hallways passing by each classroom and the signal that the flag ceremony was about to start, as the national anthem was played followed by the panatang makabayan and the prayer, all the way to homeroom period and the rest of the subjects for that Monday morning.PAST IS PAST“past, present and future…these words stand significance to us humans. It maybe a placed as a question, school advertisement to promote better education and all of the sort, an advice from a parent and etc. to the lives of ordinary people, these are the main thoughts that circle their minds, whether they are married, young at heart, the youth or at old age. It is either we dream of the future, wonder and plan, or dwell in the past, and some stay focused in their present current state. In this chapter, we will see how some people handle this primary ingredients in their daily lives.”Finally the three hour routine for the morning subjects are almost up, as mark impatiently stared at his wristwatch and waited for the bell to ring and give them the signal that signifies the very favorite subject everyone needs whether you are a teacher of that school or a typical student yearning for a break. That’s right, the word is as simple as “recess”.In 5…4..3..2…1…RrRrIIIIIiiiiiinnnnnNNNNNNnnnnnGGGGGgggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!And there she goes! The teacher leaves the room and finally some had just stretched their arms and yawned for the last period of the morning. A typical 15minute break for everyone to relax a little before they go back inside the class and combat the textbooks they so consider as war for the thoughts that they have to remember and equations that they have to solve. While, most of the people enjoy eating, chatting, mark on the other hand had someone very special in his mind.Quickly mark had rushed down to the third floor and waited for Julia to come out of her class room, he waited outside Ls 302 for her, and the sight of his angel, he quickly rushed towards her and greeted her with a smile.“hey! Julia, goodmorning”. He said as he smiled and gave her a piece of pink flower he had picked from his grand nana’s garden.Julia gently gazed at him and took the flower gracefully as if she herself was the flower mark had given to her, with a simple smile, and blushing cheeks. Julia, had now realized that mark had been waiting for her.“good morning to you too! Mark. Have you been waiting for me?” she said with a giggle.Blushing like never before, he smiled and gave her a nod.“well, I was wondering if you wanted to have recess with me, but, sure…you can bring along your friends if you want too..”. He said with a stammering tune.She gave her warm smile and waved at her friends.“Or maybe you can join me and my friends instead? How would that be?”with no other options and reasons to keep her for himself, mark could not disagree since, the facts are visible enough that they had just met last Friday and that they were just in that stage where he gets to know her more and she gets to know him more kind of stage. And with no more less than 1percent of his hesitation, he had answered her half-heartedly.“Sure, that would be much better…hahaha”. He had said this with a forced laugh on his face, as he walked right beside her.Julia stopped in-front of her two best friends and introduced him.“Good morning! Guys, I’d like you to meet mark, I just met him last Friday by accident at the library. And, I was wondering if it was ok for him to join us fo recess?”.Her two friends giggled and said separately that it was ok and it wasn’t a problem. But, although the break was only a 15 minute recess, it seemed like an hour especially when julia’s two best friends started to interrogate him with questions from his name, his sport and almost everything that they’ve completely heard about him. Mark had just realized that he had forgotten about his high school background.Meanwhile…Canossa academyRecess timeThe school grounds seemed to be peaceful enough to hear a bee fly from one flower to flower as students chatter there way around, releasing stress out of there system, and getting ready for their time to go back in class.With only 5minutes left of rest…As each individual student savor the peacefulness of the remaining time, and trying their best to finish some un-finished homework, report or assignments. A small meeting was held at the un-crowded hallways.A tall young man had been leaning his body on the railings of the campus, he had been talking to four of his trusted comrades. He is one of the cool dudes and the leaders of the secrete gang called black demons he had secretly asked for the four of his trusted friends to help him plan out how to take back the princess of their group, since the reason was simple enough to understand them. The day that Julia left the academy the acting leaders tried to change the rules that she had set out for the safety of the group, and since she was famous for her identity the group itself carried her image. This had made a piss out of Vincent, because for him it was an insult to abuse the groups power to bully people who are weak and to use it for no such reason at all but, Mere entertainment.“we’ll be coming on a Friday. We need to have a get away to take Julia out of that campus. We know her house is just near the academy itself. But, we cannot afford having people to spy on us and tell the others. So keep yourselves alert. I trust you my friends. We will bring Julia back here, if it’s the last thing I do.” He said, as his eye’s flared with determination the bell had rung to signal its time.Epilogue 1The bell also rings in LaSalle, as everybody ran back to their classrooms. Mark’s smile was very much noticeable, that even their teacher ms. Suarez had noticed him, that became a reason for her to call him and do some board work.“Mr. Rosales? This is not the time for daydreaming. And since you have a cute smile on your face, please solve this kinetic force problem?” she said with her right eyebrow raised.This wasn’t a problem for Mark, since he feels inspired enough and the fact that his actually good in physics. So, if he was asked to explain he’ll do just fine with it. While, the rest of the class goes in a racket and teased their new teacher on mark. Yet, he never cares much about what they said as long as he had Julia in his mind.Amie watched mark dreamily went back to his seat, although her heart was in pain. She knew she had nothing more to give except his happiness to whom he likes best. Yet, she does not want to turn him down and decides to find out who the girl mark was talking all about these past few days. It didn’t matter to her anymore what the present had for him and her, and certainly the relationship they had as childhood friends. This was it, Amie was ready to let go of the past and concentrate on grabbing the chance to have mark in the future as her love.The year had just begun, and Amie had planned the year on how she could get back at mark’s heart and make her own. Although it seemed easy for anyone to suggest, her beauty and sexy body was not enough to attract one man’s attention. It wasn’t long before amie realized that there was something with Julia that makes guys like her, and girls lover her, admire her and hate her at the same time. The first event of the year will be held in a week after the exams. The school intramurals will soon begin. This time, she had planned to get mark help her into learning new sports, prepare food and make him feel all of her care, and operation sexy body clothes for him. yet, by the end of the intramurals, she still had no success on what she was planning to do. But, it was something that she would not agree to loose, and set her mind to try again and again.Epilogue 2Amie strives while, vince tries to think of ways on how get in to LaSalle without letting anyone know there identity. The weeks had passed by so quickly, as if time had set itself on a past forward mode, and finally a new month had arrived, a month where spirits are honored and ghostly expeditions or ghost haunting are dared to hold, no other month than November.Epilogue 1While Amie tooked on last stroll on the corners of her school, her cell phone rang and she had quickly answered the call, but, she had failed in the process of answering that she had answered the text message instead. walking as if she was focused on nothing but the text message and phone call that rang a couple of minutes ago, before she could even avoid it,,.` all of a sudden she had bumped hard onto someone and papers flew in the air.“ouch, please be careful next time. I’m sorry sir/mam, but my eyesight isn’t that well until now…”quickly she had ran off to her father’s car and sat down waiting for him.
