current status of her triumph against failures and sadness; and against loss and frustrations. High school life is such a silly period o

him at a distance. She constantly communicated with Jay, her best friend, who gave her everyone's updates in their group. Th

group, from the minutest detail to the broadest facts. And, of cour

ay relayed to Anthon every

ughts went back to a

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e six of us to be there. Don't ever plan to make ex

?" she replied, sti

le Mounta

ncern was that it would be difficult for her to go without her own vehicle because of the distance. She

ot going. I don

e. Don't be silly. My family will be moving to Australia, and I c

ld not escape from her

yet succeeded in their chosen field. All of them had families of their own already except Anthon. Mira and Sheila were teachers who became directors

ried to a US-based surgeon. Anthon became a successful engineer who got

ducation was still very vague. She may have intermittent semestral enrollments, but due to financial sca

obliged to support her sick parents due to heart failure and stroke impairments. She was an only daughter. Thus, she could not risk stoppin

stricken family was beyond her control. With this, her self-esteem went so low

se wild imaginations a reality for herself and, thus, find comfort and hope in it. In her make

feeling so intense that she rejoiced upon knowin

g for her? The thought would always flatter her. Anyway, it was

r fantasy of him was her means of escaping from life's pressure and frustrations, she kept thinking about him. In her mind, she would

ld see him in her dreams