A girl running towards a boy, "Hey, Sebastian" she present to him a bag of candies that make Sebastian happy.
He looked at it, "Where did you get that?" he asked
"Your Mama gave it to me and she told me to give you some" she answered
Sebastian held her hands and together they walked towards a bench to eat the candies, "Thank you Geraldine for sharing this to me" he said "Mama always told me not to eat candies because it can damage my teeth
She looked at him, "But why did your mother told me to share it with you, if that so?" she asked
He smiled and looked to his mother, "Maybe she didn't want to eat that alone" he said
They just eat the candies and when they were called by their parents they say good bye to each other.
"We will play again tomorrow" Geraldine said
Sebastian nodded, "Yes, see you tomorrow" he answered
Geraldine and Sebastian became good friends, they looked for each other until they reach Grade 6. Sebastian was bullied because of Geraldine, their classmates always thought that they are in romantic relationship. After class, Sebastian leave immediately then Geraldine followed him in rush. When he noticed that, he walked as fast as he can but Geraldine run as fast as she can then when they are already outside he faced her
"Please, don't follow me anymore" he was crying "I don't like you, and I don't wanna be your friend anymore" he said then ran away
She was stunned into his words and her tears starting to drip to her cheeks, "Why? I have done nothing with you" she said to herself while looking to him walking away "I didn't even say how I feel towards you, but why did you walked away from me?" she said
From that moment, Sebastian didn't approach her anymore to avoid bullying and fight with her suitors. Geraldine became more beautiful hoping that Sebastian will look her again. In their second year in the secondary level they were became classmates again but Sebastian didn't look at her again. She tried to approach or talk to him but he didn't pay attention to her. She thought about it, so she tried to ask her classmates when they were Grade 6 what happen to Sebastian that time and she as very shocked to the truth, he was bullied because of her and because of the face she had. From that moment, she made herself simple as she can but still Sebastian didn't say a word to it. When they are in college, Sebastian's parents was died in an accident, she tried to comfort her but he just ignored her.
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Geraldine woke up in the morning to prepare herself to school, she entered a class where Sebastian is and unfortunately there also Penelope who promised to protect Sebastian as long as she lives. Everyday, every time she saw Penelope always stick to him she wanted to kill her on the spot but she still calm herself because she wanted to be a good girl in the eyes of Sebastian.
Every morning she put some breakfast meals for him but when Penelope saw it, she turned it back to her telling that he was done to eat breakfast with her that made her angrier with her. She tried so hard to stole Sebastian's attention from Penelope but she didn't had any chance for it. She was very desperate at that time so she planned something about it, she hired some man to abduct him and bring him to her. She was successful about it, Sebastian woke up in a place he didn't know.
He struggles so much when he saw that he was tied in a chair, "Penelope! Penelope, help me" he shouted as he can hoping that someone will hear him
Geraldine walked towards him and she wears a heavy make up so that he can't recognized her, "Hello Sebastian, how are you?" she asked sweetly
"Let .. me .. go you witch!" he said and looked to her fiercely "I know you, you are the lady wears make up when we had a meeting in the twelve tower of gods" he said
She turned her back, "Yes, I am" she get some wet tissues and wiped her face until the make up removed "How is it? Do you recognized me now?" she asked smiling
He was very shocked to her revelation, "Geraldine?" he said, he can't believed that she joined the survival game "But why?" he asked again
She laughed to his reaction, "Until now you are clueless?" she walked towards him "It was because of you" she said
He can't believe, "What? because of me" he asked
She changed her attitude towards him, she became a sweet girl "I love you all this time, you gave me hope and home when my parents died when I was ten, you and your parents give a shelter to cling on" she said crying
"My family accepted you because they wanted a girl all this time but they have them instead, all this time I envy you because they always wanted to see you instead of me, they always asked for you" he said "so when the time they knew that you are an orphan they wanted to adopt you but grandma didn't agreed to it" he said
She realized everything at that moment, "And that was the reason why you avoided me from our grade school?" she asked
"No, I avoided you because I always bullied because of you" he said as he remembers those days "because of you, I suffered a lot just protecting you" he said
She seemed to regret those time, "But I didn't know about that" she said
Then someone destroy the door, "Leave Sebastian alone!" Penelope run towards her with a knife "No one can hurt him anymore!" she said while attacking her
She try to dodge it all but she can't some of her attack hit her, "What are you talking about?" she stopped
Penelope gritted her teeth with so much anger when she remembered the days she saw it all, the days when Sebastian was bullied, when no one understands him and the days when he was all alone. Her tears drips on her cheeks, "He suffered a lot because of you but I can't do anything because I'm just a coward girl back then" she raised her voice to release her anger even more.
In those words, he remembered that there was a girl who always watched him. She was the one who gave him some ointment and help him to stood up when he has no strength to stand up, she was the one who always gave him food when his classmates took his and now he remembered everything. All this time, the lady who obsessed with him, the woman who always care for him, the smile that sometimes annoyed him so much was the one who always with him. Those memories made him cry, he regret those painful words he said to her, the times when he mad at her because of so much attention she gave her to him.
With all his strength, he wanted to release him "Penelope!" he screamed and struggles more to untie himself
Geraldine and Penelope was still fighting and have the grudge to each other, jealousy and hatred towards each other, love and hope for the one they love.
Geraldine keep on dodging Penelope's attacks, "Do you think that is enough, Psycho?" she laughs while running away
She keep on attacking, "Keep your big mouth shut!" she shouted
Then suddenly the space became black and everything was disappeared even Sebastian.
"Sebastian!" Penelope called him, she tried to looked around but the only thing she can see is darkness
Geraldine sat down, "It looks like Dreos will scold us" she said
Geraldine didn't mistaken, they saw Dreos walking towards them "You ladies such a pain" he said holding his forehead "The first time it was you Second and Eleventh, Eleventh triggered your anger by seducing First without thinking the rules of the game and now you are with Twelfth and still you forgot the rules all over again" he explained
Penelope remembered that day, "So you will ..." the time suddenly stopped that made them travel through time, Dreos reset the time.
When they woke up they were in the place before the abduction so Penelope went home in rush but in surprise when she arrived Sebastian hugged her so tight and crying, "What happen? Are you hurt?" she asked trying to understand what's going on
He just crying, "I'm sorry all this time, I'm sorry if I hurt you" he apologized with his sobs
She smiled, "So remember?" her tears flowed from her eyes, "Thank you Dreos" she speak to herself and hugged him so tight
Since that day, Sebastian began to be good at her. He happily do things for her and he accepts all about her, they went to a mall most of the time.
Penelope suddenly stopped when she saw a red dress with raffles to the hem, "What a beautiful dress" she said
When Sebastian noticed that, he get his wallet to check if he has enough money to buy the dress. As he counted his money, he realized that was not enough so he looked for something beautiful but a cheaper one. He looked around the boutique then he saw a beautiful dress thinking that Penelope wanted it, he bought it. When they went home, he gave it to Penelope, "This is for you, but I don't know if you will like it" he said looking on the other side
She took it and checked, she was very happy when she saw the pink dress "Thank you, I love it" she said happily then she looked to a mirror to check if that was fit to her. She immediately entered her room to wear the dress, "Is it fine with me?" she asked Sebastian
He smiled at her, "You are beautiful" he answered "If you don't mind, can we walk outside before dinner comes?" he invited her
Before they can go outside, Penelope's phone rang then she read the message "Let's meet in the park, bring yours" the message said. She already knew who it was . Before they leave, she took her sketchbook that made Sebastian worried.
"Why did you bring that?" he asked "Did someone challenge you?" he asked again
She just smiled at him, "Don't worry, I'll be fine and you don't need to interfere" she said then she went outside first. When they are arrived in the park, Geraldine was already there.
Geraldine present her, "Shall we start?" she asked
Penelope presented her also, "Made the best lady wins, not only for our selfish wish but to know who can protect Sebastian more" she asked
The battle started, they exchanging blows after one another. They mocking each other that made one another more angrier, blow after a blow and Penelope got a wound to her face when Geraldine threw another knife to her.
She wiped the blood from her face, "How there you to hit my face" she asked angrily and attacked her again
She jumped backwards, "Because I am beautiful than you, and better than you" she said then she laugh out loud
They keeps on exchanging blows when accidentally Geraldine off her balance and fell down, unintentionally Penelope hit her then blood was blew to her face,
"What happen?" Geraldine asked to her mind, "This can't be, I loose?" she asked again
Penelope was very shocked on what happen, now she bathe with blood and she didn't know what happened "Geraldine!" she shouts when she came back to her sanity "Hang in there, we will call help" she trying to call help but her phone can't reach any help
Geraldine held her arm, "Don't bother yourself to help me, after all its the game we choose and we agreed to it" she vomits blood "I know you will do, please protect Sebastian and make his selfish wish granted" she said weakly. As she vanished her sketchbook was ripped little by little.
As Sebastian on how Geraldine vanished, he remembered all the good memories that he had with her. Those sweet childhood memories will be remembered until the day of his death.