Secrets & Lies
"You are one of those greedy and power hungry people, dad! I may not know what you have done before we met. I do know that you loved mother but you never treated her right. And that is what I don't like about you! Good night! Oh, by the way! Don't mistake my kindness because I tried to save your people. I was only thinking about mother and my self that time because in truth, you never cared whether we die or live, just your pride and your bosses!", Dunea retorted and went out of the room. Ava is listening to Dunea's speech attentively while hiding inside the bathroom. Eco stood quietly and as if his eyes were opened to truth. He is definitely a monster just like what Ava always says about him. But he needs to make things right. The jury comprised of the board members and benefactors of the academy became linient because they know they will benefit from the project and the robots would sell millions in social media. I'm sure the video of the hearing was already viral for it is a custom for the higher-ups to manage circulations of ideal events or let's say heartwarming or whatever tickles the audience's imagination and dreams turning to reality, shows, is a must when it comes to promotiong products or services for business and marketing purposes. A lame excuse but, true.
Ava!, I….I'm sorry!, Eco said which reverberated across the huge penthouse living room. Ava ran to hold Eco's hands while he knelt before her and wept accepting his mistakes and apologizing for his pathetic choices in life. The only thing I am happy that I kept in my heart and cherished is you and now Dunea. Nothing is more important to me in this world but you and my daughter to be safe and happy always!
Okay, I believe you!, Ava replied and hugged Eco tight. Why didn't you tell Dunea the truth?
What? The truth that I was the one who urged the juror to lighten her punishment and send her to a real battle? You think our girl will forgive me for endangering her friends in the war front? I can't Ava….this breaks my heart but what she did is treason and she should have been exiled from earth for what she did, breaking protocol, disobedience of superiors orders and assuming power when she is still a student at DOGS academy! Earth has different rules than Sufi. I'm sorry that that's what I can only do for her, now!, Eco said while kneeling in front of the woman who is shocled but unafraid. Don't worry, Dunea will be okay, she is a great commander and she didn't earn her rings for nothing!
Coward!, Ava thought and moved away from Eco after he confessed about his actions.
Rings?, Eco asked and wiped his tears from his face. He knew that Ava is disappointed in him that he must make up for soon to gain her trust and love again.
Dunea is already lying on the rooftop when Ericka came to sit beside her. She didn't say a word but bumped her shoulder a little to make her know that she is here to always be by her side no matter what happens. Both girls stayed like that and waited for the sun rise. And this is the most magnificent star I have seen, though tiny compard to UPS and other stars billions of them combined, Sun is definitely my favorite, forever, Dunea thought standing to kiss Ericka gently, sweetly as loving as she always do and will be, for their relationship and partnership in handling the Mobile Skims.
Importance of principles, ideals, people, things in life, may differ but you and I want peace, love, family, friends, a home and a world or universe who, which or that would care, protect and inspire us to be who we want to be in our lifetime. But it's not as easy as it sounds or easier said than done for we all have different opinions, likes, dislikes and goals in life that often clash, conflict or oppose another's feeling, hope, dream or thought. What we can only do is change our self, control and think of the best way or how we react and move forward. Nothing more, nothing less, no one is fair, no one can give you what you always want to hear or desire, but you and your next move. (A/N)
Phone rings…Hello!, Ericka answered. Mom? Yeah, where are you? Okay, see you there! Babe, will be with mom for breakfast, see you at dinner!, Ericka wrote and placing it on the side table with a paper rose on top of the note.
I love Asian music especially Filipino singers and groups like SB19. I read in the 21st century more like 30.000 years after A.D.E. music is the magic that artists create and inculcate to inspire others and help them survive the hardest challenges, the sweet remembrance of family, friendship, love and life itself. I loved many artists and bands in that century but now we have singers, actors and bands that liven the world and universe with their soulful, happy, romantic and sexy songs such as techno, digitally mixed and ballad works from Maze, entitled Crazy, The Will to Survive by Saturn Girls and Your Smile by JLee. Haaa…thinking back when music really mattered and artists or actors give their all, blood and sweat for their craft is still astounding and emotional. Yet since earth, other planets and universes or galaxies have joined forces and built each's territories with fullness and riches, no one is poor and everbody has sturdy homes and eat three to five times a day. Children are well bread or mannered, educated and can study up until college for free. Now, instructors focus on each's child's potential and gift or talent that he or she posseses. Whether the skill or gift is for music, arts, technology, sciens, architecture or machinery, the student will master the craft and get paid for their work as they do on-job trainings. Then, after school they can apply for jobs that the governing university will help them get into. The over-all governing body and the board provides for the financial support and monitoring if the budgets through board of treasury. The money is well kept and used for the designated department based on priority or emergence of need for assistance and distribution.