To break her reality bound by rules, Letizia impulsively participates in a project communicating with a stranger and shares the life she desires behind the name "Juliette". Can she keep up with the lies about her perfect story and not fall for the m...
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I CONTINUED looking up on the social media for any similar spellings of random people with my mother's name. I was using a dummy account of Juliette E. since that was the most uncommon name that's too distant from my real name. Minsan ay nilalagay ko rin ang pangalan ni Papá . . . Nagbabakasakali lang na baka may lumang post na nabanggit ang pangalan nilang dalawa.
Alam kong mas makatotohan na imposible iyon dahil hindi naman basta public figure si Papá. He's not a simple labourman working from eight to five everyday. He's a king of a country for Pete's sake!
Naputol ang aking monologo nang makita ko ang notification na may email akong natanggap. It was already 3:13 p.m., and I received a response from Rome.
Parang bata ako na sabik na sabik na makatanggap ng kendi. Iyong tipo na pinakita pa lang at hindi pa inaabot pero handa akong makipag-agawan sa langit at lupa upang makuha agad ang aking gusto.
Napailing na lang ako sa sarili kong mga imahinasyon. At bago pa man makarating sa kalawakan, binuksan ko na ang email mula kay Rome. Gusto kong malaman na kung nakabungguan ko na ba siya sa campus nila. Baka nagkrus na pala ang landas naminat hindi namin alam at malalaman pa.
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From: Rome Subject: Project CommuniKATE 1
Maybe you're right.
But are you sure I haven't seen you around? Yeah, that description won't help me.
Uh, I have black hair. Stand five eleven. I'm a nobody now. No one would care about my looks. Can we talk later? I'm still at work. . . My shift ends at seven. I'm really sorry for being a bad online penpal.
Rome :)
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So . . . Black hair and 5"11 pala siya. Typical Filipino hair and not so typical sa height. Still, he was taller than me.
Minutes later, I didn't even think what I should be saying. I just thought of what I wanted to say as me.
It would be a complete lie if I said that I wasn't growing fond of chatting with him. I felt like I was talking to a real friend, just a distant one. No judgement, just pure, innocent chats.
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To: Rome <romeisinitalia@gmail.com> Subject: Project CommuniKATE 1
Huy, ano ka ba? Okay lang! I can understand. Feel free to chat me when you have time.
And hirap mag-balance ng work at studies! Ano pala yung course mo? I don't think I asked about that earlier (or if I did, I'm sorry!)
Pero grabe ka naman sa pagiging nobody! You sound friendly and nice kaya! I really wonder if we crossed paths around the campus?
