AQR1: A Peerless Genius from Two Cities [COMPLETED]

2: Hans Family*

"Are you okay, Ate Emy?" Tanong ni Sabrina sa kanya. She immediately nodded at her at nagpatuloy na sa paglalakad.

Sakto namang nadaanan nila ang step-siblings ni Emy sa may hagdanan.

When Samantha met their eyes, they immediately lowered their heads.

"Those two are suspicious," sabi ni Shantal once they were out of earshot.

Agad na napatingin si Samantha sa kanya.

Shantal was ahead of her in terms of age. Samantha's first impression towards her was as an easy go lucky teenager. Obviously, her parents doted on the three of them so much that they had no hesitancy in doing and saying things they liked. But Shantal's face was too serious now.

"I thought so to." Sabrina said. Pero kumpara kay Shantal, her voice was low.

"What are you talking about, ate?" Samuel asked innocently. Dahil doon ay nagkatinginan silang tatlong dalaga.

Then Shantal and Sabrina smiled apologetically at her as if saying that they would explain it to her once Samuel wasn't around.

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Samantha found Emy's diary. She didn't go out nang pababain siya nila Ella para maghapunan. Instead, she spent the night para matapos ang mga diary ni Emy na halos nasa sampu din.

After a while...

Manghang naibaba ni Samantha ang huling diary notebook ni Emy.

"This is what I am supposed to live up?" She couldn't help muttering.

Her life as Samantha was not easy. Kahit pa nasa mataas na antas ng pamumuhay siya at masasabing angat sa iba, she still had her fair share of struggles. But she was fighting them. All those who tried to suppress her especially those people she loved, she fought them squarely. Kahit pa nga sabihin na sa huli ay nabigo siya at namatay sa kamay ng kaibigan.

But she couldn't imagine living as Emy.

The girl was not naive. She knew what made her life hard. Alam niya kung sino yung mga taong nagbibigay ng problema sa kanya. But she just let them trample her life.

Samantha didn't know if she could consider that girl as saint or an idiot.

She got up from the bed and walked towards the full-length mirror.

This body and face were indeed not hers. But her will to live must be stronger than this Emy for her soul to interchange with the latter.

"If that's the case, I won't be shy to you anymore. I'll use this body very well for the benefit of the two of us." Samantha said to Emy's reflection.

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The next morning...

"Oh. my. goodness!" Shantal was so shocked ng magkasalubong niya si Emy paglabas niya ng kwarto.

"Good morning." Bati lang ni Emy sa kanya. Hindi rin niya alam kung bakit ganun yung reaction ni Shantal pagkakita sa kanya.

"Good morning!" Masiglang bati naman ni Sabrina. Magkakalapit lang sila ng mga kwarto kaya naman nagkasalubong nila ang isa's isa.

Binati din naman ng dalawa ang dalaga. But when Sabrina saw Emy, she seemed surprise too.

"Wow, Ate Emy. Your dress..."

Nahiya namang bigla si Emy. Then a thought occured to her. "B-bakit? Is this not mine?"

Shantal chuckled then she walked beside her. "We are just surprised that you are wearing real clothes now."

Emy was stunned for a moment. What did she mean by that?

"Nakita mo naman siguro kung gaano kadami ang damit mo sa closet..."

Tinanguan lang siya ni Emy.

"You only wear those kapag may espesyal kang lakad. What you usually wear inside and outside the house is always white dress."

Again, Emy was dumbfounded.

"Was I planning to be a nun back then?" She asked after a moment.

Tumawa ng malakas yung dalawa.

"Ask your old self."

Nagbiruan pa silang tatlo hanggang sa makababa na sila papunta sa kusina. Andoon na din yung iba.

"Oh, may lakad ka, Emy?" Tanong sa kanya ni Ella.

"Pfft..." Pigil tawa nila Shantal at Sabrina.

Emy, on the other hand, just shooked her head.

"I-i just thought this dress is pretty so I wear it."

"O-of course..." Ella said awkwardly. Obviously, she was unused na nagsusuot ng mga ganitong damit ang dalaga gaya nila Shantal at Sabrina.

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