Brianne Vargas is a 25-year old girl who learned about the harshness of life in the early stage of her life. The cruelty of her family became her companion at the age of 13. She wants to break free, to be strong but her situation always finds a way to discredit her efforts. She did not know when everything started to turn away from her favor. The darkness started to engulf the light she once enjoyed.
Will the cruelty she grew up with leave her alone?
Will she be able to get up and change? Can she save herself from drowning?
Find out as we join Brianne on her life journey full of pain, doubts, uncertainties, and questions. Will she be able to find the motivation she needed the most or will she let her emotions drown her deeper at some point?
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It's already nearing summer but people are not yet to be seen anywhere. After scanning the place for the second time, I went back lying on my beach chair, closing my eyes.
I decided to take a week-long leave from work to unwind on a secluded beach resort. I never thought I'm going to own this resort for several days as there are no other guests except me - which is on my part - very favorable. No loud noises, busy streets, bossy colleagues, and stress from... home. Just me and nature.
I forced my eyes open when I heard my stomach growling. I forgot to eat this morning because I was too excited with this trip but who am I kidding? Yeah, I'm excited but part of me is just meh. I got up from my seat and walked towards the cafeteria. One thing I love on this resort is their top-notch menu. It's cheap but the quality is superb.
I chose a seafood platter
one seasoned king crab, one medium-sized grilled squid, and shrimps
plus a cup of garlic rice, and a green mango shake. It may seem too much for a person but never underestimate my food capacity. They are my favorites. I started eating, munching, and savoring each food. I took my time until there are no food left on each plate. I looked at the kitchen staffs and gave them a thumbs up. "They are delicious." I mouthed and I received a good smile in return. It was a sumptuous lunch meal for my first day. I still have six more days to come if nothing would come up.
After lunch, I headed in my room to take some rest. I walked straight to the balcony overlooking the vast sea. It's indeed healing. I found a chair, made myself comfortable, and stayed there for who knows how long staring blankly on the scenery before my eyes until I felt sleepy. It was not until 6:00 PM when a staff knocked on my door informing me of dinner.
I freshened up a bit and wore comfortable clothes, just a simple shirt and shorts, plus a comfortable flats. Tonight, I decided to grab a light dinner - vegetable salad with shreds of chicken meat dressed with Caesar salad dressing, and tea as my refreshment. It was neither cold nor hot this evening, and it's good because it adds to the serenity of the place. I stared silently on the sea as if I can see something in the dark. As I indulged myself on my thoughts, I forgot that my tea was still hot. "Ouch." I whimpered. It hurts and it's kind of embarrassing. I just hoped the staffs did not saw that. Geez. But I thought wrong because I immediately saw an employee approaching me.
"Ma'am, are you okay?" He asked and I nodded as an answer, still fanning my burned tongue with my hand.
He immediately handed me a cold water. "Be careful next time, Ma'am." He told me.
"O-okay. Thank you." I answered thoughtfully whilst my tongue was still slightly hurting because of my stupidity. The staff then smiled at me and went back to his post.
"That was really not good." I muttered under my breath but decided to brush it off away. Nothing good will happen if I kept on thinking about the incident. I don't want to spoil my night because of that one act of stupidity of mine. I decided to take a walk on the seaside. It's one of my favorite activities whenever I visit a beach resort. It allows me to calm my nerves and stop the storm of anxiety building inside me. It became a habit, and I'm not even complaining. But I just hope it was strong enough to stop these weird thoughts silently and slowly filling my mind.
As I walked further away from the cafeteria, I found a nice place to sit. I closed my eyes and inhaled the smell of the sea. I miss this kind of peacefulness - without the world's and my own drama in life. Can I just stay here forever and leave everything behind? I sighed. Of course, it's impossible or so I thought.
My mind suddenly drifted on the reason why I decided to take this week-long leave from work. Thinking about it, a tear suddenly escaped my eye.
