The Last Serenade

Story Outline (Part 2)

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Due to his desperation to find love, Rome posts on a f*******: group seeking advice from what did he experienced in love. He says that "his experience in winning girls' heart was like hell and he can't go away from the fire of his rejections".

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Rome's post on the f*******: group garnered a lot of attention, with many people sharing their own experiences and giving advice. Some recommended that he focus on building his self-confidence and self-esteem first, while others suggested that he take a break from pursuing romantic relationships for a while. A few even shared stories of how they overcame similar struggles and found love eventually. Despite the different opinions, many people expressed empathy for Rome's situation and offered words of encouragement to help him through his struggles.

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A comment was a turning point for Rome, as he had never considered himself as a content creator before. He started to research and plan again for his YouTube, i********:, and t****k channels, putting in all his efforts and time into creating quality content. He also began to collaborate with other content creators and learned new skills from them. With the support of his new online community, Rome began to see a future beyond his past failures in love. He found a new purpose in life, and his passion for creating content helped him overcome his mood swings and depressive episodes.

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Rome's decision to create social media accounts proved to be a game-changer for him. At first, he intended to take a break from his adviser to focus on his career and recovery, but then he saw the potential to use his influence to make a positive impact on school activities. He started creating content and uploading it to his accounts, and to his surprise, he quickly gained hundreds of thousands of followers, views, and likes. Before long, his accounts were monetized, and he began earning money from his social media presence. This newfound success gave him a sense of purpose and direction in his life, and he felt more confident and fulfilled than ever before.

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Despite his success on social media, Rome's unrequited love for Lovely was still a struggle for him. While he was the talk of the town in his class, and even across the school, and the whole municipality due to his growing influence online, his love life was still in shambles. He couldn't shake off the feeling of rejection and it affected his mood swings and productivity. Nevertheless, Rome kept on pushing himself to create more content and inspire others with his story.

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One of his teachers even asked him to give a talk about social media and entrepreneurship to the entire class. Rome was nervous but excited to share his knowledge and experiences. After his talk, his classmates and teachers were even more impressed, and he received even more praise and encouragement to continue pursuing his career on social media.

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Rome's dedication to his social media career took a toll on his health, and he ended up being hospitalized for a week due to chronic diseases such as hypertension. He was overworking himself to earn a stable income from creating content, and it was negatively affecting his physical well-being. Fortunately, he was able to recover and return to his work with a newfound appreciation for self-care and balance.

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After being hospitalized due to chronic diseases brought about by overworking, Rome made a difficult decision to temporarily pause creating social media content. He realized that he needed to prioritize his health and studies. Thus, he entered a hiatus period until the school year ended. Although he missed engaging with his followers, he knew that he needed to focus on his well-being and academic responsibilities first.

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After Rome's decision to go on hiatus and focus on his studies, his social media earnings began to decrease, and he earned only ₱10,000 for the month. Despite his decreased income, he was able to save this amount of money. However, because of this, his mother decided not to give him any allowances for a few days. This caused Rome to be more cautious with his spending, and he began to prioritize his needs over his wants.

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After realizing he had not been taking care of himself, Rome decided to treat himself to some of his favorite fast foods that he had missed during his busy period of social media fame. As a result, he spent a good chunk of his earnings, leaving him with only ₱500 in savings. Although he enjoyed his indulgence, he knew he needed to be more responsible with his finances moving forward.

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The Valentines Day is just around the corner and Rome is determined to make it special for Lovely despite his limited budget. He decides to sacrifice his break times and lunch breaks to save a few pesos for gifts that he plans to give her. Despite the physical toll of skipping meals, Rome is determined to make the day memorable for the girl he has been pursuing for so long.

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At a recent event in his hometown's concert venue, he had the chance to take a picture with Greta, who he now has a crush on. He also bumped into Steve, a former batch mate, which was their first meeting since the pandemic began.

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When he shared his school experiences with his mother and grandmother, he mentioned his encounter with his new crush, Greta. However, to his disappointment, they snubbed his excitement about meeting her, leaving him feeling deflated.

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The day before Valentines day, Rome impressed his classmates when he enters his class with roses. He plans it to give it to Lovely, but when he gives it to her, she ignores him, as anticipated. Intially, she didn't receive his roses, but in the end, he didn't see the roses during dismissal.

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On Valentine's Day, Rome found himself in a unique situation as it also happened to be his mother's birthday. He decided to buy another bouquet of roses and gave one to Greta, who accepted it. He also gave one to Marit as a friendly gesture. Additionally, he gifted a small present to Sarah, who was one of his close friends. Despite the mixed reactions from the recipients, Rome felt happy to have expressed his feelings and appreciation towards them on this special day.

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While in another class, Rome witnessed his friend Timothee make a successful Valentine's gesture to his girlfriend, Valentina. This inspired Rome to come up with similar plans for both Lovely and Greta, the girls he had a crush on. However, when he shared his ideas with his friends Sarah and Renda, they warned him about the possibility of rejection and the potential risks involved.

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To make his plan of giving gifts to Greta come true, Rome continued to make social media contents and skipped lunch and break times to save money. He was able to accumulate thousands of pesos to buy gifts for Greta. His love for Greta was so strong that he forgot about his unrequited love for Lovely. He was determined to make Greta happy before the school year ends, even if it meant sacrificing his own needs and comfort.

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As Rome continued with his routine of making social media content and skipping meals to save money for gifts for Greta, his health started to deteriorate. He was once again hospitalized due to complications caused by his ulcer and strong headaches. As a result, he was absent from school for four weeks, which made it difficult for him to catch up on his missed lessons. He was also unable to take the 3rd quarterly exams, which affected his grades.

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While Rome was hospitalized, his adviser visited him and advised him to comply with his missed school activities. However, Rome became emotional and cried when he realized the extent of the consequences of his absence, particularly on his grades for the second semester. He was disappointed that his hard work in making social media contents and his efforts to save money for gifts resulted in neglecting his studies and his health.

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Rome's classmates and friends were enjoying the extracurricular activities that were initially offered to Rome but he was unable to participate due to his hospitalization. They expressed their disappointment that his illness prevented him from taking advantage of the opportunity. However, Rome remained optimistic and said that he will make up for it next time.

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Rome felt a sense of regret and sadness as he scrolled through his social media feeds and saw his classmates enjoying various events that he had missed due to his hospitalization. He felt like he was left out and missed the chance to socialize and bond with his peers. However, he also felt determined to make up for lost time and vowed to himself that he would try his best to participate in future school events and extracurricular activities.

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While Rome was sleeping, he suddenly feels undescribed pain that puts him in a critical condition. After he wakes up, he listens to the song "I Do" by Mark Wills in repeat, while struggling with the complications of his disease.

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His nurses said to his parents and relatives that Rome is in critical condition, leaving him few hours to live.

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Rome, waking up in the hospital, decided to make the most of his time by recording a video of himself singing "I Do" by Mark Wills. He uploaded the video to his class's group chat, intending it as a heartfelt expression of his love for Greta. Knowing that his time may be limited, he wanted to use this opportunity to share his feelings with those closest to him. The video touched the hearts of many of his classmates, who were moved by his unconditional love and courage. Rome's act of love and vulnerability left a lasting impression on those who knew him, reminding them of the importance of expressing their feelings and cherishing the people they care about.

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After few days of being in hospital, his nurses declared that Rome was passed away, leaving his relatives a feeling or mourning and sadness.

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His parents said to his teachers and advisers that Rome was passed away, and they're preparing his last report card, given to his parents.

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While sleeping, Rome's parents discovered that he writes several written letters and calligraphy for Greta, which he did few months before he passed away. After he discovered it, they planned to give it to Greta the next day.

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Rome's parents discovered in his writing that he sacrificed his lunch and money just to bought Greta gifts. During his last days before he was hospitalized, Rome was struggling with unrequited love and fears of rejection.

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Greta was touched by Rome's unconditional love for him. His parents said that he sacrificed his routine just to buy him gifts to make her fall in love with Rome. After the conversation, Rome's parents give Greta Rome's gifts, calligraphies, and love letter.

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Greta talks to his friends that she regret ignoring Rome's feelings to her.

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After Rome's funeral, his teachers said and gives their classes advices about love, teenage love, puppy love, and unrequited love to make sure that the events happened to Rome will not happened again to other students.

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Rome's parents receives his final report card, failing several subjects due to hospitalization.

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Rome's students are sad for their gifted classmate's loss and after his passing, no one got into the honor roll.

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Rome's friends across the school started to miss Rome's presence.

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Rome's parents are starting to put remembrances for Rome on his bedroom.

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Rome's lesson for fans.