RAUX, Celeste

Prologue

Prologue

In the urban landscape of Manila, a bustling resto-bar becomes the stage for an unlikely encounter. The owner, a perceptive and discerning man, is in a bind, searching for a competent bouncer amidst a stack of unimpressive applications. His jaded perspective is shattered when he comes across the resume of Celeste Raux, a 23-year-old woman whose seemingly innocent face belies an undercurrent of something profound and dangerous. Intrigued, he tasks his friend, Phoenix, to interview her, recognizing in her a complexity that sets her apart.

Meanwhile, Celeste, who has long worked a job ill-suited for a woman but too lucrative to leave, is thrust back into her past. A new mission from her superior requires her to return to her forgotten hometown, a place filled with memories she'd rather leave buried. Accompanied by her close friend Lyra, a reserved but loyal colleague, Celeste grapples with the bitter nostalgia and the uncertainty of her return. The story follows Celeste as she navigates her complicated past and the perilous new chapter that awaits her, all while an astute and curious man waits in the wings, drawn to the mystery she embodies.

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Author's note:

Ang kwentong ito ay pawang kathang isip ng may akda, anumang pagkakatulad ng pangalan, lugar, okasyon at iba pa sa totoong buhay o totoong patay ay nagkataon lamang. Ito ay nabuo sa malikot kong imahinasyon. Kung mayroong errors, sa grammar man o typos, ipagpaumanhin niyo. Ako ay hindi batikang manunulat at nagsusulat lamang ayon sa aking kagustuhan. Kung kagustuhan nyo itong basahin, walang pumipigil. Go lang. Hehe, pero pwede kayong magkomento para maging maayos pa ang aking istilo. Pakiusap ko lang, huwag niyo naman i-copy paste. Ipaalam nyo sakin, mabait naman ako kausap basta masinsinan. Hehe. Maraming salamat sa pang-unawa at sa darating na suporta.

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