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Clothes were everywhere; books were all over the places and even under garments were not at their appropriate place. When all things have messed up, Amanda Tallis, an 18-year-old girl who soon turned to 19, still slept soundly on her messy bed. The alarm had been ringing since just now and she attempted to reach for the alarm clock but it was hidden somewhere as her other belongings had it covered.

Right at 9 in the morning, she jumped off the bed and ran to have a shower. She was late for class, again.

Her dark brown curly hair gave her a baby look and from her appearance, boys might easily get attracted to her, but as 3 years passed by, she could not attract, even, a boy. She just had no desire to look good or showing her femininity. She just had no desire.

She started running as fast as she could. But in the end, she stopped when she ran out of breathe. She didn't bother to run anymore. When she reached the school, the hallway was empty. Everyone was in their classes, sorting out the books, taking out the books that they're supposed to be using. Everyone was quiet, and then suddenly, a loud 'BOOM' was heard. But surprisingly, no one was frightened. No one even cared to look at what it was. It was, of course, Amanda Tallis.

Message From Aaron and Nara: The introduction is quite good.The tension is slowly being built up.The sentence structure is slightly poor.There are some glaring errors in the sentence structure.The second paragraph is out of place,you could have included a setting,like staring at the mirror in the bathroom.The first paragraph could have been described with more clarity and order. (Nara)

Aaron: I agree with Nara on the point of the sentence structure. The range of vocabulary used is very limited and this means no more watching of korean (christien) and taiwanese (melody) drama. The whole essay is a little too simple that could bring down your grades sharply, and I do not really see any specific story-line. There is also problems with tenses, though only little. P.S. I am guessing about the drama, though I am sure about the drama Melody watches :)

(To Nara) Thank you for the comment... :) (to Aaron) -.-....what makes you so sure about the dramas I watch? >.<

She arrived with a broom stick.( the one's that witches use. ) Her hair was like dried up grass because she hadn't even cared to comb her supposedly curly, silky hair. Ignoring her classmates just like how their ignoring her, she whispered something that immediately made her broom fly as fast as lightning to the corner of the classroom where the other broom sticks lay still and tidily. Her broom was the only one that was 'standing' instead of laying down like the others. But this, of course, didn't catch anyone's attention either. To them, nothing phenomenal was happening. I mean....it happens everyday. She was never once early for school.

Amanda Tallis was a little bit different from other students. She was, indeed, a very talented girl. But sometimes, being too talented causes jealousy which makes life difficult for no one else but yourself. Amanda used to be the girl who was well known for not only being attractive, cheerful, helpful, talented, but also, above all, she had a very good personality. She helped out whenever she could, she cheers people up when they are sad - Which, explained why almost every guy in the school was in love with her, and why most of the girls in the school hated her. - But none of the guys dared to approach her because to them, she was like an angel, a goddess. They felt pressured and useless when they were with her. But that wasn't the only reason. It was also because she had a pair of very, very, very famous parents. Her parents were the best witches in the country. They fought for the country with all their hearts when there was war. They loved her and cared for her more than anything else. She had a very loving and happy family. But it all started to fall apart when she met Jesse De Silva.

Aaron: I am very sure of it because you yourself told me, and your dad also told me. So you cannot deny it. :) That was for Melody. For Christien I am not sure what do you do during your free time, which I stated above. The two next paragraph is slightly better, though not much improvement on the plot being too simple. There is also no need to emphasize famous with 3 very's. By the way, Amanda cannot be born having two mums, quoting 'Her parents were the best WITCHES in the country'.

Mel: about the drama thing- It's not true. I have not been watching any taiwanese dramas lately. And I didn't tell you I've been watching dramas. Btw... my dad always think I'm watching taiwanese dramas( when I'm using youtube ) even though I'm not. (youtube is a bad thing to him....haha) About the witches part- MY BAD!!!!! hahaha... ... she wouldn't be born if her parents were lesbians.... lol

Crist: (To Aaron) I don't really watch Korean dramas or movies. (To Nara) thanks a lot for the comments. :)

She walked into the room without feeling sorry or bad. Even the lecturer would know what she was always going to do next. It was either drawing graffiti on her notebook or sleeping. She did not like the morning class for today. Supposedly, it must be extremely boring and monotonous. There was no offence that the class was tedious. Mr. Bloom, a pumpkin-like mathematic teacher, kept on talking without knowing that almost the whole class had gone to sleep except for the smart-alecks.

Amanda, usually called Mandy, stopped what she was doing when something caught her attention. She observed the graffiti vigilantly and without her realisation, tears accumulated in her eyes and her heart beat faster than normal. She was out of breath and by looking at the graffiti, she hoped it was only her imagination but no, it was not her imagination at all.

'Jesse De Silva' was all there to see.

She looked away from the graffiti and sighed deeply. Everything that supposedly related to Jesse De Silva travelled back into her mind. She was terrified by her own thought of the past and her body trembled out of control. She could not hold back the feeling of fright and fear. Like dew on grass, the tear soaked one page of the notebook and she felt incredibly disastrous.

As she wiped the tears off her face harshly, she groaned softly and within her mind, all the past came back to her and hurt her inside like a sword stabbing into her body.

She remembered every bit of their love story that made her realize that there was never a true love in a lifetime. She was worried to love somebody as much as she needed and how it was to have her heart broken and crushed into pieces. She knew how to love someone fully but she never knew that to love someone must have sacrifices. All she knew about love was to love someone honestly and deeply but when Jesse came to her life, all her dreams and love belief fell ap art into pieces.

The cries of thunder have awoken her from her thought. Her body felt as if it were just electrified. She was not trembling this time but rather at her stationary state. When the tears of sky started falling on the ground, her mind travelled back to all the past memories between her and Jesse while her teary eyes turned bright, just like what she was feeling back then in her mind.

She was smiling brightly and sweetly. At the same time, her fingers were twisting her long ,curly, silky hair without realizing it herself. Her hazel eyes were shimmering. She had the sweetest smile that would melt anybody. She was wearing a silver gown made of silk, which she sewed using her magical fingers. She wore a necklace Jesse gave and had a pair of crystal earings that would change according to her mood. And the colour was sky blue, which represents very happy.

There she was, strolling down the stairs of the school hall, ignoring all the eyes focusing on her. Every single person in the hall was silent. She hessitated for a moment, and then grinned when she found her target.

Jesse was there, staring up at her like she was a treasure...like she was the most beautiful thing he ever saw. She picked up her pace and walked to him, unable to calm her nervous heart beating. For a moment, they stared at each other like they were going to kiss. Jesse smiled at her with his usual simple smile which would make Amanda's heart skip a beat. He used his strong but gentle hand to stroke her cheeks as gently as he could, like she was a glass that would break anytime. For a moment, Amanda saw sadness in his clear blue eyes. But it turned bright so quickly that seemed as though it was never there before. The eagerness that so suddenly evolved in his eyes made her feel strange. It felt like something really bad was going to happen. But she thought to herself : " Amanda!!! It's your first prom night! Don't spoil it all! It's a good thing that he's eager.! Right?? " Just when she was still making a choice whether it's a big deal r not, Jesse held her hand and pulled her out to the dance floor. She tripped on something and nearly fell, but Jesse took hold of her.

" Clumsy as usual huh?" he said while trying to hold back a laugh.

She tried to defend herself but he lifted his finger and put it on her lips. She softened unwillingly and just kept quiet. Jesse -who seemed to be quite satisfied with the magic he could do to her - winked and said:" Trust me, the sky would fall if you weren't clumsy. I know you better than you know yourself."

Jesse was a new student, but he was the well known talented person in the whole school. He was also very handsome and charming. He would make your heart skip a beat when he smiles, And would make you get goose bums when he looks at you with his clear blue eyes. He had strong biceps around his arms, and had 6 packs of strong stomach muscles. His straight blond hair made him look like he wasn't real...like a movie star. He was very strong and talented. His magic skills was surprisingly higher level than the teachers. But he respected them. He was the teachers pet and the student's idol. Everyone envied Amanda Tallis for having such a perfect guy as her boyfriend. Almost every girl in the school admitted that they liked Jesse, but they never thought of replacing Amanda, because Amanda was the most beautiful thing you have ever seen on earth, and her beauty stopped people from harming her. Therefore, Jesse and Amanda were known as the most matching and lovable couple in the entire school. They were called "Beauty and the handsome prince".

As they were gliding along the dance floor, Amanda started giggling. Jesse looked at her curiously but couldn't stop smiling himself.

" What's the mater? Too happy to be able to dance with me in your first prom night?" He teased.

She looked at him and replied " Are you talking about yourself? Because you seem happier than usual." with a sweet but soft giggle.

" Ok princess, you win. " he said with hands up to show that he was surrendering. " So tell me princess, how do you feel tonight?"

She looked at him and faked a sad face. " Oh no my mighty prince, I feel very very sad. Something terrible has happened!"

He held back a smile and said :" Oh dear me, what has happened? Is someone bothering you? Don't worry princess! I will protect you against all evil beings!"

" Oh darling, that is really sweet of you... but I don't think you can protect me this time...It's a really ugly and scary beast!" she said while looking down for she couldn't help giggling when she thought of the next few words she was going to say.

" Don't worry my princess! I am sure I can protect you for no one is stronger than I! Tell me princess! Who is this beast? Where is he?" he said with exaggeration of expression and tone.

" Oh.......it's........it's....................it's actually the guy standing right in front of me!" She replied unable to stop smiling.

" The guy standing in front of you? But darling, there's no one standing in front of you except me!.......... oh....... it's........it's //me//....." he said pausing a few times because he didn't expect this from her.

This time Amanda couldn't tolerate any further. She laughed like she never laughed before. Her silky smooth hair moving like it was dancing and happy too. Jesse laughed along with her with his deep sexy voice.

They tease each other often, and sometimes act like they don't know each other and have just met. But most of the time, they act like their prince and princesses. Outsiders might think their nuts, but  this is how they communicate. With laughter, jokes, and love. Another scream of thunder shook her body really hard. Her body trembled and her heart sank. Her heart beat at the speed of light and she was out of control as if her magic world was going to tear her body apart. Tears accumulating at the tip of her eyes but it did not drop this time, it stayed there until she smiled cynically to herself, still thinking of Jesse De Silva. She was still 13 when she met him. Definitely, she was an angel to everyone and her heart fell for someone when she glanced at one guy in the library, reading a book. His name was Sebastian Clark. She felt the tingling in her stomach and her eyes were glued to him most of the time. She knew that every break he either would be in the library-reading book or in the music room- playing the piano. She was captivated by him and that was when she started falling in love.  Sebastian was 14 years old and he knew Mandy as a girl with a bunch of talents and popularity in the school but he was not familiar to her more than that. Every night before Mandy went to bed, she would always hope that one day Sebastian would ever have her feeling returned but her prayer was never answered.  They became acquainted of each other when Mandy took in charge of the junior library books and he was in charge of the senior library books. They talked often and even after 2 years having a very close relationship, but it never crossed into her mind to make him hers. She just wanted it this way. By looking at him, talking to him, it did make her feel happy. She yearned to be by his side all the time even though it was just a friendship and after two and the half years keeping the feeling inside, it just never left her heart. She believed in her first love, Sebastian, when he said, “You don’t stop loving someone because an everlasting love is always there even when one’s gone!” <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">It was 4 years ago, an hour before Sebastian was killed in an accident. Someone, whom Sebastian trusted, killed him with a magic sentence ‘You cannot love her for she is not yours to have’. It gave a pang to Mandy when all she knew was that he was in a good condition an hour before he passed away. The feeling of insecurity bothered her mind and heart.

A loud scream of thunder gave her a pang in the heart and another thought of Sebastian held her back to her unaccomplished dreams. Teardrops distorted her graffiti on the notebook and her eyes were burning to its limit until she finally broke a loud scream in the class, all the eyes turned to her. She stopped and sighed deeply, closing her eyes and was trying to soothe but it was not working. She could not control her mind and the past memories travelled back to the time where Jesse came into her life, kept her moving on withe her life that almost broke into pieces.

A memory that almost took her life away.

Jesse met her in the school hallway, he looked a bit like Sebastian and she was not attracted to him in the beginning but as he began to acquaint her and his <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">flirtatious jokes kept her mind off Sebastian, she took it as a way to get over the first love. He captivated her in such a way and she was content of that current situation even though the feeling of sadness still wrapped her heart. When one day, she found a letter in Jesse's locker a week after the prom night. 'Love letter to Mandy. P.S: I miss you. Sebastian'

Immediately, she opened the letter and immediately recognized the handwritting. It really was from Sebastian. The feeling of surprise and sadness started all over again. She tried very hard not to cry... but her tears just wouldn't listen. She read the letter while tears were streaming down her lovely, rosey cheeks. The contents in the letter was:

//<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif">Dear <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif"> Mandy, By the time you have read this letter, I may have already left... I just wanted to tell you that I truly want to love you... I really do love you... but someone whom I've really trusted casted a spell that was so powerfull even I couldn't break. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">‘You cannot love her for she is not yours to have’  was the magic. If I ever tried to break the spell by loving you, I will die. I couldn't stop loving you because love cannot just leave even though one's decided to not love. I couldn't help it. I loved you too much. I wanted to tell you but I didnt at the same time. But I've now decided. I am suffering and trying to fight back the magic now as I amd writting this letter to you. But I don't think I can live through until you see this letter...... Jesse De Silva will pass this letter to you. He will take care of you when I'm gone. Trust me.............

The one who will always love you, Sebastian. //

Mandy's teary eyes gave the feeling of sadness. Her body weakened and she broke down onto her knees.

Hurt. It really hurt her deep inside.

Then she walked in fuss to put the letter back into Jesse's locker but as she hurried to leave, one thick book caught her attention. She observed it carefully and groaned. 'Magic of Broken Pieces' by Monita & Michael De Silva. Mandy sighed and glanced around, trying to check whether there were any people spying on her. Eventually, she took the book and brought it along with her and she left Jesse's locker closed with magic book in her bag.

When lightning flashed really quick and thunder screamed loudly, Mandy was on her way back to home where her parents would be waiting for her to come back home but when she stepped into the house, it was quiet. Awfully quiet. The feeling of insecurity just wrapped her heart and she lost count of her breath. Running into each room in the house and calling for her parents was all she could do.

When she stepped into her bedroom, all was in a mess. She never liked a room being messy but at that time, she just did not have any concern about the room. What she was concerned about most was the condition of her parents who were lying down on the floor with their faces turning white, a sign when one has lost a life. She knelt down and for the first time in her life, she prayed.

She screamed for help but Jesse De Silva came, laughing cynically at her.

"Thanks for your stupidity and Sebastian's inanity, making me a part of your life, now I've gotten the power I wanted. I only need the power my whole life. 'You cannot love her for she is not yours to have'. I don't feel sorry and you are just a little girl who has no idea how to control your life and love. All is well in my world but not yours." then he was gone, leaving Mandy stranded on the floor with tears streaming down on her face.

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">For a moment, she saw something in his eyes. Something she had never seen before. His eyes were blue, but it didn't look blue... it looked grey. His eyes were speaking. " I'm so sorry.... I hate you.. but I love you....." was all she could interpret from his eyes. He looked confused for a second. But she didn't let that get pass her.

Anger and sadness was all she felt. She tried to speak. "WHY?" was all she wanted to ask. But nothing came out. She couldn't understand how someone she loved deeply could do that to her. She thought he loved her too. He was an angel to her. Saving her from the darkness when she was clasping for light. She knew he was powerfull, but she never thought that he would do anything to harm her. She believed so deeply that he loves her. His gentleness when smiles, the gentleness she could feel when he holds her hand, the happiness yshe could see from his eyes when they were together..........where have all of it gone to? She wailed and screamed histerically in the darkness......

Jesse practically evaporated out from the room. With the power he got now, all he had to do was move a finger or mumble a magic word that can send someone flying. With the power he gained now, he was supposed to feel happy. But somehow, he couldn't even bring himself to smile. He tried to figure out this somewhat unusual behaviour he's having. All the images of him and Mandy travelled back into his mind. He smiled when he thought of the time they did stupid things together. But when he thought of her expression when she saw what he did to her parents and what he had said to her, without realizing, he frowned. There was this feeling that was churning and burning inside him... something he had never felt before. His heart was in a great deal of pain, his stomach was twisting and his eyes were burning. He felt like collapsing... And then, something fell from the bottom of this eyelashes. //Rain//? He thought to himself. He looked up but weirdly, the sky was fine. There were thousands of stars twingling and shining on him, it was how night was supposed to look like.

Then, it struck him. He was crying. He tried to stop as more tears accumulated in his clear blue eyes, but all the feelings rushed out uncontrolably. He fell on his knees, not being able to neither stop nor control the grief and sorrow in his heart. He tried to think clearly as more and more images of Mandy appeared in his brain. His brain was giving him loads of clues every second.

Finally, he got it. He realized that he truly loved Mandy. Mandy was his treasure, his life. He's happy when she's delighted, He's depressed when she's sad. He feels much more for her than himself. But now he took away her family..... Her happiness. How can he feel glad when she's in pain? He wanted to kill himself for being so foolish...He wanted to apologize badly but he couldn't convince himself to do it. His brain was saying:" You MURDERED her parents and now YOU EXPECT HER TO FORGIVE YOU? What Kind of an Idiot are YOU?? "Hurting the one you love most means hurting yourself"." That was what Sebastian told him before Jesse cast the spell on him. Everything Sebastian told him earlier came crashing back into his revenge-filled brain. " Revenge is never the best way of solving problems. Love is the best way to solve them. Never hurt the one you love. Hurting her family means hurting her, and hurting her means hurting yourself."

Sebastian knew Jesse was the son of Monita and Michael De Silva. They were best friends of the Tallis'. The de Silva's wrote a book called 'Magic of Broken Pieces' and it inspired every magician and witch in the world who believed in love. Mandy used to see them everyday when she was about 3 to 4. But they stopped visiting and dissapeared out of the blue. Then, one day, she found out from her parents that they passed away. She never dared to ask why because everytime she talked about them, Her parents would have a grim face and stay silent the whole day. It made her feel very scared when they did that, so she decided not to ask ever again. Sebastian had a magic that no one knowed or had. He could read people's mind. It was a type of magic only certain families had. In this case, only his clan had it. He read Jesse's mind and found out many secrets.

Jesse's parents died right in front of his own eyes. It happened when one night, he heard loud noises coming from downstairs. So he peeked from he small hole of his bedroom. He saw both his and Mandy's parents being very mean to each other. He couldn't understand what they were shouting about but he knew something bad was going to happen. They seemed to have calmed down after about one long hour. Mandy's parents said something and Jesse's parents nodded. They went out together. It was very quiet for a few minutes and Jesse got very sleepy. Just when he thought everything would be alright, a loud scream was heard. And then something as bright as the sun appeared with the sound louder than thunder. He ran back to his room and peeked through one of his windows which lead to the backyard of the house. From the corner of his eye, he saw Mandy's parent's holding a wand on each of their hands. He was frightened to see them holding wands because a witch only brings his or her wand when a lot of magic is needed. The wand is something very powerful but dangerous. But what shocked him was, their wands were pointing to the direction of his parents, which now lay on the ground, unable to move. //"Hurting the one you love most means hurting yourself"// kept echoing in Jesse's head. It gave him a severe headache. He realized that he was wrong. What Sebastian did was right, sacrificing himself to love someone. Sebastian was her only love but when Jesse came to her life, everything crashed into pieces. He disappointed Mandy at the end when she had given him all the trust, love and life.

Jesse was in love with her already without realizing it himself. He fell for her but the feeling of revenge just could not leave his heart. He hurt her and he knew what he was doing was the beginning of the end. The scream of thunder awoke Mandy from her flashback and she whispered to herself, "That was the beginning of the end but I just cannot move on with my life, Sebastian is always in my heart but Jesse is a past, he is on my previous page. I've got to move on, I can't be living like this all the time until the end of my life,"

Mandy flipped the page of her notebook and saw something, something that really attracted her. 'A note from Sebastian' <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> //Dear Mandy, We're close but yet so far, but I'll always love you. Forgive me, but I can't keep my mind off you and eventhough I am not around you but I'll always be with you. I'll take care of you in my own way because to love somebody truly and deeply is everlasting. My love to you never stray but one thing in your life, you have to move on because I am always around you. I'm was in your heart, and will always be.

To forgive someone eventhough they've hurt you is worth it.//

//Love, Sebastian// For the first time of her struggling years, Mandy smiled brightly with confidence. She opened her eyes and looked on the brighter side. She knew life without Sebastian was a mess, especially when Jesse came to her life- met all her needs but in the end, broke her trust and love. She had been mourning for years and she was going to turn 19 in a month time, she ought to move on with her life, thinking maturedly.

She wrote on her notebook: "Love is a deep word and an everlasting love will never stray. Saying I love you is very easy but to mean what we say is harder than you think it is. I've realized that I love Sebastian and I miss him. Jesse De Silva, I forgive you from the bottom of my broken heart and you're the memoir and will always be. I am going to move on!"

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