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msjr0119 · 5 years

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Love, Fate, Destiny

Part 1- Rewrite the stars

Riley Brooks is a waitress in a ‘Dive bar” in New York. One Saturday night, her past comes back to haunt her as some unfamiliar punters enter her bar on a bachelor party- one of them being someone who she was once close to.

*CHARACTERS BELONG TO PIXELBERRY*

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******

Riley woke up the following morning, she had believed that she had dreamt the previous night- until she saw the note on the bedside cabinet. For the majority of the night- she had contemplated texting Drake, but didn’t want her heart to break again. Knowing that he was to return to Cordonia later today, she just felt it was best to ignore that the previous night had even existed. Getting ready for the day she decided to go to the subway and head for Central Park - walking always cleared her mind.

****

Drake woke up in the hotel room, immediately reaching for his phone- hoping that Riley would have contacted him. There were no notifications. The stab in the heart made him wake up to reality that she truly hated him- there would be no convincing her that they could change their destiny. Instead of moping about, he swiftly packed his duffel bag and headed to Liam’s room, hoping that the Prince would want to leave early. When Liam mentioned visiting New York for his bachelor party- Drake tried to convince him to have it elsewhere. Liam questioned why his friend wouldn’t want to go back? Frustration in his voice, Drake knew that Liam wouldn’t put his foot down. Who can say no to a Prince anyway?

“Hello, Drake. It’s early. I believe we aren’t leaving until later?” Liam said as stretching his tired limbs. This was supposed to be a relaxing break, and Drake had woken him up at the crack of dawn.

“I couldn’t sleep. I thought you’d be awake. I thought if the others were awake we could make an early leave?”

Liam raised his eyebrow, he had a feeling he knew why Drake was suggesting that they leave abruptly. He had told him the previous night to gain closure- maybe it didn’t go that well. Guilt began to go through his mind.

“What happened with her? I know this has something to do with Riley. Why are you wanting to run?”

“Because its what I do best Li, I tried to talk to her but she wouldn’t listen. I left the bar leaving her my number and a note. And she hasn’t responded.” - Drake had given up on all hope, he just wanted to leave asap. Forget that he ever laid eyes on her baby blues again.

“Give her time. It’s early.”

“I don’t need to Li. She hates me. This is why I didn’t want to come here in the first place. I know the city is big but I never believed we would see her.”

“She has your number Drake. The only thing you can do is wait. I’m sorry I can’t do anymore.”

Liam pat his friend on the shoulder. He knew this was Leo’s fault for uprooting Drake back to Cordonia. Leo did what he thought was best- but Liam had other people supporting him.

****

Drake went down to the hotel lobby for some breakfast. Liam had hoped it wasn’t a liquid breakfast with how his friend was feeling- he began to think and called Maxwell to his room. He required another person’s opinion on what he planning.

“Li what’s up? I’m hungover. I could have done with a bit longer in bed...” - Maxwell barely walked in the room, his hair was static and he held a black coffee in his hand.

“It’s Drake.”

“Ohhh did he and the hot waitress... you know?” His eyes suddenly widened, hoping that Drake had finally had some fun. He had been a miserable bastard the whole time they was in New York.

“No, he and Riley didn’t do anything. I need you to do something... don’t tell Drake that I’m interfering.”

*****

After the park, Riley decided to travel an hour and half to Wading River Beach. She hired a car not knowing where she was going to begin with. It led her there, to the place where they would all come for a day trip. Those summer days they frolicked on the beach during the day- the men sometimes took time out to fish whilst the girl’s sunbathed. The sunset was the most amazing view anyone could witness- the mixture of orange and pink colours rose above the clear blue warm sea water.

Riley took her sliders off, her feet sunk in the soft sand. A distant memory lead her to the rocks that overlooked the beautiful ocean. Sitting there minding her own business - listening to the waves crashing against the pebbles and pure white sand effortlessly. The slight breeze, moving her brown locks along with its direction. After seeing Drake last night, her memory lead her here- it was the first time they had kissed.

There was an awkward atmosphere, Lola had split up with Drake and was now dating Daniel- Riley’s colleague. They arrived at Wading River Beach- the usual place they attended on a gorgeous summer’s day. Lola’s younger sister, Beth and some other friends joined in the day trip. Drake didn’t really want to see his ex girlfriend frolicking around with her new crush- she invited him to try and keep civil. The first question he asked before confirming was if Riley was going. The minute he knew she was, he decided to go. Before Lola had cheated on him, he always had feelings for her best friend. He knew it was wrong but he could never get Riley Brooks out of his mind.

All the friends decided to go for a swim, the minute Riley stripped down to her bikini, Drake’s eyes widened. He finally witnessed her beautiful body. Every inch of her was perfect, her curves, her cleavage- she was better than he had ever imagined. He didn’t realise he was gawping until Lola tapped him on the shoulder.

“How long have you liked her?”- she questioned.

“Excuse me?”

“Don’t play stupid Drake. I know you like her. She likes you too- she told me when we’d split up. I told her to tell you her true feelings but she’s too stubborn.”

“Lola! Please don’t try and give me relationship advise after what you did in ours. I had thoughts about Riley, which I felt guilty about until I found out that you physically went and fucked Daniel in our bed!” - Drake snapped back at his ex girlfriend. She had no right to interfere in his life anymore.

“Drake... I’m so sorry, I can’t help how I feel. And I’m telling you as a friend. Go and talk to her.”

Drake watched Riley emerge from the water with Beth. Her damp hair swaying across her body, the water trickling down her made Drake go slightly hard. Deciding that now was a good opportunity, he walked over to the two women who were paddling.

“Brooks, Beth.”

“Hey, Walker. What you doing?” - Riley asked, shocked that he would sneak up behind them- she was unsure if to cover up or not, as she was practically nearly naked.

“Well I’m going to take my top off and go for a swim. Are you both going to join?”

Beth noticed in the corner of her eye, her sister waving at her frantically- confused as to why her sister was acting that way- she decided to leave Drake and Riley to find out the reasoning behind her sisters erratic behaviour.

“Erm, you two go ahead, I’ll be back in a moment. Lola seems to be acting like she needs me. Be right back!”

Drake took his top off, flexing his muscles. Riley daren’t look in his direction- she was already blushing.

“Have you got sunscreen on Walker? Sun safety is no joke.”

“Nah, I’ll be fine. Do- do you need some?” Drake was hoping she would say no, hoping that Beth had already done it. He was already trying to cover up his slight erection. If he was to touch her, he didn’t know what would happen.

“I could do with some on my back. But I’m sure I’ll be fine until Beth comes back.”

“I can do it for you. I’m not totally useless Brooks. After we can have a race if you want?”

“Thanks. We’ll see. I’m an Olympic swimmer ya know.”

Drake laughed at her as she winked at him. He rubbed the sunscreen evenly on her back. He quickly finished as he could feel himself grow. Riley just wanted to turn around and hug him- his touch sent shivers down her spine. She now regretted agreeing to him doing this.

They both entered the natural warm glistening sea. Riley agreed to a race just to shut him up- she would win one way or another.

Drake set off before Riley, she was fuming that he had a head start. She was tired before she even begun but suddenly had an adrenaline rush- she couldn’t let his ego boost anymore. Grabbing his foot, she hoped it would slow him down.

“Hey! What was that?”

“Uh, seaweed?”

Riley smirked as she continued swimming, determined to not lose concentration- eventually she won the race. Realising how unfit she actually was as she was too breathless after a little swim- she realised she needed to join some type of gym to keep fit and healthy. Maybe Drake could help her train?

“I believe I am the winner, Walker.”

Drake grabbed her, pulling her closer him- their bodies collided. Holding her tightly he lent down to her ear whispering in a flirtatious way...

“That damn seaweed... Or would I be wrong in thinking that you pulled a cunning trick Miss Brooks?”

He brought his face back towards hers, resting his forehead on hers- both closing their eyes. After a while, he placed a stray piece of hair behind her ear before cupping her cheek, staring longingly into her baby blues.

“Ri, you are beautiful. You know that?”

“We should head back.” Riley gulped as a large lump formed in her throat- she wanted more but didn’t want to feel like a rebound or be rejected.

“Riley... we don’t have to head back yet...” - She looked into his pleading eyes before avoiding his gaze, shaking her head.

“I do Drake. Before I do something I regret.”

Drake held her close and pressed his lips onto hers. Her lips were soft with a taste of cherry balm mixed with sea salt. Pulling back, he had hoped that he wasn’t too presumptuous. Biting her lip not knowing what had just happened, she saw longing in his eyes. What’s the worse that could happen she thought? Wrapping her arms around his broad shoulders and neck- she reinstated the kiss. As the kiss became deeper and more passionate, Drake picked her up holding her tightly next to his abs- her legs wrapped around his muscly body. When they parted they were both breathless- the oxygen was knocked out of their lungs.

“Wow.”

“Wow?”

“You’re a good kisser Brooks. I’ve wanted to do that for a long time.”

“You- you have?”

“Yes, it was better than all my fantasies. I like you a lot, Ri....I suppose I always have done.”

“I suppose, I like you too.”

“Would you... would you like to... ya know... go on a date with me? Be my girl?”

*****

Riley could still feel that first kiss linger on her lips even after all these years. She had been sat in the same place for about an hour, and her bottom had become numb. Gathering all her things together, she took in the view one last time. Wishing she could stay for the sunset, but not really wanting to pay an overnight charge for the hire car. Hearing footsteps coming towards her, she believed it would be kids wanting to sit on the rock to search for creatures.

“I thought I’d find you here.”

“Drake? What are you doing here?”

“Probably the same reason you are. The first time we kissed. The time that ‘seaweed’ attacked me. The memories.”

“Heh, yes. Seaweed. Erm I’m just leaving, I have to return the hire car. Have a safe flight back to Cordonia. I’ll text you sometime.”

“I’d like that. I can come and visit you every so often.”

“Sure thing. Walker. See ya.”

Drake ran after Riley, he couldn’t leave it like that. He meant what he said, he would come back to New York - especially with Liam’s social season due to begin soon. No one would notice his absence- he was a nobody. He wasn’t important. Turning her around to face him, he crashed his lips on to hers- scared that she would reject him. Instead she jumped into his embrace, wrapping her legs around him as he deepened the kiss. Parting the kiss left them both breathless as it did all those years ago.

“I mean it Ri. I will come back every weekend to see you....What if we rewrite the stars? Say you were made to be mine. Nothing could keep us apart you’d be the one I was meant to find.... I’ve missed you. And I’ve never stopped loving you.”

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purplesurveys · 4 years

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Why did you last feel like crying? My thesis was making me anxious and the songs off of Petals for Armor are still very fresh and are resonating with me very strongly for now, so those things happening at the same time nearly made me cry over breakfast.

How long ago and why did you last feel infuriated? Infuriated is a strong word. I suppose I last felt it when I heard the news of the police shooting a former soldier with PTSD for going out without his face mask on to get groceries. You don’t fucking KILL anyone for not having a mask, you educate them and you fucking give them one.

Do emotions control you or do you control your emotions? Uhhh it really depends. Most of the time I always want to address stuff maturely and make sure my emotions are in check before I respond to anything; but there are also times I’ll give myself a treat and allow myself to be petty, letting my emotions control me.

Do you keep your friends secrets/private information to yourself? Some secrets will make it to Gabie, but I mainly tell her only because she’s so forgetful and will forget most details in the next hour. I don’t tell her much more personal secrets, like if someone came out to me.

What negative quality do your friends bring up the most? We don’t really have talks where we talk about our negative qualities; my friends and I do have similar talks, but instead what we do is we’ll raise events in the past where one of us may have annoyed another and be like, “I actually didn’t like when you did/said this or that before.” I’m lucky to have good friends who can be honest and mature about this kind of stuff.

What quality do you think you have that others don't think you do? You’d have to ask them first. I don’t always keep track of how people think of me.

Do you often "jump" to conclusions? Only when I’m expecting a worst-case scenario to happen. I like to always expect the worst so that the actual outcome doesn’t disappoint me as much.

Do you find being alone with strangers scary, interesting or indifferent? It ranges from wary to completely uncomfortable. I never find the prospect of being surrounded by strangers ‘interesting.’

Do you think you know a lot about the world? Definitely not. I’m incredibly young and I know very little outside of my home and school, so I’m currently holding a weird excitement for graduating and getting a job and finally getting to know the rest of the world bit by bit.

What about the world do you wish you never found out? I don’t think like that. I embrace reality lol give me all the bad, worse, and worst news.

Do you know first aid? We had a) health classes throughout high school that taught us first aid and b) a couple of first aid seminars for NSTP in college. Our final exam in freshman year was for each of us to demonstrate CPR to a mannequin. But for some reason, I still haven’t gotten basic first aid down to a T. I think because I’ve never had to use my learnings in an emergency situation, I always end up forgetting them over time.

Does the sight of blood make you feel sick? Oh my god fuck yes, especially my own. Gabie’s nose also bleeds all the time and I always have to excuse myself because I can’t handle the blood, but it also makes me feel like shit that I can’t even help my own girlfriend lmao. I find it so weird because I’ll have no problem watching pro wrestling which has so much more legit blood in it.

Does your first name have an L in it? It does not, but my second and middle names do.

Middle name have a C in it? No. My last name does. You’re always one name off hahaha.

Last name have a R in it? No, but my first does. Catch up bruh.

Do your initials spell a legitimate word? If so, what? No.

The word above, does it have any connection to you at all?

Do you prefer classic rock or nope alternative? I have no idea what nope alternative is but that’s a hilarious typo if it’s one. I do listen to alternative music, but nothing classic rock.

Do you like Kings of Leon? Just their songs that went on to become popular.

How about The Script? Ah no, was never a fan. I don’t get the appeal of their songs, but they’re so wildly popular here I can’t even begin to tell you just how much. They’ve been to Manila 4 or 5 times, which is already essentially equivalent to a million times when it comes to international acts coming to the Philippines. A lot of artists come here, but very very few come back.

Does crying make you feel better? It doesn’t make me feel better, but it does serve as a nice release.

Do you know a girl called Becca? Yup, one of Rita’s older sisters.

How about a guy called Gregory? Not that name exactly but the Spanish/Italian version, Gregorio. We called him Greg. He was a super brief member of our org but he ghosted us not long after he passed the application.

Does someones background effect whether you'll be friends with them or not? Background effect made me imagine different auras that people would come with if that we’re possible, like stars or hearts hahahaha. ANYWAY it would definitely depend on what aspect of ‘background’ we’re talking about. Someone’s ethnic or racial background wouldn’t bother me at all, but if they just came out of prison for raping someone I wouldn’t want to be around them, especially if their behavior is still a bit off.

How about their religious background? I preferably wouldn’t want to hang out with anyone who’s a devout, by-the-book Christian because our beliefs would wildly clash and they’ll just ruin any conversation. I wouldn’t even be able to talk about my girlfriend, for instance.

If someone admitted cheating in a past relationship of theirs, would you trust them? No.

Do you drink tea and/or coffee every day? I used to drink coffee everyday this quarantine, but I had to stop because I was starting to get headaches often. I drink it probably 2-3 times a week now.

Did you ever want to be a cook as a kid? Not really. I don’t think I ever said “I want to be a chef like my dad,” or something along those lines as a kid.

How about a fashion designer? No.

Do you wish that magic was real? Not really. I’m fine with the fact that they’re all tricks, it actually makes it more entertaining that way.

What food would you love to wipe off the face of the earth? Eh, at least one person likes each kind of food and I wouldn’t wanna rob them of their joy.

Can you use a bottle opener? I haven’t even tried using one.

Do you own a cheese grater? Yup.

What time will it be in 38 minutes time? 7:18 PM.

What day/date will it be in 11 days time? It’ll be May 21st, a Thursday.

Have you ever owned a pet fish? Yup, just several goldfish as a kid.

Do you prefer fire or ice? Ice.

Do you rap along with rap songs? If I memorize the verses then yeah I can’t help but rap along.

When happy, do you become more talkative? I think so. I get very chatty when with Gabie so that’s probably why.

Bowling or sailing? Why? Bowling, only because I’ve never been sailing. I bet if I were to sail, I’d prefer that, though. < Yup, exactly this. Bowling is fun though!

What colour is your kettle? The one we have is silver. I don’t have my own.

How about your microwave? It is black.

Do you prefer sitting in the front or back of a car? Most of the time I’m the one driving, so that makes me pick front by default haha. When I’m not driving though I really prefer sitting at the back as I rarely get to feel like a passenger anymore.

How about in a train? On the bus? I’ve only ridden a train once but wasn’t able to form an opinion about it. When it comes to the bus, it’s always fun being at the back haha especially when I’m riding with friends.

Do you care about politics? Yes, but my concern is mostly for our own. I’m not up to speed with other countries’ governments; I only know enough to form a general opinion about their highest leader, like how Trump is a piece of shit.

Obama or Bush? Obama.

Blair or Brown? I don’t pay much attention to UK politics. < This. But the royal family, that’s a different story HAHAHA

When did you last cook something from scratch? I *helped* my dad bread chicken several few weeks ago, if that counts.

What things make you jealous? I don’t feel jealous a lot, but when I do it’s usually just FOMO.

Are you offended easily by non politically correct language? Sure, especially if the people using them aren’t willing to be educated.

Do you think the censors/fcc go a bit too far or are just right? Can’t relate.

Do you feel hungry, thirsty, sleepy or none of the above? I’m hungry since it’s time for dinner. I’m just waiting for my dad to finsh up cooking.

What's your I.Q? I dunno, I’ve never had it checked.

What's your Mum's Mum called? How about your Dad's Dad? I call both sets of grandparents the traditional Filipino way, Lola for my grandmas and Lolo for my grandpas.

Do you prefer crepes, pancakes or waffles? Waffles > pancakes > crepes. I’ve never even had crepes before.

Do you have ice-cream in your fridge right now? Yeah I think so. We always have enough supply of it in the freezer because both of my parents love their ice cream.

How about chicken nuggets? I think we do but it hasn’t been touched in a while since my dad has preferred preparing real food throughout the quarantine haha.

Do you eat fish often? Yes, both cooked and as sushi. Fish is a huge part of Filipino cuisine because duh, we’re surrounded by water. My family will typically have tuyo, danggit, or dilis (kinds of sun-dried fish) for breakast and you can always find a fish dish or two at birthday parties, whether on its own or relleno (stuffed).

Have you ever taken a martial art? Which one{s}? I haven’t. There was a time I wanted to, but I didn’t pursue it because I thought I was too thin and unfit to try it out.

Do you know anyone who is scared of you? Probably.

What person who has died would you bring back and why? Nacho. It wasn’t his time yet.

Do you like watermelon? I like some watermelon-flavored stuff like popsicles, but I don’t eat the fruit.

Can you remember the month of your first kiss? January 24, 2015. Couple steps ahead of ya.

Do you make friends easily? I make acquaintances easily, but I choose who to let into my inner circle. I’d make more friends if I wanted to, but I just choose not to.

What makes you different from everyone else? I honestly don’t know. My interests are pretty common and I haven’t had anything super unique happen to me.

I give you a piece of paper. What do you draw/write on it? Practice my alma mater’s penmanship, which is always my go-to when I’m asked to write anything haha.

What pictures or photos are up in your lounge? Is this a Myspace thing? Lol I don’t really have my photos ‘up’ anywhere on my social media; my accounts just show the latest ones I uploaded.

Do you like purple and white patterned things? It wouldn’t be the first one I’d choose, no.

Do you know anyone called Pipa? No, but my sister went to school with a Pipay. I think her full name was Piper.

I say purple, you think... My great-grandmother. She loved purple and had it everywhere in her home.

What do you think is the most interesting thing about you? I don’t know. I’d rather people who know me answer this as they might be able to come up with different answers, and it’d be interesting to see how they see me.

Do you like being complimented or does it make you uncomfortable? It’s nice to be recognized but overall I’m shit at accepting them.

Does the description of your starsign correspond with your personality? My astrology-believing friends tell me that they match, but I don’t believe in astrology so I don’t think about it all that much and mostly think of it as coincidence.

Do you have a photo album? Yeah my mom was big on albums from when my siblings and I were infants to when we reached pre-teen years. Each of us have two photo albums.

What artists’ paintings do you find the most beautiful? Monet’s.

What about the most disturbing? I find it more sad than disturbing, but I’ve always been affected by artists who made self-portraits as their health was deteriorating over the years.

Have you ever gone to a camp or summer school? I attended a summer sports clinic for swimming when I was 9.

What was your favourite cartoon as a child? Spongebob. Fairly OddParents was a very very very close second because it was just as funny as Spongebob.

What was your biggest fear as a child? Introducing myself. I always got bullied for my name and got called a tomboy/boy for it more than once, so I was conditioned to be nervous whenever I had to introduce myself and say my own name.

Would you rather be able to fly or breathe underwater? Fly, so I can travel anywhere hah.

What about invisibility or mindreading? Probably invisibility. There are stuff I’d discover in reading minds that I think I’m better off not knowing and I find it a tad bit invasive than being invisible.

Do you like what you see in the mirror? Sure. Just not so much these days since I never get to dress up or fix myself up anymore.

Which stereotype do you dislike the most? Offensive ones.

Can you remember all your past teachers names? There’ll be some grade-subject combos I’ve forgetten about by now, like I no longer remember my 3rd grade English teacher for one. But my memory in general is still quite impressive and I remember most of my past teachers.

Do you like talent shows? Which ones? I wouldn’t tune in to them religiously but I do love Golden Buzzer compilations from America’s/Britain’s Got Talent.

Have you ever failed an important exam? In what? Only in high school, and it was the more advanced math/science subjects that I really could not start to care for, like chemistry and calculus.

Do you find people taller than you intimidating? Kinda? Filipinos are very tiny people so whenever I meet a foreigner I always have to crane my neck all the way up and it does scare me a little bit hahaha.

Do you think you are better than people of a different country/background? Not at all.

What's your favourite thing about your country? I suppose the tourism side of it is wonderful. We’ve always been known for our hospitality, our tour guides are always so friendly and funny, we have beautiful beaches and islands, and Filipinos are generally a nice people and very easy to get along with.

What's your least favourite thing about your country? The colonization, the government, and people who continue to glorify the government as if they can’t do anything wrong.

Who is your favourite bzoinker? I have several favorite survey-makers but I’m too shy to mention them on here lol.

What websites do you have bookmarked? I have soooooooooooo many bookmarks.

Do you use bows and ribbons to decorate your gifts? I’ll stick a bow on a Christmas gift if I have one, but otherwise no. < Same, I only get real decorative for Christmas.

Do you listen to the same type of music as your parents? What type is that? Not at all. My mom is really into cheesy 80s and 90s love songs and I just can’t imagine myself listening to those on my own time lmao. My dad doesn’t have much of a music taste.

What TV show scared you as a kid? Mr. Meaty. What the fuck was that. < HAHAHAHAHAHA this fucking show. That was such a mess; I never understood it but I found it so hilarious. Anyway, I don’t think I was scared of any show as a kid.

Family Guy, The Simpsons or South Park? Why? The Simpsons. Family Guy’s jokes can sometimes go too far, and isn’t South Park just blatantly offensive? The humor in The Simpsons is just right for me.

#survey #surveys

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