The Truth is I Always Lied

I said I wish you nothing but happiness. But the truth is it’s killing me to see you happy while I’m dying inside. I secretly wish you too would feel my pain. That you’re at least half as miserable as me. I said you shouldn’t make your decisions around me and neither should I around [...]

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2 Minute Scene from the Red Poppy

I Hate You… I hate that you talk to me wisely and in all seriousness. I hate that you can read me loud and clear, passed through the humor and fake laughter. I hate that you scent my nervousness and disquiet. I hate that you catch my core vulnerable and insecure. But most of all, [...]

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After ¡MEXICO!… (A Love Letter to an Episode)

As I wake up in my man’s arms, I think about you… I feel as if I was in a long dream, and I ask myself if it’s real. I remember the times we had, and I wonder if they’re just a mental play. That they’re only illusions I created to escape my life, to [...]

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Short Scene from The Red Poppy

Inspiration… Dear Sir, I always thought that you are my inspiration. I was afraid without you around, I would not have the will and capability to create anymore. But no, life itself is an inspiration vast enough to get me overwhelmed.

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Another Scene from The Red Poppy

A Sad Dream and Apologies for Maybes I had a dream about you, Mister. I was asking why you acted the way you did. You answered, “This is so much that I can do for a girl who has made it clear that she doesn’t want to be with me.” I’m sorry, Sir… I didn’t [...]

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Spinoff Scene from The Red Poppy

A Silent Pause There is nothing more beautiful than bougainvilleas under the clear blue sky. That thought has always been inside my head since last year, when I first took the path down that road. And today, I can’t help letting it creep into my mind for the thousandth time… The same long wide road [...]

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Scene from The Red Poppy

A Sweet Misunderstanding and The Unspoken Words “But… There is one thing about you that I sometimes think of… You scare me! Every time I have the chance to know you better, it seems that you are the kind of girl I like the most… You are not simple, you like to think and have [...]

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