Grace Padua

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2021

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“BUBBLES” by Grace Padua

It's early morning. The sun rays is peeping through the glass window shutters at her kitchen. Sitting at her dining table waiting for her tea kettle to whistle Berta blinking her eyes at the thought of being alone. Something popped up in her mind about the recent events that made her feel isolated. It seemed that she is holding some sad feelings. Blinking her eyes was to stopped her tears to fall. Why does she feel this way? Berta had been left by her parents when they met an accident driving through a rainy day under the dark sky. Why...

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“SENTENCED” by Grace Padua

Julita wanted to ran away after she heard the discussion of her parents with Marion's parents that they are going to marry when she knows Marion was not serious to marry her. She wondered why they came to their house without informing her. Her parents didn't discussed anything about the visit of Marion's parents. She was worried what will happen when Marion had no stable job while she had only a year working as an assistant at the Drug Store. That's where she met Marion when he went to buy the prescription for her mother who had heart ...

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“FALLEN” by Grace Padua

Emily walked slowly and passed by the rows of headstone to find her loved one leaving a hole in her heart that hadn't heal by time space and emotions. As soon as she laid the flowers below the headstone she asked herself if she had love Inigo at all. Why? How long had she asked to herself how she met him. She was wondering if she had fallen for him or not at all because in her mind there must be words of endearment and the natural process of courtship but Emily didn't remember at all if there was such thing that happened or a decision w...

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“EMPTY HEART” by Grace Padua

Odessa felt the emptiness of her beautiful house adorned with beautiful furniture expensive curtains and most of all what makes more feeling so sad and empty inside and even her thoughts was going blank. To her the past exhausted her physically when he lost her beloved passing through obstacles abandonement and left alone to face the reality of a dreaded disease and here she is by herself with no one to hold on to, no one to cry on. As if the world has put her in isolation to ponder and put all the guilt to herself and make her suffer too. ...

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“THE CREATION” by Grace Padua

There was a beginning when the world came into existence and that started in the book of life which is the bible when God created Heaven and the Earth, Then He created light and divided it from darkness to be day and night and his work to fill the Earth seven days of living things plants and animals. The mountains were filled with trees and the waters filled with fishes and the ground was filled with plants and animals. Then God thought of creating a man from a handful of clay from the ground that could think and use his mind. Physically Go...

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“THE ENCOUNTER” by Grace Padua

Miling was a receptionist at Morning Star Hotel guiding guests when they arrive checking their reservation and calling the bell boy to come and help the guest bring the baggage cart and escort the guest to his room. Carding was coming for business and leisure trip visiting his family in the Philippines who is checking in at the reception and met Miling when he handed his card and they catch each others eyes showing a strange sparkle hooking up their glance and a smile light up both of their faces. ("Magandang umaga po)" "Good mornin...

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“SANTELMO” by Grace Padua

In a small village far far away people are preparing for the coming Christmas Season. Children are the most excited thinking of the presents they would receive from their godmother or godfather. Who is a godmother or godfather? During baptism a sponsor is needed to witness the ceremony so it becomes official as a member of that church and that church consider them as guardian to look after the child when the parents are not capable to look after their godchild. But there is a difference of considering to be baptized in Christian churches. ...

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“MONETTE” by Grace Padua

Monette is infront of her dressing table. How come my new curling iron is not here? Carmina, Carmina , she called her Executive Housekeeper. Rushing steps approaching. Yes, Madam. what can I do for you? Look I cannot find my new curling iron. I'll be late for work. Carmina opened the drawers but couldn't find it. She called their housecleaner. Bonny come here. Bonnie rush to Monette's room. Did you keep the curling iron of Madam Monette? No, I have'nt seen it. The curling iron cannot be found. Bonnie called their dog Rusty. Rusty was...

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“THE BLEEDING HEART” by Grace Padua

In the ancient times when man tried to conquer other kingdoms to expand their rulership King Bizcaro who went to war and claimed victory was summoned by his Red Guards that his wife Queen Remencita gave birth to a baby girl and the king had to go back to his kingdom to meet his little princess. He appointed one of his generals to negotiate with the defeated king before he go into exile with his family. King Bizcaro didn't know King Contiqio was going to his smaller kingdom that he had already informed his defeat to his people so they wer...

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“THE RETURN OF ANGELIC CRUSADERS” by Grace Padua

At a fishing village in the Island of Mindoro where the villagers are known to each other operating their fish market by a couple. This couple Kiko and Kikay are very kind to the fisherfolks that they are the benevolent human being to give a helping hand to the needy in the village. If someone get sick Kiko would lend his SUV and pay all expenses to bring the sick to the mainland of Batangas for immediate medical attention. Kikay attends to the sale of the fishes the fisherman catch with their fishing boat. Early in the morning at t...

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“THE SECRET KEEPER” by Grace Padua

There were times that life was better to keep things in secret than bringing it to the open so that no miseries happen to families. One of the most kept secret was love affair. Take the case of a family belonging to the higher level of society when the parents were against the relationship. Loise and Omar lived in the same place but hadn't met at all until they were grown up. Since Loise was already a professional, a practicing lawyer her parents Marita and Marion were expecting that their child would not be involved into a controversial...

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“A NEWFOUND SOULMATE” by Grace Padua

Before going to the chance encounter of meeting someone there are three issues to be discuss first. A human being is composed of body mind and soul. What does that mean? Upon birth he is born with these three elements. His physical body, his blank mind and the soul which cannot be seen or it is intangible. These three properties of the human being has been a mystery possessing the material flesh compose of different body organs and perform their specific functions. Let;s take the head which is compose of the hair ears face nose mouth and t...

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“LOVINGHEART RECIPE” by Grace Padua

Many people don't realized how fascinating is the world of cooking food. but at the same time many people also realize that cooking is an art called the culinary arts. Cooking has evolved into high end shows to win a prize hosted by experts in cooking who are called chefs. We didn't call our mothers to be a chef when she cooks for us but can we also call them experts in cooking? Of course, why not when they cooked many food specialties from main dish to desserts. There is a typical family in the Philippines particularly in the northernmost...

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“SECRET WEAPON” by Grace Padua

Emily is obsessed about praying. Her mother Katrina taught her how to pray every night to ask favors from God. The first thing that she asked is to protect her overnight and also called the angels to watched over her. Emily always followed her mother on how to say her prayer. When she entered her kindergarten class at a private religious school she was asked to recite a prayer before meals which she carried it home to pray for God's blessing during their meals. Emily didn't understand at all why her mother is very anxious to let her say...

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“WASH AWAY” by Grace Padua

The word forgiveness is mostly used by individuals who feel guilty of their past actions. But to whom are they asking for forgiveness? Let us see here why an individual needs to ask for forgiveness. Lucio is watching their baby daughter confined in the hospital due to malnourishment. How come baby Crystal is given intravenous vitamins and the doctor is shaking his head worrying about the child's condition? Dr. Marisa learned why Baby Crystal got sick because of the negligence of Lucio to provide her needs. He prefers to hangout with his...

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