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whocalledhimannux · 7 years ago

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The Queen’s Thief Timeline

I realized as I sat down to write some fic that I needed a real timeline for this series. I haven’t been involved in the online fandom for very long, so it’s quite possible others have one this before, but I love picking through things like this, so I made my own. I’m posting it on tumblr in case anyone else would be interested!

The Thief is the only book that’s tightly plotted to the point where I can actually name almost every day in the book; for the others I’m using significant events +the next day or +two days later or what have you. If a day is given with a + it means I have concrete proof of when the next thing happens, either because the narration or a character says something like “the next morning” or “two weeks later.” If there’s a ~ it means I’m guessing, and I give reasons for my estimate. A lot of the travel in Queen of Attolia and A Conspiracy of Kings is estimated, but it is very consistent.

In cases where large units of time pass with only a few scenes described in detail, I’ve focused more of my attention on the bigger-picture stuff and skipped over the smaller scenes.

WARNING: This post has been updated with information from Return of the Thief. The sections for The Thief, Queen of Attolia, and King of Attolia remain unchanged and can be read without encountering spoilers. The sections for A Conspiracy of Kings and Thick as Thieves contain spoilers for Volume 1 of Return of the Thief regarding how the books overlap (without discussing events involving the book’s internal plot). The RotT section, of course, is entirely unsafe for those avoiding all spoilers

The Thief

Begins in late summer (probably ~July, based on a comment about watermelon season)

Day 1 - meeting with the magus Day 2-5 - traveling in Sounis Day 6-8 - traveling through the mountains. They reach Eddis by midday on Day 6 and Attolia by evening Day 8 Day 9 - Sea of Olives Day 10-12 - traveling in Attolia, reach the dystopia by evening (from the mountains to the dystopia is three full days of travel on foot, but they are delayed by about a day because of Ambiades getting rid of food; ordinarily it probably takes 1.5-2 days) Day 13-15 - Gen visits the maze each night Day 16 - camp above the dystopia with Ambiades Day 17 - ambush by Attolian soldiers. from just before midnight day 17 to just before dawn day 18, Gen steals food from Pirrhea and then horses from Kahlia Day 18 - arrested at the foot of the mountains, Gen stabbed (it takes them 1 day on horseback to cover the delayed 3-day trip on foot) Day 19-21 - held in Attolia’s river fortress, escape late on the night of the 21st day Day 22 - from dawn until evening, walk to Eddisian camp, then travel on horseback to the capital of Eddis, arriving “long past midnight” in the early hours of Day 23 ~ 2-5 days. Magus says he has had “days” to get clean while Gen slept + 2 ceremony formally acknowledging Eddis as holder of Hamiathes’ Gift + 14 Gen in bed

Conclusion: The book takes place over 42 days minimum, probably closer to 44 or 45, counting from Gen’s first narrated day in prison to the day Eddis tells him to write the book. He was in the prison for “months” and it takes him “months” to write the book, but there aren’t any seasonal cues to narrow it down. It takes place from mid/late summer to late summer/early fall of Year 1.

The Queen of Attolia

Gen is caught around midnight on a day in mid-summer one year after events of The Thief ~ 5-10 days spent in prison. Eugenides appears before the court with yellow/green bruises, and there has been time for a tradesman to quickly travel from the Attolian to Eddisian capital (3-5 days?) and the ambassador’s party to travel from Eddis to Attolia (more formal and more people, so probably a little slower than the tradesman, maybe 4-6 days) + 1 day hand cut off + 3 days in prison ~ 4-6 days travelling to Eddis. Galen, in conversation with the oculist, says it has been 7-10 days since Eugenides lost his hand. “Early fall” - war has started, without Eugenides knowing. He starts practicing his handwriting (and sends one of the attempts to Kamet, possibly?) Winter - Eugenides goes to dinner for the first time END OF YEAR 2

“Late winter” - Eugenides told to stop whining. The weather was starting to warm up enough for the court to walk outside on the roof, so this might be just before spring, perhaps March? + 1 Magus visits and Eugenides learns he’s at war with Attolia (Sounis will declare war on Eddis “by summer”) + 1 Magus leaves ~ 2-4 days Magus back in Sounis and speaking to the king Spring/early Sounisian summer Navy burns, Magus stolen ~ 6 or 7 weeks, Eddis and Sounis strike an alliance, which by the end of this period has fallen apart Late summer - Eugenides spars with his father. Sounis and Attolia fight over islands and Eddis is somewhat ignored. Winter + 10 days Eugenides disappears from the court, reappearing on the 11th day. (most likely it takes 3 days to travel between Eddis and Ephrata) END OF YEAR 3 (Eugenides' excursion to Ephrata might also take place in the early months of year four)

Spring - Attolia reflecting on her rise to power Late Eddisian spring/early lowlands summer - Eugenides’ plot is set in motion + 4 days traveling to and crossing the dystopia, reaching Ephrata, stealing the queen + 1 day Attolia traveling with the Eddisians, Medes attack that night + 1 day reach Ephrata again. Minister of War sent back to Eddis. + 1 day Attolian and Eddisian armies surprise the Medes at 7am. Return to Ephrata. Kamet and Nahuseresh flee. + 1 day Attolia sets off on a sea voyage to the capital. ~ 2 or 3 days travel ~ 6 days or more, Eddis arrives with the duchesses + 1 negotiations start + 21 days negotiations + 2 Eugenides demands an answer from the gods + 3 wakes, final scene talking with Attolia

Conclusion: The book takes place over roughly 2 years. The last chunk of the book--setting out from Eddis to the last scene--takes place over about 43 days, placing it in early/mid summer of Year 4.

King of Attolia

Wedding takes place in the summer “Less than 2 months” later, Costis punches Eugenides * + 1 waiting in the courtyard + 1 first day at court ~ settling into a routine * Artadorus leaves after Eugenides addresses his tax fraud ~ a few days later, Costis talks to Aris about the dynamics of the king and his attendants * + 1 Eugenides hits Costis while sparring and dances dramatically with the queen + 1 becomes friends with Dite + 1 Costis tells Attolia about Eugenides staring out the window ~ 2 or 3 days pass (Costis evidently doesn’t speak to Aris in this time period, because it is only later that they talk about Costis’s meeting with the queen, so I don’t think it’s a very long time) Mede spies are returned, Relius is arrested, Costis is dismissed, and Aris is promoted NOTE: in the meeting with the Mede spies, Costis recalls a day when Eugenides heard that Sounis was in revolt and Sophos had disappeared, but there are no other contextual notes that would pin down when that day happened.

~ a few days later, Eddis and the magus discussing events in Attolia. It is “late summer.” * Eugenides dances with Hiero. + 14 assassination attempt + 1 Costis appeals on behalf of the guards about to be killed + 1 visitors coming and going in Eugenides’ room + 1 Costis shoots the door, Eugenides and Attolia make up + 1 everyone goes to the queen’s chambers. Fall of the House of Erondites. Eugenides pardons Relius and visits him in the infirmary.

NOTE: This marks 98 days since the wedding. A number of these days are unaccounted for, but probably occur during the the time that Costis is adjusting to court. I’ve included an asterisk at every point where you could easily squeeze in some extra days or weeks based on the tone of the text even if it’s not made explicit.

The minimum time Costis could have spent as a lieutenant is 22 days. (I reached this number by assuming that the “less than two months” between the wedding and the punch is two months minus one day, and put the bulk of the remaining 98 days after Costis is dismissed.) The maximum time he could have spent as a lieutenant is 67 days. (Assuming “less than two months” was one month plus a day, and the bulk of the remaining 98 days during his time at court prior to his dismissal.) This isn’t counting the time after his return to court following the assassination, which is plotted more tightly.

+ 1 Costis is recalled to chambers. Phresine tells Eugenides a story. 2nd visit to Relius.

+ 1 Aulus and Bogoas visit. Sounis is retaking the countryside, but Sophos has not been found. Eugenides is drugged at night. + 1 Aulus and Bogoas leave at noon. 3rd visit to Relius. + 1 Costis is kicked out so the king and queen can have sex. (That’s what happens, right? Right.) + 1 Costis is dismissed. + 1 Made a squad leader again. ~ at least a week, probably several. Costis survives four wineshop fights and a stray arrow. Relius slowly heals. Sejanus is convicted. Sounis continues to retake the countryside. Costis gets Eugenides off the roof. + 1 sparring with the guard

Conclusion: 8 specifically-mentioned days pass after the fall of Erondites, but there must be at least 7 uncounted days (during which Costis is almost killed a few times and Eugenides moves back to his own rooms) and possibly a few more weeks after that. From the wedding to the scene in the baths, roughly 4 months pass. The book takes place from early/mid summer to early/mid fall Year 4.

Conspiracy of Kings

First concrete mention of time - Sophos knows Eugenides has proposed to Attolia, but it’s unclear whether that means the informal engagement or the formal one determined after a month of negotiations. No mention is made of the wedding or coronation.

villa attacked + 2 Sophos travels to slave market + 1 bought by Berrone + 1 waits in the cellar and is brought to the fields ~ 3 days minimum, possibly a few weeks Sounis is raising an army ~ a few weeks First dream of Moira Late summer - Sounis has retaken the hinterlands. [Probably the week after the attempted assassination of Eugenides] “Winter rains” come END YEAR 4

Spring Sophos reunited with his father + 1 travelling, arrives at camp that night. Sounis has been dead “more than a month.” + 1 Magus and Sophos hiding ~ “next few days” on foot + 2 days through the mountain pass, same as The Thief ~ at least 2 days traveling in Attolia + 3 traveling to capital after being robbed ~ in the capital long enough to be kicked out of their inn, then shoot Eugenides with a pea ~ unknown weeks in the palace, negotiating

Summer Discussion about the number of troops Attolia is sending + 1 meeting with Melheret + 1 Eugenides and Melheret spar. That night, Eugenides and Sophos go out to a tavern. + 2 meets Melheret in the garden + 2 departs the capital Travel back to Sounis goes “no faster” than the journey on foot with the Magus - probably about a week, maybe more “Some weeks” in captivity Apricots are noticeably far out of season. Apricot season in Greece is typically June-July. + 4 after receiving Eddis’s letter, proposes going to Elisa ~ within a week, they leave the villa and arrive at the coast ~ several days meeting with the barons one on one Vote + 1 battle, Eugenides’ army arrives NOTE (minor spoilers for RotT): Ornon takes part in the negotiations with the Neutral Islands, and arrives at the Mede Empire as the Attolian ambassador, not the Eddisian one, which implies that he arrives only after the ceremony in the beginning of RotT making Eddis a vassal of Attolia.

+ 2 spent at the Sounisian capital ~ 2-4 days travel to the Eddisian capitol + 2 leaves for Attolia ~ 2-5 days travel to Attolian capitol (earlier this trip took about 5 days by foot or with a large army, so this trip is probably closer to the short end of this range) + 1 ceremony before the court

Conclusion: 40 specific days take place between the troop discussion and the last scene, although that doesn’t include the random weeks spent in captivity at the villa. Overall, the book begins in the summer of Year 4 and probably ends in the summer of Year 5.

[ROTT SPOILERS: Initially I estimated that this book ended in the fall of Year 5, which fits slightly better with the apricot season and the traveling time and (per the beginning of Return of the Thief, the time it takes to plan a royal wedding and coronation of a high king). The comment that the wedding took place “almost immediately” and the amount of time it takes for Kamet and Costis to be mentioned in the narrative altered my estimations. I’m just going to assume, then, that Eddis with its colder climate has a different apricot season, that the Attolians are genius wedding planners, and that the barons already had fancy gifts for Eugenides on hand with little advance notice.]

Thick as Thieves

Kamet and Nahuseresh spent “more than a year” at the country estate, which means the earliest they could arrive in the capital is late summer Year 5, around the same time Sophos is leaving the Attolian capitol. However, based on context clues in both ACoK and RotT, it may have taken up to 5 months after that for Ornon to arrive, and he is in the Mede Empire when the plot kicks off.

Costis’s arrival time is less clear. This timeline leaves at minimum a year of his life unaccounted for, between the end of KoA and the beginning of TaT. My initial idea was that Irene and Eugenides sent an ambassador to the Mede Empire very soon after the end of KoA, prior to Melheret’s arrival. (They mention being “browbeaten” by the emperor, so he may have insisted on receiving an ambassador from them before sending one. Otherwise, this would mean they delayed nearly a full year after Melheret’s arrival before sending out Ornon.) Costis would therefore have traveled with the previous ambassador, with Ornon arriving after him to trigger the plot with Laela. I still think this is the more likely idea, especially given that Eugenides still seemed to be concerned about Costis’s risk of being assassinated when he came up with the plot in the first place.

On the other hand, Costis makes several references to Eugenides’s treatment of Melheret throughout TaT, which may imply that he was actually in Attolia for some or all of the time. It’s possible that, after Eugenides won over Teleus, the threat of assassination was not as dire and there was no rush to get Costis out. Or Costis may have simply learned these details from Ornon, Ornon’s retinue, or letters from his friends. Pick your preferred headcanon.

Plot kicks off: Nahuseresh denied the governorship, Kamet beaten.

~ a month (his bruised ribs have barely healed when he runs into Costis) + 3 Kamet and Costis traveling to Sherguz, boat fire, spend third night at the inn + 1 join caravan ~ 8 to 12 days. The trip from Sherguz to Perf is predicted to take two weeks and they��re “more than halfway” when the Namreen attack + 3 days in the lion cave + 4 days minimum of traveling. NOTE: Based on traveling speed, this is roughly the time when they would have been expected to arrive in Zabrisa, if not earlier because they wouldn’t have been traveling cross-country on foot. It is unclear how long it takes a ship to travel from Zabrisa to Attolia, however, so Eugenides may not know they’re MIA for another week or more.

+ 1 buy food, predict it will take 3 days to Traba or “4 days at the rate [Kamet] traveled” + 3 arrive in Traba, where they sell Kamet’s chain + 1 leave the following morning ~ 2 or 3 additional days to Koadester (based on the map and their previous travel speed) + 2 travelling, captured by slavers on the second evening + 1 sleep during the day, talk about “the kitchen boy” NOTE: Previously I had thought that Kamet met with Eugenides the day Queen of Attolia began; on a recent reread I noticed this was incorrect, because Eugenides had only been in the city one day before being chased out. It is more likely, then, that Kamet last saw Eugenides in the spring of Year 2. Eugenides had warned Eddis that it would be dangerous for him to return to Attolia so soon, so he probably told Kamet he was running away without realizing that he would be back in the summer.

+ 3 traveling + 1 arrive at the farm where Costis repairs a pan + 11 hiking the Taymets + 1 travel with the potter + 1 reach the mill, Costis falls, Kamet returns past midnight (technically the next day) + 1 traveling for the entire day, spend the first night with Godekker + 1 Kamet and Godekker argue + 1 guards visit, Godekker tied up + 1 find the ship At this point, they have spent 85 days traveling by foot and donkey through the Mede Empire and Zaboar. Their travel by sea is more difficult to pin down.

“Days passed” in travelling from Zaboar to Sukir 1 day docked, verifying seal ~ a few days traveling to Thegmis. The reach Thegmis and go on to the capitol the same night and are taken to the palace. + 1 Kamet appears at court and talks to Eugenides

+ 1 Relius talks to Kamet about sharing information ~Kamet meets the young Erondites ~within 30 days Kamet visits the kitchen ~ some more time passes, Eugenides proposes trip to Roa, says Costis has been gone for “the last few weeks” + 7 boat leaves for the first leg of the journey Roa, a week after Eugenides had originally suggested it

Conclusion: Approximately 142 days, or almost 5 months, pass between when Kamet is beaten and when he departs for Roa based on my accounting of Thick as Thieves by itself. [RotT spoilers] Between the time Eugenides comments that Costis “may still be alive” and the time that they actually arrive, my estimate of the RotT-specific plot is that between a month and a half and three months pass, which would lengthen my TAT estimate--as mentioned above, their sea travel is not well described, so it’s perfectly plausible that the trip took 6-8 months in total rather than 5.

Given both the discussion in RotT and the fact that it is not winter when Kamet and Costis cross the Taymets, my guess is that they left Ianna-Ir in late winter or early spring (say, Jan-Mar), and departed for Roa in late summer or early fall, all in Year 6. The timing of Kamet’s letters at the end of TaT are covered in the timeline for Return of the Thief, below.

Return of the Thief

The book begins immediately following A Conspiracy of Kings and probably a few months before Thick As Thieves, in “late summer” of Year 5.

Pheris is brought before his grandfather ~3 or more days days for Pheris to travel to the court ~1-2 weeks Pheris recovers from his illness, Sophos and Helen are married (“immediately, before her barons could object”), and the other monarchs swear allegiance to Eugenides NOTE: Later in the book, the gifts Eugenides receives at the allegiance ceremony are mentioned as “birthday gifts.” This would probably make him either a Leo or a Virgo--make of that what you will.

Several weeks pass as Pheris adjusts to the court [Eugenides orders Pheris to see a tutor weekly Eugenides and Pheris visit the temple of Hephestia] NOTE: These bracketed events may be spread out through the end of the year and the beginning of the next.

END YEAR 5

Mid-Spring: Festival of Moira Shortly after the festival, Eugenides comments that “Costis may still be alive,” and Pheris tells Juridius about the supply wagons. NOTE: As mentioned above, the earliest Eugenides could have known the TaT trip went off the rails is probably 15-21 days after the boat caught fire in Sherguz. Depending on how quickly he got that message, and how quickly he was informed that the Namreen were still on the hunt, this is probably around the time when Costis and Kamet are being captured by the slavers or even crossing the Taymets.

Eddis and Sounis leave. The Pent ambassador is sent home. Pheris feels increasingly guilty and then falls ill. ~30 days after Petrus treats Pheris, Erondites burns the supply wagons. Juridius is exiled. Some of the attendants are cycled home. Costis’s flag is sighted. Irene miscarries. Later that night, Costis and Kamet are brought into the palace. +1 very early next morning, Pheris and Eugenides make the sacrifice to Ula. ~ a few days pass as Irene recovers ~“many days” pass. Eugenides forgives Pheris Kamet interacts with Pheris in the library +7 days, leaves vocab Kamet [and Costis] leave Attolia (my TaT estimate is about seven weeks after their arrival) ~weeks pass. Relius takes over tutoring +7 days Pheris looks through Relius’s rooms Destruction of the Mede fleet at Hemsha +3 days, Melheret leaves Attolia ~time passes as Pheris studies Receives first letter from Kamet, saying he and Costis have settled in to Roa. +1 writes a reply letter ~30 days. Relius returns. A short while after, he receives a letter from Kamet that includes the hand-drawn map from TaT. Pheris has been at court for more than a year, so this is probably mid/late fall

END YEAR 6

Mid-spring. Festival of Moira. Costis travels to the capitol. Mede movement revealed. ~indeterminate time passes as Attolia prepares for war Eugenides and Attolia go on royal strike and win the same day +1 Erondites leaves ~an indeterminate but fairly short amount of time passes. Costis leaves for Roa again. +1 Relius leaves ~indeterminate time passes. The Braelings expect to have ships arrive “before the summer windstorms.” Eugenides buys the three Pent ships. Minor naval official insults Eddis +1 Eugenides’s trial +1 miracle ~indeterminate time passes The big chase through the palace +1 The army begins to march ~1 week Irene’s pregnancy is revealed NOTE: Based on the references to spring and summer, and eliminating the days that are specifically mentioned, my estimate is that there are approximately four months of miscellaneous time for the three countries to prepare for war and march the army from the capitol to Leonyla

+3 days fighting Death of Lamion. +1 parley +5 days fighting +1 parley. Eugenides fights on horseback because he said so. +3 days fighting. Eugenides fights on foot, with permission. Death of Cleon the Eddisian. Eugenides learned of the death of Stenides.

Late summer windstorms have come early. NOTE: This comes from Yorn Fordad as an explanation for why the Brael ships are not there. It’s not clear whether there was independent confirmation; it could have been that the winds were early and Fordad seized on that as an excuse, or that he lied. Regardless, it would suggest the battle is taking place around mid-summer.

~4 days minimum pass as the Attolians push back and Bu-seneth doesn’t appear on the battlefield. Ambush at the cairn. Death of Hilarion, Philologos, Xikos, Perminder, and Legarus. Death of Ion Nomenus later the same night. +1 day. Past midnight, Eugenides and Pheris return to the Attolian camp. Death of Erondites. +3 days rest. Sejanus found. +1 Sejanus escapes. Troops divide to drive out the Mede. Battle at Naupent. Death of Hector, the Minister of War. Death of Nahuseresh. +1 Attolia arrives at Naupent +3 days the funeral pyre burns. Eugenides pardons Sejanus and requests that the other monarchs go home. Late summer. The Etesian winds are blowing, and the returning monarchs are expected to be back in the capitol within a week. ~driving the Medes out Death of Sejanus

[~driving the Medes through Roa. Return of Costis and Kamet. ~few weeks to built a fort on the new border. +3 days celebration after the birth of the twins. NOTE: 4 weeks passed between when Attolia’s pregnancy was revealed and when she left for the capitol. Presumably Eugenides would have noticed the pregnancy on his own if she had been showing at the reveal, and with a twin birth she probably delivered around 36 weeks. That would imply that Eugenides was separated from the other monarchs for 4-6 months, which would also fit with Eddis still being pregnant at the end of the book. Accordingly, any of the events in brackets could have happened in fall/winter of Year 7 or the first few weeks or months of Year 8]

END YEAR 7

Eugenides travels to the capitol by sea. He meets his children and dances on the roof with his court.

Final conclusion: Return of the Thief occurs over approximately two and a half years. The books of the Queen’s Thief end in the winter or early spring of Year 8.

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immegsterious · 3 years ago

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Just call me Maren.

I have this crush on a certain guy when I was in the 6th grade. Yes, sayo ko nanguwag ay nalang mog react. He’s older than me since he was grade 8 at that time. Gi add nako siya sa facebook ana man jud nang mga galawan ato na time and thankful ko kay gi accept sad ko niya. Hangtod ni grade 7 ko siya gihapon ako crush. Di man sad ko karagan na babae no na mag pa effect2 or magpa cute2 , basta makakita ko niya okay nako. After a year, syempre grade 8 nako, akong crush grade 10 napud. Nabuwag kos akong mga barkada sa grade 7 kay nabalhin man kos pikas section. Dali rapud ko ka adjust kay sila man ako mga classmates atung elementary pako. Mao to nakabarkada napud kog lain. Nya diba sa barkada naa man tay close. Usa sa mga close nako si Laura. Kani magkavibes jud mi ani niya kay pareha man mi army niya sa mga kabuang pud. Kani si Laura, kada lunch mouli ni siya sa ila. Ubanan na namo siya while maghuwat sila duha sa iya cousin, si Millie sa ila sundo. Kani si Millie na close2 napud ni namo kay a year ahead raman mi niya. Mao to na shock ko nga naunsang pag ka unsaa, nga ig agaw diay si Laura ug ako crush, si Jakobo, unya manghud diay niya si Millie. Packing tape! Na shock ko oi kay lahi rag nawng si Laura ug Jakobo so wa ko nag expect. But yeah naay similarities sa ila physical appearance is Millie ug Jakobo, pagkatangaa nako wako kabantay.

Wa jud ko kahibaw kay diko tig stalk sa fb sa ako crush kay ngidlisan ko, niya kanis Laura di sad ni hilig ug post2 so wajud koy alamag. Maygani wala kabalo si Laura nga na crush kos iya ig agaw lisod na. Actually, wakoy gi ingnan bisag usa kay i believe if nakay ingnan na usa, isaba pud to niya sa lain hangtud tanan mga marites, marisol, mariposa apil pas bogart makabalo. Pero in the long run nakahibaw ra gihapon si Laura kay nag truth or dare man mi ato tas kapoyan man ko mag dare, tapulan biya ko, mao to nag truth si me. Daan nako ni ingon an diko ganahan sungugon kay basin mahibaw an ba abi palang una unahon tag laki no mao raba jud nay di ganahan sa ako mama tayg na, delikado.

Everytime na magkita mi sa hallway, mura rajud kog wala. Magkasugat mis may cr dapit dedma ra pero pag abot sa cubicle ulbo2 ang kasing2 kay gi kilig. Pina butterflies in the stomach pero bitok ra diay to nga napasmo. Supposedly, 2nd floor amo classroom ato pero kay but an man mi,sigeg gawas2 samtang nag klase, mananghid kunuhay na moadtog cr, pero naa diay sa canteen nag tambay, gibalhin mis first floor, tapad sa office, which is mas duoll hinua sa canteen hastang bogoa nalang jud. Of course sad girl si ate mo girl kay syempre di na nako siya makit an sa may bintana pag molabay siya. Pero but an jud kaau ang ginoo mangita jud ug pamaagi. Kada monday ug friday naa mi flag ceremony, then wednesday mag rosary mi ana. Unya ang grade 10 nga line (ila section) atbang ra sa amo section na line. Lipay sad ko kay naa nakoy vitamins sa mata. Inspired nako mosulod ug lunes kinsa bay dili? Pero piskot ba ning lawasa di man mo cooperate, ma late man gihapon ko bisag naa nakoy inspiration. Minus points nako ani ni crush mygoodness.

During flag ceremony, or whatsoever mo siplat jud ko oi panagsa ma alkansi ko ug dili. Pero giatay lahi ang feelings basta mo siplat kas imo crush tas pagkita nimo nakatutok siya nimo. Iring namanit! Tuo guro siyag wala ko kabantay ayy, saman pag ingon lang ug naka feelings nako kay andam ko modawat char! Good boy sad kay everytime mag rosary mi kay naa siyay rosary, ako na sgeg tabi sa katapad mauwaw nlng gud. Pa hilom2 dayun aron behave kunuhay, sheet!When I was in grade 9, wanako kabantay niya. Yes kabantay kay di man sad ko murag iro sigeg atang niya no kung makita edi fine kung dili, edi don’t di mamugos. I believe in God’s perfect timing charot! Hasta si Millie wala nasad nako nabantayan, mao to wako ka agwanta nangutana ko ni Laura.Me: Wa na lagi nako nakit an si Millie?Laura: ni migrate naman gud sila atung summer. Adto naman si Jakobo mo tiwas ug skwela hasta si MillieMe: ah mao ba? (kana ra ako gi ingon para di halata. Pero gina process pajud sa ako cerebral cortex ang information nga ako na recieve.)Laura: Ingna lng gud gimingaw kang Jakobo, pangita pangita pa kunuhay ni Millie. (naa gyud tay amiga na lami ihikog sa kapayas ay)

Mao to na enjoy rasad nako ako highschool and senior high na life. Wala nasad ko nangitag crush kay kapoy. Until 2021, during my freshman year, nakoy schoolmate sa una nga ni migrate sa US pud. A year ahead sad ko niya, ka batch ni sila sa manghud ni Jakobo. Naka ingon gud ko atog sana all, kanus a pakaha ko maka adog merka ani. So while nag scroll2 kos ako nf kita kog post sa kadtung ako schoolmate sauna ba, iya family ug ang family ni Jakobo nag uban. Mao to ako jud gi kitag ayo ang pictures ba. 4 years kapin gud ko wa kakita atung nawnga pasagdi nlng gud ko. Nanambok raba ang sigbin sana all nasa mabuting kamay. Ambot bitaw ug naa ba siyay uyab. Wako nag stalk niya within those years oy abi palang wa ka move on. Mao to wa rasad ko happy rako na okay siya, happy naman sad kos ako life. Tamang kaon ragud, katug ug kalibang payts na.

Around july or august i think same year, nag scroll2 nasad kos ako nf, kita kog post sa ako tita ba pero gilabyan ra nako unya nakuratan ko kay naay “Ka gwapo ni Jakobo” na comment mao to gi tan aw nakog balik ang post sa ako tita, ako gi click ang comment, pashnea puros about ni Jakobo ang comment then ako gi kita ang photo na gi post sa ako tita ug didto nako nakit an si Jakobo kauban ako cousin. Letse! Kaila lagi sila?Kaning ako tita, naa sad ni siya sa US nag puyo pero kadako sa United States of America ngano nag sugat jud ila landas. Daghan kaau kog pangutana sa akong huna2 pero gi pasagdan nlng to nako. Afterall, ex-crush naman to nako so why waste time? I log in to my pinterest account ug nag browse2 ko didto. May pa dinhi, no stress just beautiful pictures and all. Then nay ni pop up ug message sa messenger nako, ako tita ni chat.

Tita: Maren, kaila kang Millie?

(like watda? Gi sungog man guro ko aning sinigbin na panahon ayy!)

Ako: Millie? Kinsay Millie?

(daghang Millie sa kalibutan, di ta mag assume basin lahi na Millie ang pasabot)

Tita: Millie ****, taga diha mana ato. Same school man mo

Ako: Ay oo tita. Ig agaw mana sha sa ako barkada gud.

(pa as if kunuhay)

Tita: mao lagi ana siya. Kaila man siya nimo nagkastorya mi.

(Oh? Wako nag expect nga in ana ko ka importante para hisgutan char. Bitaw wako nag expect nga maka remember pa si Millie nako. Pila nagud ka years ni labay)

Ako: Ah mao diay.

Tita: Gi invite mi sa ila house. Pag mo uli mi diha mo adto kuno mi sa ila.

(hala sana all. Pwede mo uban? Meet the in laws ganern? Charot2 ra oi)

Me: ay oo kay doul raman ila.

Tita: Mao lagi. Kay kining mama ni Millie ninang ni Bea. (Si Bea anak ni tita, which is cousin nako)

(tinuod gyud diay ning small world kuno. Never in my wildest dreams na somehow magka connection amo family ug ang family nila Jakobo. Kay dato na sila dzai kami ani igo rajud napisikan sa lapok.)

Wa na kaau ko ni tubay sa storya sa ako tita kay wako kabalo sa ako i ingon. Nibalik nlng kog facebook hoping na makakita kog something na makapawala sa ako gi huna2. Shocking is me pajud gihapon dzai. Ug sa dihang nag basol ko ingon ko pa lagig sa pinterest mag tambay ka no stress adto. Liman kabag pag open jud nako mismo sa ako fb, nawng ni Jaboko ang ni sugat nako. Sigbin! Naka military outfit siya while nag gunit ug murag certificate about air force chuchu. Letse! Nag airforce diay ang kagang! Wronging na daan. Di gyud ko ganahan ug military bisag unsa pana nga area, navy ba or airforce, seaman, pulis basta kanang mga ingon ana kay dali ra mamatay. Diko ganahan ma Katy Perry 2.0 while ga kanta ug Thinking of you or The One That Got Away mygoodness! Mao to i decided to end na haha murag true. Basta na discourage nako niya. Babye .

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