DEVYN AND THE FALLEN STAR – Episode 43 & 44

DEVYN AND…
THE
FALLEN STAR 💫
[ Her Only Harmony… ]

𝐂̌𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 43➪44

𝐁𝐘; 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐄 𝐆.

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Valerie wiped his eyes gently, took in a deep breath, and stared at his reflection in the mirror. He sighed, noticing her makeup kit which he applied on his face to conceal his tears.

Sniffing one more time, he left the room. Blueberry watched him as he left the room and somehow he felt bad for him immediately.

“Why does rejection hurt?” Blueberry wondered, then turned to Devyn, who also wore a solemn expression.

“Is she hurting too?” he pondered briefly before shaking his head. He made to enter his room when he noticed Cecilia, looking bewildered by the number of people in her house. He approached her.

“Welcome, Cecilia. Looks like you had fun,” He smiled, and she returned the gesture.

“We should talk, okay? I want to ask why you’ve been saying things that have been coming true. At first, I thought it was just a slip of the tongue, but it’s becoming too accurate to be mere luck,” she said, and he chuckled, gently holding her cheeks.

“I’ll miss you when I go,” he replied, taking her hands as if she were his wife.

“Are you going somewhere?” she asked, puzzled. He only smiled and went to the center of the students to gather their attention.

“Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce Cecilia, my mom. She’s my first love,” he announced, and the students erupted in cheers. Cecilia blushed.

“Hey, guys! I wasn’t expecting you, but make yourselves comfortable,” Cecilia addressed the students. Mu Yul waved at her, and she smiled and waved back.

Her eyes then landed on her daughter, who walked towards her and hugged her tightly, sniffling. Cecilia wondered what was wrong, as she looked up at blueberry.

Blueberry signaled to her not to ask Devyn anything for the time being, and she nodded.

“Enjoy your food. I’ll be in my room and will join you guys later,” Cecilia said, and the students nodded. She left the area and retreated to her room.

The rest of the day went by in a blur, and Nash didn’t bother to ask Valerie any questions. He had already noticed his friend’s tear-streaked face and wanted to spare him from further sadness. Maikel had also noticed but was persuaded by Nash not to approach Valerie. The boys simply kept their eyes on him until it was time to leave.

Devyn stared at Valerie for a moment, then called out to him.

“We’ll wait outside,” Maikel told him, and Valerie nodded slightly. He returned to Devyn, who smiled at him.

“Why did you call me?” he asked, and she hugged him lightly.

“It’s something I wanted to do when I was a kid,” she said, and he blinked in confusion. He nodded gently, trying to speak, but no words came out.

“You were a sweet kid, and we can still be friends… at least,” she murmured, not knowing exactly what to say. He only stared at her before walking out of the house to meet his brother.

“I’ll go home tonight,” he told them, and they exchanged glances. Sweetheart wanted to stop him, but Nash shook his head.

“He needs it,” Nash replied.

“But what happened to him? Was he rejected?” Ian asked, concerned.

“Who in their right mind would reject my Valerie?” Alistair said, staring sadly at Devyn’s house. They all turned to face a direction when they heard a car zooming off—it was Valerie’s car. They didn’t say a word as they simply watched until it disappeared.

With only two cars available, the remaining six had to squeeze into one, already imagining the discomfort they would endure on the journey home. They resigned themselves to the situation, unable to call their manager for an extra car. With no other choice, they decided to endure the suffocation.

******

Mu Yul and Lesley bowed to Cecilia as they prepared to leave. Lesley hugged Devyn, who returned the embrace. They separated and waved at each other. Blueberry nodded at Mu Yul, and they departed.

Devyn sat at the dining table, and Blueberry joined her, followed by Cecilia, as they sat together like one big family.

“I guess your last wish will be about your voice, right?” Blueberry asked, and Devyn turned to face him.

“Did I ever talk about my second wish? And who are you to know if that’s my third wish?” She asked with furrowed brows. Blueberry smiled.

“Firstly, you wished for your mom to live a good life, and secondly, on the day you discovered Kelvin was Valerie, you cried and wished for your beauty, which you received. I even helped you by teaching that girl a lesson,” he said, and she scoffed.

“Are you some kind of Superman with superpowers? Do you really expect me to believe that?” She replied skeptically.

“Who are you?” Cecilia interjected, curious. Blueberry smiled.

“I was planning to tell you about it on your birthday because I’m sure that after this upcoming audition, I won’t be here anymore,” he said.

“You’re going somewhere?” Devyn asked, but he ignored her and narrated his mission to Cecilia. Devyn could only blink in disbelief.

“Your ex-husband will be here in the morning. If you still love him, you can consider forgiving him, although I’m not suggesting that you should accept him because I want to marry you,” he teased, but Cecilia didn’t even crack a smile.

“Must you leave?” she asked instead.

“I’m not human, I don’t belong here” he replied. All the while, Devyn could only stare in disbelief.

“You should get some rest. Tomorrow will be fun at the office. Until I fulfill my mission, I won’t leave,” He stood up and started to leave.

“Are these lies all you have to tell me tonight?” Devyn asked, and he stopped in his tracks, slowly turning to face her.

“I don’t need you to believe me anyway. Good night,” he said and finally went into his room. Cecilia turned to her daughter and explained what had happened at her place of work, telling her that Blueberry might be 70% right and expressing her reluctance to see him go.

“He’ll listen to you then. I’ll go to my room. Good night,” Devyn said, K!SSing her mom’s cheek before heading to her own room. She stopped at the door and looked at her mom.

“I rejected Kelvin today, and I don’t feel good about it. He cried, and the last time I saw him cry was 13 years ago. It really broke my heart,” she said, and her mom sighed. Before Cecilia could respond, her daughter entered her room, leaving Cecilia speechless as Blueberry’s words lingered in her mind.

“Must you leave?” she murmured sadly.

“Henry shouldn’t show his ugly face here if he values his balls,” Cecilia muttered, her mind shifting to her husband. She stood up and also made her way to her room.

******

“Why did you follow me?” Lesley faced Mu Yul.

“I think you want to tell me something. Your face is saying so,” he replied.

“Firstly, I want to thank you for letting me go. And again…” she paused, while Mu Yul raised an eyebrow, urging her to keep talking.

“The evil man is back. He doesn’t seem powerful enough, and I can’t handle him because I’m just a spirit. But he isn’t strong. I’m telling you this so that you and Berry can get rid of him before he takes another soul,” she told him, and he nodded.

“I’ll leave on my own accord. Let me just sing, okay? Lesley is also a good singer, so she’ll just fill up my space and stay with Devyn,” Lesley said, and Mu Yul didn’t say a word.

“I’ll go now,” he said and disappeared. Lesley sighed and started to enter the house when a voice spoke in her head.

“When will you tell me about you? About your friends and the school, ’cause I don’t know anyone there,” the voice said.

“I’ll tell you everything the day I’ll be explaining it to Devyn. And please, you should stay by her side. She’s such a cool soul. No more questions, I need to sleep,” She said and lay down on her bed.

“I wish I could stay forever,” she muttered sadly, a single tear rolling down her cheek.

—

NEXT DAY

Valerie walked over to his mom’s room. His brother Josh had already gone to school. He had cried all through the night and wasn’t sure if he would go to school today.

His mom wasn’t in her room. He wanted to ask her if first love really doesn’t last. When he didn’t see her, he turned to leave, but his eyes caught something under her bed. He picked it up—it was a picture of his mom with a man next to her. His eyes widened at the sight.

His mom emerged from the bathroom minutes later, and Valerie walked up to her and showed her the picture.

“Where did you see this?” he asked, and his mom took it from him.

“Stop touching my things,” she snapped.

“Isn’t that Devyn’s dad? Wait a minute, don’t tell me you had an affair with him?” he asked, and his mom slapped him across the face. He cackled annoying.

“Thirteen years ago, why did you ask me if I was going to play with Devyn? Why?” he asked again, and his mom ruffled her hair.

“What do you think you’re doing?” she asked.

“The incident, you caused it, didn’t you? The kidnapping, it was all planned, right? ‘Cause I wasn’t beaten or abused in any form. They got me food daily even when I rejected the food. I ran away, and no one bothered to run after me. My escape was so simple,” he said again.

“Son, what are you spewing out?”

“I hope my assumption isn’t right,” he said as his eyes began scanning his mom’s room.

“What are you doing?” she shouted.

“Looking for more evidence,” he said and turned towards his mom’s cupboard, but she stood in front of him.

“Leave my room,” she ordered sternly, and he smiled through tears.

“I h@të you, and don’t worry, I’m going to get you arrested myself. I won’t care about the scandals ’cause after I’m done with that, I’ll quit music,” he said, tears streaming down his face, and left the room. His mom sighed as she stared at the picture in her hands.

******

Cecilia was getting ready for work when the doorbell rang. She went to answer it, only to find her ex-husband standing there on one knee, just as Blueberry had told her. Cecilia remained expressionless as she stared at him.

“I won’t ask how you came across this house, but are you that stupid to come here, Henry? You should please leave before you contaminate my daughter. And for your information, you weren’t the only one who cheated. I also cheated on you and had a son, so you should please leave,” She said, and Blueberry appeared.

“Good morning, Mom,” He smiled, and Cecilia caressed his cheeks . Devyn also came out, dressed in her school uniform, her face glowing with cuteness.

“Hey, Dad,” she waved, surprising Cecilia. How could she call him Dad?

“I heard you were coming, and for the past 13 years, I didn’t call anyone Dad. But I gathered the courage to call you that because it’s going to be the last time I’ll be calling you that,” Devyn said, bowing in front of her dad. In tears, she walked past them, heading her way to school.

“You should go after her,” Cecilia told Blueberry, and he nodded. He smiled at her, then bowed at Mr. Han before walking out of the place as well.

Cecilia made her way back into the house, grabbed her handbag, and walked out without even looking back at Henry.

” Lia! ” he kept calling in tears, but she never turned back to look at him until she was out of sight.

—

DAENG COMMERCIALS.

Cecilia arrived at her office and tried not to look bothered, as she had already told herself she would never forgive her husband or have anything to do with another man. She was determined to stay true to her words, so she had no feelings, not even for Jayden, her boss.

She took a deep breath and entered her office, only to find Jayden sitting in her seat.

“Good morning, sir,” she greeted, and he chuckled.

He stood up and walked towards her, causing her to step back, so he stopped. He pulled out an envelope and asked her to sign it, while she raised an eyebrow in confusion.

“Why would I sign something without even seeing its contents?” she asked, her brow furrowed.

“Do you think I want to sell you out?” he asked, a hint of amusement in his voice.

“Why should I trust you about it? Men are all…” She paused, realizing she didn’t want to complete her statement since she was still in front of her boss.

“Okay, fine. As your boss, can you do me the favor of signing this?” he asked, and she contemplated for a while before opening her bag. She retrieved a pen and took the unsealed envelope, heaving a sigh.

“Who knows if I’m signing my death will?” she muttered and signed it. She stretched her hand to give it back, but he didn’t take it.

“It’s yours,” he smiled, leaving her with a confused expression. Jayden walked out of the office, and Cecilia kept her bag before carefully opening the envelope.

“HOPE YOU LOVED IT. THIS IS WHAT I THINK I COULD DO AS A FRIEND,” she read the message first before scanning through the docvments. Her eyes widened.

“Jayden…” she called, barely able to believe what she was seeing. It was a paper giving her ownership of one of his companies.

“Is he drunk?” she wondered, dashing out of her office. She bumped into Cherry.

“You shouldn’t bother because I was the one he assigned to get you this,” Cherry said, and Cecilia blinked in confusion.

“I really h@të you, Cecilia,” Cherry whispered angrily and left her sight.

“What’s happening?” Cecilia wondered as she stared at the docvment. How was it possible for a company to suddenly be hers out of the blue? She pondered the thought, and her phone vibrated.

She saw two messages from two different people:

“HOPE YOU LIKED MY SECOND GIFT, MA’AM” – Jayden

“CONGRATS, GIRLFRIEND” – Blueberry.

Cecilia felt a mix of confusion, surprise, and uncertain emotions. She wasn’t expecting any of this.

******

In class, the students were all happy to meet each other. Mu Yul sat next to Blueberry and explained everything that Lesley had told him. Blueberry didn’t even act surprised.

“I noticed his presence since the night we went to the amusement park, but he was lucky he left,” Blueberry muttered.

“Then how do we kill him?” Mu Yul asked.

“I’ll ask about it tonight,” Blueberry said and faced Mu Yul again.

“What?”

“I told her I liked her.”

“W…what? You did?”

“I couldn’t grant her wish last night. Though I told her about myself, she didn’t believe me, but a part of her did. So she went into her room and made a wish. I tried fulfilling it, but I couldn’t,” he said.

“Maybe… she didn’t say it genuinely, that’s why,” Mu Yul replied, then stopped again.

“But her future self said she’ll regain her voice, so I think when she desires it with a broken heart, it will be granted?” Mu Yul added, not sure and Blueberry sighed.

He looked at Devyn, who didn’t seem too bothered about her dad’s presence. He turned his face away from her direction.

“Let’s get rid of that man quickly,” Mu Yul said, and he nodded.

★

SUNSHINE’S RESIDENCE

“So today, let’s go talk to BEAUTIES, okay? Let’s be friends since we have just three days until our departure,” Emerald said, and the girls nodded.

They all got into their car and drove off to school.

★

The boys were all worried when they didn’t see Valerie’s call or his message. They didn’t even know what had happened to him.

“It must hurt a lot… gosh, that’s why I fear love,” Rema sighed.

“Should we go check on him? I’m bothered,” Sweetheart asked worriedly as he faced Nash and Maikel.

“We should wait for him instead,” Nash said and turned to Maikel.

“It’s not your fault, okay? I know you like her. I know how you let go because you wanted to keep MARVINS. I like that. You’re just the perfect leader anyone can ask for. I’m proud of you, baby,” Nash winked.

“Must you always spoil the mood at the end? It’s time you got yourself a girl,” Maikel said.

“Won’t you get jealous?” Nash asked playfully while Maikel shook his head.

★

Harriet looked at the girls while Elvire kept sighing. Even though she didn’t like the attitude of her twin and Zora, she didn’t wish for them to be kicked out. Elvira had left the hospital since yesterday, and she was looking strong now.

“Is something wrong?” Zora asked, and Harriet sighed. She entered the car, followed by Elvire. Zora and Elvira exchanged glances before entering the car too. Elvira took off to school at once.

The girls arrived at school, and the students were happy to see they were all there. Emerald had been waiting for them.

She walked over to Harriet and smiled at her. Zora and Elvira exchanged confused glances at the sudden attitude.

“Did you get lost? Confused or drunk?” Elvira asked, but Emerald didn’t look their way as she focused on Harriet.

“I want us to be cool. We have just a few days before our departure. It will begin on Thursday and end on Friday, and on Saturday and Monday, we won’t see each other. So, I was thinking we make up,” Emerald suggested.

“Hmm… let’s do that,” Harriet said, and Emerald smiled.

“Let’s grab lunch during break time,” Emerald said, and Harriet nodded slowly. Emerald then faced the others, smiled at them, and walked away from BEAUTIES.

“Was that necessary?” Elvira asked, and Harriet faced her.

” Yes, and that is because you and Zora have been out of the band since the day you entered a coma,” Harriet told her, and Elvira frowned.

“Huh?”

“You can ask your twin,” Harriet muttered and started walking away.

“She’s joking, right?” Elvira faced Zora, who also went speechless.

….T…B…C….