The sun's beginning to rise, rays of light hitting every corner of Eliz's room as he lay awake in the middle of his bed, eyes wide opened, slightly red from actually not sleeping the night before, it was still rewinding over and over in his head, how the strange figure, or was it really Yue Lao that made contact with him and gifted him this ability, to see his thread of fate. He thought to himself while looking at the thin glass-like red thread flowing and gliding up in the air tracing it's way out of the window of his room which would lead him to his fated lover. His fated lover a small burst of excitement lingered on his body after realizing this, that he is actually connected to someone, that there is someone for him after all. He's had a ton of relationships in the past rooting to his first girlfriend back when he was 14, Anne, and to his most recent break up with Anastasia, who admitted was the girl he loved the most, she was actually the reason why he's where he at right now, well, technically because he was a genius developer in the first place, but it was Anastasia's ambitious nature that pushed him more to be successful and to maintain her, she was, in all honesty a pain in the ass for a girlfriend, she always wanted more, she only thinks of herself and how she would be able to conquer the world with her beauty, okay, maybe the conquering the world was a bit too far fetched, he shook his head. But she adored that in her, and half of him hoped it was her that'd be at the end of his thread.

He was lured out of his room by his mom's cooking, and his step-dad, Randell Cortez's constant cursing as he lifted boxes of supplies for his Coffee Shop, he have two kids on his first marriage, Sahara who's 24, a year younger than him, and Matteos who is 22. Both of them are working at Coffee Shop while their Dad manages it, His mom and step-dad met six years after his dad passed away, he was doubtful at first with him and his children, but over the years their sincerity and love for his mom won him over and now their beginning to truly hit it off. It was Matteos who saw him walk out of his room, sniffing the air that was now filled the sweet aroma of Tocino cooking, "Big bro! Hey, not working today" he greeted Eliz as he sit down facing him at the table, Eliz just lightly nodded, grabbing a cup of coffee his step-dad prepared. "I remembered, you are invited to that summit right? the one where top companies are gathered? what was it again?" Randell asked Eliz as he stretched his back, getting pretty exhausted loading the boxes to his car. "It's an expo, but in actuality, it is more like kind of a chance to pitch what you're selling to the big bosses of the top companies." Eliz explained and everyone started sitting at the dining table. "Heard, Summers Beverages are joining this year." Sahara said pouring herself a glass of warm water. "Yeah, their new product so good too." Matteos said as he reached for the food their mom's are taking out and placing on the table. "I'm not actually planning on pitching anything to them, i'm more into pitching some ideas to MouglinPH, you know, my new software." He said grabbing the bowl of Tocino before Matteos can have first dibs, smirking a little as he beat his little brother this time around. "But they are number one right now, plus from what i heard they pay big time! Plus, once you're in, you can probably pitch some of your Dad's concoctions." His mom said touching Randell's arms for support. "I don't know, not really interested in them, don't get me wrong their drinks are insanely good, i just, i don't know, i heard from a lot of people that the managements not that nice. But maybe if i had the shot i'll give them some of your samples." Eliz said nibbling through his food. A smile formed on Randell's face accompanied by a heartfelt thanks, he knew the kid's been trying his hard to take them into his life, and he knows this is another big step into their relationship.

After breakfast, Randell, Sahara and Matteos left to open the shop, Agriphina sat besides Eliz who was by the window, staring into space, "What happened? Last night I mean?" she couldn't hide the smile on her face. "Was he really faceless?" Eliz asked, his mom threw him a surprised look. "No, he was handsome!" Eliz just stared at his mom, until she finally admits defeat, "Yeah, it freaked me out too when he appeared in front of me." she said, "But i'm happy for you! What are you planning now?" she said hugging her son quickly. Eliz hesitated for a second, not sure what to tell his mom. Agriphina placed an understanding hand on her sons shoulders, "I know it could be scary, but the person, at the end of that, is the person that would love you no matter what." she said as she pointed into thin air. "It's not there, it's actually tied into my ring finger" Eliz corrected. "Oh, i'm sorry, he tied it to my wrist, and your dad's was tied into his pinky."

He thought about it, maybe he should try to follow the thread, this was, the person fated for him, but not tonight, he's about to go and sell his security software he developed the past six months.

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Hey?

Hey? What's up Ander?

Nothing actually, just wanna know what are you upto these days

Hmmm. not much, i'm actually attending this expo tonight, got invited.

Really? I'll be there tonight! wanna meet up?

yah, sure.

Out of all the people he knows and knows him, Anastasia's the only one who calls him by the name Ander, and he knows it's such a stupid idea to be talking to your ex, but this was Anastasia , she's different. He wondered if he still loves her, he probably does, and he can't stop himself from actually hoping she'll be at the end of his thread, which now he's unconsciously playing with, tugging it, spooling it over and over again.

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Eliz texted Romeo, his best friend an partner developer, they've know each other since high school and had been together "rocking it out" as per Romeo's description, since then. He asked Romeo to dress nicely. preferably in a suit and tie, as he recalled Romeo never really cared about this dress ups, but if they want to at least impress their clients and possibly future ones, they have to look appealing and approachable at the very least. Romeo replied within seconds with only the tongue hanging out emoji.

"Well, you look dapper?!" His mom explained as he saw his son emerged out of his room dressed in a sky blue suit fit into his body, it highlights his lean physique and all his six-foot height. "The color suits you." She continued. "Thanks, this cost a fortune so it better make me look sharp." he smiled back. "So, what's the plan tonight?" her eye brows raised. Eliz just sighed and avoided the question. "How'd you know?". "Eliz you are my son. So I know every kink you have, and this, this says i'm gonna impress someone tonight, and we all know the person you wanna impress the most, you dense child." She said. "Yeah, yeah, fine, you got me, again. It's Anastasia, she said she's gonna be at the expo. I just wanna talk to her, you know?" he explained, but his mom was not having any of it. "You broke up because she wants more. More than what you are already giving, and quite frankly what you're giving her is so much for a person. She's a social climbing bi-" Before she could finish he stopped her with a single look. "I have this, remember?" He said holding the thin red thread tied into hi finger. "Closure, I just wanted one, that's all." He continued as he kissed his mom's cheeks to say goodbye. "i'll be late, don't wait up." Agriphina smiled and nodded, but knowing her son, he's not after a closure, he wants a shot, another one, to try again with that Anastasia girl, a frown formed in her face, extreme disappointment was the feeling she got, but she pushed the disappointment down and trusted her son, plus, the thread would always lead him to the person he is fated with, that's what she told herself.

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He was greeted by a warm hug by Anastasia once he arrived at the expo, all the glitz and the glam of the place suddenly dissipated as he saw her in a glimmering red dress, he savored once again the feeling of her warm body into his again, he felt that soft skin touching his, and that faint smell of lavender reminded him of the times they spent together, he was pulled back to reality tho by Romeo who, surprisingly looked professional and respectable on his grey and red suit. Much to his delight.

"Hi, it's been a long time." Anastasia started the conversation as they make their way into the expo, the place was filled with business men and women busy showing the world how successful they have become, it is also packed with people like him and Romeo who's busy trying to find their way into the business world, to succeed on their own paths and to find the niche they could take. "Yeah, been a long time." He casually answered. "This is our chance to chase our dreams and actually have a shot in making them come true, so good luck, especially you." Anastasia said leaning in and kissing Eliz' cheeks really quick as she walked off. Eliz's face started to burn and turn red. "Dude, that was like the most platonic thing ever, stop blushing." Romeo teased him. "Oh shut the hell up."

It has been roughly two hours since the expo began, speakers from different companies took turns giving speeches, promoting their new brands and giving pep talk to aspiring business tycoons, but the night was still young, Eliz and Romeo meanwhile was able to close the big deal with MouglinPH, getting praises by it's representatives at how advanced and well done the software was, but Eliz never really paid attention to that anymore, all he could think about right now was Anastasia, who since disappearing earlier that night hasn't resurfaced yet. He was so distracted he never noticed the red thread was building up into his pants, until he tangled his left foot with it, making him tumble and fall into the ground, eyes were on him as Romeo assisted him to sit up. "What the hell dude? Drunk from all this Cranberry drinks already?" Romeo asked, as Eliz looked at the mess on his lap, spool and spool of red thread has build up into his pants that caused him to trip, of course, he remembered it's imaginary, no one can actually see it but him, but what caught his attention next was that, normally to thread is floating and flying up in the air, flying to the opposite direction where the end is at, but right now, he is looking at it, it's on the ground, the thin red thread had dropped into the ground tracing it's way on the white carpeted floor. He cursed to himself realizing what was possibly happening.

"The end is here!" He screamed suddenly popping up and grabbing the thread, Romeo and the other guests was surprised to see the you dapper man squatting and reaching and pulling over nothing. "Wow, what is with this juices" Romeo wondered as he placed the juice down to a table, "Dude, c'mon le'mme tak ya home" Romeo said but Eliz was complexly ignoring everything and everyone now, his eyes burning through the red thread pulling it and tracing what it seems the end of it. He paused, he realized something, if the end if the thread is here, then it could possibly be Anastasia! He was so distracted by her after learning she's attending tonight that he completely forgot about the imaginary thread, "Did she have the thread on her?" He thought to himself. Eliz was getting excited, he was dying to know. "It had to be her. It's Anastasia!" As he pulled the thread one final time, and with that he felt the resistance, he reached the end of his thread, the person fated to love him and him to love was here, just waiting around the corner. He never card for the eyes that followed him crawling through the floor collecting spools of imaginary thread, he just wanna see the end of it, and now it's here, he looked up and saw a familiar fiery red dress that sent warmness in every fiber of his being, Anastasia! he called.

Anastasia looked back, a small smile broke her face, Eliz inspected Anastasia's hands, wrist, arms, and to his surprise there was no sign of the red thread at all,so he glanced back to all of the spool of red thread gathered in him and slowly followed the remaining thread in front of him, he followed it went straight to Anastasia, then through her, ending to the person behind her. Which made Eliz's jaw drop.

"Great timing Ander! I'd like to introduce you to this big shot company representative!" Anastasia said dragging him from where he was standing, Eliz dropped all the spools of thread, leaving it behind. "So this is Elizander Landon, that great developer i've been talking about earlier, he can practically develop and make anything for you." Anastasia said. "And Ander, this is..."Anastasia continued as she faced the person she' talking to.

"Hi, I'm Belerick Summers, nice to meet you." Eliz's eyes darted to his left ring finger as he waved to him,the red thread, it was tied into his left ring finger, Eliz then moved his eyes to him, Belerick Summers.

"We, are fated to be lovers? The two of us?"

[Where The Red Thread Will Take You |END]