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Broken Plaque of Recognition

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       Few days ago, I had a little ‘writing accident’—the glass plaque that I received from a major script writing contest many years ago fell from my shelf and broke (the base separating from the body). The photo above was an exaggeration, but it resembled my plaque. It was a sturdy , beautiful plaque; just that it fell from quite a high place. That contest was the only writing contest I ever joined in my life—I wanted to see if I could write a movie script. I probably could because it became a finalist. It probably didn't win because it was quite depressing. It’s the only recognition I got for wasting my life writing. Lol. No, I think I was nominated Writer of the Year once or twice in a komiks publication and received certificates for it. I have no idea about the whereabouts of those certificates now.        Few months after receiving the plaque, I got a call from someone who worked at this huge TV company (which owned the company that launched the writing contest), asking
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A Reminder That Has been Forgotten

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       This morning, I was having a problem storing a new reminder on my Notes app on my cell phone, so I started deleting old reminders hoping it would help. Most of my notes were about our dog (vet appointment, the medicines and food I’d buy him, etc) and tasks I’d do. Then I saw this peculiar reminder dated October 10, 2021 and titled Toni V . It shows numbers 32-16, then 4 partixipant , then 60M, then Toni V , then 2 thugs, 1 jockey, then numbers 41, 30, 510, 50 .      Toni V , I could easily understand. Toni V is a lady and a pretty boss of mine (yes, I have pretty bosses) I deal with as a freelance editor-proofreader. Maybe, I wanted to be reminded of her because I would ask her something about a manuscript I was working on or any work-related matter. But the others, especially the numbers, I can’t remember what they were about. Can’t be lotto numbers as they included the number 510, and I don’t bet on lotto. The 4 partixipant entry and the 2 thugs, 1 jockey, I can’t a
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Sick

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        He was watching her live video and her coughing a few times made him worried.      “Sorry,” she said. “I have this cough for a few days now, but I’m okay, I’m taking my medicines.”      They didn’t know each other, he was a regular guy, a nobody, while she was a famous celebrity—he was a fan and an admirer.      He closed his social media when her video finished and continued working. A few hours later, he started coughing. He was coughing as he commuted home, and he was coughing as he tried to sleep that night.      That wasn’t the first time it happened.      A few months ago, she complained of having a fever while doing a live video—and a few hours later, he was also running a fever.      Before that, he also remembered her complaining of cold and a sore throat, and a few hours later, he also had a cold and a sore throat.      Was she infecting him through her videos?      He shook his head and grinned—sometimes, he had this so-vivid imagination. Those were
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