The Curtain Call

By J.X. Nulud

Set in the 1930s of pre-war Manila, a soldier meets an extra at the Manila Metropolitan Theater and to whom he starts a friendship with, only to be ruined by fate.

• Language: English
• Publisher: J.X. Nulud
• Release date: Mar 5, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370254996

J.X. Nulud

J.X. Nulud is a 26-year old independent writer from the Philippines. His writings reside between the heavens of Hopeless Romanticism and Realism. He believes that what makes a good story is an honest one. J.X. Nulud offers you a safe seclusion from the voids of your heart and soul.

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The Curtain Call

J. X. NULUD

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Although I have drawn my emotions from my experiences, this is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

The Curtain Call

The crowd stood and erupted in cheers and red roses thrown at the stage as the play concluded. Antonio was one of them, he would chance upon the Metropolitan Theater when his weekend pass is approved by the military. It was a Thursday night, he was off duty and he had saved a few pesos from his month’s salary to treat himself to a front seat, it was his birthday. He always loved watching