THE UNKNOWN SYNDROME
"I--- I-- went out to buy you foods," Mia said to Xavier while happily showing the plastic bags of meals she bought. "Thank you but you don't have to," said Xavier. Mia's face turns to disappointment, the man notices her sudden changes of behavior so he tries to please her to make her happy.
Mia went back to work at school, she's been busy doing her task that she missed for the past few weeks and trying to get things done before the due while Xavier came to his work and checks his wine factory lately. Every week he supervises the factory, his employee notices that he's not in good shape that day cause every time he smells liquor, his stomach aches, and feels like vomiting. His employees decided to clean the factory before he visits again.
One morning, Xavier went to the factory to inspect how is their new product going, all his employees line up to welcome him as he walks inside the different aroma of liquor lingLe coup de foudre (Love at first sight)"Sorry," they both said in chorus, Glenda raised her eyes to see the man standing in front of her, her mouth falls open as if she was drooling over this man, her heart skipping very fast, and felt a sudden breeze that makes her freeze, her world stops while examining his gentle face, his curly brownish hair, his upward dark brows, his sparkling deep-set eye, his upturned nose, thin red lips, deeply tanned skin, his broad shoulder, and perfectly fine body, wearing a white laboratory coat paired with fitted black slacks.The man wakes her up from her imagination that makes her back through her senses, "Miss, are you alright?" he asked, she pushed her thick glasses on her eyes that made the bags of meals slip through her fingers, "I'm good," she said with a soft voice, she bends down to reach the bags but the man picks the bag faster than her and gave it back t
Julia Brooke comes to visit her ex-boyfriend at the hospital after hearing that he was sick, she wears her revealing sexy red dress and pair to six-inch red heels, she was wearing thick makeup on her face while her hair black silky hair was down. She was carrying a bouquet of red roses, as she walks with courage along the hallway of the hospital. Everyone is looking at her thick alluring makeup and mocks her but she didn't dare to confront them instead she raised her head up and ignores the people around her. Julia is a woman with surprises like how she strips clothes on her ex-boyfriend's office and will do anything for the man she loves the most. She still can't get over with Xavier because she's the only man who'd treated her like a princess, everything she wants or likes to do before was always granted by him but Xavier suddenly fell out of love with her when he saw how wild Julia is.In Xavier's hospital private room, Gleda is sitting comfortably on the cou
"Glenda, the Sticky Note girl"Glenda kept thinking about the two, she felt bad for the doctor she likes for being cheated by them. Despite knowing this, she can't say it to him for she just met him one day ago and he might think bad of her instead she thinks of sending him a bottle of water by comforting him through it.Every morning before she goes to work, she stops at the hospital and brought drinking water peach flavor with a sticky note written, 'Good morning! Have a good day' but she didn't send it in person instead she's asking those passersby in the hospital to give it to him. She didn't leave unless the doctor accepts the bottle, Daniel smiles every time he receives this message drink.She was happy to see him smile, Glenda decided to love Daniel from afar for she is afraid to be rejected by him and she thinks that his girlfriend is a supermodel, she can't compete wi
"The disaster in Winery Corporation"Mia was astonished upon seeing Xavier as if she turned into a stone and a mute that can not speak; she doesn't know if he overheard their conversation about her pregnancy.Kelly is afraid that he might do something to her friend but she remained calm when she remembered that he's being responsible to her friend after what happened, she observed his facial reaction and glanced at her friend, her eyes kept glancing at the both of them till a smile formed into Xavier's face and he query, "does it hurt?" He is referring to her foot.He comes close to her and kneeled his one leg to bend down while Kelly giggles, everyone stops walking and looks at this romantic scene that only happens on the television, some of them took a video at them. Mia got surprised and she shyly said, "What are you doing? Please stand up, everyone is staring at you." 
It was a sunny Saturday morning, Glenda went out to jog. She's actually planning to work on these coming weekends to help her boss find the culprit and for the renovation but Xavier refuses her offer; he just ask her to rest on weekends, she has no choice but to enjoy her day full of hope.She's planning to go to the hospital to send a bottle of water with a sticky note again to Dr. Daniel after she's done exercising but she learned that it was his day off at work.It's been two weeks since she'd been sending him a bottle of water, seeing him smile after receiving the bottle of water makes her heart jumps.Glenda jogs at the roadside near the sea where there are lots of tall trees which makes the air more refreshing, some of the leaves are slowly falling every time the wind blew heavier.Someone poke her back, she stops and turns her head to see b
"Hello?" a husky voice answer from the other line."Hello, who's this?" Mia repeated."It's me, how are you these days?" he asked, she recognized the voice of Xavier and looks at her phone screen to check if it really him."I'm doing good, thank you for your concern. I think I should be the one to ask you how are you doing these days? And... How's the investigation about the incident to your winery going?" She worriedly asked.The line went silent and a deep breath can only hear, something's really bothering him at that time, he can't accept that the progress of the investigation is sluggish."Hello?? Are you still there?" Mia was worried about him."Ah. Yeah, I-- I'm good," he replied but even he could not believe what he told her."Good to hear! But did the police capture the culprit who made such a big problem to your win
"Let's go," he said, she got curious when he passes by his car but she didn't dare to ask him; she quietly tailed him while passing the way and looking at the ground. She goes on walking until she bumps into him, Xavier stops and turns his back; he held her hands and walks with her."Where are we going?" she asked shyly while her sight is focused on his serious face, her feet are just following every step he takes.He glanced at her and smile, "I will take you to a place.""Where?" she impatiently asked.He mysteriously replied. "You'll see soon."They kept going on until she realized that their feet brought them to Central Park near the La Montagna Homes, the whole park is dark and it wasn't like this before; the road lamps are always open when the clock hands pointed to 6 in the evening.She has no idea why he brought him to this place, she travels her eyes
"Who's that?" Xavier asked her, she felt her heart jumped and act as if nothing happened."The staff called just called and told me that a friend of mine is looking for me, can I just take a look? I wanted to know if it's important," she lied."You can call your friend to know the reason," he said then he sips a portion of the wine in the glass.Mia got confused and think of another reason to let him leave for a couple of minutes, "but I'm not sure who is that friend and... I'm waiting for someone to send me the files I needed for school, so please let me check. Pretty please?? " she begs, Xavier melted his heart and agree to let her go.She hugs him and kisses his cheek, "I will be right back for a minute, I promise," she whispered, she unclasped her arms to his body and hurriedly walks through the direction of the door while Xavier is smil
“Mia’s POV”My tears were falling as I take each step, I noticed the people around are also weeping as if they understand how I feel right now. A lot of things happened to me and I couldn’t understand how I end up being in this position but all I know is I want everything to end here.Everything bad and good flashes in my head as I hear the music playing, my eyes are getting blurry as I was looking at him. He keeps on wiping his eyes and smiling in my direction.I wouldn't know what I should feel at this moment, but all I know is that my heart is full of mixed emotions. My knees are shaking with each step I take but the smile on my face remains, I know this is the last time I will cry because he will never let me cry or even suffer now that we are going to face God together and will promise to love each other forever.I am very happy that we end up being together after all the crises we faced together we can finally get tied to each other!Xavier offered his hand the moment I reached
Steph got worried when he uttered those words to her. She badly wants to forget all the things she says about him but she can’t think of a good scapegoat to let him forget about it.She was astounded and can’t move from the place she is standing, she can’t calm herself though she’s not feeling good and her heart is covered with anger and guilt and the moment. She knew that she was wrong in approaching him but she can’t do anything…Caspian take another step closer to her and talks seriously at her as if they are the only people inside their place.His sight were set only on his wife while Steph can’t look straight at him as if she was the one who did a mistake.“Did you just… fall in love with me? Is it the reason why you are getting jealous to Elise?” he frankly asked her, he thought that she doesn’t have the courage to confess her feelings for him.“Yes, you’re right! I admit that I am falling for you and I am jealous because you only care for that girl! I think… I already love you,
Steph hurried on looking for an establishment near the street after she withdraw sum of money.She didn’t wants to think or guess what’s happening for she wants to know the truth badly. She dares to know the truth and get hurt than to pretend blind.She begs to the shopkeeper to let her see the surveillance camera after reaching the establishment near the street. The shopkeeper finally let her review the footage of the surveillance camera, she thanked the owner after getting what she wants.She didn’t mistaken it for she witnessed the truth, she can prove that the vehicle she saw was owned by her husband and the woman sitting next to him was Elise.She choose to pretend not affected seeing the truth although her heart is broken into pieces.“Thank you, sir. I’m sorry for disturbing your work,” she respectfully apologize to the owner.“No worries, madam,” the old man replied.She stride out from the shop of phone, she finally awake and knew that the two has a relationship, she clenched
“I don’t think you aren’t expecting from him because I can see that you are still hurt and that’s the sign that you are still hoping something from him,” Luigi says what he thinks about his friend.She felt hurt because it hits her hard and he is saying the truth.“I am trying my best to ignore my feelings for him and forget him…” she lowered her head and can’t utter what’s on her mind.“But the more he comes to you and the more he showed kindness to you, the more you get hurt because you are expecting something from him which isn’t good for you. You better stop giving meaning to all the things he did to you in the present and even in the past. Am I right?” Luigi analyzes it to her.“Yes, you’re right.” She sadly confess. Luigi observed how quick she got hurt, he have no idea that she become so sensitive for the past weeks which is very unusual to her. She is usually happy with the people she is comfortable before unlike today that she seems to be in a very bad disposition of her life
I almost chuckled witnessing Caspian’s reaction, his face turns red as if he is a bomb about to explode after confessing that I love him.He suddenly come closer to me, grabbing my collar, “don’t you dare try to ruin our relationship if not, your face will be ruin.” He warns me which makes me laugh.“Oh! I thought you don’t love, Steph but why does it look like you don’t want to let go go of the woman I love?” I tried to tease him to make him admit that he loves her but he seems like he will not give up on pretending. I want it to make it short but I am enjoying in annoying him to avenge my beloved friend for hurting her badly.And I want to know too what makes him to stop from loving my friend even though I can tell that he loves her and he cares for her despite of all the lies he is claiming.“I don’t love her but that is not the reason for you to ruin our wedding vow,” he says to my face as he remove his grips from my collar. I pulled my shirt down to make it straight and wear my l
“I don’t want to go to the hospital,” Steph whispered at her.“Wait for us here, Elise,” Caspian uttered before he left the unit and ride in an elevator.Steph is feeling hurt for she knows that he cares only about his commander’s daughter rather than her who got hurt. Her heart shattered into pieces as she is thinking her husband worrying for other’s people safety for while they are travelling, he is still talking to her over the phone. “Send me to my savior’s clinic,” she demands even though her stomach is aching.He simply glance at her before returning his warmth gaze on the road.“He doesn’t really care about me, I know that he only doing this just because we are married. I’d better do an action to stop this pretentious act and end this pain I am feeling,” her mind told her.Caspian quickly carried her out of the car upon reaching the clinic of his wife’s friend, and carried her inside the clinic. Steph knows that his kindness isn’t because of other things just like he told her
After that day, Steph didn’t bother to ask her husband about the lady they met in that restaurant.Steph is laying in the soft mattress of her bed while thinking deeply about her husband. She was so confuse at him and didn’t know why is he running in her mind the whole day though she is trying to forget him.She didn’t notice that it’s getting late until her eyes closed on its own due to a long tiring day she had. The next day, Caspian woke up early in their camp and work. He is finishing everything in the morning when Ivan passes into his office at caught him being hardworking.“Buddy! It’s too early, you still have time to finish all of that. What makes you hardworking today?” he commented seeing him working. “I need to go back home but I will return here after lunch,” he explained shortly.“Don’t tell me you’re missing your wife or is she missing you?” Ivan questioned him and sits on the couch, staring at his friend’s reaction.“That’s not possible! I have an important thing to d
I was about to open my mouth when he warns me again, “don’t you try to repeat it and you will see that I will kiss you again.”“Do you think I am being happy at your action just now?! Well, I am telling you that you are getting into my veins! I didn’t expect that you can k-kiss me in the public, you shouldn’t have done that to me because I am not a thing that you can play anytime.” “I don’t think that you didn’t like what I did to you that day,” he doubts my statement.’“Are you thinking that I liked that to happen?!” I uttered.“That was from you not me, I want to know if you like it?” he teased.“I don’t want to talk to you,” I turns my back from him and folded my arms leaning my back at the backrest of the chair. Closing my eyes to calm myself from the emotion I am feeling right now.“Darling, there’s no other people here. Do you want me to kiss you again?” I felt his breathe kiss my skin making me to open my eyes. I was shocked when I noticed that he’s face is too close to me wh
Caspian is sitting inside his office and didn’t bother to utter any word while his mind keeps on flashing the moment he kissed the soft lips of his wife.He is in a trance when he heard a knock from the door making him brought back in the reality, he saw his wife’s cousin at the entrance of the door when he casted his sight on it. “My cousin is going back, are you planning to send her home or Luigi will send her?” he bluntly asks him. He remains silent but when he remembers how his wife touches Luigi’s body, something inside urge him to send her home though he is denying the fact. “Silence means yes for Lui,” he heard him say before leaving. He glance from the window and found his wife’s friend waiting for Steph to come out. He strides out of his office taking the key with him and run to his wife.He is looking around and searching for his wife till he found her cousin, “have you seen my wife? Where is she?” he asked.“She is still finishing some papers in my office? Why are you l