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Merliah's POINT OF VIEW
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University of Oxford, England | Graduation day.
“Are you kidding me? You won't come here?! In case you forgot, today is your sister and my graduation, yet you're blubbering an excuse not to come here?" Lore's nose is breathing fire while holding a conversation with my twin brother, her fiance. These two are always fighting, but it's just subtle, and I'm used to it because they are like that in our college days.
"H-" Lore was about to explode in anger when Maurice cut off the call. My twin is crazy, he loves it when his fiancée gets angry.
-------------Maximillan's POINT OF VIEW.-----------------I suppressed a laugh when I saw her shocked reaction. She was still like a child who couldn't believe she could see me. In fact, she rubbed her eyes and opened them again.“What? Will you just stand there and not even hug your boyfriend? ”Liah was just one step away when her parents stopped her. I saw how she pallor as her parents hugged her, and I seemed to know what my girlfriend was thinking. She was worried that there might be trouble because she knew that her parents still did not like me. The truth is that her daddy accepted me first and only last year when her mommy welcomed me. It took me four years
-------------Maximillan's POINT OF VIEW.-----------------We arrived at the hotel and mom notify me through the phone that everything was ready. I'm nervous about what I'm going to do today. I was able to ask for liah's hand back then, but it was just the two of us. Today our family is gathered together, what if she changes her mind... What if she does not want to get married anymore?‘Are you crazy? If she didn’t want to, then she wouldn’t have waited for four years! Also, you talked about that before, didn't you? This is just formality, right?’ my brain whispered trying to calm me down."Brother, we'll head out first," Maurice and lore said goodbye in
-----------------------------Liah's POINT OF VIEW.------------------------"What do you mean?" He said as if he was going to cry. I can't help but laugh because he looked like a begging puppy."What if I don't want to?"“Liah…” His voice trailed off when she mentioned my name.~ Pfft ~ he's cute but it's wrong for me to prank him on a serious occasion like today.“What if I don't want to let you go? When we get married, there are no more arrears. As long as you live, you will be forever tied to me, are you sure?”
----------------------Maximillan's POINT OF VIEW.------------------------She opened the cabin door and locked it. Then I laid her down on the bed, she quickly pulled my necktie and loosened it.“Still naughty as always, liah.”This woman, she’s bold and brazen. Looking back at our weird dating history, it was always her that led me on."Did you miss this naughty former student of yours?" she said while removing the button of the suit I was wearing one by one. “Hmmm… yummy six pack-abs. Since I unbuttoned yours, how about undressing me too?” she added while squeezing my side.
------------------Maximillan's POINT OF VIEW------------------------------“Ahhn...yeah...Ahhh~ heaven! Pressed that side.”~Haaaffft~“Put a little more pressure, Max.”I did what she wanted; I pressed her legs with pressure.~Haaa~“A-alright, that feels good.”~AAAhnn~“Do it again.”
------------------Merliah's POINT OF VIEW--------------------------We got off the plane, and we landed in the Philippines. Mommy went straight to Roxas Boulevard, to continue her senatorial duty. Yep, she is no longer a local mayor but a senator. Daddy had an investor meeting so he left as well. Max's family has returned to their province. The two of us were left with the couple who is as if covered with black clouds. Then, an SUV came to escort Lore and Maurice."Lore, aren't you going to the hospital to visit uncle?" I asked.lore's parents failed to fly to England for our graduation celebration because they had an accident, and they are healing their limp until
-------------------------------Maximillan's POINT Of VIEW.--------------------------“What are my prior commitments? I want to be free in the second week of next month,” I said. We had to attend the baptism of Stacy and Juvilan's first baby. It would be our first appearance together as a couple and no longer as dean and student assistant.“I will arrange your meeting, sir. I will send you the handout. ”“Thank you. You may go home. I'm also leaving because I'm going to pick up my fiancée. ”“Thank you, sir. Please be careful on the trip. ”
--------------------Merliah's POINT OF VIEW.-----------------------We went to the Catholic church together to attend a baptism. Before entering the receiving area, I went to the comfort room. Maurice, lore, and Max went first to the venue where the guests were gathered. I was nervous knowing that many of my niece’s baptism guests knew us from the university before. We will see familiar faces, I am kind of nervous since today is our first time to appear in public and to people who possibly knew us as dean and student back then.I wonder what they will say when they see us together?I face the large mirror of the comfort room. I combed my hair and applied some lip gloss. Sudden
—--------------------Merliah’s POINT OF VIEW—-----------------We’re looking for a potential home hoping to find one nearby Lore's residence. Unfortunately, there are no more available houses or even lots at all.We dislike the two houses we visited because one has a bad view. While the other one has a small yard, and both are not in a good location.We are now heading to the last house we will inspect, and hopefully, it will be the last because I am tired, to be honest."What do you think of this one?" he said while pointing to the big house, it has two floors, and the outside is beautif
—--------------------Maximillan's POINT OF VIEW—-----------------I was standing alone in a vast garden when all of a sudden a voice had caught my attention.I was distracted when I heard the voice; it kept calling me ‘Daddy!’I couldn’t see the owner’s voice, so I followed the sound of weak laughter.“Come, find me.”I was confused because a new voice was calling me again. I turned around and found a boy standing behind me.
—--------------------Maximillan's POINT OF VIEW—-----------------I tried to close the gap between our faces when suddenly...~ tok ~ tokI almost cried in pain when my back hit the floor because she suddenly pushed me. I fell on the bed. Thus, the floor caught my back.“Brother, we are leaving. Please open the passcode,” Maurice said on the other side of our bedroom door.Good thing that they are leaving… so… I wonder if we can continue despite our ruined moment.I watched her leave as she approached the door until she closed the bedroom door. I deliberately showed that I was sulking or I wasn't in the mood. I frowned when I heard the bedroom door open. I kept quiet and waited for her to notice me or lie down on the bed to rest."Instead of frowning, how about you take the Durex out of the drawer?"
—--------------------Merliah's POINT OF VIEW—-----------------My brother and sister-in-law are hanging out today in our humble pad because there might be less chance of us seeing and comfortably bonding like this as they will live far from us."Who are you talking to?" Maurice asked lore. He noticed his wife was laughing while holding her phone.“Ah, I talked to my former classmate in a specialized course at Oxford. This acquaintance of mine is talking about the one who liked me last year. He's still broken.”"So?" Maurice asked with a frown, and his eyebrow furrowed.“That guy who liked me back then has a friend who was also broken-hearted because of Liah”"Who are you referring to?" I asked innocently. I don't remember anyone trying to woo me during my stay in Oxford.“Remember that guy who a
—--------------------Merliah's POINT OF VIEW—-----------------Watching a movie with Max without the fear of getting caught by my fellow students nor his fellow faculty is so rewarding. We never tried dating in a cinema or public place during university days back then. I didn't know it was worth the shot.We had used to just binge watch in his dormitory when he was my professor and our college dean. We have to avoid seeing familiar faces and getting entangled with gossip.I leaned my head on the shoulder of my betrothed while his right arm rested on my shoulder. We are not fond of romantic movies, so the genre we chose is mixed with action; since we both have the same taste in movies.
—--------------------Merliah's POINT OF VIEW—-----------------I heard steps coming from sandals approaching me. However, I didn’t look back to see whoever came to me. I never lose my gaze at the motion of the cloud from here in the hotel garden."What are you doing here? Are you upset because you had to move your wedding to next year instead of getting married this year?”I turned around and smiled at mommy. We are never close, but I am not mad with my parents. We're just not close since they are always busy. Even though Maurice inherited daddy's company, we still didn't have the chance to bond with our parents, they never reached out, and the same goes for us. We only me
—--------------------Merliah's POINT OF VIEW—-----------------"Hey, what are you doing there?" I patted Maurice with my foot.“Liah”“It's late, why are you sleeping outside? Don’t tell me you forgot the passcode of your pad? Why don't you call me Lore?”"She changed the passcode and forbade me to let me in."I scratched my head as I tried to figure out what had happened to the two of them. Lore probably got mad at my twin again."Wait, I'll just put these i
—--------------------Merliah's POINT OF VIEW—-----------------I stood in the body-sized mirror of the hotel where our wedding was being held. My heart was pounding as I listened to the sound of a large clock hanging on the wall.“This is it, liah. Today you will become Mrs. Dereux,” I whispered.Later I heard the door open. I turned around and saw a man holding the door, and I wondered why he wasn’t walking closer to me. He just stared at me from head to toe.I was nervous seeing his reaction, he was not the epitome of the happy man who's about to get married to the love of his life.“W-What’s wro
—--------------------Merliah’s POINT OF VIEW—-----------------After quarreling, spending time together without worries is a must to fix the gap in our intimacy. We decided to spend quality time outside today because we've been busy these past few daysWe deserve this date. I want to do what we couldn't do when we were still at Elysian University. I want to go to those places that we couldn't go to when I was her dean and professor because we were afraid of backlash in our relationship.The first place we visited was the playground near MAUI. It was the place where Max kissed me next to the swing. I still have these uncontrollable butterflie