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Merliah’s Point of view.
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Lore, Arvin, Maurice, and I are gathered in the cafeteria. The stupid couple had reconciled. All is well, Dean and I are also stable, our last conversation was before I left his unit. I informed him that I was going to school but there was no reply and he hadn't even seen it.
Maybe he is busy…
“Are you coming with Liah and Maurice? They will celebrate Christmas and the new year with us,” said Arvin carrying a tray of burgers and chocolate drinks.
"I don't know. I'll let you know if mommy allowed me to travel alone."
 
------------------Merliah’s Point of view.----------------“Hey, go home. Aren't you going to visit your boyfie? I mean the dean in his office.” Lore gently patted my back. I was a little taken aback because I was staring blankly and wondering what Dean was doing or if he was with that new female professor again.I replied, "Come with me, lore."“Are you on strike again? Stop sulking and tell him if you are mad about something. Maurice and I have a date, so I am not available. You know that your twin is trying to please me." Her smile almost ripped her face. Good for them, I hope my brother will learn from his mistake.
------------------Merliah’s Point of view.----------------After we went to church with my parents, daddy left immediately for a business venture in another province with Arvin and his parents. It's alarming that their joint business seems to be getting stronger.Mommy also left because she was busy with the campaign. Accompanying her is Lore’s mommy who will also run in this upcoming election. Mommy hasn't hyped our image yet because we agreed to do it later when I finished my law course. She understood that I might not be able to focus on my study if there are eyes constantly looking at me because the media is intervening.“Will you come with Lore and me? We will eat outside," Maurice asked.
------------------Merliah’s Point of view.----------------He would have kissed me if only...… the sound of a cracked plate had not intervened. This damn Gmail notification ruined the mood. To my surprise, our foreheads collided when I suddenly lifted my head from lying on his lap. I kissed his red forehead before leaning on his shoulder while consuming the remaining drops of coffee.Suddenly his phone rang, Sister Sol was calling. He answered it, and I was surprised because he meant to include me in the video call."Who's that? Hey! I saw a woman, put the camera back in the direction earlier, ”said sis
------------------Merliah’s Point of view.----------------What do I do to please him because he's effin' mad?!I was surprised by his question, too late when I realized that he was triggered when it comes to cheating because his ex-fiancée cheated on him for a rich man."Look, it's situational. It doesn't mean I did or will do it," I explained because we might still quarrel over it.All he did was assure me but what did I reciprocate? I even gave him a situational question that I shouldn’t have done because we both have a terrible past.‘Y
------------------Merliah’s Point of view.----------------Today is Monday again. Dean and I decided not to get together somewhere unless we had someone else with us. Because we are trying to prevent that thing from happening again.I was getting hot and I felt like I was sweating even though all the air conditioners in the classroom were on. It was the fault of Dean's sinful kiss.‘Excuse me! You were the first to kiss Dean. How many times has he warned you not to kiss him because he might cross the line.' ’My own mind scolded me again.‘Shut up there! Dean's lips are so tempting! Most o
------------------Merliah’s Point of view.----------------Ma’am Julia’s warning didn’t put me to sleep. I wondered what she would do. Due to too much thinking I was even ahead of my alarm clock. I was startled by the sound of my mess*nger, I opened Dean's chat. He sent a voicemail, I clicked on it and listened…*Wake up my sleepy head lady. Don’t skip breakfast. Don’t overthink and always remember that I love you.*I just smiled and didn't bother to overthink about Dean's childhood friend's warning. As soon as I entered gate 3 I found that some students had gathered.“What&r
------------------Merliah’s Point of view.----------------Maurice dragged me to the elevator, and Lore followed. She is also nervous about what will happen. He dragged me to his unit"What's your problem?!" Why is it a big deal to him? We are old, but he treats me like a child who needs to be taken away from things."You are my problem! Your mistake would also be mine! Have you realized that your freedom is associated with my freedom too?! Our parents trusted us, and then an issue came up that would damage your reputation. When did it begin? Admit it! I can't protect you if you also lie to me," Maurice scolded.&ldqu
----------------Maximillan’s Point of view.--------------------After a stressful mess this morning, we continued with our respective jobs. Because if we are affected, we will be more guilty. We need to be firm with our decision. If Liah endured all these hardships, there was no reason for me to leave her. I would cling even more because we promised that nothing could separate us.She trusted me, so I should do the same.We are no longer young to argue whether we should deny our relationship or not. We understand each other, and we both know that’s the only way to protect our relationship. I was just waiting for her to finish college. I wanted to see her until she
—--------------------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