"Grandma, can you read me these words written in Daddy's diary?" asks a boy who is silently turning the pages of a book he is holding.
"Okay dear, sit properly and I'll read you a story in that diary," an old woman says while wearing eyeglasses.
Once upon a time, there was a boy named Terrence. He was raised by a wealthy family surnamed Johnson. His parents owned more than twenty companies all over the world. Tall, handsome, having a white complexion, smart and talented were the big shots perfectly endowed by God to him. Aside from that, Terrence's chinito eyes seemed to be his best asset.
At the age of ten, he usually engaged in acting and performing arts on stage. His mother spent him in workshops every day until school ended. Although he attended all of those activities related to the arts, he could also manage most of the time for studying academics at university. But, a father came into his life, insulted his hobbies, and even rejected his art education. These things got the child to rebel at a young age.
On the other hand, here comes Jirah. About 5'3 ft. tall, average weight, boyish, not so smart, and a very simple girl who loved K-POP movies. Her father's occupation is an Editor-in-chief at Pennovel company, while her mother is just a housekeeper. She was raised in a family with an average income per month, enough to sustain daily needs. Her parents were very supportive of her interests in writing stories, poems, and songs, which made her satisfied and happy.
At the age of twelve, she usually knew how to earn a living. She went to her uncle's bakery to help sell loaves of bread during her free hours, including weekends. And ran home with her commission salary.
Then, she saved it in her piggy bank as preparation for future education.
One day, Jirah rashly went home with food in her hand. She stopped walking upon seeing a boy in the nook, crying with tears. It sounded like he was starving and alone in there. She said to him, "Uhm, little friend, would you like to eat some?" offering food from her hand to the boy.
"Thank you, I'm starving. Can I eat it all?" asked a friend.
"Yes, you can. Eat slowly, my little friend. And wait right there, I will get drinks for you."
Then, Jirah ran to the nearest store. She bought water and brought it to a little friend. Then, she gave it to him.
The boy was touched and amazed by his friend's kindness towards him. He thought of the things he had when he was at his home. The food he ate, the water he drank, the toys he played with, and all his necessities as a child were there in his house. However, being cared for by a stranger in times of hunger was his best gift from God.
Upon looking at the girl in front of him, offering food and drink, the words he just said were, "Thank you," with a smile on his face.
"You're welcome. After you are done eating, go home with me. Don't worry, my parents are kind, " she said.
They smiled at each other. Even their shadows in the dark had shown their happy faces in the street. The little boy who was then lonely and hopeless turned to be alive from his friend's smiles. Then, they both held their hands while walking home.
At home, Jirah's parents were panicking while talking to each other, watching the clock, because it was almost late and their child hadn't come home yet. The couple had many speculations in mind about what had happened to their daughter while walking down the street, or maybe she had gotten to sleep with her uncle.
To ease their worries, they came up with the idea of contacting the owner of the bakery where their daughter was working for the whole day. But, the number they were calling was out of coverage, so they were even more afraid of what really happened to their child.
A few minutes later, they heard a knock on the door. Jirah's mother quickly moved towards the door knob, hoping that it was her daughter who had come home.
"Tok, tok, tok..." noise made from knocking on the door. Jirah's mother promptly opened it.
When she saw that it was her child, her worries suddenly vanished. But, there was someone who caught her attention.
"Jirah, dear, I'm so happy you were here. Your father and I were worried about you." Then she hugged the child.
"Mom, I'm okay. It's just that I came home late, because I helped someone." Then Jirah looked at her companion.
Her mother was surprised to see a stranger with Jirah. That's why she asked directly.
"And who is this boy, Jirah?"
The little girl smiled and said, "I will explain to you mom. Let me enter first. I'm so tired from work and I want to sit on my favorite sofa."
Then they entered the house and sat on the sofa, where she started to explain step-by-step to her parents what had happened a while ago. So, her parents enlightened the instances, as well as the reasons behind Jirah's coming home late.
Months had passed. The family accepted the little boy as part of their pact. They didn't think of returning him to the billionaire's abode, because the boy told them he was an orphan.
Since the little boy came to them, luck has flowed into their lives. The head of the family won the first prize in the Novel Writing Contest held on the third anniversary of the Pennovel Company. He also received two awards on the said occasion, namely, "Best Content Editor" and "Best Book Cover Editor", which each contained a substantial amount per award.
Not only that, they were also able to buy household appliances and set up a small family business run by Jirah’s mother. All of this had only happened since the little boy they adopted came into their lives.
However, one Friday morning, the fortune brought by the little boy was replaced by news that shocked them. It was a group of people who called out from their house.
"Tok, tok, tok..." is the noise of a knock.
They did not expect any visitors, but, surprisingly, when they peeked out the window to see who was knocking, they saw a group of uniformed personnel. In fear, they first waited for them to call. They thought that they might just be scammers who would invite them to buy their fake products, so they didn't open the door first.
"Hello, good morning. We are from the Country's Children's Society, maam & sir. Can we go in?" asked the people behind the door.
When a representative introduced himself, Jirah's mother immediately opened the door. He thought that their intentions in the family might be important.
"Hello Mam and Sir," greeted by the Children's Society representatives. At the same time, Jirah stepped back to face her mother.
"Hello too. Can we ask why you are here?" Jirah's mother asked.
"We heard about a child living with you for about a month. It was not your own. And someone reported to us that they looked at their son the same as your son's face. Now come here little boy," Pointing a finger at the boy. The little boy approached the woman pointing at him. "Look at this picture. Are you similar to this billionaire's son?"
The boy was just stunned as he saw the boy in the picture who really looked like him, while the family that took him in was shocked. For the second time, the woman asked him again and this time he told to her about his whole being. He cried when he said all of those truths, but he had no choice but to go back to his real parents and leave the people who had just adopted him.
Immediately, after the acknowledgement of the little boy, they returned the child to them and left afterwards.
"Little boy, don't leave me," begged Jirah, who then tightly held the little boy's hands.
"Rah-rah, I promise that I will find you wherever you are in the future. I promise!"
He then cried and cried, and turned his head back while looking at the family waving at him. It was the saddest goodbye for the two.
TWELVE YEARS LATER...
It was a sunny day. The waiting area outside the Nike company is full of fans of Mr. Terrence, the famous celebrity who has drawn awards from his first to fifth movie consistently.
Gwen, a twenty-year-old girl, is obsessed with Terrence, a. k. a. "KING of all Hearts" because of his charisma and beauty in nature.
The man just passed by the entrance of the Nike company for his signing of the contract as the new endorser of the product. Fans, including Gwen and Jirah, were patiently staring at the man from a distance.
"Aaaaaaaaah, Aaah...! My Gosh, he's so handsome. I can't take this anymore!"
"Gwen, who is he?" Jirah asked in astonishment.
"Don't you know him? Look, he looks adorable while waving his hands at us," Gwen said as she waved back at the guy.
Jirah still had no idea because there were many men waving at them and two handsome men were passing by the entrance.
"Who?" asked Jirah.
"Terrence Johnson. The most handsome celebrity in the world?" asked Gwen (Jirah's long-time best friend).
Gwen had a sole parent because she lost her father at a young age due to a car accident. She had only Jirah as a companion on her trip and for her interests.
"Terrence?" It sounds familiar, but I don't know him, only that he looks like Raven Ton of the BL boy band, but he is already in Italy because the group has been disbanded," Jirah said.
"Oh no! I think you know him," Gwen said, to give Jirah a hint.
"What? How?" At this time, the woman thinks of some possible answers to her questions.
"Loading? Well, your idol, Raven Ton, is one of the best friends of Terrence Johnson. Earlier, the two had a movie together."
They both wondered what movie was the latest that the two actors they mentioned were together.
"Love in a sword," they spoke together.
"Hahahahaha." Laughing at each other.
"Oh My God! I love it! Thank you Gwen for this time. You made me happy to see him. Mwah," Jirah said to her friend with a smiling face.
From the moment she heard a lot of good news about that actor, Jirah started to idolize him and even wanted to collect the actor's movie tapes and pictures.
Jirah became paranoid when she didn't see her at once, so she kept on watching movies, cut pictures of the actor's face, and kissed it before sleeping. She dreamed that one day she would find a way to get closer to that guy. Can she do that? Let's guess.
"Congratulations," is a word Terrence repeatedly heard from staff and brand owners he endorses. After attending a conference about the endorsement, the selection of the cast for his upcoming movie was scheduled. "Randy, how much time is allotted for this audition?" he inquired of the assistant while pointing his finger at the scheduled plan book." Just an hour sir," an assistant answered. The actor thought for a while in the allotted time how he would manage, before requesting the assistant to pick up his spare clothes.
"Jirah? Where are you?" asked her mother. "I'm with Gwen, mom," she answered. "Okay, go home now. We have something to tell you about your dad." She was suddenly nervous about what her mother had said. In previous times, her mother would only call when she was ordered to do something, or to buy her fruit, but in that case, she felt differently. "O-okay, mom," she replied. Jirah w
In the morning, Jirah woke up early to cook breakfast and to prepare the stuff she needed for the reunion. She had compiled Terrence's pictures on Instagram, Facebook, and other social media accounts. It was tiring for her, but still, she managed to make an effort for the man she adored most.All her doings at that time caught the attention of her parents' eyes. They even said to her, "Jirah dear, why are you so obsessed with this actor?" her mother asked.She just smiled and answered, "Mom, It's part of growing up. He's my idol and that's all."Her father asked, in addition, "Did he appreciate you if he saw that banner?"Jirah smiled again and answered, "Dad, even if he can't see this, I know he will appreciate his fan's efforts
"Terrence," she called him. "I'm sorry, I don't know... I'm just focused on my banner," she added.The actor moved toward her with their faces very close, and he whispered to her, "You're great at acting. Keep it up."Jirah giggled more about what he said to her. Even though she didn’t understand what the actor meant, her face still blushed as they both stared at each other. The young woman could not control her nervousness about the person in front of her, so she lowered her gaze to the man."What do you mean? I'm acting?" she said to him in a loud voice. "No, I'm not," she softened her tone, as well as she saw that the actor's gaze was still fixed on her. The man just smiled and was about to speak to her, but someone called and his phone rang."You're so beautiful in my eyes, my love," Terrence's phone ringtone.Jirah quivered, even more, when he heard the song because they were both set to the same call ringtone.Then, t
Then the young woman reacted absentmindedly and said, "A loaf of bread and a bottle of water."The second time around, Jirah got the correct answer. She was just guessing based on her past life with the little boy, but fortunately, the coincidence told her that something strange was about to happen. Until then, the actor was amazed at her and decided to throw the last question for confirmation of his suspicions."The last one... What is the name of my childhood best friend?"Everyone was intrigued by the actor's hidden secrets, but no one could bear to answer correctly. At that time, Jirah made many guesses, but all of them were rejected.A second later, the actor just stood up and returned the floor to the emcee without revealing the last question's answer. He left the crowd with no clue about every mind's inquiries that brought them to spread the issue.Jirah, on the other hand, was also disappointed in her idol because she didn't answer the last
"Aaliyah, you're here, " a staff member called the newly arrived actress. Actor Terrence immediately saw the woman standing in front of him while talking to the director, so he asked one of the staff. "Is she the new one I can work with, in the movie, Jes?" "Yes, you don't know?" he replied. "Definitely no. That girl is even more modest than a turtle if she moves," the actor bucked. Terrence doesn't like Aaliyah because when it comes to women, he would find an alibi, so that his love team would not continue to work with him. But, the woman appeared to him as a famous actress, so she had no more whining about it. Aaliyah is the daughter of a veteran actor on the JCI TV network. At the age of thirteen, she applied for an audition and took the lead role in the film, "The good daughter." She followed in her father's footsteps to become popular not only in beauty but also in all aspects whether a
"How could you be so naughty, hah?" While he pointed his finger to the assistant. "What's wrong with me boss?" she asked with no idea why her boss got mad at her. Later, Mangxie came along as he heard a loud yell from the actor. "Boss, I'll talk to her first," Mangxie whispered to the woman to come for a talk. The boss got so irritated that made him go outside the office to calm himself on the rooftop. As the two remained in the room, they communicated wholeheartedly and listened to each other's advice. "Jirah, I think you have no idea why our boss annoyed you. Listen, as I had told you yesterday, you must do your job nicely and please set aside your issues with him, it doesn't help your job. If you want this job, try to hold on and just do your duty." "But I'm trying..." Jirah insisted. "Look, I know your deep understanding about him was, he's reciprocal when it come
"Boooooss!"Jirah's scream startled them all. At the same time, as she shouted out loud, she immediately rescued Terrence. The cord tied to the actor's back was broken, so he fell and, fortunately, Jirah's body became his landing mat.The entire team immediately acted on the accident. They first rescued the actor from lying down, followed by his assistant, who saved his life. The impact of the actor's downfall was strong, so Jirah could hardly move because all the forces of his boss fell on her.As Mangxie sat Terrence down, he couldn't help but ask his assistant."Mangz, how is Jirah?""I haven't checked her yet. She was unconscious when they put her in the tent.""Do you think she's okay?""Hmm... maybe yes, maybe no. You fell hard on her back, so she lost consciousness."The actor was obviously worried, but his heart was still hard-hearted. Even though his body was able to walk and look at Jirah's con
"I'm sorry ma'am. We didn't see that our cart accidentally collided with yours. We'll just pick up the items that your cart dropped," Jirah said softly while picking up the fallen canned foods.Terrence had already helped his sweetheart, who picked up the fallen ones that the stranger had chosen to put in the cart, and they put them in the empty basket. When they glanced at the covered-face woman again, it was gone. The suspicious customer they encountered disappeared quickly.They didn't waste any more time. They acted immediately. They first left their selected grocery items and went to the CCTV monitor room. Jirah was in a hurry to enter the room as the businessman was stopped outside because someone suddenly called on his phone. When he pressed the answer button, someone suddenly pulled him back from his position."Terrence? Terrence? Where are you?" called by the actress once to find the man she no longer saw.
"Hey, wake up, it's morning already." The woman threw her bound prisoner into a secret place.Jirah struggled when she realized that she could not move her hands and feet. She could clearly see the face of a woman who she was hiding and avoiding seeing. She wondered why she woke up in an unfamiliar place when last night she was sleeping in her boyfriend's bed. She was totally blank at that time about how and where Aaliyah hid to kidnap her in a secured or guarded condominium.What the actress didn’t know was that the whole incident in her move was carefully planned by her protagonist. Aaliyah didn't find Jirah's mother elsewhere, and it was only the information of the actress who was located in Terrence's room. Yes, it was hard to get into that room because of the security that played as a safeguard against intruder but the former actress was just lucky when she saw that the guy who was guarding it knew her. He was not just known, but he was r
"You'd better die, Jirah, than be put in jail. Somehow, you will pay all your debts to me," Aaliyah said to herself, while smiling and bearing a fierce face.Aaliyah first missed Jirah's arrears to her because she had a serious plan to do something that would shock the couple, Terrence and Jirah. At first, she just wanted to torture the people who ruined her career because she committed a sin against the two lovers, but the course of her plan changed after Jirah hurt her. Even though she had a big backlog with the woman, she still had the evil intentions of the two famous personalities.The former actress did not stay until the other day at the hospital where she was admitted because she fled there at night. Her enemy was about to visit her to check on her when they found out that her bed was empty. The couple went to the nurse station to ask questions but were immediately greeted by one of the assigned employees in Aaliyah's ward, who was a nurse,
A year and two months later, Johnson’s company’s revenue grew further nationally and internationally as well. The actor also did not renew his contract with the JCI network because he had already devoted himself entirely to over 20 companies owned by his family. His parents were old, so they could no longer enter the office every day. So, he took over as the new CEO of the company and the legal heir as well.It was a slight achievement with all of Terrence's hard work, at the same time helping to build Jirah's new house. The couple had a very peaceful relationship. There was no quarrel, no separation; they were just in love with each other.Despite their happiness, they forget that someone was just watching behind them. Someone came back into their lives to distract them again and to get revenge on them for what they did. So, while the couple helped instruct their workers on the construction of Jirah’s house, something suddenly hap
He spent an hour working out, just to relieve his jealousy. Terrence also had the habit of harboring self-anger by just venting it whenever he was having fun. His force of punching the gloves of his opponent was unusual, but his coach just let him do it. Until then, the session had stopped when the actor released all the reasons for him to get really tired.The sun was setting when he decided to go to his family's company. It was actually time to go home for the employees there, but when he deliberately passed right in front of the building, he noticed that the main entrance was still open. He wondered at such a time that it must have been close. So, he went down to check and ask the guard there as well."Late afternoon, sir," the guard greeted him."Likewise, why is this building still open, brother?" he asked, once peeking at the people inside. The employees were still there, even an hour after their dismissal."O
The day had come to return Terrence to New York. He happily said goodbye to his girlfriend before boarding the airplane."Take care of yourself here, love," Terrence said.Jirah replied, "I will."And the man kissed the forehead of his girlfriend. He was about to cry, until, fortunately, Jirah's phone rang. It was an emergency call that the woman received from the hospital nurse that her partner in the movie had an accident. So, she did not stay long at the airport. She informed her boyfriend of that news, and they finally said goodbye to each other.Yue Lin, Jirah’s partner in the movie, was based solely in China. Orphaned with no parents, no relatives to go to, and no family to go home to. His achievements in life were all of his own effort. So, when Jirah found out about the Chinese actor's condition, she did not hesitate to sympathize with the man in the midst of grief.T
The American girl was surprised to hear that Jirah wanted to share with her a problem. Instead of declining it, she sat beside the actress and offered to open her ears to listen."What kind of problem? Well, I think I don't deserve to intrude into your life, but if you let me help you, it's my honor to open my mind as well as my heart to be with you."Jirah was silent, thinking deeply about whether May could be trusted since she didn't already know her completely. However, because of the fact that their blood ran in the same race, she couldn't help but speak and share her story. The restaurant was not busy receiving customers since it was early in the morning. That was why May had enough time to listen to the shouts and words of Jirah.After two minutes of deep thought, the actress opened the conversation with a question, "Have you loved someone?"May smiled at once, replying, "Yeah, of cours
The actor's eyes widened as he saw that their lips were almost touching. He could not escape when the woman on top of him suddenly grabbed him with a passionate kiss, as if reviving his fleshly body. He was stunned, nervous about what to do next, and waited for what the woman would do next. The actress was caused by high intoxication, despite the fact that she was not yet sane.But, they heard something suddenly break near the bed. The mischief was caused by Terrence's hand. Because he couldn't understand his feelings, he reached for a glass from where he usually put water on a small table near his bed. With the force of the impact and the noise of the shattering, Jirah's spirit awoke and was taken aback by what she saw."What the fu*k! Terrence? How—" The woman stood up quickly and adjusted herself. The other matter was that she realized that she was wearing new clothes as well as her underwear.She kicked the man once,
"Terrence Johnson?" was shockingly uttered by one of the cameramen on the set. That guy was really a fanatic of the actor, so he recognized the New York actor right away.The actor was also recognized by the people present, especially Jirah, who at that time was surprised by the presence of his ex-boss. The actress approached him, while he was nervous about what to do.When the woman was in front of him, he could not speak or even say hello. So, it was Jirah who asked him."What is the famous billionaire's son doing here in my taping area?"Terrence's eyes and gestures in front of Jirah were obviously confused. He felt a mixture of joy and nervousness when he met the person who had caused his trip to China up close. Jirah had no idea of the actor's mindset and plan, so she was just blank on what the man's purpose was. Until Terrence managed to create an excuse to divert himself from his true purpose with the actre