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KAYLA I was surprised when he pulled up at a convenience store. "This is it?" I asked, slightly disappointed. "This is where you're taking me?" “ I'm more surprised that you're awake. You've been sleeping like a log of wood,” he said, getting out of the car. “ That's not what I asked,” I frowned.He chuckled as leaned by my window, "Don't worry, this is just a pit stop. I need to grab something." " So your definition of exciting is a convenience store?" “ You're the one who told me to take you anywhere. You got what you asked for,” he grinned. “ But hey, consider it a unique experience."He pulled away from the car and disappeared inside the store. I waited, watching the stars sparkle. After a few minutes, he returned with two bottles of soda. "Here," he said, handing me a bottle. "I figured you could use a little refreshment." “ Not only did you bring me to such an exciting place,” I emphasized my words, “ you also couldn't get me beer at l
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KAYLA The carnival lights twinkled, casting a warm and fantasy like glow over the bustling crowd. It was a lot more crowded than I had imagined - the sound of music, laughter and merchants yelling out to potential customers filled the air. I had never attended a carnival before now. “ Wow! It looks amazing here,” I gasped as I stood frozen in one spot trying to take in the view of the place. “ Keep your jaw closed, we don't want flies getting in now, do we?” He closed my mouth with his hand. “ Why didn't you tell me earlier that you were going to take me here?” I turned around to look at him. I was obviously too excited for this carnival. “ Haven't you heard of surprises?” He was tired of answering my questions. I was acting like a six year-old right now. “ You wanted to surprise me? Awwn, that's so cute,” I jumped around like someone on ecstacy. “ You're so annoying,” he blocked my face with his hand, keeping me away from him. “ You se
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KAYLA As we drove away from the carnival, I watched the lights fade into the distance. I realized that sometimes, the best moments in life are the unplanned ones. I hadn't planned to go anywhere talk more of meeting up with Gian but today was one of the best days of my life. I glanced at Gian, his face illuminated by the moonlight, I knew I was lucky to have met him and made friends with him. “ You can go to sleep, I'll wake you up once we arrive,” he glanced at me briefly before focusing back on the road. “ Thank you,” I muttered as I adjusted my seat so I could lie down more comfortably. “ For the carnival?” He asked. “ There's no need to thank me for that. I can always take you to places like this whenever you want,” he said. “ No, not for the carnival,” I corrected his notion as I buried my body beneath the coat he had put over me. “ Then for what?” “ Thank you for being my friend and being there to listen to my annoying complaints,” I smiled warmly as I closed m
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KAYLA I let the water from the shower pour all over me as I thought of what had happened between I and Ricaro last night. “ Haa. I can't believe I actually stood up to him. I've always been intimidated by him or at least majority of the times so taking the action I did last night took some kind of weight off my chest,” I felt my heart beat so steadily and at ease. The scene of me talking back at Ricardo replayed in my head, before my went to the butterflies I was having in my stomach. My heart beat faster and faster and I felt like banging my head against the glass wall of the shower. I felt like I could do anything now.Though, I felt light and happy, how was I going to face him with a straight face after I had acted so differently last night? “ You just have to do this, Kay,” I self-motivated. “ You're going to head to the dining room and pretend like nothing happened,” I took in deep breaths to calm myself down. Stepping out of the bathroom, I took my time to app
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RICARDO The drive to our family's estate was long and daunting to be frank. I still couldn't get the scene from last night out of my head. Kayla had talked back at me and she did that so confidently at that. There was nearly no way this wasn't the influence of Gian. It pissed me to see the two of them hang out so often even though I knew that nothing like that could ever happen between them. As much as I could beat the daylights out of him right now, I knew and trusted Gian to the point that even the thought of that wasn't something I found plausible. I only acted like I thought that was a possibility because I didn't want them hanging around each other. It annoyed me to see her smile so brightly with him and then be on guards around him. Wait, what am I saying? I'm the one intentionally making her that way so why am I even complaining. “ Fuck!” I cussed. “ Is everything alright, Boss?” Luca who was driving asked me. “ Is Gian going to come to
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RICARDO On the sound of grandad's instructive voice, we all made our way to the dining room. The light in the room was dimmed and a few candles were lit up bright like they were even necessary. I guess aesthetics would always be aesthetics. I know mom had instructed that the room be set up like this as it always omitted a classy and elegant vibe which I was nothing short of. This was definitely her style. Variety of mouthwatering dishes were already laid across the table waiting to be devoured by us. Without wasting more time, both I and Gian took our seats. We were fully prepared to dive into the meals set before us. " Aunty thanks for the food," one of my female cousins said, with a wide smile plastered on her face. She had a habit of thanking anyone in charge before eating right from when she was a kid. "You are very much welcome now eat," mom said returning her smile. A minute of silence passed as we all digged into our respective food. "Uhmm, this is so deli
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RICARDO Grandad was unusually quiet which I found odd. He wasn't the type to just let us chatter on without saying a word, especially to I and Gian. Though Gian was acting like his usual self, I knew even he had noticed that something was odd about grandad. “ Ricardo, Gian,” grandad interrupted the ongoing conversation.Everywhere went quiet as we waited for him to speak. “ After eating, meet me in my room. Lorenzo and Lena, I expect you there as well,” he said getting up to his feet. His personal assistant was there to help me out of the dining room. “ Yes, father,” dad answered as grandad walked away. “ Also, call Stella and tell her to be here as well,” he stopped in his tracks and added Gian’s mom to the list of attendees. “ But mom is probably not in Italy,” Gian spoke up. “ Just because I'm old doesn't mean I don't have eyes everywhere,” he said. “ Stella's in Italy so Lorenzo, call her up and tell her to be here,” he ruled out befo
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RICARDO “ See he doesn't want you so shoo,” Gian chased me away. “ Let's see if he'd still say no when I do this,” I took out cash and showed Geovani. “ Is it for me?” Geo’s eyes glistened. “ Yes, Geo,” I smirked. Everybody had a price, even kids. “ Thank you, Brother Ricardo,” he appreciated me. “ You're welcome as always,” I nodded my head as he snatched the money from my hands. “ Now, let me carry you,” I stretched out my hand. “ I still want Brother Gian to carry me,” he looked away from me, wrapping his tiny arms around Gian and placing his head against his shoulder. “ Hey, that's not how it works,” I tried to suppress my annoyance. This was a blow on my pride. “ I gave you the money so you'd let me carry you,” I explained to him. “ That's not what you said initially,” Geo was a lot smarter than I had bargained and why in the world did I forget to state the terms before giving him the money? “ You just said it's for
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KAYLAFive years later Liliana barged in with Nico following her behind. She was always so extra. “ Slow down, you're going to fall at the rate you're going,” I said to her. “ Lio! I've missed you,” she hugged me dramatically. “ We met like a month ago, Lily,” I reminded her. “ Even though,” she was persistent. “ I don't think I can live without you. What if we live together?” She suggested. “ You're married, Lily,” I pursed my lips. “ We can still live in the same house,” she insisted. “ You keep forgetting that you're married and you have a child,” I have her a flick on the head. “ Nico, do you need a break perhaps?” Dealing with Liliana must be too much for him. “ Apparently, I signed up for this,” he sighed as he rocked Arianna, their four-year old daughter. She looked like Nico. “ Is she still asleep?” I lowered my tone. “ Yes. She'll be sad if she can't see you today, she was antici
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KAYLATwo days later Contrary to how I thought I would feel, I didn't feel hollow or empty. I would be lying to say I wasn't sad but I also felt good that I had ended things with him. Our relationship never had a solid foundation. “ Can't believe it started out toxic and ended toxic,” I mumbled. “ What are you going on about, rambling to yourself?” Liliana said. I turned around to find her leaning against my door post. “ You startled me for a second,” I held on to my chest. “ You really should learn how to knock,” I frowned. She really had startled me. “ Yeah, yeah,” she rolled her eyes, not taking my words seriously. “ Did you want to tell me something?” I asked as she sat down on my bed. “ Yes and no,” she shrugged. “ Huh?” “ Don't think too much about your break-up with Ricardo. It was the right decision,” she said. “ Thanks,” I smiled warmly. “ I also wanted to let you in on a secret,” she leaned clos
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KAYLAI tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. The moment Gian had stepped out of the room, I was not able to stop myself from breaking down again.I was such a weakling. I curled into myself as I cried my heart out while being mad about myself that I couldn’t stop crying and my heart wouldn’t stop hurting.I sniffled quietly, hours or probably after minutes. It seemed my eyes had dried off and there were no longer tears for me to shed.“I hate you, Ricardo” I muttered to myself as I wiped the tears that were drying on my cheeks. My sobs had turned into whimpers without tears.“How did I get here? Was everything all for nothing?” I asked myself as I turned to my back and stared at the ceiling while my heart and head wondered where it had all gone wrong.How the hell did I fall this deep from my first mission? Love was such a bastard. I was so stupid for falling for Ricardo and thinking I had his heart after all this time.Ricardo was a hardened criminal who thought of only the fami
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GIANI unlocked the door and we both went into my apartment. My legs carried me to the switch and I turned on the lights and walked in. “Do you want anything to drink?” I turned to Kayla who was still lingering by the door. She opened her mouth and closed it a few times, hesitation present in her eyes but she finally made up her mind and gave a slight nod.“Come on, stop lingering like a stranger” I told her, attempting to lighten the mood but it didn’t work.She walked into the living room and took a seat on the couch while I walked into the kitchen to drink water.I may not be as drunk as I was as a result of having to go and pick her up but I was still tipsy and Kayla’s demeanor told me that I needed to be sober in case she needed me.I reached for the orange juice in the fridge because I didn’t think it is was right to give her alcohol even though she looked like she needed one.I poured the juice into a glass cup for the both of us before going back to her in the room where sh
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GIANThe high-end club I loved to visit was known for its insane parties just like I love it. I knew I was drunk but I was still aware of my surroundings. Ladies swarmed me like bees and I wasn't one to complain about the attention as they took turns to grind their bodies against mine.The music was loud and I was certain I was going to have a headache tomorrow but who cares? all I wanted was to have fun right now.I leaned against the bar with a smirk on my face as the girls tried to get my solo attention. “Oh Gian, you're so hot” the blonde ladies dressed as provocative highschool girls kept fawning over me as they gave me more and more shots of alcohol. These girls were easy and worse still, some even came with their boyfriends! What a sad world. I had gotten into a few fights earlier tonight because of the boyfriends coming to talk smack at me for taking their girls. Like bro, how's that my fault? “Tell me something I don't know, ladies” I said with a smirk as I took another s
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KAYLAIt was raining heavily as I drove my black car down the road. I was trying my best not to show any emotions but it was hard. I found myself unable to muster any emotions as I stared blankly at the windshield drenched in water with the wipers swinging from side to side as they attempted to clean it. Where was I even going? I asked myself but I couldn't come up with any answer. I could only drive while occasionally staring at the few cars that traveled alongside me on the dark and wet road.“F*ck you, Ricardo! F*ck you!” I cussed in mutters, trying not to let my rage get the best of me. I wanted my mind to be blank but I couldn't help myself.I was annoyed, pissed, enraged, angered….ahhhh! There wasn't any word in my freaking vocabulary to accurately describe how I felt. We were engaged for Christ’s sake. Yeah, maybe I wasn't the best partner but I did my best, didn't I? I turned my back on the government because of this man and he just casually trampled on my feelings and sa
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KAYLA We talked about random things from my siblings to his siblings. He especially went on and on about his little sister, Lexi. I hadn't seen her but I knew she'd be adorable. The food showed up, a colorful spread of hot delicacies presented with style. Every dish was well seasoned and my previous distrust quickly faded. “ I really love the food,” I savored every moment of each bite. “ I'm glad you're enjoying it,” he was satisfied by my reaction. The atmosphere became more laid back as the minutes went by, as we laughed and enjoyed our dinner. By the time dessert arrived – dumplings or what they originally call Jiaozi – my initial apprehension had completely vanished. I found myself genuinely enjoying every bit of the restaurant. As we sat there, savoring the sweetness of the dessert, a comfortable silence fell on us. Axel leaned back in his chair, his gaze fixed on me. Looking up from my food, our eyes met and I couldn't bring myself to loo
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KAYLA The motorcycle ride through the busy city streets was thrilling, giving me a brief escape from my worries. Axel parked the bike in front of a cozy restaurant on a quiet side street, bringing me a sense of relief. I had secretly been anxious about going to a fancy, high-end restaurant, fearing the expensive menu, unfamiliar rules, and possible social mistakes. “ Sometimes, I forget that I'm rich,” I sighed. Stepping off the motorcycle, I took a deep breath of the warm evening air scented with jasmine and a spicy aroma. It was a Chinese restaurant. " Ready for a surprise?" Axel asked, his eyes sparkling with mischief.I couldn't help but smile back. "Always," I replied, my apprehension replaced by a sliver of curiosity.He took my hand and led me around the back of the restaurant. My jaw dropped open in surprise. A hidden fake oasis unfolded before me.The backyard of the restaurant had been transformed into a breathtaking scene. Lotus lights sparkled on
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KAYLA I reappeared into the living room where we all were. I was all dressed up for the day. “ How do I look?” I asked, wanting to know their opinion. “ Great as expected but aren't you too concerned about your looks for ‘ just an outing ’ with a friend?” Renato bounced his brows. “ What would you know about girls?” I scoffed. “ We bother about things like this no matter who we're meeting,” I found a way to justify my actions. “ So why don't you want us to tell Ricardo or anyone else about your whereabouts?” Renzo probed. “ And why were you blushing and playing hard-to-get over the phone?” Now, they were just exaggerating. “ By the way, we're not against it. We're totally in support so there's no need to worry about such trivial things,” Renzo have me a thumbs up. A playful smile tugged at the corner of my lips despite my flustered state. "Don't tease," I mumbled, shoving a stray strand of hair behind my ear. "It's not a r
