Aunt, you're still around? I told you to stop closing late. Do you want the thugs that came by the last time to reappear? If you continue closing late, they'll come back to disturb you." Josie scolded the restaurant woman."Oh my! See this girl. You keep on telling me to stop closing late, but you yourself still come by looking for me late. Besides, I can't leave until all my customers leave.""You still have customers this late?" She asked worriedly. "It's past twelve already. Aunt, if you go on with the rule of customers leaving first, you'll end up sleeping in this place one day. You tell the customers to leave when you want to close, that's the rule.""But what do I do?" She asked, looking at Asher worriedly and dropping the bottle of drink she was holding. "That person over there is not ready to leave yet. He even ordered for another bottle."Josie turned to look at Asher who had already placed his head on the table. "Don't worry Aunt, I'll take care of this for you. Just watch a
Richard Maran's ApartmentAfter taking a glass of water, Richard was about switching off the light and retiring to bed when he suddenly heard someone imputing his pin. Knowing who it was, he walked to the dining table and watched as Josie entered the apartment.Glancing at the wall clock, he scoffed at how late she was. Closing the door gently behind her, she tiptoed to the couch, dropped the nylon bag she was holding on the table, removed her shoes and she jumped on the couch feeling exhausted. Sighing, she closed her eyes while Richard stood up from the dining table and walked up to her."What do you think you're doing here?" He asked.Startled, Josie flickered her eyes open quickly and sat up. "Hey! You startled me!"Folding his hands, he looked at her closely. "Hey? Am I your friend? I asked you what you're doing here. You should be at home and if not, your apartment."Looking up at him, she smiled. "My darling, why would you want to send your wife away?""What? Darling? Who is yo
The Hernandez's House That morning, the Hernandez family sat for breakfast at the dining table. Chazz and his mother, Rita couldn't help but notice the annoying presence of Phoebe, who didn't bother to acknowledge the obvious fact that her stepbrother and stepmother were feeling uncomfortable. Despite the fact that she spent three years with them before going to the states, they were not fond of each other. They only acted all nice and close in front of Chairman Gabriel - their father, but once alone, they acted cold and distant. “Wow!” Phoebe exclaimed. “It's really nice to be eating homemade meal after a very long time.” She turned to Rita and smiled. “Mum, I missed your cooking. It tastes nice just the way I remember it.” Rita gave her an approving nod knowing she was being sarcastic as she never really liked her cooking and complained a lot before she left. “No wonder Brother Chazz is looking fresh.” She commented, looking at Chazz, still smiling. Chazz tensed at the name she
Roosevelt Kitchen.With everyone preparing the ingredients for the night course, Josie had a difficult time trying to work with her junior who turned out to be Asher. Since he came in with Mason, she had voiced out her opinion that she didn't want Asher to be her junior judging from the times she had met with him, but Mason told her she didn't have a choice since she was the one that requested for a junior to work with. Asher had also asked for someone else to work under but everyone told him they had a partner, even Rose who would have loved to drop Mason as her partner and Isabella who would have done the same. However, the stern look on Josie's face gave them a message. Whatever reasons Josie must be rejecting Asher for, they weren't ready to interfere. Out of curiosity, they both asked them if they knew each other but the two of them denied flatly. Josie had later decided to work with him stating that it was because she had no choice. Others had encouraged Asher to learn from her
Hernandez GroupAfter a long working day, Chazz called Rachel, his secretary to ask about what he asked her to find out. Bracing herself up, Rachel walked into his office to give the information she had. Finding out information about the names he gave her wasn't an easy thing to do especially with the fact that they both returned back to the country recently, however, she knew she had to report back to Chazz. Not only because she was trying to get on his good sides but because she also had feelings for him and she was still at the verge of verifying if he felt the same way for her."What have you found out?""I'm still on it." She replied. "Phoebe Hernandez is currently in the country and she is a licensed doctor. She'll start as a resident from tomorrow.""Which hospital?""Theodore Medicals.""Not that close to this place. Alexander? What about him?""I haven't been able to get any leads on Alexander Hernandez. His whereabouts, whether he's in the country or not, I have no idea, bu
Granny's RestaurantAsher stormed into the restaurant upon receiving Jared's call. Panting like he was being chased, he hurried to where Jared stood and examined him."Brother, are you okay?" He asked worriedly. "Are you hurt?""Do I look like someone who is hurt?" Jared chuckled lightly as he stared at his concerned brother.Asher had always been like that. Even though he wanted to hide it so bad, it still showed how much he cared for his close relatives. Calming down, he studied Jared, "No, you look fine. If nothing is wrong, why then did you call me like that asking for help? How can you call someone like that when there's nothing wrong?""How did I call you?" Jared asked with raised eyebrows, the. he scoffed. "I only told you I needed your help and that you should come over here.""And I came running here, thinking something happened to you. Anyways, since you're fine, it's a relief. What do you need my help for then?" Asher snapped back at him. He had left what he was doing and
Josie rushed over to where Noah was, but getting to the entrance, she hesitated to enter as she watched Noah for a few minutes. She had stopped by Isabella's place to tell her about what she planned to do. It was the first time she'll be having a drink with Noah ever since she had a crush on him and she planned on telling him about her feelings."Do you think this is the right time?" Isabella had asked her."It doesn't matter if I do it now. I would have to do it one day." She had replied.Finally able to gather the courage to enter, she approached him and stood in front of him until he asked her to sit. Josie felt very anxious as she watched Noah pour her a drink. Noticing the sweat on her hands, Noah could tell she was very anxious. Sighing, he tried to think of a way to make her feel better."Will you eat rice cakes?"Still feeling very anxious, she hid her hands underneath the table, glancing at the drink in front of her and then at Noah."Sorry I came late." She apologized."It's
Josie's Apartment.Very early the next morning, Josie stood up to prepare for the day's work. Walking into the bathroom, she stood in front of her mirror only to notice how rough her hair was. "When last did I wash this hair?" She asked herself as she picked up her toothbrush and toothpaste.Sighing, she opened the tap and started brushing her teeth and all of a sudden, she stopped."Hey! Josie! Why do you have to drink before you go? Stop drinking now!" She heard Isabella's voice in her head."Ah, what was that?" She asked, hitting her head with her other hand. "Stop it now, Josie. Drinking won't help at all." Isabella's voice continued."I have to tell him today. He finally called me out." She heard herself reply.Washing her face, she sighed as she remembered taking a few drinks when she went to see Isabella before meeting with Noah the previous night. "Did I get drunk?" Shaking her head vigorously, she proceeded to take her bath. Few minutes later, she was already prepared for w
Not quite long after they left Nest bridge, Jared escorted Michelle home. The walk home was silent, even though they both had a lot to say to each other. Not able to hold it in any longer, Michelle broke the silence when they got to her place."Team leader." She called. Uhn.""Thanks a lot for today. It felt like a date.""Date?" Jared asked surprised. "Uhn.""That wasn't a date. We just took a break from work. If you want to go on a date, we should go on a proper date, not this kind.""Ah, but it was nice all the same. Thanks a lot." She told him smiling. Jared smiled too as he stared at her. "You too, thanks for your time. So, is this where you live?""Uhn." She nodded. "Just over there." She pointed and just then she saw her father. The smile on her face faded away as she saw him come down from a luxury car. She became confused as to who her father was with and just then, she caught a glimpse of the person as the car drove away."Did something happen?" Jared asked, noticing her
Isabella's rooftop house. "I haven't still figured out why you had to follow me here." Isabella pointed out as she poured hot water into the coffee she was making. "I told you already." Josie replied. "I just wanted to make sure you don't go out drinking on your own." She added."And I told you I can't. My sister is with me, remember.""Ah, that's right! I've forgotten Sister Barbara is with you.""It's obvious that you've forgotten." Isabella teased her as she brought the coffee to her. "There you go.""Thank you!" "When last did you visit me like this?" Isabella asked as she sat beside her. "Hasn't it been long? Let's see, I think it was before Asher joined us.""How about you, when last did you come to visit me?""You always go home to see your mother whenever I come by.""That's a lie.""I'm really serious. Fine then, I'll come over tomorrow.""No!" Josie replied quickly spilling hot coffee on herself. "Ouch!"Isabella rushed to get her a napkin. "Ah, what is wrong with you?! I
Del mar Street.Jared, Michelle, Tessa and Eric were involved in a hot chase of a criminal. Jared was in the car with Michelle and they conversed with Eric and Tessa who were also in another car."Have you seen him?!" Eric asked Jared."Uhn!" Jared replied. "I'm on his trail!""Keep going, we'll meet you at the next intersection!"The criminal kept on running as Jared chased him with the car. Soon, the criminal took a turning where cars couldn't pass. "There, there, there!" Michelle exclaimed. "He took that route."Jared parked the car quickly and they both came down quickly. "Squad leader, I know this area very well. If you follow him, I can take another route to intersect him." Michelle suggested. "You. . . Will you be fine on your own?""Don't worry about me. Let's worry about catching the criminal first. We don't have much time. I'll meet you!" She told him and took off. "Be careful!" He shouted after her before taking the route the criminal took. Michelle kept on running whi
Hernandez Group. Chazz sat in his office as thoughts of Josie flashed through his memory. When he thought about the dinner, he couldn't help but smile. Jodie Finn was right. He was actually looking at Josie. Just then he thought about what Jodie Finn told him. Flashback. ". . .what if I tell you that you were not the only guy staring so intently at her? What if I were to tell you there was also someone else that noticed how pretty she was, what would you do?"Present"Who could it be?" He asked himself. Picking up his phone, he dialed Rachel's number. He was about calling her when he stopped. "I can't involve her."Standing up, he walked out of his office to the secretary's office. Looking round, he could only see Lilian Morgan. Seeing him, Lilian stood up immediately and greeted him. "Uhn. Rachel Lakes, where is she?" He asked. "She was called by Director Jobs not too long." She replied quickly. "Should I call her for you?""Never mind. You come instead." He replied and left. "
Roosevelt Kitchen.After the morning course, the whole chef in section B took a break and Isabella rushed to meet Josie. "Josie! Josie!" She called her as she approached her. "What is it again?" Josie asked as she washed her hands. "Again? Hey, what is wrong with you? You've been disrespecting me recently! What exactly is wrong with you? Have you gotten yourself a new wife?""What are you saying?" Josie asked as she grabbed a napkin to clean her hand. "Take a break and stop being a nuisance."Hey, Josie, it's really true! You've dumped me! You've dumped me, Josie Maran. How could you do this to me? Uhn? How could you? I trusted you!" Isabella ranted as she faked tears from her face. "Get lost, Isabella!" Josie shouted, smiling. "No way! I won't accept this!" Isabella told her as she picked up a knife. "Who is it? Who is the person that wants to salvage our relationship? Who?""Hey, Isabella!" Josie called. "Stop it.""No way! Tell me who it is. Noah?" She paused as Noah, Heidi and
Hernandez's House. Rita sat at the edge of her bed as she held her phone in anticipation. She stood up and paced round the room. Just then, a call came in. "What happened?" She talked quickly. "Why didn't you contact me since morning?""Don't get your hopes too high." came the caller's voice. "What are you saying?" She asked. "I'm not sure, but I think this search is leading me somewhere." He replied. "What do you mean?""Like I said, I'm not sure, but I'm trying to put the pieces of what I'm finding out together. But still, don't get your hopes too high. It might not be what you expect.""Just make it snappy already. I don't want mother to think I'm taking it slowly. You know how long she had to wait. It mustn't go beyond this year.""Rita." He called softly. "What is it?""Are you fine? Are you comfortable there?""Donald Ryan." She called. "I'm okay. I told you to worry less about me and focus more on what you were asked to do. If you keep on worrying about me like that you wo
"She died," he replied to her.His reply hit Josie like a sharp pin in her chest. She was expecting something like 'she left' or 'I never got to see her again' or 'she travelled and forgot about me' or anything related to that, but she was totally not expecting something like death. "I'm. . . I'm sorry.""It's not your fault, so why are you apologizing?""I never thought it could be something like that. I'm sorry for asking. It must have been hard for you to tell me that.""No. It wasn't. I was unable to forgive myself when she died. Do you want to know why?""Why?""Because I could not fulfill my mother's dying wish. She asked me to protect her, but I couldn't. That time was the worst time for me and I regret every thing that happened." Closing his eyes repeatedly, he fought back the tears that formed in his eyes. "Enough about Annette" He told her, trying to smile. "Was there a time when you were young that you felt bad? Probably because of something that happened?""Actually, I. .
Garden."Where are we?" Josie asked looking round. "A garden." He replied as he sat on a grass. "A garden? Ah! It's so dark and I can't really see what it looks like. I guess I should come around some other time during the day to get a better look at it." She said as she sat beside him. "But, what are we doing at a garden so late at night?""Just because." He replied looking up at the sky. Josie sighed and turned to face him. "Do you need someone to talk to?" She asked and he turned to face her. "Tell me anything you want to say. I promise to listen and I won't complain."Asher was quiet for a few seconds while fixing a stern gaze at her. "What's wrong? You don't have anything to say? But you look like you have tons of things going in your head. Are you really not going to say anything?" She asked and still got no reply from him. "Ah, what is this? If you keep on staring at me like that, I might have to run away.""Should we play a game?" He finally talked. "A game? What kind of
"I'm home!" Josie removed her shoes and arranged them beside the other shoes at the entrance of the house before stepping in. "Sister!" Drake Luth called happily as he rushed to meet her. She paused immediately she saw him. "Hey, Drake, what are you still doing here?!" She walked in and dropped her bag on the chair. "Mum! Mum!"Her mother came out with a tray. "You're here?""Mum, how many times do I have to tell you not to allow Drake stay here?""There's nothing wrong with that. He's still a small boy.""He's a small boy, but it's getting too frequent. Don't they get worried at his house? I mean how can they not be worried when their seven years old son is missing.""He's not missing. He's here.""Seriously, I don't understand his parent. Hey, Drake!!""Yes, sister.""What do you tell them at home when you leave?""Nothing. They don't know I leave the house.""See, see!" Josie exclaimed turning to her mother. "See? they don't know he sneaks out of the house. Drake, you'll get them