He was bewildered by his driver’s statement for some time and searched his eyes around him, yet all the faces were blank.
"Where is he?" He inquires.
"I guess it was just my hallucination, sir," replied mister Domingo.
"Are you alright?" Schina asked while tapping his arm.
"Y-yes. I’m okay," he responded.
"May I ask who’s Mr. Andrews?" She bit her lower lip while waiting for his reply.
"He’s nothing important," he forcedly said. She kept quiet on the way home until she realized her necklace.
"Where are we going now?" She wonders, watching the road they are taking.
Axel was dumbfounded at first, then he realized that she needed to follow all of his instructions. He didn’t want to boss her around, but he wanted to get closer to her because he was afraid of losing her.
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Marie was stunned and uneasy as her sight was drawn to his hands. She forcedly shut her eyes when she saw his hand move. She was so terrified waiting for him to stab the knife into her body that she even held her breath out of fear. Her skin was sweating cold while waiting. "What’s happening?" Her mind asked her. She felt his finger slide through his ear, tucking a few strands of her hair behind. She could feel his warm breath in her ear and heard him ask, "relax! I’m not going to kill you. Have you ever forgotten that you are my best friend?" She gently blinked her eyes open, realizing she was still alive. "Am I not dreaming? I—I’m still alive!" She murmured when she noticed Stephen had moved one inch closer to her. His lips twitched into a curve. She looks at his hands, which are holding a piece of cutlery, and he moves his hand to offer her a seat to dine with him. She terrifyingly decline
Schina had finished her task before the lunch break had come. She went to the food court later than her officemates to have lunch.She was already exhausted after working for four hours in the morning when her body began to weaken due to the overload of work that her officemates had passed to her.She steps inside and searches for a place to sit, but the only available seat was near the glass wall where the rays of the sun were striking. She had no choice but to take it since the place was crowded.Schina quickly ordered her food. Holding a tray of her meal, she walked to her chosen spot. She placed her meal on the table and her bag as she sat, watching others finish their food and planning to change seats once they were finished, but after a couple of minutes had passed, no one was still coming out even though they were done.Schina had no other choice but to get started eating her foo
"Wha—at are you doing?" She was looking at his eyes intently."I—I" He was lost out of his words trying to look for an explanation.Shewaitedforhimtofinishhisremark,buthedidn'tappearto."Canyouletmego?Ihavetogobackimmediately"Shetookadeepbreathandswiftlydepartedtheroom."I will pick you up later!" He saw her pause for a second after hearing him shout. Axel watched her walk till she lost sight of him."Why is he acting strange lately?" She pondered as she returned to their office, but Sabrina stopped her before she could enter. She studied her colleague's reaction and could tell that she was in trouble."What’s wrong?" S
Schina was glancing at the two while they were staring at each other as they understood their silence. She was thinking that they might know each other but were afraid to talk."Schina, we need to go. Hurry, get in the car," he ordered while staring at Stephen."Mr. Andrews, see you tomorrow," she said cordially as she climbed into the car. Then he followed her, closing the door and directing his driver to go off right away."Move aside," Axel growled frustratingly.She did as he said and studied his reaction. His brow furrowed, his mouth pouted, and he inhaled deeply. "Hey, mister. What’s wrong with you?"She slowly moves next to his seat when he ignores her, cupping his face and flipping it in her direction, "what are you doing?" He sounded irritated, but she smiled at him and placed her thumb on his brow, massaging it."It will wrinkle
"Don't even think about drawing close to me or, more than likely I—I will hit you!!"Axel became more worried about her when he heard a shriek coming from upstairs. He speedily strolled up the steps and looked through her room. His heart race when he heard her shout once again, making him barge into her room without the slightest hesitation.He got truly concerned when he saw the wreck on the ground; the pads were thrown on it. He breathed deeply as he slowly raised his gaze on the master’s bed and found her standing on top of it.“What's wrong with you? – What are you doing here?!!” they said in chorus. Schina was puzzled seeing him standing in his room in the middle of the night. She needed to go down and alarm him with the hanger she's holding, however, she did not dare to do it since her opponent was as yet on the ground.Axel was stunned concentrating on the thing t
She was having difficulty coming up with an explanation in her thoughts and was beginning to blame herself for being impulsive and annoyed by her behavior towards him. She was being embarrassed in front of him, which made her look indirectly at him. She is unable to face him after what she has done. She desires to be eaten by the world to alleviate her shame. "What was the point of that?" He said gently, seeing how she sighed deeply and was still hesitant to respond, "answer me," he continued, waiting for her to admit that she like him! She was caught aback by his calm demeanor and attitude toward her. She realized that this serenity was not as easy as she had assumed. "I—I merely did it to see if I—" She takes an anxious pause. "If what?" He said this impatiently as he stepped closer to her. "I did it to see whether I fell in love with you..." Sh
"Stephen’s POV""Let's cut the chase. What do you want this time?" Marie boldly questioned. She sat down, folded her legs, and stared at me. I noticed her lips curling up. "If you're going to tell me that you're still going to attack Axel, I'm warning you, I'll be the first one to fight you," she growled.I giggle at her bravery "As far as I recall, you were trembling the previous time we met, but today you're full of confidence. Where did you get the guts to confront me? Huh?" I
Every step she took made her nervous and distressed, she slowly walk and wanted to stop the time. Her eyes were all on the ground, ignoring all the judgmental eyes of the people around her.She heard the annoying laughter of them all. She was aware that they were all discussing her. Her knees trembled as she approached her boss's office. Her heart is pounding!She cautiously lifts her hand to knock, but even before she could, the door opens, revealing the guy she is afraid to confront.
“Ahhhh! I can’t hold it anymore! Drive faster!” Schina shrieked to her husband, she was about to labor in just a few minutes. Axel is panicking and blowing the horn of his car to all the cars in front of them, he rolled down the window and shouted at the driver, “give us a way! My wife is about to labor!” he yelled at them. Some car give them way as he drives the car to the nearest hospital around, he quickly parks the car and help his wife to get out from the car. They put his wife on the stretcher as they pushed it inside the emergency room, Axel wants to get inside but the doctor did not allow him to get in. He is so anxious outside and walking back and forth, he is interrupting every nurses that will come out of the room and ask the same question, “how is my wife and my baby?” Yet, the only answer he receives is, ‘they will be alright, please wait patiently.’ He sat on the bench and prayed, AC and Schina’s aunt arrives and saw her c
Aicko arrived in her apartment, “what are you guys doing here?!” She exclaimed upon turning on the lights, seeing her cousin and his wife in her apartment.“Happy birthday!!” they shouted, she forgot that today is her birthday. She became more disappointed when she realized that even Kevin forgets that today is her birthday.She studied that two and saw her cousin is blowing a horn and wearing a birthday hat while her friend is holding a big cake for her even though her tummy is already in eight month.“What’s wrong with you? Why are you crying?” Schina asked her.“Don’t tell me you are crying out of joy?” Axel teased her.Schina passed the cake to her husband and hurry to her friend to lend her shoulder for her, “why are you crying, AC?” Schina is patting her back.“Ke—Kevin is cheating on me!” She burst into cry and drops her backpack on the ground, A
“Where are we going again?!” Aicko exclaimed at her fiancé because they have been going at the same spot again and again in the middle of the forest.The couple were invited by Louisa in a reality show that she is taking part in. It is like a race of couples and whoever wins will win a grand prize worth of half million, Aicko doesn’t like to join the said program but since her fiancé agreed on taking part of it, she have no other choice so she agreed than to see him pairing with Louisa.“She thought that she can take him as his partner in her little trick, no, dear. That will never happen even in your dream,” her mind says and celebrating in victory but she is a bit upset because they can’t see the way out of it.“C’mon, Kevin! We have been walking back and forth in the same spot for long hours,” she is about to cry. She is regretting why she joined this stupid game just for the sake of her fian
“Schina’s POV”My heart is throbbing fast, my body is thrilled with the excitement as I walks down the aisle. My eyes were filled with tears, blurring my vision. I did not expect that this will come into my life, I experience a lot of setbacks in my life as I was trying to figure out which company to apply during my internship. I was being rejected multiple times and I thought that he is my nemesis and the man I have to avoid in the lifetime because ever since he appeared, my life had turns upside down but even thought my plan was to avoid him, I turned my back to him when I saw the important thing that’s missing to me and that is the necklace that my mom made especially to me.My plan had changed a bit during that time, I always think of a way on how I can get my jewelry from him and did all the things till I get it but my plan did not work well because I found myself falling in love with him.I can say that love is like a rosary that fu
“Axel’s POV”I can’t describe how happy I am right now knowing that my fiancee is pregnant! I did not expect that this day will come to my life, and it never came into my mind that I will settle one day and love a very special girl like her. She is the most amazing and interesting girl I ever met in my entire life and my savior.I used to be alone walking in the dark without a light till she came and light up my whole world, I am glad that I found her again.I hurry out of the hospital when my cousin and his fiancé arrives, “where are you going?” AC asked me.“I am going out to buy fruits and food for her,” I explained clearly.“Why do you need to go out if we already brought what you need?” she showed me the basket of fruits she brought.“I need to buy more,” I told her.“Axel! What is wrong with you? Why are you panicking? It’s not like she is
“I thought you like that kind of confession that much,” Axel uttered.“Of course not! I like your proposal more than any other man’s proposal, darling,” she let him know.“But why are saying ‘how sweet’ to them?” He sounded jealous as he complains to her.“I just appreciate them,” she explained but Axel did not accept her simple explanation.“Why are you showing an appreciation to them? Didn’t you appreciate my proposal to you?” he keeps on arguing over a simple thing.Schina is quite annoyed on his reaction, “why are making it big? Are you jealous of them because I told you that I appreciate them?” She ask him directly, she is annoyed that he is acting strange.“I’m not jealous,” he simply respond.Schina knows that he is not telling the truth, “don’t be like this, darling. I don’t want you to repeat you
Schina woke up from a comfortable sleep, she slowly opens her eyes. She is nervous seeing herself in a room, she studied the whole detailed of the room while her mind is trying to recall who brought her here.She is terrified thinking that if her fiancé finds out that she stayed in another man’s room the whole night might ruined their relationship.She get up from bed and sighed in relief seeing that she is still wearing her clothes, “finally! I should get out from this room without letting the man finds out that I am leaving,” she mumbled till her eyes shifted to the picture frame on top of the drawer.“Am I seeing it right?” She surprisingly asks when she recognized the picture of her fiancé in the frame. “Is it his room? I can’t clearly remember that… Oh! He was there last night,” she says happily. Schina did not have a chance to come in his room even before, she turns her back and spotted t
Aicko opens her eyes carefully, she is nervous when she found herself lying on a soft bed and in an unfamiliar room. She is planning to get up quickly till she felt the thin white sheet that covers her naked body!She is terrified as the breathe she is releasing is getting heavier, she didn’t know what to feel but on top of it, she is feeling embarrassed to what happened to her. She bits her lower lip as she is trying to remember how did she ended up sleeping in this unfamiliar place and who brings him in.“Fuck! How did it happened?” she cursed, pulling her hair angrily out of madness.She wanted to cry but she compose herself and searched for her clothes on the ground, “where is my clothes?” she vexed when she did not find her clothes.She sighed and calming herself, “relax, Aicko! Think properly, you can do it. You can escape from this embarrassment if you can find away to get out of here.”Her eyes were
Axel is driving his car back to his condo when he received a notification on his phone that caught his attention, he drives back his car upon seeing the picture of his fiancee having fun in a bar with her friends.“What is she doing there?” he angrily muttered, he quickly phones Kevin while he is driving his car to inform him about this.“Did you know where is my fiancee now?” he sarcastically said, “she is in the bar with my cousin and it is all because of you,” Axel blamed him, “if something happens to her, you will pay,” he added.“Wh—where are they? Send me the address, please?” he heard him begs.Axel ended the call and hurry on the bar, he searched for Schina inside even the music is loud, the place is crowded that makes him hard to find her around; he still continues on searching for her till he bump into a man talking about his cousin.“Excuse me, did you guys know AC?&