12Milo sits over his chair and stares at the lyrics which he wrote down on his notebook while they were on the plane heading back to England. They were words that popped out into his head and now he’s stuck with these words and wants to put more in it.He poured himself a glass of wine as he puts his notebook down while grabbing his phone from the counter. He’s noticed that Lindy has texted yet and he has been wondering how she might look like after hearing her adorable sweet voice over the phone the first time he called her.“Let’s snoop a little. A little won’t hurt.” Milo convinces himself as he goes through Lindy’s gallery for the first time after swapping phones.He goes through a few images of Lindy’s pet dog Barker that had a collar around its neck which was a huge German Shepherd. Lindy had photos of beautiful cloud formation, sunsets from her bedroom window and photos of a few animated socks that she bought months ago. Milo smirks as he stares at the random photos on the gal
13"Nope." She said popping the letter p while she was changing the channel and decided to watch National Geographic instead.“What?!” Milo exclaims aloud which surprised Lindy. He clears his throat, “I mean, why not?”"I just don't like those guys." "Really? Why?" Mill asked her again, almost in shock to hear that she does not like them. “You must have a reason why you don’t like them. You don’t like the way they dress? Their music? Or their faces? Are they too ugly for you? Not your type? What? Why don’t you like them?”Lindy paused and found it weird to be asked by a man why she does not like Spitfire Strip. "I'm just not a fan. It has nothing to do with their clothes or faces." "Exactly why you're not a fan? I mean, most teenage girls like you are suppose to be crazy about them. They’re like the biggest band of all time!" Milo stands from his couch and walks to and fro waiting for her response. Lindy laughs humorlessly. "Just because I'm a teenager doesn't mean I need to be fan
14“Lucius , can I ask you something?” Milo asks.“Of course, what’s up man?”“How do you… How do you try to befriend a woman who got mad at you for your jokes?”Lucius looks back at me with furrowed brows, “Was it personal jokes?”Milo shakes his head, “No, it’s nothing like that.”“Bloody hell was it your dirty joke again?” Lucius chimes.“No!” Milo insists but Lucius had already figured out a lie.“Ah, ah, ah.” Lucius runs moves his forefinger in front of Milo’s face. “You cannot lie to me. You told a woman a dirty joke and she got pissed at you, didn’t she?” Lucius smiles evilly.Milo rolls his eyes while Lucius laughs. “I knew it!”“Can you just tell me how to befriend a woman please?” Milo sounded pissed and demanding for an answer. “I mean you’re good in patching things up with Sophia.” “I send her flowers. Sweet talk to her. Blast her phones with calls and messages until she talks to me. Stuff like that.” Lucius answers honestly. “Wait, is this for your new lady bug?”“Luciu
15"You know, you are really good at doing that. You could've been a psychologist, Luce." Milo told him sarcastically while rolling his eyes."Oh no Mill, it's just that you're so easy to figure out." Jasper answered with a smile on his face, “And didn’t you ask Lucius about love advice earlier for women problems?”Jasper and Lucius fist bumped each other.“I am never asking you two for anything.” Milo says.They walked inside the backstage of a studio and saw Rowan and Silas sitting down on the couch."Are you boys ready for this interview?" Lou asked while placing her bags on the table."We're always ready for interviews Lou." Silas answered."Hey Lou, could you do my hair first? I really need to give Perrie a call in thirty since she's doing a recording right now." Rowan pleaded while standing from the couch."Sure thing love. C'mon here lets get started." Lou said.Caroline Watson, their stylist, got inside and pulled along some racks of clothes while entering. "Boys we need to s
16“What should I name you?” Lindy asks the dog as she pets her head.The dog barks at Lindy and she was really surprised that Mill had to do all this to forgive him. No one has given her flowers before so she managed to put them in a vase and displayed them in her bedroom. Lindy grabs her phone and texted Milo , he deserved a thank you, she thought to herself because Lindy loved the dog.LINDY: I can’t believe you actually bought a dog and had delivered these roses. You had gone a little too much but I am keeping the Bichon. How did you know my address??? The flowers were lovely by the way, thank you. And the dog is super adorable!!!Lindy took a photo of the dog and sent it to Milo . He has not opened her message and she wondered if what happened to him, yet she was still unsure what to name the dog.“Should we go for Pippa?” Lindy asks but the dog was just sticking its tongue out.Lindy pouts, “Snow?”“Hmm, how about Daisy?”Lindy wanted the dog to bark but it didn’t.“Milky?”Lind
17Despite being chased down from everywhere he goes and being called out names by the paps, Milo still shows care and respect to them even though they don't even respect Milo 's privacy.Meanwhile back in Canada, Lindy was still inside her room all alone, petting Button as she keeps debating to herself that she needn’t to wait for Mill to text her. Suddenly her phone started vibrating on top of her table and she was quick enough grab her phone as soon as it rang.sMill calling...She stared at her watch."It's already 7:30PM. It's probably late there in London." She thought."Hello." She caved in anyways."Ahhhh. It's really really good to hear your voice, babe." Milo tells her honestly while turning to the left of the corner.Her lips forms into a small smile. "My phone was dead silent a while ago, it was weird."Milo smiled and responded, "I missed you too."She rolled her eyes but deep inside she loved it."Yeah right." She snorted while she gets back on doing her homework while p
18CHAPTER 9SMILENARRATOR'S POV Milo was doubtful as he paced back and forth in his kitchen thinking about what he needs to do after what Avery has done to Lindy. It made him mad that she easily abused her own sister like that and how it bothers him that Lindy does completely nothing against her sister. He hates that she does not stand on her own feet and stand against her evil twin.“I’m sorry Lindy but I am doing this for you.” Milo mumbles to himself before he grabs his other phone and called his friend Mikey. “Hey man!”“What’s up Milo ?”“Yeah I got a favor.”“Sure, what is it?”“Can you text someone for me? It’s really urgent. It’s for a friend.”UNKNOWN NUMBER: You might not know me but I’m your friendly neighbor giving you some fairly friendly advice that your daughter Avery Swanepoel is out on a party at John’s place with her boyfriend Ted. I think she needs some lecturing. “Good morning Button!” Lindy greets her adorable pet.Button barks at her. Lindy smiles, “Did
19"Tell her you're sorry." She continued to say."She turned off her phone." Milo responded."Say it on TV." Josh commented right away."No." Milo groans inwardly. "I can't do that. You know how crazy my fans can go. I care about her. I really care about this woman that's why I did that but she doesn't seem to see it the way I wanted her to."Lou laughs. "You must already be used to it Mill. Women are always undecided on everything and women always doesn't see the good side of something when they're mad at it.""Exactly." Josh agrees. "Women!"“Don’t say it like Josh! It’s not a bad thing being a woman. Try it sometimes.” Lou teases.Milo chuckles to himself as he stares at Lux beginning to mumble words. Lou tries to wipe her tiny rosy cheeks while Milo makes faces at Lux who is staring back at him with furrowed brows. "No love. You can't have that. You're allergic to it." Lou tells Lux.Milo sighs as he stares at his food."So what are you gonna do now?" Lou asked.Milo shakes his
E P I L O G U E "Em, just stop screaming, please." Lindy begs. "Think of it as a vacation."VACATION?! Then why can not I use the private jet?! Why do I have to ride a plane in eco... e... Ugh! I do not even want to say the word!""Stop being so overdramatic, Em. We all started somewhere." Milo mocks."I started rich and popular, I am keeping that title." She stood her ground.Milo tilts his head, "Not unless I take that away from you."She gapes.Ezekiel pulled up his pad as soon as he finished writing the words, “Cheer up Em. It is not so bad.” with a smiley face next to the sentence.It annoyed her even more. She loves her twin brother, but she hates the situation that she was in.“Not so bad for you!!” She screams at her brother before she groans. “You can not do this to me!!” Emerald screams like the drama queen she is.Days passed, Emerald found herself arriving in Aidenwoods, New Zealand with two big pieces of luggage and only a hundred pounds in her wallet and the other hund
70‘The famous Beckett duo called EZME called it quits after five years of singing together to their millions of fans due to personal issues, scandals, and health conditions that needed to be taken more seriously. Ezekiel Beckett has been suffering from Muscle Tension Dysphonia which causes the sound and feel of his voice to change due to extreme muscle tension in and around his voice box. As a result, it causes his voice to regularly stop performing more efficiently which broke a lot of his female fans' hearts. The 21-year-old heartthrob and crooner recently lost his voice due to stress, tension, overuse, and overwork and is now going through therapy doing various exercises.On the other hand, Emerald Beckett, who is no longer new to scandals and issues, has gotten some pretty bad press every now and then. The 21-year-old pop star and the other half of the duo called EZME have been known for her horrific diva behavior since her rise in popularity. It has always been rumored that she
69L I N D Y After the honeymoon, I bravely decided to go back to college and finish where I left off. Milo has been very supportive of my decisions and he has been my confidante in almost anything that I do and I want to do. He would confront me about what would be the best and would advise me when things get harder or more confusing. He is just there constantly supporting me which means so much to me after everything.When he asked me if I would move in with him to London, I did not hesitate to agree with him because all my life anywhere with him, whether it is in London, Peru, Spain, South Africa, the Philippines, or anywhere around the world, I would want to be with him. Always. Mom and dad felt sad when they found out that I was moving to another continent which made them feel a little bit emotional before we parted ways. Although they understand that things are going to be different now that I am getting older and wiser and have plans set on ahead of me with Milo. Yet, my paren
68L I N D Y “Welcome home Lindy!!!” I was taken aback as soon as the party poppers popped that came out of nowhere and I see everyone in this house greeting me with smiles on their faces. I see Lucius, Jasper, Silas, and Rowan who came all the way to celebrate this day with me which really means so much to me after what I have been through. It was the kind of support system that I needed after what happened to me and how these people are showing me an unconditional kind of love. These guys, whom I have always considered as my older brothers from other mothers, are all here and this means the world to me. I see Martha who ran towards me in a split second and hugged me tightly with tears flooding in her eyes which made me cry too because this scene is very much making me so emotional. She hugs me tight as she says the words, "I am so glad to see you again. I have missed you. I have missed you so much. I missed you a lot."She makes me bawl my eyes out as I hug onto her tighter, "I m
67L I N D YSaint Francis Sanitarium had a different way of treatment which had been pretty much helpful for my recovery. They also had strict rules about visitors, no one was really allowed to see the patients who are under treatments like me to avoid problems, complications, and miscalculations. There were no cellphones allowed inside and Wi-Fi as well to avoid any social media. Although they allowed gifts from the outside, it was still hard not to be able to see everyone. I didn’t let my negative emotions get the worst of me because I had to be strong for myself and my kids and for everyone else who is waiting for me to head out of this mental facility. I faced this battle head on and even though it was hard for me to accept the changes that I have had, emotionally and mentally, I am still very thankful for the support that I am getting from my family, friends, and of course Milo.Milo has been sending me hand written letters every day which is something I always look forward to
66M I L OWhat did she mean by that?Did she mean it literally?Silence, there was silence between us and I was just utterly and indescribably confused. She didn’t answer while her eyes were looking all over the entire house. Her eyes looked like she was searching for something inside the house and at the same time, she looked like she was in distraught. She looked so lost, sad, and completely puzzled by her own thoughts inside her head.“Are you alright baby?” I holler.She nods and looks back at me, “Yes. Just…. Just a little… awake.”I tried to ignore what I heard from her about hearing them in her head and just walked towards her, “I thought you fell asleep?”She shakes her head, “I can’t.”“Did you even try?”She nods. “Yes. These days it’s just hard for me to sleep.”“Should we visit the doctor?”“No.” Her voice was firm. “No need for that.”I take her hand to mine, “Hey, let’s go back to sleep. Shall we?”She nods and smiles before we walked up to the bedroom.I still hear the
65M I L OThey were so tiny.Very tiny.So fragile. So delicately adorable. I stare at them from outside the glass window and my heart swells with these crazy emotions that are building up inside me the more I stare at how tiny and angelic they looked. Staring at them, I did not know that I could love more my sweet Lindy for carrying my little soldiers who are now battling with their own lives. I had no idea that these tiny creatures would actually make me feel much more whole in some way. I glance at the tubes and machines that were surrounding them to help them survive and grow and I know they are fighters and that they will grow stronger. I know. I know they will. I watch as their chests go up and down while they were breathing as they were moving their tiny hands around and subtly kicked their small feet. It was amazing how they looked and how their tiny movements could actually surprise me and amaze me at the same time. Absentmindedly, I am staring at them with a smile on m
64M I L OI laugh humorlessly as I shake my head sideways, not wanting to believe what I have just heard. No, this cannot be possible. There is absolutely no way. No. I had no idea that Ricky was this selfish and this heartless with everything that had happened. He is and has always been only thinking about himself and no other else. He only and always wants to save himself from everything when the going gets rough then runs away and hides like a frightful little child and pass the blame onto others so he can clear his name.This man is despicable, absolutely and horrifyingly greedy.“I am so sorry.” Ricky apologizes but the more he says it the more it makes me angry.“Ricky! How could you so selfish?!” Gwyneth screams at him..“Of course!” I exclaimed. “Of course you would say it’s me! You freaking asshole!” I pressed my clenched fist against the center of my forehead. I groan in frustration and in anger because I want to hit this person so badly. I want to hurt him as hard as I ca
63M I L OEver since my argument with Gwyneth, we never really talked as much as we used to. I understand why she was feeling that way and I understand why she had avoided me since she hated what I have done. Of all people, I thought she would be the one who would understand me because she is my sibling, but then I was wrong.She made me feel even worst. I tried to understand where her anger was coming from and obviously, she was gutted that I said and did those things to Jolene. I know she could not believe me that I treated Jolene that way because she has always hated it when I do things that hurt women since I was brought up by women too.I wish my words could change anything to what she sees me now but then I know I can never take back the things I did and the things I said to her.Sometimes I wish she could have understood me and why I had to do it. The night before the band’s world tour started, someone came to my house late at night and rang the doorbell many times which woke