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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Hi, Ms. Jill Buenaventura. Fancy meeting you here. I get that you don’t remember me given that look in your face. I’m Penelope Ciro. We met five years ago in London. Remember that fashion show?”
I crooked one brow and tried to remember her name and the event she’s talking about. Penelope… A flash of recognition dawned on me when I repeated her name in my head. My face hardened at the memory of a woman holding a placard outside the hotel where a fashion show I just attended was taking place. She is shouting expletive words on my face and then next thing I knew; she threw a rotten egg on my face.
The next day's morning paper contained my picture who looks like I just ran over a dozen of eggs. Beside that column is a mugshot of the woman where her name is written in a nice bold black font.
“Ah, I remember your bloated face outside that building that night. Well, you look so good with that mismatched plaid jacket and a neon cropped top.”
Penelope smi
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I stood up and stepped back when Jeff started to approach me. My survival instincts started to kick in. The first thing I wanted to do was to run and so I did but Jeff was quick enough to block me. He imprisoned me in his arms and locked my hands with his.I struggled to break away from his grip because it is obvious that he is stronger and bigger than me. I am no match in him in terms of strength.“Let go of me,” I hissed and kicked his leg but he didn’t seem to mind it.“Let go of me!” I shouted again at his face.“Don’t fight me anymore, Jill. I know you still want me and I feel the same way to you too. Stop ignoring me.”My mouth opened in surprise and amazement. How dare this guy think that I still want him after I caught him cheating on me. No one in the right mind will still stay even after catching her boyfriend in bed with another woman.“Who told you that I am still into you? It
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“What is wrong, Jill?”I sniffed on my already wet tissue and then threw it on the trash bin together with other tons of wet wipes before answering Laurie who is looking at me with utmost curiosity from her seat on the far side of her room.“What’s wrong? Everything is wrong, Laurie!” I blurted out while stuffing tissues on my face again. My mascara is all over my face but I don’t care about being vain anymore. My vanity will not save me from the horrible heartache and shit I am feeling now.After the scene in the hotel, I did not go back to work. Instead, I instructed the cab driver to take me to Laurie’s pad. I did not care anymore if I found her lying naked with a man in her bed because I am so absorbed with my own problems. I badly needed a friend now or else I’m going to explode in mixed anger and frustration.“Relax, Jill. Tell me everything first. Let me understand first so that I know what&rsqu
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“Did you think so?” I asked in a lowered voice.Laurie nodded. “Yes, I think so and so were all of our friends who are so worried of you.”I exhaled and grasped her hand and looked her in the eyes.“Laurie?”I tightened my grip on her hand. “Can I ask for a favor?” I asked pleadingly.She looked away, sighed, and looked back to me. “One favor, Jill. One last favor you can ask me.”My tears fell again. “Yes, one last favor.”“What is it?” she murmured.“Let me do this one thing for Von. If I failed, then I will completely stop this craziness you say I’m committing and fly back to Europe. You don’t have to go with me there. Just promise me that after I’m done making a fool of myself, you will drag me out of this and knock some senses on me. In the meantime, let me be please for my own happiness. Can you do that for me?”Laurie’s face showed that of someone on exact disagreement with what she had just heard but I can also read
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“Where have you been yesterday? I’ve been so while worried looking for you.”I ignored my mother’s usual rant in the morning and sat on the dining chair as if I did not hear her. I put the table napkin aside and sipped on my mango juice. I just got home from Laurie’s pad. As expected, my mother has been calling me all night but I just left a voice mail saying that I’m alright.I don't get why she is still acting this way. We know that she knows where I am. Just one phone call to the right people will solve her dilemma.“Answer me, Jill. Where have you been yesterday? Trevor informed me that you refuse to come with him. What happened?”I looked at my mother who is seated on the far end of the table and then back to the green veggies on my plate. “I was just suffocated for being in there. I hate the way they look at me with privy eyes,” I said without even looking at her. I don’t want her to know how hurt I was yesterday. It’s better for her to think that I cho
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Jillian, I repeated my name in my head. It's been so long since someone called me in my full name. Few people know my real name because I deliberately hide it for a personal reason. I stopped wanting being called in that name after my dad was killed. He is the one who gave me that name."I remembered my father." I sighed and concentrated on the view outside the car.We didn't talk after that. Von is quick to catch my mood that says I don't want to talk about it anymore. He parked outside our building and got out of the car to open the door for me."Thank you. I appreciate you doing this. I know you're a busy man.""Not as busy as you once you've taken over your company."My mood turned sour. "That is still so far from happening. I don't want to think about it yet. For now, I am enjoying every second of being buried in tons of phone calls and paper works.""Can you spare me some of your time, office girl? I have a reservation for a dinn
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It's been past eight already but Von didn't show up yet. Every tick of the clock sends me into waiting mania but I didn't see his car come from the window of my room.Every minute I called our helper to ask if Von has arrived already but I always get disappointed every time the maid looks at me as if she's sorry.Five minutes until nine I called Von but his phone is out of coverage. I'm starting to get pissed but I keep my composure intact.I don't want to ruin this night especially now that this is our first time to dine out together. When the clock strikes nine in the evening, I was beginning to get worried.He is not picking his phone and he is not in his house according to the woman who received my call which leads me into thinking that something must have happened to him. It's so unlike of him to turn off his phone. I know that because every time I call him out of the blue, he answered me in just one ring.I was about to call
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We arrived inside a fine dining restaurant. He led me into a private area and pulled a chair for me."Thank you," I said and scanned the place.I've been in this place countless of times before with my friends because I love their Mediterranean food. The place is the same but I'm seeing it in a different light now. It's like the colors on the walls are brighter, the flowers are fresher to look at."What made you bring me out to a dinner, Von?" I asked while we're eating."No particular reason. I just want to treat you to a dinner," he replied in between eating and drinking wine."I just thought it's so random for you to invite me out. Anyway, I'm glad you were taking the initiative to ask me out now. We're friends to begin with given that you have a history with my family.""I know. How's office? Are you adjusting well? How's the workload? Are you having a hard time?"My heart went extra wide in girth at his question
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I became speechless again for the second time. I became too appalled to know what other ways Von has suffered in the hands of that evil man.With trembling hands, I picked up the glass of wine to take a drink but I almost spill it up due to my unstable grip. Fortunately, Von was quick to help me."T-thank you." I took a sip to calm my nerves. Hearing all these horrible things from the victim himself is even more disturbing. My admiration for Von just went to the sky because of how he had overcome the difficult situation. If I were in his shoes, I could have been crazy now."I'm sorry. This is supposed to be a light dinner to keep you off from the pressure in your office but look what it turned out to be.""No, no. No need to say sorry. I'm even touched right now because you told me all of these. It means you are trusting me. It's hard to open things like this to anyone, let alone with someone like me. You know, we haven't know each other that much."
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He smiled which melt my heart."I know you have heard me offer it to you countless of times. Only now did I realize what an asshole I was for doing it but Jill, this asshole will shamelessly asked you now if you could spend your life with him for the rest of the days?"He got down on his knee and offered me the ring on his necklace. "Will you be my other half for the rest of our eternity, Jill?"I choked on my tears. I don't know why but something is telling me to give in, that this is the time I was hoping and praying for.Without further ado, I nodded and offered my hand to him. His tears fell which made the whole proposal more emotional than ever."Thank you, Jill. You will not regret it. I promise you."With shaking hands, he put on the ring to my equally shaking finger. We both looked at it with sigh and contentment in heart."Finally, you are mine again."He closed our gap and kissed me sweetly. He didn't try to open my m
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The coast is as white as snow and the water is crystal-clear like it's waving at me to take a dip. The scenery is very beautiful. Everything is sparkling. There were just a few people around since the resort is a very exclusive one. I met the owner earlier who is a friend of Trevor.The father and son tandem were all long gone from our beach room and were enjoying swimming at the waters. I can see them from the terrace of the house. Trevor was teaching Zeus how to swim. I smiled when he put Zeus into his shoulders and swam.This is the greatest sight to behold. Seeing these two guys having the best time in their lives, just simply having fun.It's just sad how I can't be with them now. Earlier, they convinced me to swim but I refused because I'm not really feeling well. My head is throbbing with pain. I took a pill already so the pain is subsiding. I didn't tell them about it because I don't want to spoil the fun.
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"I shouldn't have put the idea in your head. That was so stupid of me. I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I should have thought about your history with the man.""No, Cathy. Don't blame yourself. It was all on me. I made my own decision. I was an adult who is very capable of deciding on her own."She sighed and caressed her growing tummy. Sadness is all over her pretty face."I really thought that everything will be going as what I wanted. I am secretly hoping that you guys will make up and then get married before this year ends. Jill, I don't want to leave you like this. If I could just stay here forever for you, I will gladly do so.""Cathy, you have a life you need to live, too. If you are only doing this because you don't want to leave me alone then forget about it. I have Zeus. He's all I need. I'm a grown ass adult who runs a multi-billion business. This is just a passing moment for me. I have surpa
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I was brimming with so much hope in my heart when I came here. I was so ready to tell him that maybe we can all start over again. I will tell him that as I have thought it all through, I realized that I wanted to give him a second shot, that I wanted to give our son a complete family.But all that has been shattered in an instant when I saw him kissing not just any other girl but Sandy, the woman whom I have been always insecure and wary about.The hope I am feeling earlier went out of the window instantly upon witnessing this heartbreaking scene. I can feel my heart breaking and being blown into pieces. It's like all my energy has been sucked out from my body and I cannot even lift a finger to them.I took a step back and gasped. The two heard me and looked at my direction quickly. Trevor's face was remarkable. His mouth just opened wide and his face is so pale I could paint something on it. There was a considerable fear in his eye
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“Cathy, what do you think?”“I think it’s perfectly fine. It’s about time you stop pretending and give your heart a break from all the restraining that you do. I don’t see anything wrong with being happy, Jill.”I wiped off the sweat from my head using my wrist and continued working out.“What if it’s just another trap, Cathy? I can’t risk my heart for the second time around, Cathy. I will lose my mind.”Cathy got up from her stretching routines to drink water from the bottled water on the floor of my personal gym.“Everything is a risk, Jill. Every decision we make is a risk. On my side, you know how I was protective of you. if I have sensed any tiny irregularity with his intention to you, then I will be the very first person who will be on his way. But I can feel and see that he is very sincere of you Jill even before knowing about Zeus. We can’t say that he just did it for Zeus. He loves you, Jill. You know in yourself that it’s true this time.
