Isa transferred the cake she bought onto a plate. “It’s ready!” she said with a cheerful voice and shining round eyes. Chadwick stood near the table. He looked at the cake with curiosity. “I bought this from the new bakery near the orphanage,” she shared. “Why cake?” he responded. “Huh?” “Why did you buy cake?” “Ahhhh. Because I heard from the orphanage that the kids gave her a birthday gift before she goes out.” The orphanage gave her a gift? Chadwick displayed an accusatory frown between his forehead when he heard about this. He, the husband, failed to give his gift to his wife. But the children, whom Adira met for the first time, did not forget to show their gratitude. “I am not sure when is her exact birthday. But I think giving her a cake is good,” Isa added. Chadwick stared at the lady’s excited face. Then he remembered that on Adira’s birthday, Isa came into their house, crying, and then hugged Chadwick in front of his wife. ‘We hugged each other during my wife’s bir
Geoffrey entered the staff room of the bar to change his clothes. He opened his locker and saw his reflection through the small mirror behind the locker’s room. His hair was wet with sweat. “It looks like I need to wash my face,” he murmured with a smile. Replacing a car’s tire is exhausting itself, but Geoffrey had to keep his helmet on while doing the job, that’s why he showered with sweat. Nevertheless, he doesn’t feel bad for playing the good Samaritan. With his long and soft fingers, he swept his blonde bangs upward and shut his locker with his other hand. As he closed it, his co-worker came inside. “Hey there, birthday boy,” his co-worker, Vernon, greeted him with a tap behind his back. Geoffrey nodded his head while smiling back. “Hey, wazzup.” Leaning against the locker, Vernon looked at Geoffrey with an apologetic expression on his face. “I found it a bit late that today is your birthday.” Geoffrey chuckled while taking his shirt off. “How did you know it by the way?”
Geoffrey finished Adira's volleyball game. He looked at the scoreboard and saw 25-20 set number two, favored on the other team. Adira’s team, White Eagle lost against Blue Snake team. The players from White Eagle were all crying, except for Adira who’s eating her chips at the side while looking up the sky. “Damn. She’s cool,” Geoffrey murmured while watching her from afar. Not only she is cool, but also smart, strong, pretty, and sexy. Geoffrey has no ideal type. Maybe because he’s not interested in dating. But after meeting Adira, Geoffrey found out that his ideal type is someone whose name is Adira. After the game, Geoffrey stepped a bit closer to the White Eagle’s bench. He really wanted to introduce himself to the lady who’s been in his mind for a long time. He anticipated and waited for their next meeting, and now that it happened, he does not want to lose his chance. Therefore, the shy Geoffrey began to march closer to her along with the loud beating of his heart. “Hi Adi
“Geoffrey!”GeoffreyGeoffreyGeoffreyThe name echoed inside the classroom.When Geoffrey felt the gaze around, that’s when he realized the shameful thing that he did. All he just wanted was to introduce himself to Adira, but he shouted his name in front of everybody. Just now, he thinks he made a fool of himself.Geoffrey stared at Adira, who’s gawking at him as if he’s a weirdo.He then remembered that Adira isn’t interested in dating. What if just like Elliot, he will only embarrass himself in front of Adira?Well, he already did.Geoffrey turned around. Catching his breath, he loudly uttered, “Geo… Geometry. I hate Geometry.” He walked away from her and exited the room.As soon as he arrived outside the classroom, he buried his face in his palms and cursed at his stupidity.Since then, Geoffrey avoided meeting Adira’s classmates around the campus.Time passed by and graduation is near.Geoffrey became so busy in his studies because he had to meet all of the requirements before gr
Rage nearly consumed Adira when she came inside her room with the red blanket in her hand. She looked at the blanket and remembered how Chadwick wraps this around the sleeping Isa. She felt a flicker of irritation and her blood pulsed through her veins. Adira can accept everything; Isa coming to their house, seeing her husband hugs another woman and Chadwick siding with Bea against any arguments. However, she lost her composure as soon as she saw the blanket around Isa’s shoulder. “He could have used his blanket instead,” Adira growled. Her fists clenched on the soft fabric. She washed, ironed, and folded it by herself. And now, it seemed she had to do those again. Meanwhile outside her room, Chadwick, Isa and Neil were rooted on their spots after seeing Adira’s rage for the first time. With a pale face, Neil observed his boss, who hadn’t moved in his spot since Adira shouted and entered her room. He does not know what happened because he was sleeping and only woke up after hear
Adira was driving her car with one hand. Staring at the clean road of early morning, she fell into deep thoughts. Now she calmed down, she thoroughly thinks about the reason why her eyes blinded with rage back there, and why she’s looking for a place to give her a peace of mind. “I never thought I’ll be this freaking angry over a mere blanket.” Her lips twitched after calling the blanket a ‘mere’. No. For Adira, the blanket isn’t just a mere fabric that will help her warm her cold night inside the cold house with a cold husband. “It is something I received with love,” Adira murmured, thinking about the kids from the orphanage. Then, she recalled the time when the kids gave her that. “Miss Adira!” Marie, the head of the orphanage, called Adira. “Yes, Miss Marie?” Behind Marie, Adira saw the shy kids lining up. They were looking at Adira with their cute round eyes, curious whether it would be alright to approach a very pretty lady like her. Adira found them so cute. “Ahmmm, a
The flashing light entered through the window and reached Chadwick’s sleeping face. His eyelids shook as he frowned before he slightly opened the window of his eyes. It’s morning. Chadwick, who waited all night for his wife’s return, fell asleep on the couch. ‘I couldn’t believe this.’ With morning bed hair, Chadwick looked around the quiet house. He doesn’t know if Adira came back already. “What time is it?” he murmured, staring up and then saw the time. 6:30am. If Adira came back before 6 and saw Chadwick sleeping on the couch, then she’s maybe in her room now, sleeping. “She should have woken me up,” he complained, yawning then sitting straight. Chadwick looked for his indoor slippers and then walked towards Adira’s room. He raised his hand, about to knock, but hesitated. ‘I don’t want to disturb her sleep.’ So, he put his hand down and touched the doorknob instead. Even though they are husband and wife, Chadwick clearly told Adira that they should have their private spa
Chadwick went to his company and started his work half-heartedly. He could not focus because until now, he’s thinking about his wrongdoings to his wife. Not only did he wrap a blanket around Isa in front of his wife, but he even used the first birthday gift Adira received this year. ‘But I am the first one who bought her a gift.’ Chadwick did buy her a gift but he never had the chance to give it. Seated in front of his desk, Chadwick stared at the paper bag underneath his table. He brought his gift to Adira just in case. [“And don’t act like a jealous husband. It does not suit you, honey.] He remembered again what Adira said to him a moment ago. ‘Me? Jealous?’ He scoffed. Chadwick does not want to admit it but yes, he’s indeed jealous of the courageous kids who gave Adira their gift, while he is a coward husband who just hides his gift for quite a long time. ‘I am getting weird as day passed by.’ Chadwick shook his head. Then he tried to focus back to his work. On the other
5 months passed. The joined project of Crimson Meadow and Wine&Vibe is a great success. Many congratulated the two CEOs who worked so hard for this project and for helping a lot of charities as one of their goals. At the end of the month, the two held a press conference. Reporters came to witness the successful joined of the famous married couple. They thought that they will only hear news about the business and how they’ll end the union. However, Chadwick and Adira came out with a big surprise for everyone. “Before we end the conference, Adira and I would like to announce something very important.” Gradually, the two looked at each other and smiled. Their deal is clear. After the five months when the project is over, they will reveal the truth about their divorce. And the time has come. However… “Adira and I decided to marry again.” At Chadwick's words, gasp filled the hall. Tons of lights flashed, capturing each second. What does he mean by marrying Adira again? Everyone as
Chadwick went back home to house lightheartedly. Geoffrey and he fixed their relationship. Although he’s worried about Isa, Chadwick decided to meddle in her life anymore.Now, what’s left to do is to deal with Adira.He excitedly entered the house as he heard from Neil and Hansel would come home to their house. Other than living with Adira in the same place, Chadwick thinks that his other advantage against Geoffret is that he has the support of their secretaries.‘The only hurdle is winning over my ex-wife’s heart.’He realized how hard it is to win a favor from someone. Even if Adira doesn’t have feelings for him when she’s seducing him long time ago, Chadwick can tell how difficult the quest is.‘Maybe, she’s trying to get her revenge and..’His thoughts stopped when he saw his wife standing in front of him.She’s really home.“You’re quite late,” she greeted with a smile.Being with her, his heart pounds with each breath, like a hummingbird’s wings.‘Who cares if she’s testing me o
“Dear brother, It’s me, your stubborn sister who keeps on following you. I am writing a letter to you since you are my last family. And I am happy to have at least you by my side. Remember the first day when we saw each other? I was so captivated by your handsomeness. I thought I saw a prince. Your smiles, your shy approach and your kind attitude, they reached my heart. And maybe, that is the first time I fell in love with you. I kept this a secret for a long time, but it overflowed in a way I couldn’t control it anymore. Mistakes after mistakes. I learned that all my life, I dedicated it to you. I regretted my actions, even the words that I didn’t mean. I am sorry for wishing that. Believe me, I didn’t want our parents to die. Just like you, I was in deep pain too. But in the end, I haven’t learned. I keep on reaching for the affection that you couldn’t give. I was selfish and I hurt many people around me. I am sorry. I should have listened to you. But, it’s too late. I lost my
Third Person’s POVTwo weeks have passed.The accident that happened in the CUR8 mall has never leaked through the media. But Nocturne, who was keeping a close eye on the Crimson Meadow’s CEO has heard the accident. He planned to take his revenge, but he thinks it won’t be good to fight against Adira anymore since she has more card to use. And so, he stopped pursuing the unbeatable leader.Many days passed by and finally, it was time for Adira to go out of the hospital. Oddly, she recovered so fast unlike other patients who underwent the same head injury. Her doctor even joked that she might be from a tiger clan since she healed so quickly.As this will be the day of her discharge, two men waited for her outside her room.Who are these two men?Basically, they are the two guys who keep going back and forth in this place for long two weeks. Hansel said that Adira would recover if they were here, since all they do is fight in front of Adira. To solve that, the guys decided to come on sep
Adira’s POV Often, when someone has a head injury, she won’t remember the details of the accident. What happened, how she got hurt and who’s with her during the incident. But as soon as opened my eyes, everything came to me so vividly. I recalled how I saw the sign board above that was swaying down, when I looked at Chadwick who was standing beneath, when I ran towards his side and when I pushed him away and got hurt instead. Above all, the realization I had while running towards him came to me like a wave. It wasn’t calm, gentle, or destructive. Just… something I expected ever since I admitted that it might be possible to fall in love. I blinked my eyes slowly while looking at the white ceiling above the hospital room. Back then, I really thought I saw the underworld. But it really seems that someone like me was blessed with long life. As I was inwardly about to laugh, a voice called me. “A-Adira?” My numb body, which did not move for long hours, tingled as I turned my head t
Since it hasn’t been announced yet that Chadwick and Adira aren’t a married couple anymore, Chadwick still has the right to play as her husband. And so, he and Falcon took turns watching Adira and waiting for her to wake up. It’s almost been two days already, yet Adira hasn’t woken up. As Chadwick watched her sleep, a faint sad smile drew on his lips. “You are sleeping for too long,” he whispered. “I wanted to tell you a lot about your father.” How Falcon almost collapsed, when he watched over her daughter without sleeping and when he was caught crying while praying for her fast recovery, Chadwick wanted to tell all of this to Adira once she woke up. All past years, Adira believed that her father did not have any affection for her. On which, Chadwick will testify as lies. Falcon loves her daughter, more than anyone in the world. Staring at Adira, Chadwick remembered last night when he and Falcon had a conversation while looking over Adira. “My world collapsed,” Falcon said while
The adrenaline that Geoffrey and Chadwick had as they bring Adira to the hospital haven’t died down yet.When they saw Adira laying down on the ground, unconscious and with blood on her head, they felt an unfamiliar sensation, a combination of adrenaline that made their body cold and electricity tingled their skin.As adrenaline hit them, they realized the situation. Adira is in danger.Chadwick looked at his tainted hands and trembled.He and Geoffrey are currently waiting outside the operating room where Adira was brought in. It’s been an hour, and yet, they haven’t heard anything about her condition.Will she live?Will everything be okay?They wanted to be positive as much as possible. Yet the terrible shock made them anxious.Thinking if something would happen to her is not just painful for Chadwick. It takes everything out of him. He was so distraught over her suffering that it made him feel nauseous and lightheaded.Then guilt came to knock him over.‘This is because of me. I am
Third Person's POVGeoffrey followed where Adira’s gaze peered into. What he saw standing from afar was his old pal, his former buddy and now, his competitor.Years ago, when Isa confessed her feelings to Geoffrey for the first time, Geoffrey saw Chadwick hiding in secret. That day, he only wished for Chadwick to come out and to be brave. If only Chadwick was courageous to get Isa’s love, then it wouldn’t be necessary for Geoffrey to avoid them and lose their friendship.But now, Geoffrey felt the opposite.When Chadwick saw them together, he wished he could just turn around and leave them.'You used all your time and opportunity to be with Adira. Why are you still trying when it is too late?' He asked this in his mind as he stared at him.At last.Something snapped in his brain as he remembered how Adira answered his question before.Adira said that she could fall in love with one of them. As of now, Adira thinks the two of them can make her heart move.'So, being with her for a long
Chadwick’s PovYears ago, when my heart was still young to understand what "courage" really meant, I failed on pursuing my first love.My feet which were ready to approach Isa, had hesitate in the middle. At the end, I stayed in my safe zone.Once I learned that my long-time unrequited love has feelings for Geoffrey, I accepted the fate that the sweet picture of being by her side will remain an unfilmed picture. A black film.Even though I was discovered in an accident and was rejected, I only felt an anticipated fate. Because from the very start, I knew that my place to Isa’s life is a friend. A friend whom she can use when she's having a hard time over her own one-sided love.Isa used me to make Geoffrey jealous. Withal, I did not care. I just waited for what life entails me to do.There are just things and people which I cannot get. No matter how rich and successful I am, I can't gain affection. Once I failed, I thought it would last for a long time. Forever.But did I get happy?Go