The players in Chadwick’s team did not know what the hell had just happened. A moment ago, they were in the lead with 9 points. But after Adira’s spike, they continued losing until they lost the first match. And this time, the opponent’s team has two points left to win the game.Since when did it go wrong?When they let Adira joined the game?When they made the deal since they know they will win?Or when they belittle Adira’s ability just because she is a woman?Whatever the answer is, they needed to defend the last two points and scored five points to win the game.“Yey!” team Adira cheered.They gave a high five to the right spiker.“Ma’am, that was an insane spike!” The libero praised.From the other net, Chadwick looked at Adira. Even though his team was losing, he could not feel bad at all. He was just in awe and felt amazed seeing Adira shine even in this game.“Thanks,” Adira said before giving a high five to their libero. When she stood in front of the setter, Geoffrey, she smi
Chadwick ran towards the direction of the cave where he and Adira got stranded in last night. Adira said that she wanted to take revenge on Isa by locking her inside the cave.He could not believe it.Even though Isa crossed the line, Adira won’t put someone in danger just because she’s mad. However, he could not stop himself from checking whether it was true or not.He wanted to trust Adira, to prove himself wrong but at the back of his mind, he feels guilty for running. Chadwick just… in mess.Two women are trying to play with him, using themselves as his weakness. He always says to himself that focusing on his feelings will answer everything. But no. He thinks he needs to do more than just confess to Adira.‘There’s more that I need to do,’ he realized.Catching his breath, Chadwick looked at the back of the woman under the light post in front of the cave. It is Isa, who’s peeking at the cave from afar.He sighed in relief. If Isa is outside the cave, that means Adira is only pranki
One morning when Adira sat down on her office chair and looked at the piles of paperwork in her table, it hit her that vacation is finally over.Yet all day, she spends almost half of the day looking at the blank space.Earlier, before coming to work, Adira left the divorce paper in the house with her sign. Surely by this time, her husband, who came back home from the resort, saw the divorce paper. Adira did not expect him to call her about this, and she really did not receive anything.Hansel just heard about this a moment ago. When she did, the information hardly sank it. Hansel had a guess that it is probably due to the incidents which took place at the beach resort.“Ma’am,” Hansel called Adira, who’s been spacing out for a long minute.As if she woke from a long daydream and she just realized it just now, Adira smiled at Hansel and asked, “Yes?”“Well, I am gonna ask something personal. Is that okay?”“Sure.”“Hmmm, are you really sure about it?”“You mean divorcing my husband?”
Adira’s POV They said that divorce can be emotionally and financially draining, whether it is a mutual decision, or a surprise move initiated be one steps. I agree that it cost a lot, since we request a court order that won’t take days and weeks after filing the divorce petitions. Anyway, money isn’t the problem for people like Chadwick and me. Then what about the emotional? That… I am not sure. Today, Chadwick and I are inside the court while waiting for the judge to finalize the judgement of the divorce. We already filed the proof of service, a document that tells the court that I have met the statutory requirements for giving my husband the copy of divorce petition. The process went smoothly because Chadwick was amenable to this and he agreed to sign the acknowledgement, which happened last night. The process continued with the judge asking the legal grounds of the divorce like “irretavable breakdown” of the marriage, or any other reason allowed by the law. We chose the lack o
There is a prickling sensation in Geoffrey’s nape. It came from behind. He turned around and saw Vernon sending him a meaningful stare that says: ‘I am watching you.’ While preparing for Adira’s drink, Vernon pointed his peaceful fingers at his eyes then towards Geoffrey’s side. There is tight surveillance at Geoffrey’s back, on which, he thinks not applicable at this moment. As if he will do something to Adira at this place. Geoffrey picked up the wine glass and wiped it. He glanced at the woman sitting in front of the counter. Her red hair reminds him of the dawn he saw on the beach a few days ago. Under the lightning of the bar, her hair shimmered. Her beautiful face, as always, demands attention. She has been graced with a look that could be of royalty and every time Geoffrey saw her, it made him blank. Blank but not empty. Adira’s presence tinged him an awe, and he always finds himself hardly working up the courage to greet her. But Geoffrey wasn’t new to this game. It just
How do you react when you get a confession? The best way to deal with it is to be honest. If you don’t like the person, you should tell them so you don’t seem like you’re leading them on, and they can move on. If you think it’s too soon and maybe had feelings but wanna give it some time, then tell them that. Being completely honest with that person is better than lying. Sometimes, people who got confession from their friends never ever bring up the confession again or act extra nice because it will only confuse the confessor and make them think you are in fact interested. For normal people, those are the usual rules in dealing with the confessors, whether they like them or not. However, such considerations aren’t in Adira’s vocabulary. Due to her beauty, intelligence, and maturity(?), it is quite normal that men and woman adore her. Thence, she got a lot of confessions ever since she was young. Years ago, a shy boy with brown hair picked up his courage to confess his crush to the
Adira’s POV I always do my best in every quest and challenge which comes into my life. But there were also times when I got tired from everything, so, I sought a way out of the enormous universe and went to a tinier galaxy away from my responsibilities as the sole heir of Crimson Meadow.One day during my high school days, I skipped going to school and hopped inside the bus to an unknown city. My classmates and my teacher were surprised that the top 1 student in the whole school suddenly went missing for one day.Anyway, I enjoyed the long ride on the bus with my forehead pressed up against the window as we passed over the city from a high up bridge. The city lays out beneath the railroad tracks in a limited palette of brown and gray. The first thing that I noticed when we emerged from the apartment this morning were these dirt tones. Got tired from sightseeing, I dozed a little and when I woke up, I realized that I slept for too long and we arrived at the bus’s destination.I hoppe
“Isa!”Two men handsome men stood by the female student’s side. They are both wearing worried expressions while checking over the lady. When I looked at her, who was looking all proud and vile before, she had these facial reactions as if she was very wronged.‘Woah. How fast it is for her to change her expressions. I am impressed.’“Are you okay?” the man with black hair asked, holding both Isa’s shoulders. “You suddenly disappeared after class. And Geoffrey and I been waiting for you in the coffee shop. So, we got worried because we couldn’t contact you.”“I was so scared, Chadwick. I thought I’m gonna die,” she shared with quivering voice.What a show.“Why? What happened?” the blonde-haired guy with eyeglasses asked.“There are two scary looking men who brought me in alleyway. They threatened to hurt me if I da lowt give them my money,” she said in a low voice.“Hey! Are you an idiot?!” the black-haired guy nagged. “You should have given them the money and escaped as soon as possibl