I KEEP his sweet words like old love letters. It’s been a few days since we last met. After that, nothing happened.
He didn’t text me or even make a call. I admit I was hurt, but I knew I had no right. Nothing hurts more than being disappointed by the person you thought would never hurt you. But he did, he always did.
I would have liked to hope that that night would have a better result. I expected something good would happen after that, but nothing.
“Are you okay, Cherry?” Farrah asked me an arousing question, bowing in front of me while adjusting my dress.
“Huh? Yes.”
She looked up at me and stood up to stare at me with wrinkled eyes.
“Are you sure you’re okay?” she asked again while both hands were on my waist.
“I’m just a little sleepy. I’m sorry,” I answered back and show off my timid smile.
I also turned my focus to the full-sized mirror to look at what I was wearing. A smile flashed slightly on my lips after I gl
I CAME OUT of the dressing room wearing a twisted dress and carrying a shoulder bag I had just bought. I have already received my first salary for this month. I bought only a few pairs of jeans, a T-shirt, and a dress. I also bought Dad’s food and medicine while I saved the rest in the bank. “Bye! Enjoy your date with Mr. Galvez!” Farrah teased me before I could even get out. I just laughed and left the dressing room to go to the first floor. “Ah, Lenny, where’s Miss Cindy?” I asked her secretary. “Mr. Saavedra picked her up. She just ordered that you and Mr. Galvez have lunch today.” She pointed to the couch where Nicholas was sitting comfortably while watching us. “T-thank you, Lenny.” She just nodded, and I turned around. I filled my chest with air before facing Nicholas, and he sat up. I hesitated to step closer to him out of anxiety. “So I guess it’s just the two of us having lunch now.” He stood up, so I just looked up at
MY EYES WIDENED at what he did. My heart was freezing like I was in the middle of the sea, and my knees trembled like a child.I quickly glanced at Rexon with arms folded tightly across his broad chest. The left side of his thin lip tugged upwards, creating a sly smirk on his numb face.“Yeah, I’ll see you tomorrow,” I muttered.He smiled slightly at me then turned to Rexon to pat him on the shoulder.“I’ll go ahead, Mr. Superstar,” he teased again. I haven’t seen the reaction he gave to Rexon because he turned his back on me. It was only then when I shrugged and shook my head.Rexon's face was unexplainable. I also don't know how to start talking now. I feel like we're as close as strangers since Nicholas’ car moves away."So, what's up?!" I smiled widely at him to put aside the awkwardness between us.But he didn't answer. Instead, he put on his helmet again, and I immediately backed a
I COULD NOT MOVE. He quickly paralyzed my whole body.If only the wall I was leaning could turn upside down, I would do just to avoid his sticky and dim stares.“Rex, you were joking, right?” I hesitantly looked at him and inhaled sharply.“No, I am not. Your eyes said you were feeling it too,” he replied. His voice was low and husky.My shoulders shook in silent laughter, tried to sliced the tension between us.“This is hypothetically absurd.”But his face was more serious as he lifted me off my feet. I didn’t stop. I grabbed his shirt to steal some strength. I seemed to have forgotten how to breathe because there was no distance separating us.“How about a kiss? In one kiss, I might know all you haven’t said,” he whispered.“Please, let’s get out.” My words stuttered from my mouth. I need to be resilient now because I will be the only one to lose if
I SIGHED at the last thing he said. I adjusted my seat to fight the tension I was feeling.“So, what is your answer?” He tilted his head to look me in the eyes.“Mr. Galvez—” I cut him off, not wanting to be rude if I said I didn’t like him. I don’t want him to rely on nothing because I know the feeling of hoping for something impossible, so as much as possible, and I want to be honest with him.“Mr. Galvez, I don’t want to take advantage of your kindness, but maybe it’s better if we just stayed as friends.” I deeply sighed and sheered to avoid the conversation.He didn’t answer at first. He stared at me for a while, so I was the first to look down.“I got it,” he said.I pursed my lips to stop speaking. I want to apologize because I know I hurt him, but when I look him in the eyes, it seems like I just didn’t say anything to him.We continued ea
I WATCHED him ring the doorbell without giving an answer. For Pete’s sake, where does his tongue went?We waited outside for a few more minutes before the door opened. I saw a woman approaching us.“Rex!” She smiled broadly at the person next to me before glancing at me slightly.We were almost the same height. Her body is slimmer than mine, which has just a little amount of fat. Her brown curly hair bounces back at her shoulder, and her skin shines in the light. And she looked sexy even though she was only wearing house clothes.I ran my gaze on her star-like eyes, her pointed nose, and soft set of rosy cheeks. Especially her crimson lip, which was devoid of lipstick. She looks simple, but her appeal was powerful. This type of woman, even if not groomed, was naturally beautiful.“Hi?” she greeted me, so I blinked quickly.“Hello.” I slightly waved at her with an awkward smile.“She&rsqu
I RAISED my eyes to look at him, and I frowned. I was observing his face to see if he’s telling the truth or he was just joking.“You’re kidding, right?” I started to laugh and gasped heavily.“No, I’m not,” he said in his serious voice. His words splinter inside me.“No, Rex, I can’t.” I shook my head.“You’ll do it because that’s what I ordered.” His voice was now serious and strong.The redness seemed to rise to both my cheeks. I could sense the pressure in the atmosphere between us, and I could feel the blazing fire on my two ears when I turned to him.“This is ridiculous. You know I have a compromise work for Nicholas and Cindy. You can’t be serious about it, Rex!” I couldn’t help but raise my voice slightly.“I don’t remember agreeing with your decisions.” His voice was like a knife, just like how he look
“THIS is my friend’s restaurant. Like me, he’s also a businessman, and this is just one of the businesses he runs. Come on! Let’s get inside.” He held my hand to go inside the restaurant.The waiter greeted us and quickly guided us to a table. Then Nicholas gently pulled out a chair for me to sit down.“Thank you,” I whispered again, and my cheeks want to blush for what he did. In fairness, he’s a handsome gentleman.“Here’s your menu, Ma’am, Sir.” The waiter politely reached out to us.“Thanks,” I answered before looking out for food to order. But after a few minutes of looking at the menu, I don’t seem to have a choice because I think I want to eat almost everything. Eventually, I ended up with pasta and creme brulee while he was ordering beef stroganoff and cheesesteak.“Please give us some white wine,” Nicholas added before closing the menu. I
A SERIES of alarm clock sounds woke me up. I didn’t want to get up because I felt like my head was torn apart by the pain. I want to blame the Barcadi rum Nicholas, and I drank last night. I rubbed my head and covered my face with a pillow to force myself to go back to sleep.But I was suddenly startled by the sharp smell of my pillow and the extreme softness of what I was lying on.“Shit!” I got up and quickly roamed the room.“No, this can’t be happening, Cherry!” I quickly looked at my clothes, and I realized that I was wearing something else.“No!” I almost jumped when I was not wearing a bra, only a loose white T-shirt and panty.There, the door opened wide, and the last person I expected to see was the one who opened it for me. His deep-set eyes beneath his heavy black brows made me feel weaker. My eyes dropped even more on his muscular body, wearing only white boxer shorts.“What d