" Hi love!" I just smiled when I felt Hace's hug from behind. He kissed my shoulder, up to my head. I smiled and looked at him without letting go of his hug. " The children?" I ask. "They are all out, but they'll get home before dinner like they promise. Just that princess here is left.” He sighed as he turned to look at our youngest who was on the couch watching by herself. Her older siblings told me last night that they were leaving to see their friends. They left early so I didn't catch up, and only our youngest was left behind. I caught my breath too, Nambe was eating crackersand her mouth was open as if her enemy was on the TV. "Do you think something's wrong with her? This is the first time that she did not go out with her sister Nexiah." I asked, unable to avoid worrying. "She's only fifteen love, what could be her problem that she's not telling us." He answer as his hand massage my waist. "That's it, she's only fifteen and this is the first time she doesn't move and lo
"I'm sorry!"I said and bowed. This is what I always tell him. Sorry! Because the polo shirt I ironed burned.I was thinking about how I would see my brothers. And I just realized that the iron I was holding was smoking and that Hace's clothes were on fire on it's arm.I tried to save it and even burned my hand but I didn't care, the important thing was Hace's clothes.He pulled me closer to him by the arm. I feel guilty for what my father did to him so I let him hurt me."Sorry? Hey fool, your sorry won't change what happened!" He said, clenching his jaw . I know what he said had a double meaning.He let go of me and turned away."What else do you want me to do?" I don't know where I got the strength to speak like that."You have almost enslaved me Hace, I have been with you all my life, I do everything you want, I have nothing left of myself, I can't even see my brothers anymore. I let you do what you want, because of what my father did . But isn't this too much?" I added, sobbing.I
" Vegetables! " I shouted to those people passing by my place.I'm here at the market today selling various vegetables. Like eggplant, okra, ampalaya, opo and others. I was already here early to sell.My parents are gone and my two siblings and I are left behind. Mama is gone, and my step father never came home, so now I'm the only one supporting our family. We haven't heard from him since his last message.He was so kind that we were surprised that he didn't come home for a day until the month reached. He just left a note telling us not to worry about him and that he is fine."Young lady, give this to me" I smiled as my suki approached me."Oh, I guess you're earlier today?" I asked because she was a bit earlier today than usual."Oh, it's my grandson's birthday and I want to be the one to cook so I'm early today." she answered with a smile.I looked at what she brought. That's quite a lot too. I just smiled and gave her what she needed.When it was over, she left the other things sh
When I got to work I started right away. I am a waiter here and I am grateful to be accepted here. The owner was a former high school classmate of mine so I was hired and my shift was in the afternoon.After getting dressed in uniform, I went out and started serving.Walking back and forth is tiring and I can hardly sit even for a moment with the amount of customers. This restaurant is famous here in our town and was really taken. Because apart from not being expensive, the food is really affordable and delicious."A large burger and fries!" I said at the kitchen counter. In this restaurant, not only breakfast, lunch or dinner, but also snacks are complete."Oh, Nerissa are you are here now?" Echo asked. He is my old classmate and the owner and he is also a chef here. "Echo, I've been here for a while now." I answered and could only roll my eyes.He just laughed and continued what he did. He used to be my suitor, especially since I was a transferee at their school, but I didn't give
Just like yesterday, I got home early, also because my goods ran out quickly. I'm now walking with Fely to ride a tricycle, who still can't move on from what happened earlier."Why didn't you just answer Jordan? You're always being asked that by that moron . I'm the one texting with him , but you're still the one he's looking for !" She said pissed and she was pouted so I just laughed and shook my head."You don't want it, you can't have him. You'll be with him all for yourself now!" I raised my eyebrows, but she was just glaring at and she rolled her eyes. I laughed even more."I hope it's that easy! That moron was so inlove with you!" she got into the tricycle first and sat down. I next sat next to her ."Eh, you're so dead to him too! That's why you're right--oh!" I laughed as she grabbed my side and pinched it."Hey, stop it Nerissa! If only I didn't know you were waiting for someone too. That's why you rejected Jordan!"The smile on my lips disappeared and I fell silent at what
"Everything is okay now, good thing you brought her here in time." "Yes doc, thank you." I was distracted in my sleep because of the conversation. "What happened?" Immediately they turned their attention to me. I sat down while holding my head. I was still a little dizzy and my eyes were still closed. Echo attended me and held my hand. "You're good and awake. How are you feeling?" I frowned as I looked around. The last thing I remembered was that there were men who wanted to take me. They were forcing me to come with me so I ran. But they still caught up with me and they injected me with something so I lost consciousness. "Echo, what happened? What the—why am I here?" I don't know what to feel now because of the nervousness. Maybe Echo will sympathize. Especially when I see the bruise on her face. He held both of my shoulders and calmed me down. "I'm sorry, if I had taken you to ride the tricycle , this wouldn't have happened to you. I'm really sorry!" I was confused by what
I woke up, not because I had to wake up early to go to the market. I just can't , I couldn't sleep well. I was sleeping, but I was also waking up. Nightmares of whatever happened to me. What happened came back again and again. I Ignore it. But it came back on it's own. I didn't know that there were tears running down my cheek if I hadn't felt a hand caressing my cheek. I looked at my brother, Anorld, he seemed to have woken up because of me. "Sister, is there a problem? I woke up because I heard you sobbing." He said sadly , still caressing my cheek. I quickly hugged him and kissed his head. "Sister is fine, just go back to sleep." "Did you have a bad dream that made you cry?" His face looked up at me, I laughed at his cute face so I gently pinched his nose. "Yes, it is said that someone wants to take you away from me. They want Arjun and Arnold, they will keep you both away from me." I answered sadly. He shook his head. "We won't go without you, that's a promise! Arjun and I
"What do you need?" I trembled to ask the men who now held my family. "You know what we need. Or maybe you want us to just take these children?" He asked with a smirk and pointed the gun at my brothers. They were screaming, even aunt and uncle who were struggling to get away. "Don't please, don't, not my brothers! They don't know anything about it!” I started crying, I couldn't get closer because of the gun pointed at me. "Don't empathize with my nephews! Whatever sin my brother has committed, turn it on him and not on the children! I told you that my brother has not come home for a long time! It's like pity, not the children!" My aunt was also crying and shaking her head. Our neighbor also couldn't do anything because they were probably scared. I shook my head at them and tried to stand up to get closer to them, but uncle suddenly lost his temper and got away. He punched the men holding him. Regardless of the blows that were also hitting him. He fought and tried to fight the
" Hi love!" I just smiled when I felt Hace's hug from behind. He kissed my shoulder, up to my head. I smiled and looked at him without letting go of his hug. " The children?" I ask. "They are all out, but they'll get home before dinner like they promise. Just that princess here is left.” He sighed as he turned to look at our youngest who was on the couch watching by herself. Her older siblings told me last night that they were leaving to see their friends. They left early so I didn't catch up, and only our youngest was left behind. I caught my breath too, Nambe was eating crackersand her mouth was open as if her enemy was on the TV. "Do you think something's wrong with her? This is the first time that she did not go out with her sister Nexiah." I asked, unable to avoid worrying. "She's only fifteen love, what could be her problem that she's not telling us." He answer as his hand massage my waist. "That's it, she's only fifteen and this is the first time she doesn't move and lo
"What are we doing here?" "Come on mom, no questions please." Nexiah pulled me, Theresse and Thasia also came to the other side. They helped me enter their room here at papa's house." Come on aunty, you will like this. We're experts on this, when you go out of this room you will be unrecognizable with your beauty." "Thasia, don't worry, being aunt Nerissa herself is a beauty like our mom. No one can surpass their beauty.” Therese reprimanded her sister, but Thasia came to her and fixed my hair. I just smiled. "What are you really going to do with me?" "Relax mommy, we'll take care of you." I just shook my head at what Nexiah said, they ordered me to close my eyes which I followed. It's good not to argue with them so that it's over with whatever they have planned for me. They only whispered to me the whole time they did it to me. When they said I could open my eyes, I opened my eyes. My lips parted as I looked at the mirror in front of me. The four of them stopped and acted, Thasi
NERISSA "Good morning mommy!" I opened my eyes to the greetings of my children, I smiled to see them standing at the foot of the bed. I sat on the bed and greeted them with a smile, opening my arms. "Good morning my babies!" They came closer with a frown and hugged me. "Mom, we're not a baby anymore." My youngest ran away from our hug. "Son, you are not big , young women and young men, you are no longer babies in this house. You'll all be my babies, our babies." My youngest Nambe just left, came closer to me and hugged my waist. When I looked at the three in front of me, they were pushing each other. Ace pushing Nathan, and Nathan pushing Nexiah. Nexiah looked at her older brothers, I saw her take a deep breath before facing them smiling. "Mommy," he called softly, I smiled. He came closer to me and hugged my other side as well." Can we go to grandpa's house, promise we will behave there." The one who said I turned to his older brothers frowned, both Nathan and Ace looked away f
"You're a jerk for missing this out." Draco? I looked for the familiar voice, I looked around to see where I was. It was so bright, the light was so dazzling that I closed my eyes and blocked my eyes with my arm. I gasped, woke up from a bad dream. He said I died, how could I die I was only fifteen for god's sake. I don't want to die, I want to see that beautiful smile again. I got up, took a shower and hurriedly got dressed and went downstairs. I just grab a sandwich from the table and go directly outside. I looked for our driver and took him to the school, I got off with a smile. I feel like I'm floating in glee , it's still early so I'm sure they're still playing now. When I saw what I was looking for, I hid behind the plant with a wide smile. She was playing with her classmates, her best friend Alexander was also there. I waited impatiently for Alexander, I didn't go inside. He forced me to come here to the orphanage, I just want to go home. I want to see her again, maybe he'll
NERISSA "You are crying again." I turned to the person who spoke, I bent down and wiped away the tears. I felt her sit next to me and caress my back. "Everything will be fine, for now you need to rest. For the sake of your child, force yourself to eat and rest." I cried again hugging her , I was crying. I thought my tears had run out. I have been crying for a month. Yes, it's been a month since everything happened that destroyed my world. I thought everything would be fine when Hace came back. I fell asleep on the couch while waiting for them, I just woke up when I heard shouting and noise around. When I finally woke up, the surroundings were already smoking. I panicked and covered my nose to avoid inhaling the smoke. Until I saw Amanda come in, she was with some men who were being ordered. I was just looking at her when she came to me and pulled me out of the house. I was stunned, I didn't know what was happening. When we finally got out, I turned to the house that was already co
She showed the arm where the bomb was connected, towards her body. She smiled as if it didn't matter. "I'm waiting H, you know I don't like waiting." She said as she waved her hand with the gun. "H." I looked at my friends, they were all shaking their heads. They know that whatever I choose, it will be a dead end for me. But not for them, they can still go out in time. But my Nerissa, she's waiting for me. And our baby, I want to see her or him. We're supposed to see the doctor to know the gender. But I guess, I won't have a time for that. I won't be seeing them again. I gasped for air and faced her. "Let them go!" She smiled, liking what I said. She signaled the staff, I looked at them. They untied Nerissa's family. Aki, Carlos and Caden also helped. I saw Draco leave his seat and come to me. Caden motioned for the crew to leave. I shook my hand and shook Hillary's voice, she was happy but there were tears in her eyes. I can't fight her , she has the bomb. And no matter how fast
"Fuck!" We all got wet when the rain suddenly poured down. We covered our heads with our arms so that somehow we wouldn't get wet. The case is that the rain got stronger, so we didn't do anything. We turned to Carlos as he quickly took shelter on the rock and took off his clothes. We looked at him in wonder. "What?" He asked, as he noticed us looking at him. “I need to save these clothes, my babe just bought this for me. I can't let this get wet, I have to wear it again tomorrow." he looked for a cover in his pink shirt , I shook my head and looked at my companions. We were thinking the same thing, Draco answered him. "Bud, you do know what's written in your shirt." “Yeah, yeah. Don't mind me, I can be whatever she likes if that takes her not leaving me again." I sighed and patted Draco's shoulder and asked him to answer again. 'MA' BITCH' That's what's written in his shirt. "We need to move now, they're distracted." We all looked at Aki, nodded and got ready. We parted ways, w
HACE I drove the car quickly because of the call I received from home. Marj found Nerissa unconscious in our room. I left the meeting and just left because of my panic. I went down quickly when I got to the house, after entering I went upstairs and went straight to our room. The worried faces of Manang Lara and Marj appeared. I ignored them and went straight to where Nerissa was lying. I sat on the edge of the bed and held her hand. I faced the doctor panting. "What happened is she okay, and our baby is the baby okay?" "Yes Mr. Mondeñego, thankfully your wife is okay. And I'm glad that your baby is okay too. Just a little complication of her passing out because of shock. Everything is okay, my advice is to let her rest and not to think too much that will stress her." The doctor explain as he's putting all his things in his bag. "She was okay when I left this morning." I turned my attention to manang Lara." What happened?" I saw Marj nod, Marj walked to the side of the bed on the
"No, no. You can't do this to me, I know you love me. You're just like this because of that girl! You can't do this to me, you can't. I've been with you, we're together for years." I'm afraid to hug Hace, it's like Hillary is not herself. " Hillary, first of all I didn't ask you to marry me. You proposed to me and I said yes, because I thought you're the one I'm looking for. But I'm wrong, and I'm so sorry this happened to us. I love you but just a friend, my colleague.” Hillary just shook her head at Hace's words, feeling bad that she approached me. Hace immediately blocked his body. I bowed to his chest, I don't know what happened. I just saw the bulk of Hillary walking out the door. I broke away from the hug, Hace grabbed my face and made me face him. "She is crying." I said, Hace was in tears, he just shook his head. "Thank you for coming back by the way." I hugged him again. " I'm jealous." He kissed my head, I pulled his neck. "Love, what are you going to do?" He nervou