(Anj’s POV)I had been sitting outside the mansion’s gate for an hour already when it finally opened. Frank’s lips curved a shy smile when he came out the metal gate with a paper bag.“I’m sorry. We had to deal with Sky and Olivia first,” he said, quickly looking back at the house and then at me.“He’s really furious, isn’t he?” I asked, almost in a whisper.He chuckled and nodded, agreeing with me as he watched me look at the contents of the paper bag. I took the book out of the bag and smiled as I stared at the cover page. When I flipped the first page, I saw the public phone card and taxi fare I asked from Steve Mars. I placed the quilt inside the paper bag and returned the book inside.“Thank you, Frank. I’ll never forget you,” I said, smiling sheepishly at him.“No,” he shook his head. “I’ll never forget you. You’re the first woman who made the young Mr. Mars nuts.” He grinned at me as we sat on the sidewalk and waited for the taxi with me.My cheeks blushed, not really understan
(Anj’s POV)Monday blues.I never thought I would experience a lack of passion for going to school. Anya always teased me that I was the only one excited to go to school and work, not understanding the feeling of Monday blues.Not today, though.When I woke up, I didn’t realize I would feel sad not feeling the soft sheets of the bed, not inhaling the intoxicating scent of Sky beside me, and not waking up naked beside him.I heaved a deep sigh, letting my eyes wander sadly in the recreation park of the university as I flipped the pages of my book, hoping to review for our exam later. Anya and Dylan said I already memorized the content of the book, so why review to get a passing score in the exam? I sighed again, seeing Sky’s face in the pages instead of words.My body jolted when someone hit me in the arm.“Ouch! Aw…” My lips quivered as I massaged my arm and glared at Anya. “What did I do to you?”“You almost killed me with worry. I didn’t enjoy the party because of you, and this man
(Anj’s POV)My heart was erratically beating inside my chest, wanting to jump out of my body as I felt Sky’s soft lips in my mouth. It must be the icing because Sky licked my bottom lip, sucking and playfully nibbling my lips while enjoying the sweetness of the chocolate in my mouth.My eyes closed as I parted my lips, moaning and welcoming his tongue and letting him explore my mouth before we let our tongues dance. He must have felt I wanted more because he pulled me closer to him as he deepened the kiss.“Woah! That was hot, Sky,” Jackie exclaimed, bringing us back to reality, making Sky move slightly away from me.I wriggled my body to escape from him, and I was glad he released me after helping me stand. If my face was not covered with icing, Sky could not see my face flushing red, and that would be embarrassing.His phone rang, but before he took it out of his pocket, he licked my fingers with chocolate after holding my chin.“I love the flavor,” he smiled. “This reminded me of s
(Sky’s POV)Elenita raised her eyebrows when I entered the kitchen, not expecting me to come since she had just brought the coffee I requested from her.“Maybe just a little sugar?” I told her, pushing the cup of coffee to her.She scoffed at me, taking the cup and tasting the coffee. “How would I know what Angela added in that coffee?” She sighed as she rose to her feet, taking another cup to prepare my coffee. “When I taught her how to make your coffee, she did the same way I did. Maybe, you’re looking for her, not the coffee, Sky.”“I’m not sure about that,” I massaged my nape, feeling tired after a week of Dad’s absence at work. I was hoping he would ask me about her and why there was no need to sign the divorce papers, but he didn’t. When I told her she ran away from me, he only guffawed as if he found humor in what I had said.“Elenita?” An adorable face of my sister peeked into the kitchen. She was already in her pajamas but seemed not ready to sleep. She walked in my direction
(Anj’s POV)This is the third time I yawn, and Dylan and Anya glance at me every time I do that. I blinked and tried to focus on what I was reading, but I couldn’t help myself from closing my eyes. I already slept early last night, yet I still feel sleepy and tired.I shook my head, but when I couldn’t force my eyelids to stay open, I rested my head, pressing my forehead on the book on the table.“Is she okay?” I heard Dylan asking Anya.“I’m not sure,” She whispered. “She’s been acting weird, and even Sister Grace is worried about her.”I groaned, raising my head to look at them. “I can hear you, you know.” I wanted to cry, not understanding what was wrong with me. Maybe my body was already asking me to rest because ever since I returned, I made myself very busy, focusing on work and my studies to forget about Sky.“Last night, we caught her memorizing the prayer book in Latin,” she clucked her tongue. “Maybe she’s possessed or something.”I sneered at her but chuckled as I remembere
(Anj’s POV)My big brain has been working busily, counting the days, checking on the possibility that my two nights of madness with Sky Mars bear fruit, and the scary part, when I returned home, there was a big chance that I did not go back in one piece, but in two.After that short talk with Ms. Livy, I had forgotten that Dylan would treat Anya and me to eating ice cream. I walked in the other direction, going to a drug store to get the one thing I never expected I would buy at my age now, and headed to the nursing home.I made sure to hide the pregnancy test kit well in my cabinet before going to Sister Grace’s office. I found her doing paper works, and when she saw me standing in the doorway, she stopped reading the documents.“Is something wrong?” She worriedly asked me, looking at me with great concern because it was still early for my shift in the nursing home. “Are you feeling okay?”I swallowed hard, and maybe my tongue included because no words came out when I opened my mouth
(Anj’s POV)Pregnant.One word. It is either a presumption based on nothing but experience, or it could be found on the fact that the pregnancy kit could provide proof.“Dear Angela, are you pregnant?” asked Sister Grace, who could hardly move from the doorway.I met her eyes and made sure I did not blink or breathe. “If I will not use my immaculate joke, then how can I be pregnant?”We all turned to Mr. Simon, who suddenly laughed, looking at us. “Why are you so surprised if Anj is pregnant? She’s young! Be shocked if Antonetta here tells everyone she’s pregnant.”I smiled but twitched my lips when Anya glared at me. “Fine,” I mouthed and raised my hands.I raised my head, looked at everyone inside the family room, and smiled. “Yes, I’m pregnant!” And then I screamed in delight, making sure I sounded happy. “Anya, you’re gonna be an aunt.”Dylan raised his eyebrows but chuckled, shaking his head at me, thinking it was one of my jokes.Anya sneered at me. “Don’t you dare scare us agai
(Anj’s POV) When I was two, Sister Grace made me go and join Anya in school because she thought an environment with children around me would be healthy for me – mentally and physically. Anya was in kindergarten, and I remembered her teacher let me stay in the play area to make myself busy with colorful blocks as they learned to count numbers and read alphabet letters. “What did you learn today?” Sister Grace asked me as she picked us up after school. She put me in a toddler carrier and held Anya’s hand as we all returned to the nursing home. Aunt Rose had to work full time after her husband died in an accident on the job site, so Sister Grace, after taking care of the residents in the nursing home, picked us up. “Counting numbers and reading alphabet letters,” Anya jumped cheerfully as she answered. Sister Grace smiled. “That’s nice. How about my little angel? What did you learn today?” “Counting numbers and reading alphabet letters,” I repeated Anya’s answer. Anya wrinkled her