I hate Norman would say such heavenly words knowing he is the devil himself. What else could I say? A lot of parents are looking at us, waiting for Norman to let his guard down. "Don't worry, honey," I happily seconded Norman's fatherly's piece of advice. Then I dropped onto my knees to join his father next to him. "For the next games, your dad and I will not let them win, okay?" "Of course, baby. It was only the first game." Norman agreed. "That's how movies work. The hero always fails at first but in the end, they always win, do you know what I meant?" Indeed the two are a father and son. Just like the horror movie we watched that night. The protagonist of the movie was beaten up to death a few times but he stood still despite falling onto the ground a few times. That's life. That's how it works. So for the next game is the parents. I looked into the crowd and searched for Tanner and his daughter. His lovely daughter is Noah's crush, but neither of the two wa
As soon as I got out of the toilet room, I removed the hells from my feet so I could run comfortably. But I put them back the second I started seeing employees coming in and out of the hallways with me. Those who managed to recognize me as Norman's wife greeted me with a smile and bent half of their bodies until I finally reached Justine's desk. But he did not arrive yet. So I dropped my butt on the chair next to his desk and put the heels back on my feet. While waiting for him, I could not help but think about what I discovered earlier. A part of me wanted to do something about it -- to correct or get her arrested -- but I didn't know which side I was going to take. Would it be Norman who provided me with everything I needed in the meantime or the woman who shared the same thought as mine - to see this shopping mall getting bankrupt? What's the point of defending the mall's reputation if those people who managed it were nothing but evils? I dreamed of see
In the middle of my journey back to the mansion, my tears couldn't stop pouring. I wanted to cry out - to scream Norman's name. Curse him to get struck by lightning in the middle of the daylight. Why? Why would he go that far threatening everyone to me? I didn't do anything to him - he and his entire evil family did to me. They ruined my life. Now that I want to forget everything they did and move on with a new life, they won't let me. "Please, speed up the car, Mister," I begged the cab driver who kept on stealing a glimpse at me from the rearview mirror. Imagine my surprise when the cab driver recognized me when he defensively replied, "I'm so sorry, Mrs. dela Vega, but this is the fastest we could take. I am simply following the required speed limit." he awkwardly smiled at me and bowed his head. Leaving with no other choice, I learned to be patient. I have to. But as soon as I stepped out of the cab, I sprinted to the main house at the speed of light, ignoring
What I witnessed the other day in the mall, specifically in the toilet room got me to realize one thing; their management sucks and needs to be redeveloped or reorganized. All the employees didn't do wrong. Stealing their products behind their knowledge. It was Mauricia who gave them no other choice. I felt pity for that woman who needed to steal in order to save her dying daughter. Mauricia did not even consider offering her a permanent position when he already worked seven years in the company. I mean, who does that? "Excuse me?" Mauricia blurted his objection. My objection engraved long curve lines on her broad forehead. "Who the hell are you to reject my proposal, huh? You were seated in your position for what? Three days?" Mauricia scoffed shortly as she drummed her fingers on the surface of the table as if she were gathering her next words. "I have been with that shopping mall for as far as you can imagine, and you dare question my decision? Who the hell are
As soon as the old witch disappeared from our sight, everyone expressed their full support by clapping their hands. Tears of joy were also evident on their cheeks. Everyone then approached me, one by one, and expressed their gratitude toward me until nothing was left in the room but me and Elaine. "Give me all their resumes, Ms. Elaine. Put them on my desk before the end of the night. I'll check them once I get back." I said before I departed my seat and slid to the doorway. "Do you have any other appointment that I am not aware of, Mrs. dela Vega?" she frowned shortly while checking my schedule from her iPod. "I am going to visit Norman in the city hall. Don't worry, I won't take long. I am going to tell him in person about what happened earlier instead of sending him a message." "This is noted, Mrs. dela Vega. I'll inform your driver right away." Elaine bent half of her body before she disappeared from my sight. On my way to the city hall, I kept on reach
"What?" I blurted, not because I was worried about Mr. Emilio's sharp stares, but about Norman's bothering pacing from side to side as if he had been searching for something. "Nothing," he defensively replied. "I'm just making sure if you haven't brought me something - flowers as you did in my office." His half-smirk annoyed me. "Cut the crap, Norman. I'm not here for that. Believe it or not, I have nothing to do with those flowers. Perhaps it was one of your women. The news about someone kissing you in one of these rooms flooded everyone's knowledge." Norman received and understood the message so he ordered Mr. Emilio to give us some privacy. "News indeed travels so fast, huh?" he said as he offered me a seat from the couch actors from him. Talking with Norman was my purpose in visiting him in his office so I dropped my butt on the couch. But instead of across from him, I sat next to make sure everyone could think we were indeed a couple. His noble image was a
"That's enough! Get back to your seats, NOW!" Tanner's anger reverberated throughout the hallways. I have known Tanner for eight years, and it was the first time I saw his eyes wide open and his veins pop out of his neck. He barely gets angry even if he gets humiliated all the time by Norman and his friends. But right now, he has become another person. The monster side of him. "Those who will not get back to their seats will get an F from me." he added, "At the count of three... One -- Two --" Some of the students disappeared from their spots before Tanner could reach three, but some of them who were not afraid of failing his subject, including Jennie and Jennifer remained. In fact, the two of them eagerly slide toward Tanner. Each of them grabbed Tanner's arms while giving me the tip of their brows being raised, believing our professor would take their side. Little did they know Tanner became my friend before he became a university professor and met them.
In the middle of my journey back to the mansion, my phone suddenly rang, breaking the walls between me and the driver who kept on stealing a glimpse of me from the mirror on top of him. The call came from Tanner as I expected. "Are you on your way to the mansion now?" he asked. I glanced at the driver as I cleared my throat and slid to the corner next to the door of the car. "Yes, I'm on my way home now. What's up? Did the news about what I did to Jennifer and Jennie already reach out to you?" "What do you mean?" He replied. "I'm on my way to pick up my daughter. Why? Did something happen earlier? Did they attack and humiliate you again?" "No, it's the other way around." I shortly chuckled. A kind of laugh who just brought the bacon home. "Sorry for not telling you in advance. But I poured the twins with a bucket of water earlier in the toilet room." "Come on, Yvanna. I told you not to do anything reckless. You're making the issue more complicated. What if they