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Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 1
Author's note: This story is a work of fiction.It's an ordinary Sunday evening in Minnesota, USA. At a small playground, an 8 year old boy is sitting on the bench while eating some chocolate chip cookies his mom had packed him from home. The little boy starts observing the playground which is pretty quiet today, looking for any sign of his friend who promised to meet him for their final playdate before he has to go to Paris, France tomorrow morning. He'll be staying there for a few years regarding his dad's business.Where is she? The boy thought. He finished his chocolate chip cookie and decides to save the rest for later. He closed the small lunch box on his lap with the remaining steamed buns inside. He turns his head to his left to open his backpack which he had placed next to him. He opens the zipper and puts the lunch box back inside. He starts to think if she had forgotten about their playdate. It's a good thing his home is quite near to the playground, or else his mother wou
Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 2
Rachel's POV...I didn't have time to think about anything other than hopping inside the car and closing the door to escape the creepy stalker. The guy on the driver's seat hit the gas and rushes off out of the scene, leaving the creepy stalker standing near the dumpling shop alone."Ok, how in the world did you know I was here?" I ask the guy with curiousity."Aren't you suppose to be a little happy that I saved you from a possible criminal?" he says with a chill tone as he keeps his vision on the road.I sigh at the thought of his statement being right. Yes, I should be happy that this guy actually came at the right time to save me from that creepy stalker."I'm sorry. I should have thanked you for letting me in your car. Thank you for saving me, Alex," I say as I feel quite embarrassed."Hey! Don't sweat it. I'm glad that I was able to save you on time," says Alex.I take a glance at him who is still focus on the road. I'm still wondering how did the brunette knew where I was at th
Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 3
Rachel's POV..."Oh my, it really is you," says Jack as he forms a big smile while staring into my eyes."Jack," I say as I stare into his blue eyes. I couldn't believe that I'm really standing in front of Jack right now. My childhood friend, my old best friend. After all these years, we've finally meet again, after I thought that it was impossible since I've never told him that I've moved to New York City. I'm beyond happy to see him again. He's still the same Jack knew with his youthful smile.I couldn't help but feel tears slowly starting to fill my eyes. I've missed him so much, and looking at him right now just makes me feel like I want to make up for the lost time. Without any hesitation, I pull him into a tight hug as I bury my face in his chest, slowly letting the tears run down my face. "It's you..." I say in a soft tone as the tears continue to run.Jack hugs me tightly as I got lost in his embrace. "Rachel," he says with a soft tone. "I miss you..""I miss you too, Jack,"
Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 4
The next day...Rachel's POV....After having breakfast with my mom, I start to do the dirty dishes since I still have some spare time before Alex arrives.After I finished with dishes, I was about to check my bag and when I hear a loud honk coming from outside. "Who is that?" ask my mom.The thought of Alex suddenly came across my mind. I let out a sigh. "Just my friend who promised to pick me up." "Ah ok," says mom. "Is he your boyfriend?""No. We literally just met at college," I say. "I gotta go now. Bye mom!"I grab my blue bag from the living room and walk out of the door to see a black car parked in front of my house. The car window slolwy opens as Alex gives me a sassy wink."Good morning, Gorgeous!" says Alex with a bright smile.I roll my eyes at his cheesy greeting. "Yeah, good morning," I say as I open the car door to enter and sit next to him. "So did you sleep well last night?" Alex ask as he keeps his vision on the road as he drives."Yes," I say. "How about you?" I
Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 5
A few hours later...At the boys' house..."Chicken omelette is served," says Liam after he finished cooking some dishes for dinner along with Nate."The smell is already alluring me," says Nate as he puts a plate of stir fried vegetables on the dining table.Just then, the door bell rang and Nate decides to walk and open the door. Alex walks in with bags full of groeceries in his hands."Bro, you're back," Nate says. "Yeah, these are the groceries," says Alex as he walks to the kitchen area to put down the groceries.Alex puts down the groceries in the kitchen as he starts to sort them out. He had put aside a bag of vegetables since he knew Liam wanted to cook stir fry vegetables as well for tonight. After putting the groceries away, Alex wash his hands and walks back to the living room. He notice that Jack is not in sight, though it's almost dinner time."Where's Jack?" ask Alex with curiousity."Oh, he went out to pick up Rachel," says Liam as he starts preparing the plates."What
Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 6
"Jack," I say, fear starting to take over my voice. "Someone's here..."Jack pulls away with a puzzled look. "Who's here?" he ask with confusion."There's a man behind you. He's wearing a black cap and a mask," I say in a low tone, fearing that if I talk too loud, the man could hear us. "I think he's a friend of the stalker..."Jack turns his head to observe the beach and notice the guy is standing not far from them. He looks like he's smoking as he watches the waves."Hold my hand. Let's get out of here before he starts trouble," says Jack as he holds my hand tightly. "Yes," I say.The two of us starts walking out of the beach. Just when we almost reach our car, the man from the beach suddenly walks in front of us covering our way along with his friend, who is none other than the creepy stalker I saw a few days ago."Well, well, look at the kid," says the man with a wicked tone."Rachel, hide behind me," Jack says in a whisper tone. I slowly hide behind his back.I could feel footst
Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 7
At the boys' house...Alex and Rachel arrives at the house. The two of them starts walking to the kitchen to make dinner, which Rachel insisted that she wants to help Alex with cooking."What are you cooking?" Rachel ask as she watches Alex mixing up some vegetables and chopped chickens."I'm trying to stir fry vegetables with seasoned chickens," says Alex as he continues to stir fry the vegetables and chickens."Looks good," says Rachel as she continue to stir some eggs on a bowl, since she's planning to make a sponge cake for dessert."Well, not as good as you," Alex says as he turns his head for a moment to give Xiali a wink.This guy is such a flirt. Rachel thought as she roll her eyes. "You always know how to smooth talk, even when you're cooking," Rachel says while continueing to stir the eggs in the bowl."I'm not smooth talking though. I'm just saying what's in my heart," Alex says with a sassy tone."Yeah right," says Rachel as she puts a spoon of sugar to the bowl. "And you
Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 8
8 AM...Las Vegas...At Skylight Hotel...Sebastian stretches his arms out as his eyes flutters open. He puts his hand on his head as he slowly sits up and observe his surroundings. Though he still has a bit of a headache, he remembered well how did he eventually got to this place in the first. It's a good thing he is pretty strong with drinks, otherwise he could have forgotten about last night. Suddenly he hears the bathroom door open, revealing Olivia walking out of the bathroom while wearing a bathrobe."Rise and shine," says Olivia with a smile as she walks over to the bed to sit next to Sebastian. "Do you still have a headache?""A little, but it'll get better," says Sebastian. "What about you?""I'm way better now. I didn't drink too much last night," says Olivia as she rest her head on Sebastian's shoulder. "I wouldn't wanna get too drunk. I have to control myself." Sebastian smiles at Olivia. "That's good. You wouldn't wanna end up like me in a way. Hangover sucks.""Haha, th
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Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 21
8 PM....Rachel is having a glass of orange juice while carrying Elise, while Jack is talking with Liam and Nate. She's been trying to make Elise to calm down, since she's been moving a lot. Just then, she sees Alex walking over to her, a smile slowly forming on his face. "Hey, how are you?" Alex ask as he stares at the girl carrying her child."I'm good, Alex. And you?" Rachel ask with a smile."I'm fine," says Alex. He starts to stare at Elise who had been moving around her mother's arms. "Ah, Elise, calm down," says Rachel as she puts the glass of orange juice on the table beside her and tries to calm the feisty toddler in her arms.Alex chuckles at the sigh of the child being a little too feisty in her mother's arms. He thought it is really cute. "She's beautiful.""And feisty at times," Rachel says as she sees that Elise is about to cry. "Just like you," says Alex with a bit of a flirty tone. He eventually realize that he probably just flirted her. Rachel's face starts to tur
Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 20
3 years later...Los Angeles, USA...3:15 PM...Rachel's POV....After 3 years of living in LA and learning a lot of new things, I'm happy to say that I am officially a part of the gang. Despite the struggles, after a year and six months of training, they finally put me in the position of hacker, which I found to be quite comfortable since it makes it easier for me to also look out for my daughter, Elise. Being a mother now, I've come to learn a new perspective in life. Sometimes even the most bitter past can bring a sweet memory to cherish, or even a reason for a new hope. When I discovered that I was pregnant after arriving in LA, I was so desperate. I didn't know what to do. I wasn't ready to be a mother at the time, but I knew I didn't want to give up the baby. Jack was the first person to know about my pregnancy after he took me to the doctor. I came to a conclusion that it was impossible to tell the biologial father of my child, knowing that he's engaged and will get married af
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8:55 PM....Rachel's POV..."Hey! I was wondering if we could talk for a moment?" Alex ask. His soft voice tinkles through my ears."Ok," I answer casually. "Where?""The garden." Alex leads me to the garden to have a private talk, away from the boys.We enter the garden and close the door of the house. The two of us standing as we look at each other face to face. It's been a while since we last have some alone time together."So, what is it?" I ask him.Alex looks down on the ground with a guilty look. His face looks like he's trying to put together the right words to explain. "I just want to apologize to you. I should have told you about what I'm going through in the first place," Alex says. "I shouldn't have lied to you about it."I let out a sigh as I stare at Alex with disappointment and shock. I didn't expect him to apologize to me this way, and that it was done unexpectedly. Honestly, I'm still disappointed by him, but looking at him tonight face to face reminds me on how much
Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 18
Rachel's POV...I froze as I see a woman and four men wearing all black standing in front of Sebastian and I. The woman had been throwing evil glances at me, which creeped me out. "Mom, what are you doing here?" Sebastian ask the woman. No way, this creepy woman is his mom? I wasn't ready to hear that."What did you think made me come all the way here in the middle of the night?" the woman stares at Sebastian with a sharp look. "You have to stop acting so innocent, son. It's discgusting!" "Mom...let's talk...""There's nothing to talk about! You got the girl and the time is up!" the woman, slightly screams at the last part of the sentence. "Get her to the car, boys!""Mom, don't do this!" Sebastian says as he tries to cover me from the four men who are approaching us. The four men quickly pushes Sebastian to the side and drags me off the bed. I tried to escape their grip but for a girl to fight over the power of four men was too hard. Suddenly I felt a sharp sting on my arm, realiz
Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 17
Jack's POV...I stopped running when I realize that I had lost Rachel in the crowd. Damn, this is dangerous! That girl is being after by a mysterious criminal, and she just ran away due to a heart break. This is a disaster.I quickly grab my phone from my pocket. I tried to call her a few times but she didn't pick up. I sigh as she didn't answer my 5th call. Realizing that she's not gonna pick up my calls anytime sooner, I decided to call the guys. I put my phone back in my pocket. I was about to walk through the large crowd, when I almost bump into a couple who are holding their ice creams. It's Alex, and his girlfriend, obviously."Jack!" Alex looks at me with a surprised look. He looks like he is frozen to death as his eyes widens at the sight of me. I guess he didn't want me to caught him like this? Whatever."I'm surprised to see you here," I stare at him with a sharp look, and feeling way too irritated. I would have smack him right now for making Rachel ran away, but I had to l
Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 16
At Weston University....Rachel and Sebastian are sitting in class listening to the lecture, when they hear the sound of the door opening, leading the whole room to have their attention to the person who enters. It's Alex.Alex walks over and sits next to Rachel. "Hey, sorry I'm late," Alex says with a bit of a worried tone."No worries," Rachel says with a smile, finally feeling better that she is able to see her boyfriend sitting next to her.Sebastian starts glancing at the couple who is now smiling at each other. He felt a weird feeling in his chest running around and making his heart feel hurt. To him, it's funny how he was disappointed too much that Alex arrived to college today when he was getting some time with Rachel. Somehow it makes him feel....jealous.A few hours later...At the cafeteria..."So how's your training?" Alex ask."Good. My shooting is getting way better, as well as my fighting skills," Rachel says with a confident tone."Well, you have to thank the boys for
Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 15
Rachel's POV....I stood in silence as I find myself surprised to what I just heard."Alex..." "I know it sounds surprising, to ask you to join a gang. I promise I won't let anyone lay a finger on you. I'll teach how to fight and even shoot. I just don't want you to get into danger out there," Alex says as he stares deeply into my eyes."Alex...it's all so sudden. The guys, will they be ok with that?" I ask."They are all welcomed to have you! We even asked our leader, Chad, and he was happy with the idea," Alex says. "He's been wanting to find female members for the squad." I stood in silence as I stare into Alex's eyes with mixed feelings. Though I would still be surprise if I ever find myself becoming a part of a gang, yet a part of me really wanted to join. Why? Not only because I want to spend every time with Alex (yeah, I do). But other than that, I also want to learn how to protect myself. I want to fight for myself, and I want to know who were the people that took away my ha
Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 14
Rachel's POV...Alex and I are now in class as all the students are listening to the lecture. After what happened between me and Sebastian earlier, I couldn't consenstrate at all. My mind is lost. Alex notice how I had been spacing out during class."Rachel, are you ok?" Alex ask with his signature soft voice."Yeah, just spaced out," I say casually.Alex gives me a concern look before holding my hand, making my heart skip a beat. Even the slightest touch from him always makes me feel better. When I'm around him, I always feel safe and comfortable. "Don't stress too much," Alex says as he holds my hand firmly. "You're safe with me." I smile as I turn my head to his direction. "You always know how to make me feel better," I say."Well, you're my favorite thing to learn about," says Alex as he forms a flirty smile at me."A thing?" I ask with a playful tone."And person. You are my favorite person to learn about." Alex starts carressing my hand softly, making me form a shy smile.A fe
Serendipity's Admiration Chapter 13
Alex's POV....My eyes slowly flutters open as I hear the sound of crying from a familiar voice. I see Rachel crying on my right side while kneeling down beside the bed. She has her face covered with her arms placed on his bed as she cries."Rachel?" I say as I stare at her who is crying beside me.Rachel turns her head and is surprised to see that I am awake. She wipes her tears with her thumb as she stares at with a shocked look."You're...you're ok?" Rachel ask with a surprised look. I knew she had been crying for a while since her hazel eyes looks really puffy. The thought of her crying for me actually made my heart broken. I never wanted to see Rachel crying, especially because of me. "I'm ok," I say as I stare into her beautiful eyes that are filled with tears. The sight of it already kills me slowly. "Don't cry. I'm alright.""You are hurt! Just look at you," Rachel says. She starts to study the bruises on my arm like the typical over-protective mother."These bruises just nee
