PATRICE’s P.O.V.
I’m arranging my things and looking at the time on my cell phone sitting at the table. The time is close to nine p.m., meaning the MOA is also about to close. Maybe other stalls are already closed as well.When I finished arranging my stuff, Shin pulled me out of the Starbucks.
“Where are we going, Shin?”
“At the cinema.”
“Ha!?”
I shout out at his answer. What time is it? I’m sure the theatres are closed by this time.
When we arrived at the cinema I was not mistaken, they were already closed.
“Shin!”
He pulled me again.
Doesn’t he notice the other stalls we pass are closed?
“Why is everything closed?” Shin asked himself while we were in one of the closed stalls.
Why, most likely. The mall is about to close, so all the stalls ar
PATRICE 's P.O.V.When we finished eating, Shin and I went for a walk here by the seaside. We wanted to sit on the big rock that is too long where, in front, is the sea of manila bay, just so there are too many people. Shin said he isn’t used to a lot of people.So here we are now. Shin and I lined up to try out the MOA eye or the Ferris wheel. It’s very big and very tall.When it was our turn, Shin paid. One-fifty pesos per head is the price. After he paid, we rode inside the Ferris wheel, of course.And as it slowly worked, I smiled because little by little I could see the entirety of the light of the seaside and the city. The good thing is, when you see the whole, it’s better to see.“Eh?” I was surprised when the Ferris wheel stopped, but it was a good thing that we were almost at the top.I looked at Shin, who was just silent while also looking down at the chin.“A
- (THE NEXT DAY) -….….….….Patrice’s P.O.V.I rolled my eyes when Shin finished running and he shouted again that horrible endearment to me.“Go, My SB!”I am now running alone in the open field. Shin and I were the only ones caught entering, insert sarcasm.After I finished running, the Teacher who watched over us left us.“Here is your bag,” Shin said, then handed me my bag and together we walked to the classroom.I’m irritated with Shin’s face now, if it
Patrice's P.O.V. I ran to the classroom and, when I got here, I immediately shouted Alex Shin's full name. My classmates told me to go to the cafeteria. I thanked them before running to the cafeteria and going to Shin.Going to the cafeteria, I saw Shin with his other friends. I approached them and told his friends that I would only borrow Shin. They agreed but before I could even hear Shin's answer I pulled him out of the cafeteria to a long staircase leading to an open field............."Hahaha! That's funny, isn't it? Ha-haha..." I slowly lost my laughter when I noticed I was the only one laughing and while Shin, he was just a poker face."Do you want me to be in a bad mood, ha, four-eyed strawberry?""I still have a lot of joke searches," I looked again at the notebook in which I had written jokes. "Has anyone ever told
#7. Mimic what your crush is doing.................Andrew was just silent as I secretly watched him while he was reading a book.“Hey, Patrice. Let’s go to the cafeteria,”I looked at Brena and Belle when they came to my seat.Rather than answering them, I just smiled at them and looked at the notebook and book on my desk.I noticed that Belle and Brena looked at each other and then looked at me at the same time.“Uhm… so, are you busy… reading?” Belle asked hesitantly.I took a deep breath before nodding. I also want to go to the cafeteria because I’m so hungry too, but I have to imitate Andrew. Andrew did nothing but look at his notebooks and books and review.“Are you sure? Isn’t this afternoon your favourite strawberry cake will be sold ou
Patrice’s P.O.V.I’ve searched our classroom almost ten times but I still can’t find my notebook, as in every hallway we passed, as well as in the close gymnasium I searched, as well as here in the open field.I stopped searching first when I felt tired.“Here,”I looked at Shin as he handed me a bottle of juice. It’s still cold. Where did he buy this juice?I accepted the bottled juice he handed me and drank it.“It’s late. Aren’t we going to stop searching yet?” Shin asked me.I sat on the grass because I was feeling exhausted.Shin and I were looking for the notebook in which I had written the steps to make my crush fall — Andrew. I don’t want to spend another two days or the weekend looking for that notebook of mine. I need to find that right away. Otherwise, maybe someone else will see that.It’s close
Patrice’s P.O.V.Until now, it still furrowed my forehead while looking at Shin, but he still had the width of a smile while also looking at me.“My Baby’s cute—”I pulled Shin’s hand away when he planned to squeeze my cheeks. His reaction showed shock, so I apologized to him.“Sorry… I was shocked.”Shin’s wide smile returned that was about to tear wide.He held my hands. I should have removed it but he tightened his grip on my hand.“Teachers aren’t here yet, baby, so we can still HHWW.”“Huh?” What is HHWW? I asked myself.“Holding hands while walking. Let’s go.”When Shin said that, he pulled over to the queue of our section.The sudden extra sweetness that Shin is doing still doesn’t cross my mind. He just called me a new end
Alex Shin’s P.O.V.***************When I came out of the library, I gasped to calm myself.Not that I didn’t want to teach that four-eyed strawberry Patrice to cook… I was just scared that he would taste my cooking—she might not like it. But it was in our contract that I would help her get closer to Andrew.I went back inside the library, but it stunned me when I opened the door.Almost all the students here inside the library were looking at Patrice and Andrew. Andrew hugged Patrice back.I was surprised by what I saw but; I was even more surprised by what I did.............●●●●●●●●●●............Patrice’s P.O.V.***************My heartbeats got so fast because I was nervous. How many times have I cursed in my mind? I hope I think and feel wrong.I feel like a statue now that can’t move w
— (FLASHBACK) — .... .... .... Isabelle ‘Belle’ P.O.V. “It’s just this? It’s just the grades you can get?” “Very low grades!” “I don’t know if they even called grades this,” “If only ...” Dad stopped talking. Whenever he was in that part, he stopped preaching to me. Even though I know the next few words, I don’t think I’m ready to hear them yet. Too many hurtful words are thrown at me, so I don’t think I may not be able to cope when I hear those words. “If only your older sister was still alive, I wouldn’t have to worry about this. Why don’t yo
Diana Rose POV-I want to hide my tears. I want to bring my tears back to my eyes but I can’t.“Diana, don’t cry anymore.” Isabelle said to me.“I can’t help it.” I said, still crying. “Hold it as long as you can—no until we finish putting all the makeup on your face.” All the makeup that will be used on you is waterproof, so once the makeup is done, you can cry and cry until your eyes will be swollen.”I was crying like crazy and laughed at Isabelle’s words.“This is what we’ve all been waiting for. This is the day that will happen, so your beauty should dominate. So stop crying.”“But—”“No buts, Diana. Will you stop or I will slap all the makeup in front of you?”I stopped crying and nodded before hitting all the makeup.THIS IS THE DAY.We waited one year and nine months before this special day, Alex and I’s wedding, will happen. The process took a long time after what happened before.Miracle was a bit traumatized by what had happened then, especially the loss of Ronald. Mirac
Diana Rose POV-“Miracle!”Before I could run to Miracle, I saw Ronald was hugging Miracle to protect Miracle from the gun bullets.The rain of gunfire stopped at the same time as Ronald fell to the floor while bathing himself in blood.“Ronald! Miracle!” I was full of worry and shouted as I ran towards them.“Mommy, Papa doesn’t want to get up!” Miracle said, crying. “We’re still going to eat, aren’t we?”After I made sure that there was not even a single shot of Miracle from the gun, I first shifted my other attention to Ronald.I gently tap Ronald’s face. “Ronald, please open your eyes. Please.”I smiled when Ronald’s eyes slowly opened.“How to stop the bomb in Miracle’s body? Where is the remote to stop the time bomb in Miracle’s body?”“Do you think that I can hurt my daughter?” he said faintly.I stopped for a moment and shifted my gaze to Miracle who continued to cry because of Ronald’s condition.“No,” I looked back at Ronald. “I think I was scared.” I also looked back at th
Diana Rose POV-We heard a police siren.“Dammit, how did they track it down?”“Ronald, please. Stop this. I’m sure Alex didn’t like what happened to your sibling.”I have to make a way for us to stay here until the police find us in this room.“Shut up! Whether or not Alex likes it, it’s still Alex’s fault!”“But, Ronald...”My lips twitched when Ronald pointed a gun at me.“Will you keep quiet or will I fire the first bullet of this gun at Miracle?” Then he pointed his gun at Miracle.I shook my head. “No, please. I will shut up. If you want, I will go with you now, just don’t hurt Miracle. Please.”Ronald punched my stomach twice, causing me to feel weak. I felt him loosen my handcuffs, but my stomach felt an unfamiliar pain.I want to fight this time, but my stomach is in so much pain that my whole body is almost numb.“Let’s see who is more important t
Alex POV-Dammit.I miss Diana and Miracle so much. I shouldn’t have returned to New York, especially if I knew I would be stranded at the airport for two days because of the typhoon, and if I wasn’t required in that emergency meeting, I wouldn’t have come back without Diana and Miracle.“I’m sorry, but could you please hurry?” I said to Paulo, Isabelle’s husband.I asked Paulo to pick me up because I know how fast he can drive. He is a doctor and once he drove an ambulance in which I was also riding and how he drove, he even beat the one in the race car.“I’ve already maxed the speed limit, Alex. If I speed up, I might be over-speeding. This is not an ambulance.”He is right.“One more thing, calm down. I will have delivered you in less than thirty minutes.”“Fine.”I tried to contact Diana’s phone number, but I still can’t contact her. When I landed here around seven in the evening
Diana Rose POV - While I was getting my jacket and my bag, I still tried to contact Ronald’s number but I couldn’t call his phone number even though I couldn’t count the number of times I tried to contact him. I couldn’t think of anything other than going to see Miracle right away. That’s why after I got my bag and jacket, I left the house, just in time for a taxi to pass by, so I stopped it right away. I didn’t waste a single second and told the taxi driver the address that Ronald sent me. “Ma’am, it’s farther and then it’s late—” “I will pay any amount as long as you take me to this address.” I beg in desperation. I understand why the taxi driver almost refused. It’s a bit late at night and maybe he still has something to go to but at this time I’m desperate and willing to give all the money I have just to go to Miracle right away. “You look in
Diana Rose POV-After I finished meeting Ronald, he insisted on taking me to Isabelle’s house. Ronald also told me that is why there was no one at the cafe where we met because he rented it for the entire day.“Oh, my gosh, Diana Rose Soleta, we met!” Isabelle shouted as I entered their house. “I’ve been waiting for you. Why did you just visit me now?”The weather was hot, so we just stayed inside their house.“Because l met Ronald.”“I see. I understand.”Like Ronald, I just met Isabelle again and just now I could contact her.“I thought you forgot about me.”“Sorry, if I just contacted you now. I’ve been busy these past few weeks.”“I’m just kidding. I understand. Are you and Alex getting along?”“Yes,” I said with a smile. “Our family is complete now. We’ve been together these past weeks.”Isabelle’s jaw dropped. In joyful surprise, Isabelle’s jaw dropped, and then she hug
Diana Rose POV-Three weeks had passed, but it was still like a dream come true that we have now completed as a family.We did nothing for three weeks except bond after taking Miracle from school. But every Friday night, Alex returns to New York and then returns Monday morning, but often when an emergency in the company he needs it, Alex is back in New York to take care of his work. “Mommy, when is daddy coming home?” Miracle asked me as we were cooking breakfast.“Tomorrow morning, baby.”“By the way, do you want to go to school anymore?”“Yes, mommy. I want to say goodbye to everyone.”“Okay, I’ll take you later. Then that’s the last time you attend that school.”Alex has taken care of all the documents for our departure back to New York. It is a good thing Miracle agreed to return to New York because she said she liked it because his grandparents and his favorite is Uncle Darryl.
Diana Rose POV-“You two finally made up!” Darryl said when Alex and I visited him in his hotel room. “I’m sorry if I told Diana what I know.”“I think that’s fine.”“Of course!” I said. “You should have told me everything before.”“Calm down, Diana. Let’s not bring up the past.” Darryl said teasingly.“I’ll just get Miracle and I’s stuff, then we’ll move to Alex’s house—”“Our home, Diana. That’s our home,” Alex corrected me. “Our home. Miracle and I are moving there.”“Moving house?” Darryl asked in surprise.“Yes, why?” I ask.“That’s all you’re going to do? I mean, what do you plan to do now that you’ve settled? Other than that, I think you’re going to tell Miracle the truth. What else do you plan to do?”Alex and I looked at each other at Darryl’s question.“You don’t have any other plans?” Darryl asked, out of concern. “Hey Alex, what are you up to?”
Diana Rose POV-STRAWBERRY SCENT scented my sense of smell when my spirit woke up. At the same, time I felt a lot of pain in my, body especially in the lower part of it.For a few moments, I felt the edge of the bed I was lying on sink a little and I smelled strawberry scent even more.“Good morning, my SB.”Then I thought of opening my eyes after I heard Alex’s voice.“Good morning—why are you naked in front of me?”Alex was wearing nothing but a white towel for his lower body while he was wiping his wet hair with a white small towel.“It’s like you didn’t touch my whole body, you didn’t lick my man—”“Stop it!” I held my breath, cutting off the teasing Alex said to me.Every time I remember what I did last night with Alex, I feel like my whole body is burning with the shame of what I did. I didn’t mean it, I was just carried away by my emotions from what we were doing last night.