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THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 12. SICK
By the time I woke up the following morning, I was hot as coal. I wondered why the room was so hot when I opened my eyes but I discovered that I was the one emitting the heat.“Sh!t” I mumbled as I felt my hot forehead.I should have known that it would result to this after standing under the heavy rain for more than thirty minutes.I tried standing up from the bed but all my hands and legs were extremely weak. My head was also splitting into two, thanks to the explosive headache going on in it. I struggled to pick up my phone to call someone’s attention but I remembered that I had none of their numbers and I would rather die than call Stanley.“Let’s just hope I don’t die” I said to myself before giving up.I stared at the roof for several minutes before losing the battle to sleep. The next time I woke up, I saw a blurry figure in front of me and wondered whoever the person was.My eyes were closing and opening slowly as I struggled to keep them wide open but at the sound of the fami
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 13. THE SURPRISE
“Where are you going to?” Pamela stood up as I stood up too“Going to ask why her name was there of course. I stood in the rain for those terrible and horrible minutes while the rain was pouring hard on me. I am in this state because of the darn coverage but what?” I yelled on top of my voice and turned sharply.As I reached for the door’s handle, things suddenly became blurry and I didn’t know when I landed on the floor.I fainted.Different indistinct chattering around me woke me up and my eyes were greeted by streams of white light as I opened them to find myself in a strange place. A big face with an almost bald head greeted my eyes as soon as my vision became cleared, making me jump up in fear.“Who are you?” I yelled before scanning him from head to toeHis white coat and stethoscope around his neck gave him out that he was a doctor and he just came to check up on me that moment.“Are you feeling better? Well seeing how you jumped up, you must be feeling good” he commented and s
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 14. YOU WILL DO IT
Mei had been applying to modeling agencies because of her hot and sexy stature. She was taller than most of her friends, had slender legs and smooth milky skin that made her stand out so she wanted to put the beautiful figure to good use.She finally snagged a modeling deal with a company for a running commercial and fortunately Ray’s gym was used for the filming. Immediately she saw him, she could recognize him and rushed over to meet him.“Hi” she called out to him, smiling broadly as she ran to catch up with himHe turned to see who was calling after him and saw that it was Mei.“Hello, how have you been? Are you here to start some gym session?” he asked, smiling back at herShaking her head, she replied “No, we are here for an ad filming” “An ad filming? Oh for the running commercial?” he asked further and she nodded“I will be directing you. I hope to work with you smoothly” he added and extended his hand for a shake which she took without hesitation“I’m Mei by the way” she int
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 15. COMMOTION
Joan Mimi walked into the company’s studio three days later to attend the scheduled interview. We decided to have a separate interview for both of them first before they do one together. She was in a white Camellia dress accompanied with a black flap bag and a white cover shoe.No lies, she was stunning and classy in her dress. I wowed at how elegant she was and how pretty everything on her down to her nails were shiny.“She’s freaking pretty, I am so jealous” Bea complimented from afarAmanda added by her side, “I know right. She’s as pure as a glass. I wish to be like her” “Even her skin is glowing from afar” Bea continuedEvery of their statements got me rolling my eyes continuously, I didn’t know why I was mad at someone who did absolutely nothing to me so I had to call myself to order.“It’s not like I am still in love with him so why should I be jealous or mad? I have to get a grip” I mumbled to myself and went in for the interview.Throughout the session for his interview, he
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 16. RUNNING AWAY
He was taken to their family hospital where he was attended to immediately by his personal doctor. I was kept waiting outside while Joan Mimi and his mother rushed in to stay by his side.I paced up and down anxiously as I waited to hear from them but no one seemed to be coming out even after two hours. I was almost going into a fainting mode due to the increasing anxiety when the thought of calling Monica and Irene dropped in mind.“I think I am in trouble” I declared and the confused ladies asked what I meant by that“That chicken head! That troublemaker pressured me to make him some instant coffee which he had never had all his whole life. I did as he told me and now he’s having a runny stomach, it’s so bad that he’s at the hospital right as I speak” I explained with a shaky voiceMonica let out a yelp from the shocking story I just told while Irene paused for a while before she suddenly burst into laughter.“Why are you laughing? Are you mocking me?” I shouted, getting angry at he
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 17. COLLISION
STANLEY’S POVI was happy as soon as I saw Petals walk into the hospital room with Mimi. I kept playing video games because I was bored to death and I know it would remain like that if Mimi comes back. We rarely talk or even communicate.The dating news that was released was because of my mother who insisted on marrying someone like her due to the influence of her family. I refused to have anything to do with her but my mother pleaded for just a blind date.“I am not interested” I insisted firmly“You will have to forfeit the right to your company” she threatened me“How can you do that? I am the owner of my company” I objected strongly and she cackled“Have you forgotten that I am the biggest shareholder? If you want to win over me then you have to fight for it” she remarked and it sank inShe was the one that set up the company for me and funded most of the things I had in the company even though I had been steadily paying her back but if she pull out at this time, I would be in deb
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 18. YOU MUST BE CRAZY
I raised my head to see what I collided with since it was rock hard and firm only to see half naked Stanley in front of me. The fear and shocked that gripped me was beyond control and I didn’t know when I opened up my mouth wide to scream but to my surprise, he kissed my mouth shut.That was another source of shock to me but this time, my throat was voiceless. My mouth hung open in surprise at how he could do that and when he saw that I had no energy to shout anymore, she stepped back.I didn’t think twice before I gave him a hot slap across the face and I was sure that he also wasn’t expecting that kind of reaction from me. It was at the moment when he grabbed his red cheek that I realized what I had done.“My hand moved faster than my brain” I mumbled and my forehead folded into a frown borne out of confusion.I tried crossing into the line of regret but my pride wouldn’t allow me. Something kept screaming that I wasn’t wrong and I decided to follow the voice even if it leads to me
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 19. MISSING MY WAY
Pamela was coming into the kitchen and didn’t know that something was going on between Petals and Stanley. She stood at the entrance when she heard her voice lashing at Stanley who just stood there, absorbing every words from her.“Is something the matter? Did you two get in a fight?” she asked, rushing to meet Petals who was walking angrily back to her room“Pamela, I don’t want to offend you or lash out at you so I’d appreciate it if you don’t talk about Stanley. I don’t want to hear anything about him for now” Petals stated, trying to stay calm and composedWith Pamela’s hand in the air, she backed out and respected her request.“I am sorry for asking, I think it would be best for you to take a rest for now” she advised and closed the doorStanley handled the rest of the cooking and called everyone to eat but Petals didn’t come out of her room. She was still mad at him for what happened between them in the kitchen few minutes ago.“Are we still going mountain climbing? It was fun t
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THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 115. TIME WILL MEND ALL
Ray finally proposed to Mei who agreed right away and they planned to leave Lisbon but she couldn’t due to the contract she had signed with Pamela. She didn’t know that she wouldn’t be able to break off the contract for three years. Pamela did that because she knew the price of their stocks would be affected when her father’s crime is exposed but with the success of Mei in the modelling world, she would be able to sustain the company over the three years when it would be balanced and would let her go.“That’s some crazy contract” Ray remarked and tried looking for a way to pay the fine so she would be free but Mei told him that she wanted to help her in return because she gave up her company to help them solve the case so he had no choice but to retreat.Pamela explained that she can go anywhere she wanted but must be always available to carry out her the terms of the contract whenever she was needed.“That is no problem. We both have to find a common ground. She has to finish school
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 114. MAKING IT OUT ALIVE
FEW HOURS AGOMei was summoned by Pamela to her office and was given a necklace as a gift for her successful oversea deal. She expressed her happiness about how she was raking in so much money for her company because of her excellent modeling skills.“Well, I only tried my best but it worked out by luck” Mei said meekly“There’s no such thing as luck. You only got to show the work you have prepared hard for, so you deserve every credit” she told her and Mei appreciated her for the gift before leaving for the house where she saw Stanley waiting for herStanley took her to his villa after apologizing for not coming sooner to explain things to her. He told her everything about her sister to her when he found out that she also know that her sister was not biologically related to her.“Can I speak to her? Can I talk to her on the phone? She would have been worried sick about me” she said with a shaky voice and Stanley put a call through which was luckily picked up by her sister.They were
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 113. HEINOUS CRIMINAL
TOLU’S POVI was preparing to wash off the sweat of the day and was battling with my robe’s rope when Ray burst into my room unannounced. In horror, I jumped under the blanket, my eyes shining hard as I questioned why he would come inside without knocking but he only apologized and came in further.“I found it!” he screamed and my face frowned in confusion, what was he talking about all of a sudden? My pressurized brain couldn’t process anything. I just wanted him to get out of my room so I can take my bath before heat strangle me under the blanket.“Found what?” I snapped angrily at him“The evidence!” he screamed and I didn’t know when I rolled out of the sheet, the robe dropping off my body“Cover your damn body!” he screamed, covered his eyes and turned away.It was then I realized that I was standing in front of him in my birthday suit. With a loud gasp, I bent and pulled my robe up, tying it tightly across my waist.“It’s covered, now show me the evidence you are talking about”
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 112. THE EVIDENCE
Since Petals was not in a good state of mind and would be away for the time being, they were short of hand and Ray suggested that they bring in Tolu as a helping hand since she was capable and already told them to let her know when her help was needed.“She’s also good at sniffing out information” Stanley added“I know right. She had this detective spirit ever since we were little” Ray remarked, a slight chuckle dancing in his throatAs soon as Petals’ plane took off, he went to the arrivals and waited a bit before Tolu that he had been waiting for showed up. She was the first to sight him and waved towards his direction to get his attention.“Thank you for coming all the way here and I am sorry for the inconveniences it might have caused” he said with a grin and a smile appeared on her lips“What do you mean by inconveniences? I actually lived all these while for this moment. Let’s go catch the bad guys” she remarked and left for the car with him.Gabriel walked towards them and got
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 111. COMING ALL THE WAY
It took a whole week for Gemma to come to her senses. She always cowered in fear whenever anyone came close to her, even to the point of food. They had to leave her food on the table and disappear from the surroundings before she could eat peacefully.“I shouldn’t have shouted at her and startled her that way” Petals kept blaming herself and hoped that she would come back to her senses soon because she almost died of the curiosity of how Jane was not the sibling she thought she had.During those times, Stanley had successfully gotten her a temporary guidance permit for Pureza and she was able to transfer him out of the hospital to the place she trusted so he could get the ultimate and proper treatment he deserved.“Just take it slow. We have gotten to this point and we will find out everything till the end so put your mind at rest and just approach them one by one” Stanley consoled her when he noticed how tensed and anxious she was every time.Finally, after a week, Gemma was back to
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 110. MORE HARM
They were all at home in the evening when a news of a body being found near the burnt orphanage and the guess was that the body must have belonged to one of the children in the orphanage because it was the built of a child. They also stated that some of the organs were missing which gave room for the suspicions of organ trafficking.Stanley rushed up immediately and ran inside one of the rooms where he kept the pictures. Since she was also curious and he wouldn’t come out to tell them why he ran inside, she rushed to the room too to check what was happening.“Did something happen? Did you find out about something?” she asked, staring at her“The news reminded me of a case I found out while I was making some research. There was a time when the case of organ trafficking was so rampant and they were kids. Their corpses were found at different locations but they had one thing in common and that was missing organs” he explained, flipping through the old newspaper in his hand“So do you thi
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 109. PAY YOU BACK
Michael and Gabriel went out to club and were busy dancing and drinking when someone said a foul language to Michael whom he thought didn’t understood the language. They both fought and were arrested by the police, then Michael was asked to provide his passport but refused.“Why is he not presenting his passport? Did he perhaps lost it?” Stanley asked on their way to the police station“I’m not sure he did that and I don’t know why he’s so adamant. It’s tiring” Gabriel sighed“He might have his reasons. He wouldn’t just act without a plan” Petals chipped inNo matter what anyone said, Michael kept denying that he had a passport. He said he was an illegal immigrant and there was nothing Stanley could do at that point. He was to be sent to the detention center and deported when his identity has been confirmed.“Don’t worry about me, I’ll be fine” he said to Gabriel who kept panicking after hearing that he would be detained“Croyez-moi mo frére, mon chien n’aboie pas sans voir quelque ch
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 108. DANGER
MONICA’S POVTruth be told, I had forgotten all about the beach house, maybe because it reminded me of my mom so much and I didn’t want to wallow in the pain longer. I stopped going to her room, I had everything connected to her packed off from my reach and just let her lived in my heart instead.She was always insisting that I know how to take care of myself because of a situation where she would not be around but I didn’t get all she was saying until she finally passed away.“I don’t know if I’m strong enough to face this” I mumbled as I puffed out the pent up air in my lungs.Immediately I got there, I ran inside as if she was there waiting for me in person and I didn’t come to my senses until disappointment coupled with reality slapped me in the face.“What was I thinking? What was I even expecting?” I sighed as I sank into the lemon sofa by my right.I had to catch my breath for a bit before I stood up to look around. Every corners I hid in back then whenever we were playing catc
THE PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE JOURNALIST 107. REMEMBER
By the time we rushed into the bathroom, she had collapsed to the side and was holding unto one of the stands in the bathroom for support.“Fcking Christ!” Monica spat out and I rushed forward to help her up“Irene! Can you hear me? Can you stand up?” I called out desperately to her as I helped her to her feet.The maid was swift enough to push the emergency button and her attending doctor rushed in with immediate effect. She was attended to immediately and several drugs and injections were administered to her to keep her calm.“What’s wrong with her? Is she getting worse? Should we be concerned?” Monica asked, her eyes getting damped with tears“She upgraded her treatment today so her system has not gotten used to this kind of treatment. There’s nothing to be afraid of but she needs to be taken care of and leave to rest very well so her system can get used to it” the doctor told them and a sigh of relief dropped from Petals’ lips.“Let’s hope for the best” Petals chipped in but Monic
