LOOKING at the art materials in front of him. Cole doesn’t want to even pick a single crayon to start his art. “Everyone, for today’s art, I want you all to draw what inspires you to wake up every day. Who and what makes you smile and stay positive, understand?” Their teacher explains, all along as he is showing her whole class some examples of simple things that the previous year draws for the same topic that they are discussing today. With depth and color pallet as their main lesson, the children all agrees as they all excitedly took out their art materials and started doing their art. “Cole, don’t you want to draw something?” As Cole’s closest friend Win asks him when he notices him only staring at the blank paper in front of him. But as quiet as the past few weeks, Cole only glanced at his friend, took a deep sigh, and looks back at the white paper and stares at it. Just then. “Found it!” Suddenly approaching and stealing their attention. The spoiled brat and acting lit
MORE than being just surprised. Cath’s heart is now beating crazy. So wild that she almost could breathe from the sudden gesture and save that low and behold, Sam came to her aid. “I warn you, dare to lay even a single finger of her and I’ll make your world a living hell.” Sternly saying the words with his threatening gaze, but at the same time captivating. “Daddy!” Monique cheers with Cole now smiling as they both are surprised for a moment. Where they didn’t expect Sam to come to their school and a first for years and worse since their mother left them. Nonetheless, they are happy now that Sam is here for their aid. “Mr. Lawrence?” Mrs. Brown asks in a disbelief tone as she then looks at Cath who is in a deep state of surprise. Looking at Sam with the eyes that are written with the words she is shaken. With the knocking sense of her reality that Sam still has that deep impression that is reviving the feelings that she thought she already buried and gone from deep inside her
FRANTICALLY rummaging her closet for the perfect clothes to wear. Cath is half-mindedly fighting over herself for doing such things right now. Contradicts her initial plan and in the situation where she is like a teen who will about to go on her first date. “No, no, no.” She protested, walking back and forth as she is contemplating what to wear from the limited clothes that she bought. Where almost of it are all her business attires and not one single clothe is suited for the night. Worse with the fact at hand that she shouldn’t be stressing out about something unnecessary. For she is just going with Sam’s family for a dinner date, minus the date. “It’s just a friendly dinner, that’s all. You do not need to think about it or be anxious like this Catherine.” As she convinces herself, patching the reality and the facts that she should be prioritizing right now. Yet, her mind and a part of it that is stupidly telling her otherwise are turning her sense of reality upside down. “Rem
HIS head is high, yet anyone can tell that he is in his deep thoughts at the moment. That even though he is staring at the lights of the city on the highest floor of his company building. He is taken deep into his thoughts that Brian can tell what. “Ehem!” He made his presence known that for a while now is standing on the side which he didn’t notice coming after knocking at his door three times. “You’re here.” He then casually recognizes his secretary’s presence, as he quickly brought his mind back to reality after drifting quite far away. “Do you have something to say that I should work on immediately?” Knowing him and quite deep, Brian didn’t need any words from him to be able to know what he wanted and was thinking. Something like he is an open book to him, Brian in the meanwhile is his honest friend and companion that he could trust in everything. Even with his current dilemma that falls into the category of the person who got away. “She is doing well and having the
HAVING a lovely evening and so far, the twins are having the best time of their lives while Cath’s attention is on the twins, who are now regarding her as their mother-to-be. Lindsey could help, but tease her brother and somehow try, no, she is making him realize how stupid he is from the past and that he shouldn’t let Cath slip anymore from his hands. “It will be perfect and too good if Cath will be the mother of the twins.” Directly stating her thoughts, where she is not used to beating around the bush. That titled her from the past as the queen to whom no one could ever mess around aside from being the younger sister of the most famous student in the university. “Don’t you agree, Sam?” Speechless for a moment as he then glances back to Cath who is more than willing to feed the twins that those twins are all happy about. Thoughts started to flood his mind, as he knew that his sister is right. If he wanted to change everything and mend the broken relationship from the past, he
“WON’T you agree, love is really good?” Dumbfounded as they are at a loss for words upon hearing such words from the seven years old girls. Monique couldn’t be much happy at the moment. “Yes. Yes, of course.” Forced to answer the little girl as Xander is cornered on the spot where he doesn’t have any choice but to agree half-heartedly to the little girl. Whose smiles and words are so adorable to resist. “I know. I always know that I am right.” Proud and all smile, Cath couldn’t help but giggle at how helpless her younger brother was towards his little fan. Where he is caught red-handed and unprepared by the surge of sweetness that Monique has. “You will join us for dinner right, Xander?” With those pleading eyes that is Xander’s weakness. He looks at Cath and asks for help silently and through his eyes, where Cath picks up immediately. Honestly enjoying herself, she could let her brother stay longer than he should, not after she just convinced him to retire for the night.
“PROMISE!” How fleeting it is for Sam that at that moment he is reminded of the past that he should be reminiscing with the person who should have been his twin’s mother and his wife. But seeing his children attached and comfortable with Cath, he is now thinking of the ways and fasts to convince Cath to stay with them, with him, and for good. “Yes!” Monique cheers and Cole smiles for that confirmation and promises that Cath just assures them. “Isn’t that great, Monique, Cole?” Lindsey added and was more than happy about what is currently happening. Nodding at the twin’s response to their aunt, Cole gladly went back to his seat when a piece of sweet music suddenly played. “Look at that, isn’t this music just perfect for a dance?” Sending her intended and real message towards her brother as she looks at him while saying those words. Once more they’re both gazes find each other, wherein this time Cath couldn’t help herself, but smile. Her smile reflected her beauty and more.
“HOW about you?” Cath throws back the question right at Sam, whose eyes are fixed on her with his desire growing deep inside. While Cath is hesitating if she should ask the questions that pertain to the what if’s if Sam didn’t hurt her then. “Have you?” She asks following with the multiple ones. “Did you think about me all of those years?” Lock in each other’s eyes and arms. They felt like nothing else matter at that moment. No one is around, but only the two of them who are currently in deep wanting emotions towards each other, yet they are just too proud to admit it. For now. “Did you ever care for me, Sam?” Taken a bit aback by the question, Sam suddenly felt the fear of disappointing Cath more than his unprepared heart and mind to confess how foolish he had been for hurting her back then. He slowly touches her face and her lips, where he wanted to end this charade and confess to her the truth. But he can’t, not now and by the least. "I still---" A confession that he is dy
“MOMMY!” The twins, Monique and Cole opens the door and runs up to her with excitement and twinkling adoration to their eyes upon seeing her. “Wow, you look like a princess, Mommy.” “You do, you do!” Monique’s comment with wide smile and agreed by Cole. Admiring her beauty as she is dress in a sophisticated white dress. Her wedding gown and the day that she will finally tie the knot with Sam. After all the problems that are resolve, the secrets that are said, apologize, forgiven and done. With the twin’s biological mother gracefully out of the picture by her death. Everyone is there in that very special day to witness and congratulate them. “Thank you.” Cath smiles and giving the twins one kiss each on their cheeks. Making the twins giggle more in excitement. Just then, the wedding coordinator knock on the door and asks her. “Miss Catherine, shall we?” “Of course.” She couldn’t contain her happiness and smiling all the way through. With the wedding theme of like mystical fore
“HOW long has it been since then, Leo?”The expected meeting, but the unexpected expression and tone that is in a mix of disappointment and anger that Cath is showing right in front of him. Left alone in the headmistress office and at first glance they are seem to share a casual tea time. He looks down, not in shame, but a bit of worry from how things unfolded. Which makes him think if he is regretting his decision of giving Cath a clue about the past.“Or should I call you now with your known name, Aaron?”“Tell me, do you hate me that much after what you have learn, Cath?”“Hate you? Why should I? You didn’t do anything to me which needed me to resent you. Instead I am the one who should be asking you of that question, for I failed to recognize my old friend.”Old friend. The words that means more than the shallow meaning of it. Words that will disappoint anyone, for it means more than just a rejection, but a total abandonment towards someone who only thinks about one person and dea
MORE than being stripped of everything that he had, Harry is slapped with the truth and faces the wrath of Adriella in her calm demeanor whom everyone knows that it is worse than a tyrant in that kind of mood. “You do not need to explain anything to me but sign the divorce papers, right now.”“I-I…”Definitely shaking within his wits, Harry couldn’t even utter a single word nor look at the face of his mother-in-law worst towards Lindsey whose expression is indistinguishable for lacking nothing to see. Worst with the atmosphere in the room that is getting heavy and dreadful upon their conversation that a while back is going smoothly and just like always. Only to be struck by the divorce papers and the secret that Harry is been hiding for almost a month now. “I stayed quiet and compose for the sake of Lindsey. But since it all comes to this and the fact that you are caught red-handed. There is no need for further discussion.”“But I… I only did it once, or maybe twice or thrice, but t
“WILL this be alright?”Lindsey’s worry and her thoughts about what Sam decided upon after what happened. Hiding the fact that they were kidnaped. Letting Jun handle the rest with the pieces of evidence at hand and the new ones that were suddenly sent to them just a while back. With all of them know that it was from Beatrice, leaving Francis in the air and saving herself. “This is better and the appropriate thing that we should all do.”Cath seconded, forcing everyone to have this talk and all from Sam’s protest. With her injuries and critical state in the first few hours after they are saved. Luckily Cole wasn’t hurt in any way nor the child is traumatized. But make sure, Sam sends his son to the psychiatrist, and is currently under the care of Adriella. Lindsey recovers fast, and can now move on her own, unlike Cath. “Let’s just leave it to Jun and Nadia. They both know what to do.”She added, hiding the fact that she doesn’t want Sam to know about the organization that Francis on
DAMN alive and still breathing despite his injuries and the gunshot that he just receives from Aaron a while back. Francis stands before Cath, with his gun up a bit shaking from his wound, but directly pointing it towards her. “I may stupidly fail at first, but this time I will not fail to end your life. You who put me behind bars, Catherine Wayne.”“Cath!”Two familiar voices echo in the air, but before Cath could look and see for herself who could those two people be? Francis fired his gun, missing Cath’s vital spot from his shaking hand due to his injuries. Yet still, inflict Cath with another injury and a gunshot to her left arm. Stumbling backward made her lose her footing and leads her to fall to the cliff.“Damn! Just die!”Two gunshot echoes, now directly to Francis's legs leaving him impaired and down helpless. “You cannot save her, she is gone! You failed to save your girl, Samuel Lawrence!”Consumed with anger, Sam clenches his hands tight, yet he didn’t blow up on Franci
STARTLED and quickly stops in her tracks, now standing and still. Lindsey instructed Cole to close his eyes and cover his ears. Do not let go no matter what happens and wait for her to say so. “Do you understand, Cole?”“Alright, aunt Lindsey.”The little boy replied and quickly borrow his face to Lindsey’s chest. Being an obedient child, Lindsey could feel the fear of her nephew with Cole’s shaking body and cold hands. “Stop, or find yourself swimming in your blood.”More than a familiar voice and the only person right now that Lindsey could think of who. She slowly looks back and is not surprised to see the Governor, no, Francis, pointing a gun right in front of her and with a cursing look on his face. “Just how low could you go for doing this to our family? Are you desperate to establish your dominance over us that you are going this far for your selfish desire?”“Low? Who, me? Tsk! Do not make me laugh Miss. Lindsey Lawrence.”Their exchange made it clear and more than to Linds
TRAIL OF BLOOD is visible from near. Cath’s breath is heavy and her sweat is dripping from her forehead. She’s easing the pain from the gunshot wound that she got to her left arm and right leg. Dragging her heavy body and following the path that she instructed Lindsey at first if anything might happen and they needed to separate. “Tsk!”She clicks her tongue in anger and irritation. Tired and has been losing a lot of blood after she fought and struggled against Ivy. Now holding the gun that almost took her just a while back. “CATHERINE WAYNE!”The name, her name that Ivy screams in anger at the last second when she pulled the trigger and put a hole in its forehead. Ending a nightmare that she took within her hand and fails to put her back behind bars. “Almost. Just how many it is right now?”Suddenly reminisced and the similar danger that she took and choose for her career and passion. She chuckles and a bit rested behind a large tree. Ripping her bolero and tying it around her leg
GUN shots can be heard from a distance and back. The exchange and the loud crash with the blow of a bomb shake the ground for a few seconds. Holding on to a tree while tightly holding Lindsey’s hand with her right one, Cath held her ground looks back when Lindsey screams in surprise at what just happened. Starling Cole awake, that worried Cath even more than she is under a lot of stress right now. “Lindsey, are you alright?” “I am. I am just startled.” “Mom? Mommy?” “Cole.” They both immediately coax the child back to sleep. Lindsey covered Cole’s ears while hugging the little boy tight into her arms. “Mommy, aunt Lindsey, what is happening?” “Don’t worry Cole, that was just nothing, just go back to sleep.” Relieved that the little boy is still sleepy and that it didn’t give them the hard time to coaxing it back to sleep. Cath looks around and a few steps away from where she instructed Lindsey to stay covered and safe with Cole. “Tsk!” She couldn’t help but click her tongue
“THIS is what you need to do.”Instructions that Beatrice needs to follow. Things that she is hesitant at first to do since it might drag her name along with the danger that she just run away successfully from Francis. But with Hiro’s assurance and the things that Hiro just told her. The plan and the fact that the organization has Cath, Lindsey, and Cole, the truth that the organization is the other party that is rubbing Francis's patience, and the little deal that Hiro on behalf of the organization strikes a deal with Cath. Is more than a heavy reason for her to believe. No, she had no choice but to believe. For in between the organization and Francis, added with the fact that Cath strikes a mutual deal with the organization. One thing is only left for her to choose from, and that is to follow the plan Hiro just told her about, and put everything of the blame on Francis.“I got it. I’ll prepare everything as soon as possible. I’ll call you when everything is ready.”“Thirty minutes.