Present Time. . . One...Two…Three...Kraius no longer knew how many women had come to his office that day. He didn't even know how many palms had landed on his face. All he knew was that he was hurt with all the slaps he received from them. He also knew that it was his fault why they were angry. He shook his head. He was a very handsome man made for women—vulnerable women who immediately give in even if he only winks at them. He looked jaw-dropping, gorgeously hot body specs, and conceited it may seem, but he knew that it was the truth. Kraius touched his cheek. It was still excruciating even though it was already a few minutes ago when the last woman who slapped him had left. He did not think that their hands would be that heavy, especially to be angry with him because he played them all together. Surely, it wasn’t their heart’s that bleed but much more of a damaged Ego’s. The real score was very clear from the beginning. But they were women with a self-proclaimed definition of se
Kraius was feeling annoyed because of EDSA’s overwhelming traffic. He had been on the road for too long but the trip he had felt unending because of the long queue of various vehicles. Vehicles that were making horn signals here and there— where it was the only thing he could hear around him. Also, here’s the unmaintained jeepneys that’s emitting foul smoke from their exhaust and people walking on the narrow side of the road which completed the list on how to put him on the bad mode traveling. Sweat was forming on his forehead and he was already feeling irritated. The coldness from the built-in air condition of his BMW isn't enough for him. What he wanted was to get out of the traffic jam. To get out of that place and get to his destination.He even got more annoyed because of his thoughts. He hated to be late. His motto in life is, Time is Gold. That’s why he graduated law at a young age. But, he seems to have no choice and waiting was his only option for the traffic to move in EDSA
The two talked seriously afterwards. Kraius is Andrius' legal adviser. He gives opinions and ideas on everything he wants to do in his business. Even in the businesses he had in different parts of the world. Andrius was a pro in his league while Kraius was the best in his profession. They were the best tandem in town. Both powerful and influential."Anyway, Andrius. Why don't you smile often? When you frown, you look even uglier." Kraius laughed with his own remarks while he received an evil stare from Andrius. "I'm really very handsome," he added and laughed again."Get out of my office!" Andrius shouted angrily at Kraius. He also pointed to the door of his office.Laughing, Kraius stood up from his seat. He shook his head as he said goodbye to Andrius. He never did buy his jokes on him ever since because he was always easily getting mad at it. He immediately headed out of his office after saying goodbye. He also winked at his secretary before finally leaving the area.He was just g
Rhezi has been feeling annoyed. She looked at her phone and pouted. She even tapped the table in front of her. She sighed. She was very impatient, especially when it was related to food. They were in the canteen of their school. After their last subject they immediately went there. The place was large and there were plenty of tables and chairs. It is also very clean because of its white interior. The wall is also made of glass, so Rhezi can see what’s happening from outside their school to where she is seated. She looked around the canteen. She saw her best friend Mics at the counter, ordering food for them. She’s ahead of the line of students who were also standing and waiting for their turn to order. It’s just that, she will probably take a while before she will be entertained because of the great number of students in their school canteen. "Are you okay, Rhezaliza?”She frowned and looked at her other friend Carmina. She rolled her eyes on her. If she wasn't a Muslim she would h
Kraius was annoyed for a long while. His mother called him for something important. He thought of what it was that she would ask him, but his good mood was immediately ruined by what his mother said to him. However, he could still hear the tenderness of her voice imaginably. His mother knew very well how to make him say yes on her requests. There’s only one word that she would tell him and she has never forgotten it, too. One word that could change his decision. The word handsome.He shook his head as he remembered his mother's request. He left his job just to follow it. To be a fetcher of an obese child at an exclusive school she attended.Kraius looked at his phone. When he called the number given by his mommy earlier, he felt even more annoyed. He didn't get a sensible answer from her. She was only saying yes to everything he said so he turned off the call. He just looked for her on the tracker because he knew that she was in Saint Benilde College.Kraius found her in a waiting sh
Rhezi had laid on her bed for a few minutes already but had been turning herself side to side. She took her SpongeBob pillow and hugged it tight. She’s thinking of what happened inside of Kraius's car when she held his hand. Even until now, she could still feel the warmth of his hand on her. She’s probably not herself to feel that way. Rhezi sighed and pouted her lips. She looked up and saw Kraius' face on the ceiling. She blinked for a time to erase what she saw. That wouldn’t do any good for her. Frustrated by what she feels, she put aside her SpongeBob pillow and tweaked her own hair. She’s going crazy because of that man. She’s only having a crush on him and nothing more. She’s young and admiring someone is normal. When morning came, Rhezi still woke up early though she only did sleep at two A.M. last night. She spent her time stalking Kraius on his Instagram. Gawking his handsome face and fantasizing his gorgeously hot body. However, an eye bag still couldn’t be seen on her fa
“Why?” Tin wonderingly asked her. She also looked at their friend Mics and Carmina who's sitting in the back chair of Rhezi. The two did only shrugged their shoulders. Rhezi pouted her lips. She looked at her friends on her back. “I don’t have an answer in Trigonometry.” The three did a deep sigh in chorus. They were feeling bad because all of them had no answer. They’re only hope was Rhezi but she didn’t have an answer, either. “I thought you were done already because you kept on chatting with me about your crush last night.” Mics chided her. Rhezi pouted. “ If you are engrossed , you will probably forget your responsibility.”“It’s hard to hope so you should stop that Rhezi,” Mics retorted back and took her own notebook. Rhezi frowned. She’s not hoping, though. It’s just that, it was her first time liking an opposite sex and it was Kraius. Now she couldn't do what she needed to do and what was right. She felt strange and confused. She adored him for being famous and successful
Kraius shook his head as the vivid memory came flashing through his mind. He wanted to smack himself because even if it had been years ago, what had happened between them still lingered on his mind. Rhezi’s chubby and blushing face, who had claimed him as her boyfriend, has never left his mind. Kraius sighed when he looked at the paperwork he had been holding. There’s nothing that comes in his mind because he couldn’t think straight so drastically threw it instead above to the table. It was instantly scattered and blended together with the things that had been on the wooden table, too.“Fuck!” Kraius cursed loudly. He also scratched himself with so much frustration. “Fuck to the old man in the mound!” he uncontrollably shouted. Kraius’s secretary hurriedly came inside his office because of what he did. She was wearing a black corporate attire with an inner white blouse. She has dark rimmed glasses on and her hair was styled into a bun. She may have had a formal expression but curio
What does love really mean? When do we know that a certain emotion could be defined as love? How much could a person do and sacrifice for the sake of love?There were a lot of questions flooding Kraius' mind while watching Rhezi slowly walk along the aisle leading to the altar where he was standing. He smiled while his eyes bore unto her. His shoulders were shaking, too. His emotions were too much that he couldn't even stop himself from tearing up. At the same time, he was overwhelmed by the sight of her. Seeing Rhezi walking towards him, Kraius couldn't remember when was the first time he admitted to himself that he was in love with her. However, he could vividly remember when he first saw her smile and pout. That was also the first time his heart skipped a beat, the first time that made his head on a haywire, and the first time he said to himself that he was enchanted with her spell.Rhezi was so beautiful, wearing her vintage wedding gown. The man felt like he fell for her a litt
Rhezi instantly closed her eyes as Kraius' lips touched hers. The woman couldn't explain what she felt when he kissed her. It has been a long time since she wished to be kissed by him. However, fate wasn't on their side. She needed to leave to prove herself and her love for Kraius worthy.They were kissing like no one was watching them. Savouring each other's lips like their life depended on it. The sun that was kissing the sea seemed to be happy for them, too. Even the waves and the sand became one with their hearts, while the eyes that are on them were nothing but sparkling in happiness for the two reunited lovers.When Kraius ended the kiss, Rhezi almost chased his lips just to kiss him again. Her heart knew how she was yearning for him when she saw him standing by the altar, waiting the woman walking along the aisle. She cried at the sight but her heart was filled with happiness when he walked closer to her. "Seni özledim. I-I miss y-you so much, K-Kraius," Rhezi admitted. She wa
Kraius didn't even dare to blink. Even when Arruba finally arrived at the altar, he was still standing still like a statue. His eyes started to water. It seemed like his vision was imagining things again, because from the entrance where Arruba previously stood was Rhezi, shoulders shaking while staring at him. He even cursed himself when his hallucination worsened and saw her walking towards his direction. "What the fuck, man! Move!" He heard Andrius' shout.Kraius didn't understand what he really meant but his feet seemed to have its on own mind that it slowly moved. It slowly walked towards the figure. His vision was blurry but he didn't mind at all. He also didn't care if everyone saw him crying. He was hurting. He was confused. He was happy. Kraius' emotions were too much that when they met at the center of the aisle, he couldn't stop himself from sobbing. His shoulders were shaking too. You can call him gay for acting so, but he didn't care one bit. He cried in happiness, thoug
Seven years later. . . Where do broken hearts go?That has been Kraius' question to himself for the past few years. Love and it's consequences. Does it really have to be so painful and lonely that he couldn't even determine why he was still breathing? Does it really have to be unfair that it still kept on hurting him like hell?While overlooking at the vast ocean of Surigao, the man couldn't help but to curse consecutively. The emptiness and torment that he was feeling was just too much that he wished to stop breathing at all. However, he also wished that the thing that was keeping him sane would be granted sooner. That the impossible would be possible. Everyone knew him as a cheerful lawyrr, but behind his masked persona was an endless torture that his heart had gone through. Like the vast and boundless sea in front of him. The water may look fine and peaceful, but the waves of it still wanted to kiss the sand. To reach for each other despite everything pulling them apart."Are you
Rhezi had the most beautiful dream that night. She dreamed that Kraius and her got married privately. Just them and some close friends. It was a beach wedding and she was just wearing her usual jeans while Kraius was wearing his khaki shorts. It might be the reason why the sweet smile never left the woman's lips. It seemed true that her heart fluttered in happiness. When the woman opened her eyes, her heart beat accelerated and her smile widened when she felt a heavy thing right above her waist. She reached for it so that the embrace would tighten around her. Then, she turned to face him and saw the most handsome man she had ever laid eyes on.His slow breathing fanned over her face but it didn't bother her. She stared at him intently as if her life and death depended on it. Her eyes traced and lingered onto every feature of his face, and it was still perfect in her sight. His striking pointed nose. His thick eyebrows that made him look intimidating. His perfectly shaped lips that s
Kraius didn't waste the moment. He released Rhezi from his tight hug and cupped her beautiful face. There were still tears in her eyes and he didn't waste time to remove it. He wiped her tears using the back of his hand, careful not to hurt the woman in the process. After that, he went closer to Rhezi and kissed her eyes softly.Rhezi immediately closed her eyes, feeling her heart beating erratically. She was hurt and by what she discovered and also guilty. However, Kraius' kisses affected her as the man kissed over her face until it went to her lips.The slow and soft touches of the man's lips on her felt like comfort saying that everything would be alright. That she shouldn't worry so much because he's here to fight for her. That she won't be hurt again because he'd love her without any inhibitions."Sshh, stop crying, Chubz. I hate to see you cry," the man whispered. His soulful brown eyes were on her. His eyes also displayed suffering, just like the woman's."K-Kiss me, Kraius. He
Kraius was busy reading papers when her secretary entered. The man immediately shifted his attention to her with furrowed brows. As usual, his secretary still looked very formal as she walked towards his table. She stopped in front of the table and the man raised his brows. "Someone wants to talk to you, Mr. Montreal," she informed.Kraius' forehead creased. He didn't expect any visitor so the confusion was evident in his face. He looked at his Piaget watch afterwards and smiled lightly. He felt excited and happy at the same time. His tiredness from the continuous work suddenly disappeared.The truth was, he was very eager to go home. It's been a few weeks since he brought his kids in his house, and he could say that there were no problem with the situation. They were a little bit not used to things but they eventually adjusted.His kids were all smart. When he told them the truth, they kept quiet and accepted him as their bioligical father. He cried when they first called him Baba.
Rhezi didn't know how she managed to arrive at Monterio Hotel. All she knew was that she desperately needed to be away from Jericho's mansio after he confessed his romantic feelings for her. She didn't see that coming. She was flabbergasted and along with that was the bitterness that swallowed her heart because of the betrayal of someone she trusted so much.She never thought that Jericho would trick her like that. Rhezi was completely believed that he was gay. She was lost when he was with her. She was vulnerable and broken. She ran away after he found her. The immense pain she felt made her forget the anger. Then, she ran away with him and ended all of her connection to her friends and family. Rhezi sighed as she remembered the memories. She was still unwell but she needed to keep herself sane. The woman was spaced out for a few minutes, just staring at the elevator button inside the building. She didn't know if she should go to that place, but in the back of her mind, she thought
Rhezi was smiling while watching the little boys playing around the vast garden of the Bailey mansion. Dos was swimming in their huge inflatable pool while his brothers were sliding on the huge slide that was connected to it. They were cheerfully giggling while playing with bubbles."Momma!" Dos called.The boy was already fine and treated after Kraius offered his bone marrow for him. After the boy was confirmed to have leukemia, Kraius didn't hesitate to do what he did. He also volunteered to give blood which the woman felt grateful for. She owed him a lot even though they were still not in good terms after they devoured each other that night. It has been two months since everything happened. Two months since Kraius and her have talked about what happened in the past. It has also been two months since they last talked to each other, only acting casually. Two months of accepting and healing. Two months since everything changed. "Momma! Do you want to join us?" Rhezi exhibited a lig