“Jerry”. Miesa breathed and scrambled to her feet.“Hello Miesa.” Jericho greeted. "Can I join you?”.Both girls nodded.“Thanks.” Jericho sat on the grass and let out a sigh.Miesa sat down beside him and exchanged puzzled glances with Beth. They wondered if he’d heard anything else apart from that.Jericho was in first grade which surprised the girls because first graders didn’t like slumming with their juniors.“So you were saying something about getting your parents married?”. He asked her.“Um..yes." Miesa nodded. "You..heard everything?.”“Just the last part.” He said.“Oh.” Miesa said. "Um.. you know my name.”Jericho stared at her waiting for her to finish but she was obviously done.“The whole world knows your name now Miesa.” He told her. "You’re Cesari Sandoval’s daughter.”“You said something about faking illness?”. Beth spoke up.“Yes.” He nodded.“How?”. The girls asked.Jericho shrugged. “The same happened to my mom and dad so I pretended to be very sick. My uncle is a
Cesar got to Miesa’s school five minutes before the closing time and parked in the empty lot. He pulled up the lever under the seat to get more comfortable so he could stretch his legs. He was tired and sleepy but he couldn’t sleep.He took out his phone,went through his contacts and dialed John’s number again. He needed to know if another actress had been found or whether he was going to walk away from the movie.“Finally!." John grunted in exasperation. "What made you change your mind?”.“I haven’t changed my mind John. I’m calling about yours.” He said and let out a loud yawn.“Whoops! Someone’s been depriving himself of sleep.” John said. "You taking care of a baby Cesar?”.“Yeah. My baby girl. Don’t digress.” He rumbled.“Er..well you know we had to postpone the filming of the movie because of you right?." John asked.“Yeah. I told you I had a family emergency". Cesar said irritated. "What’s your plan now john? do I walk away or stay?. It won’t hurt my career in anyway.”“You’re
“I’m sorry to bother you Mr Sandoval but I really need to talk to you.” Mirabelle told him. She glanced at Miesa who was asleep.“Okay. It’s no bother." Cesar said. "What about?”.“I won’t keep you. Let’s talk in my office.” She said.“Lead the way.” He said.Mirabelle turned and walked ahead of him. She had to tell him now or else she won’t get the chance to again.She didn’t plan on seeing the man who’d broken her heart into a million pieces years ago. If she wanted to move on..then she had to clear everything that was weighing on her mind. They got to her office and she gestured for him to sit on the sofa which he did but was careful not to jostle Miesa.Mirabelle leaned against her desk and crossed her ankles. She took a deep breath and let it out.Show time.“Chiara..is supposed to give you this herself but um..she died in a car accident two months ago.” She informed him in a flat voice.Cesar’s brow furrowed. “Chiara?”. The name sounded somewhat familiar but he couldn't remember
Twelve years agoMirabelle Rivera was your typical high school plain jane with one friend, invisible but was the most brilliant student in Glenwood High school.She was invisible until she was asked to tutor the school’s baddest and of course most handsome boy in history of GHS;Cesari Islan Sandoval. Cesar was failing calculus and without that he couldn’t graduate with his peers so the principal had to practically beg Mirabelle to help him out which she grudgingly agreed to and she became his tutor.“Here you are!”. Mirabelle exclaimed when she finally found Cesar at the back of the school…smoking.Cesar glanced at her, shook his head and ignored her. She wasn’t worth his time. No one was worth his freaking time.“You smoke?”. She stared at him in shock.He didn’t answer but was shocked when she grabbed the cigarette from between his lips and he watched as she threw it on the ground and crushed it with her sneaker.If looks could kill..she’d be a puddle on the floor but she wasn’t int
Mirabelle walked into the living room with a smile on her face but it soon faded when she saw the clothes strewn around on the floor then her gaze travelled to the couch and her heart stopped for a nano second before it picked up speed, thumping madly in her chest as she stared at her boyfriend and her cousin cuddling. Chiara was probably naked and so was Cesar though they were covered with a blanket. She stumbled backwards only to crash into the coffee table which roused the lovers from sleep. Cesar woke up first and he looked disoriented like he couldn’t remember where he was and then he held up a hand to his temple and groaned in pain. Chiara opened one eye then the other. She stretched like a cat but was shocked when Cesar pushed her off the couch and he shot up. “What…" He paused then looked down at his body. He was surprised to see that he was just in his briefs then he looked up at Chiara. "What happened here?”. He demanded in a husky voice. “We had sex. That’s what happene
Cesar sat beside Ellie’s bed with his head in his hands as the doctor’s words replayed in his head.Mimi had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and it was growing really fast. They needed to start treatments on her immediately but Miesa had refused to come with him to the hospital.She’d thrown a fit and then proceeded to lock herself in her room. She told him very clearly through the door that she wasn’t going to come out until he changed his mind about taking her to the hospital.Didn’t he know she hated hospitals just like her mother?.He’d sighed and told her that he wasn’t changing his mind so she could very well stay locked up in her room and he left.Now he had another thing to worry about. He didn’t have the courage to look at Ellie and tell her that..her baby has Cancer.She’d go mad,that was for sure.Ellie opened one eye then the other. She was disoriented and very very thirsty. She turned her head and saw Cesar sitting on the chair with his head in his hands and his legs were bo
“John look..I can’t talk right now. Can I call you back?”. Cesar said immediately John picked his call. “Is everything ok Cesar?do you need my help?”. John sounded concerned. He'd never heard the man sound so disoriented and so absentminded before. “My baby girl has been diagnosed with cancer." He said. "I don’t know what to do John.” “Calm down Cesar. Take a deep breath and calm down. Everything will be fine.” John assured him. "Don’t worry about anything, I’ll take care of things here. ” “Yeah..sure." Cesar nodded already distracted when he saw Dr Whitman approaching. "Talk to you later John". He hung up and rushed to meet the doctor. "How’s she doctor?”. “It’s good you brought her in Mr Sandoval. We need to start treatments asap.” Dr Whitman told him. “Do anything you can to save her. Cesar said pleadingly. "I can’t lose her.” “I understand how you feel sir. I can assure you that your daughter will be fine.” Dr Whitman told him. “Can I see her?”. He asked. “Yes. Come wit
“Come here little boy. You know I hate looking for you.” His mother said in a sing song voice. "Cece… Mama will bake you a cake. Your favorite chocolate cake but you won’t get it if you don’t come on out.”The little boy whimpered where he hid under the bed as he watched his mother walk around the perimeter of the bed...back and forth.She knew where he was and he also knew she was aware of his hideout but it was like a game to her. She’d make him very scared before she pulled him out.“You have five seconds my baby.” She sang. "I’ll start counting and you’re welcome to join me.”“Five! four! three! two!...” She began counting.“Oh forget it!." A deep voice boomed and stalked over to the bed. He knelt down, peered under the bed and found him. "Come here you brat!.” He reached out his hand and grabbed his ankle then dragged him out and the boy let out a ear piercing scream.Cesar jerked awake, disoriented for awhile before he realized that he was safe and he sighed in relief.That had