Prologue

RAIN

I take off from work early today because it's me and my boyfriend's third anniversary. I just want to surprise him and before that happens, I have to prepare the necessary things for it to be accomplished.

I went to the beach where we first met. Today is a special day and I want him to remember the place we first encounter and fell in love. I want it to be memorable and make it a day that's above normal.

"Is this all, ma'am?" The crew asked. They are actually three who's helping me set up the dining table I desired to have for me and my boyfriend's date.

"Yes, it's pretty. Thank you!" I can't help but giggle upon looking the beautiful dining.

I texted my boyfriend when the clock hits six in the evening. I waited for him for an hour already, but I haven't receive any replies from him. I wonder what he's up to and why he's not replying?

I don't know but I suddenly feel nervous. This is so uncommon, since I haven't feel any doubts in regards to our relationship. I just hope, it's nothing serious. Maybe he's still in work?

Another hour has passed. It made me anxious from waiting but can't see him coming. I believe, his work will finish at seven in the evening. But it's already eight.

I stood up and tried to dial his number. He's unreachable. Could have something happened to him. Why does it took him long?

I was about to dial his number again when I heard a conversation that has a familiar voice of the person I know.

Could I have mistaken it?

Or is this the response for all my worries earlier?

"When do you really break your relationship with her? Are you not tired for this set up?"

"Soon, baby. Please be patient, okay? I've already chosen you today what's there to worry about?"

"I just can't take it when I share you with someone else! It's been a year of hiding this relationship, are you not sick of it?"

"I know, I know. Just give me time, alright?"

My forehead wrinkles when I clearly visualize and recognize the man is. Anger ignited like a flash of a thunder. All of my hopes and sacrifices I made just for him especially that I fought for him to my family who was primarily against my relationship with him... were like being thrown like a trash.

"So, this is why you're not responding to my text messages because you are literally busy cheating." Honestly, I do not know how to interact with them. My heartbeat doubled into the stream of anger, yet I do not know how I still managed to be nice like this.

"Rain... It's not what you think--"

"How... How dare you!" I yelled, as tears burst on its own. My chest is heavily weaving as I pointed him with trembling fingers. "You betrayed me but really? With my workmate? How ridiculous! I just hope you were vocal to tell me about your cheating activities earlier than now, because I can actually give that to you." I mocked and even laugh my grievances. I glared at Sofia who is like a scared kitty beside Jerome.

"L-Let me explain--" he's about to reach my hands when I avoided it in advanced.

"There's nothing to explain. And you, Sofia. You can have this jerk, since you're used to trashes that everyone disposed." I don't care if I look broken and totally in pain, but to beg and to let someone else stomp my pride has existed in my vocabulary.

I can always come out stronger. No matter what.

I turned my back at them but gradually stopped by Jerome's hold. Things happened so fast, as if my body moved on it's own and punched his fcking face.

"You creep the shit out of me! Don't you ever touch me again, you jerk!" I shouted that to his face. I'm not sure how stronger I got that time, but I think it was enough to throw him on the ground.

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I found myself drinking at a very expensive bar in town. I just drained my money like I don't fvcking care for the other day's necessities. This is way better than spending my damn money for someone who do not deserve it from the very beginning.

I regret meeting and loving him. And it creeps me whenever I remember myself being foolishly blind for his pretentious deeds. He's a living monster with a kind face and I want that face to be smashed and disappear.

Why did I let such a man enter my life and destroy me like this?

How dumb of me, isn't it?

I laughed and drunk.

"One more!" I said to the bartender, he just shake his head, probably because of my behavior.

Quick enough, he gave what I ordered. I'm almost swamped in the bar counter when someone suddenly grabbed my arm and turned me to face this person.

My eyes widened when this person suddenly kissed me. Hard.

I don't know what's got into me when I just let this man devoured my lips as if I was his.

His scent eloped my nostrils. His breath were warmthly hot that automatically turns on every veins in my body.

I closed my eyes and clung my arms on his masculine shoulders.

I guess, this is much better than giving my first to that jerk ex-boyfriend of mine. He doesn't deserve me and of course my pinky doesn't deserve his d'ck! He has no balls and an as*hole!

Everything that happened next became blurry. I wasn't able to track how I ended up in someone's bed and crammed with a thick and long rod within me. It hurts a lot, but eventually replaced by pleasure as he keeps doing his pace. His hot kisses were so amazing, and the way he touched me isn't really gentle, but I like it when he's doing me rough.

Good God. I didn't know that kind of pleasure existed, so hot, wild and addicting. It almost took my breath away and my voice turned hoarse.

It was so quick closely to a glimpse of an eye. Time passed through and I awakened in the morning realizing every single bit of my cascades last evening.

I just had a one night stand with a stranger. Now, the stranger is nowhere to be found. He's gone. I burst out laughing. Tears flowed by its own, I'm like crazy, isn't it?

Laughing, eventually crying.

Maybe, this is my karma for being disobedient to my parents and my family. For being a self-centered person who chooses her heart's desire rather than being responsible.

In the end, they're predict it right.

That I have no future for recklessly choosing my heart wants, it only costs me consequences where I will forever endure.

I never heard any of that stranger, even once.

"Mom--" I was cut off with a painful slap on my face.

"How dare you come home here?!" she's still mad as before. I lowered my head, as I touched the portion of my face which hurt the most. "Do you think I will not know about your iniquity?"

"W-What are you saying?" In a low voice, I asked.

Her eyes were so sharp and it tells me how she despised and disgust me, as if I'm the most disgusting that happened in her life. "You slept with a stranger and cheated on your boyfriend while you are still in a relationship!" she yelled. My jaw dropped. "You're so shameless, Rain! When will you ever learn and do things right?!"

"Who told you that?" Anger resurface within me. Why now, it seems like I'm the one to blame?

"Who else? Your poor boyfriend who was the one that took you away from your family!" I can feel her wrath upon mentioning my jerk ex-boyfriend. Even I, is sick to hear my very own mother calling him my 'boyfriend'

"Am I that low and degraded in your eyes, mom? Do you think I was the one that cheats? I still have dignity and my mind is still intact. How rude of you to believe that jerk than believing me, your child!" I'm so mad. I understand her and that she's holding a grudge against me for being a bastard, but it's just so harsh of her to believe that jerk.

"What do you expect from me, Rain? Since you've choosen him, I have also discarded you as my own. No one ever told you to leave, you did it yourself. You fail me, Rain." she said and turned her back on me. Every word she uttered was so clear that my heart crashes into pieces for a million times already.

"I won't deny for having a one night stand with a stranger, but that doesn't mean, I cheated. It was him, not me." every word I spoke was crisp and clear enough for her to understand and I will no longer repeat that. "Now, if coming home here hoping to accepted again, well, I'm wrong. Thank you for your audience, Mrs Esquivel."

I give up. She insulted me enough and scrapped my dignity, I'll leave and will never bring myself here again.

"Wait." I was about to leave, when she stopped me by the elbow. "I will accept you, and will let you live with us again. But in one condition."

I took a glimpse of her and asked, "What condition?" Since, she offered it maybe I could still change my mind.

"Get married by signing these papers."