27: Rachel just shook her head after hearing all of Jewel's plans."I don't know what to say anymore, Celeste. I know you... I can't stop you from doing what you want to do but I want you to be very careful. You're playing a dangerous game, my dear." that was all that she can say."Don't worry about me too much, Rach. I won't go to war when I'm not ready. And this is the only way I can make a decision about the problem I'm facing now." Celeste seriously stated.Well, all I can say is... I wish you the best of luck and I hope you can return to the big city with a smile on your face." Rachel gave Celeste one final piece of advice."Thanks. I need all the luck that I can get..." Celeste responded.================================Right now, Celeste is in a specialized school. This is her first day of training where she will learn how to do household chores...While she was sitting he could hear the conversation from her fellow trainees..."It's like she doesn't need to train as a maid...
It has been a week since Celeste arrived at her future husband's house as a maid in disguise. The household chores were pretty challenging on her first three days, but as days go by, she adjusting to it now... Morning came, and it was another day in the mansion as a maid. Celeste slowly opened her eyes as she heard the birds chirping outside. She realized that it's already morning,because the gentle light of morning sunshine made her room so bright.She was able to have a peaceful and deep sleep last night and she feels so good this morning.She got up from her bed and went towards the window. She pulled the curtains open and she looked at the garden.Celeste instantly saw Nathaniel, who was busy cutting some leaves. She remembered her promise to herself last night that she would give him a chance, and she'll be kinder to him. Well, she think this is a perfect time for her to do something and get to know her future husband,little by little...She immediately brushed her teeth, washe
Celeste is currently busy watering the garden inside Nathaniel Montecarlo's family farm. She feasted her eyes on the various flowers in the garden. There are red, white and pink roses, and there are also different types and colors of orchids. She is happy to be surrounded by different kinds of flowers. She feels like the Queen of flowers! Celeste then saw a very unique flower, and it was her first time to see it. She immediately picked one piece of flower and tucked it behind her right ear. Celeste doesn't know why, but she has this feeling that someone has been watching her every move. And her intuition was right. Nathaniel Montecarlo was standing in the balcony, while smiling at her. Celeste blushes like a steamed crab because of too much embarrassment. He might think that she has gone crazy while dancing as she was being surrounded by the pretty flowers. "Oh, I'm sorry if I picked your flowers without asking for permission!" she immediately apologizes to Nathaniel. "You don'
Celine enters the Waldorf Auditorium, where numerous musical and stage plays are held. It was a freezing cold morning of December. As she walks inside the lobby, she smiles as she immediately saw Nate, his co-star in their musical play. Nate is walking towards her with a smile.Celine is currently in a certain musical play production wherein she is the only female lead and she'll be acting alongside with four guys."Morning, Celine! You look like a squirrel freezing from cold. Are you okay?" Nate worriedly asks Celine."Good morning, Nate! Oh, don't worry, I can still handle the cold." Celine reassures him.Nate glances at his watch and looks at Celine again."Well, we can get ourselves a cup of coffee before our call time." he suggested."Sounds nice. Thanks." Celine agrees, without thinking twice.Nate and Celine are now making their way to the coffee vending machine. While Nate was busy getting themselves coffee from the vending machine, Celine secretly watches him.He's definitely
After doing warm-up exercises, they finally started with the rehearsals. Nate and Celine are called onstage to practice their scenes together.Once they were finished, Mr. Alford called Nate and Celine to give them his feedback."The way you deliver your lines is too strong, Celine. Remember, not too strong nor, not so soft. You should say your lines clearly and with conviction. Am I making any sense?" "Yes, sir." I responded, while nodding in return."And Nate, I think that you were amazing. Your voice perfectly blends well with Celine. My advise to you two, is just to continue practicing. Both of you should practice, even on your free time." Director Alford suggested."Thank you for your one-on-one talk, sir." Nate thanked their Director. As the both of them started going down the stage, Nate suddenly moved closer to me. Then, he whispered:"Sir Alford is right. We should practice more, just the two if us." he informs Celine. “That's a good idea.” I whispered back, trying not to
"We apologize sir, but can you please give us more time?" Nick pleaded to the guard."Please, give us more time, sir!" Justin pleaded as well. "Alright, then. Five more minutes. Then afterwards, we will completely locked the doors." the guard finally gave in to their request. "Thank you so much, sir. We really appreciate it." Gale thanked the guard, while heaving a sigh of relief.==============================Celine closed her eyes tightly, as she's waiting for the worst thing to happen. She feared that she will die a painful death, and she's also hoping and wishing that she can fight back to save herself.“----Don’t panic.I promise I won’t hurt you…” she heard one familiar voice behind her. Celine's eyes flew open, and she's now sure that nothing bad is going to happen to her. “I’m sorry if I scared you.” said the gentle voice again, while he's slowly releasing Celine.Celine slowly wheels around to see who was standing behind her."Nate!" she exclaims, as she heave a sigh of
"Good morning, everyone! I'm so sorry for being late!" Nate suddenly made his entrance, while gasping for breath."You're not that late, Nate. We're still doing warm ups." the old director reassures him."Thank you, Sir." Nate heaved a sigh of relief. Then afterwards, he walks towards his cast mates to join them."Celine isn't here yet?" Nate asked everyone, while looking worried."Yeah. Maybe she overslept?" Nick did a wild guess.Nate's brows met in a curious frown when he saw Gale giving him a challenging stare. He doesn't have any idea on why he's looking at him like that...===========================Twenty minutes have passed, but Celine is still missing in action. But the Director still went ahead with their rehearsals, as scheduled."Today, we're going to discuss the list of songs for our musical play. Next week, a pianist will be here so that we can start with your vocal rehearsals." Director Alford informs everyone on what they will be expecting at the rehearsals next week.
Celine and Nick finally reaches the small town of Walnut Creek. They were greeted by the gust of winter wind, as if they are being welcomed."So, where are you going now?" Nick suddenly asks Celine."I'm going to my parent's farm, which is called the Montecarlo farm. How about you? Where are you going?" Celine asked in return."Oh, I'm going to my grandparent's place." Nick smilingly answers. "Let's have fun on our holiday vacation, okay?" Celine was ready to say goodbye."See you at the rehearsals after the holidays." Nick nodded in return.They were about to part their ways when Celine heard someone calling her name."Celine!" Celine smiled when she saw Sally, and her brother Simon, who both steps out from the pick-up truck. Sally excitedly ran towards Celine. "Sally and Simon! I'm glad to see you again after a long time!" Celine happily greeted her childhood friends.But instead of answering Celine, Sally's attention instantly focused on Nick."Who is he, Celine?" Sally instantl
"I'm absolutely sure that you'll find someone who will love you for who you are, not because of your beauty, or the way you dresses and not because of your status in life. Someone will definitely love you with all their mind, heart and soul..." Martin seriously said, as he stares right into Sarah's eyes.Sarah doesn't know why, but those words that comes out from Martin's mouth are like music to her ears. No one man has said something like this to her, and it made her feel really special as a woman.As a career woman, she has been known as "Iron Woman." She tough, she's strict, she's a hard nut to crack, and she doesn't show any emotions to her colleagues.She's been showing her strengths to her co-workers and she's making sure that she hides her weaknesses. Since she started working, she's giving this "Indestructible Woman" kind of vibe.She thinks that its one of the reasons why men doesn't want to get closer to her.And now, out of the blue, there's this amazing man who never fails
After a few minutes, Martin politely said his goodbyes, and afterwards, he walks back to the kitchen.The kitchen's not busy anymore because lunchtime is already over. Martin fell into a deep thought. Tyler and Cassandra seems to be a very nice couple. Tyler's a very pleasant and handsome man, and it's no wonder why Sarah's been inlove with him.However, it was clear as day that the man's head over and heels inlove with Cassandra.He feels a bit sorry and proud of Sarah because she decided to sacrifice her feelings towards the man that she loves, in exchange of the happiness of her friends.He wants to do something to make her feel better, to let her know that she's going to be alright...============================Few days have passed.Sarah took a deep calming breath before stepping inside the restaurant. She decided to go back to the restaurant after their luncheon date with Tyler and Cassandra. She wanted to thank Martin for keeping her secret, and he pretended that they haven'
Three days quickly flew by... "Where are the newly-engaged couple anyway?" Kyla suddenly wondered aloud, as she started checking for her phone to see if Tyler and Cassandra has called or sent a message.Sarah checked her own phone and she smiled when she read Cassandra's message."Oh, Cass just messaged me and she said that they are on their way now." she informed her friend."Great, I'm really starving right now. I haven't eaten breakfast because I've been taking care of the twins and I was so busy giving my hubby a quick lesson about taking care of the kids." Kyla blabbered on."I think you and your husband are doing a great job. I'm sure Tyler and Cass will ask for your advice once they have their own baby." Sarah stated."How about you? Aren't you planning on getting married and having a family of your own?" Kyla started asking her questions."Not in the near future." Sarah answered in return, while shrugging her shoulders."Be careful of what you say, my friend. We don't know wh
A week quickly passed by.Cassandra groaned inwardly when she heard her smartphone ringing. She was still sleeping because she didn't sleep a wink last night because she's been thinking about Tyler.Her fiancé didn't call her for a week, and it really breaks her heart. She wanted to call her first, but her pride gets in the way...She looked the caller screen, hoping that it was a call from Tyler. But she felt a pang of disappointed when she saw that it was her mentor from the Aesthetics School in London."Hello, Miss Robin?""Hello, there, dahlin'. So, have you made your decision about extending your contract with us?" Mrs. Robin went straight to the point with her phone call.Well... Tyler didn't call for a week, and based on what they have discussed in the park, it's obvious that they called off their engagement... There's no way for her to stay here, and going back to to work in London can serve as a positive distraction for her..."Yes, Miss Robin. I gladly accept your offer. Whe
"Our advise won't really matter, Gianna. We're not the one who's getting married... It's you." Sarah frankly stated."--But what do you really want to do? Do you want to postpone the wedding for another two years for you to continue pursuing your dream?" Kyla suddenly asked."--Or do you want to forget about that job opportunity and be a full-time wife?" Sarah asked Cassandra another question. "I really don't have any idea, girls. If I could, I want to do both." Cassandra said, while shaking her head."I think the right thing to do is to talk to your fiancé about it. You need to sort out this problem, since you're going to be married soon, and whatever decisions you might have, it will affect both of you." Sarah seriously commented."You're right... I just need to find the perfect timing to talk to Tyler. He's been talking about the wedding for the passed few days." Casandra lets out a sigh."Do it as soon as possible before it's too late." Kyla advised."Yes. The sooner the better,
Cassandra roamed her eyes around the Departure Area inside the airport. She's finally home after two years of studying in London, and she feels really good to be back home. "Cassandra, over here!"Cassandra's smile almost reached her ears when she saw her future husband waving at her. She quickly walked towards to her direction, while pushing the baggage cart.Tyler gave her a bouquet of pink flowers, and after that, they shared a quick, loving kiss."Welcome back home, my love. I know you're already hungry and tired, so let's eat lunch first before I drive you back to your apartment, okay?" he suggested."Okay, that sounds good." Cassandra agreed.After a few minutes, they were already making their way to the parking lot when Tyler's mobile phone suddenly rang."Oh, let me just answer this call, love." said Tyler."Okay."Tyler went back to Cassandra as soon as he finished the call."Let's go, my love, so that you can take a rest after that long flight.""Thanks, love." answered Cas
As weeks and months goes by,Tyler and Cassandra's friendship blossomed into a romantic relationship. They have been a couple for almost six months now, and their love for each other are now getting stronger as ever.Cassandra is currently waiting for her boyfriend at their favorite hangout place, which is the Botanical Garden located at the Waldorf University campus... Cassandra's getting all nervous and anxious because she needs to say something important to Tyler."Hello, love! I'm sorry for being late. I had to talk to Professor Smith about my upcoming thesis and I didn't even realized the time. Did you wait too long?" Tyler suddenly appeared, while looking apologetic."Oh, it's fine. I'm glad you're here." Cassandra responded."Why do you look so serious? Is there something wrong, my love?" Tyler suddenly asked, while looking so concerned."Please have a seat first, love. I need to tell you something important." Cassandra started.Tyler sat on the bench and stared at his girlfrien
"We're all hoping for the same thing, Cassandra. But for now, you should really go home and take a good, long rest." Kyla suggested as well.At the very same time, Tyler's car stopped in front of them. He opened the passenger's seat door for Cassandra, and the backseat door for Sarah and Kyla.After a few minutes, Tyler is now driving their way back to Cassandra's apartment...================================One week after the accident, all of the classes at Waldorf University resumes, and almost everything went back to normal.Tyler and Cassandra are at the University's Botanical Garden. They are waiting for Sarah and Kyla who are still at the library. The four of them planned to eat lunch together at a newly-opened pizza house near their campus."I have to tell you something, Cassie. I hope you can listen to me with an open mind and open heart." Tyler suddenly spoke, while looking so serious.Cassandra nervously swallowed an imaginary lump on her throat. This is the first time she'
Meanwhile...Tyler is now running with all his might towards the building where the explosion happened. The other students were standing at their own places, unable to move because of shock.He is worried scared and sick about Cassandra. Coincidentally, he bumped into their friends, Sarah and Kyla. "Let's go and look for Cassandra!" Sarah suggested, and she looks dead worried for Cassandra as well.Tyler nodded in approval. "I hope she's not seriously hurt!" he said, as the three of them started running their way towards the Arts and Science Building.After few more minutes of running, they finally reached the building.The scared students who were inside the building are being evacuated one by one.Tyler, Sarah and Kyla roamed their eyes around to look for Cassandra. They three of them heaved a sigh of relief when they finally saw Cassandra, who is walking with her female classmate. They are quite familiar with her, and the two girls are making their way out from the building. "A