On his way to the Uni, Nick was busy thinking about how to start his conversation with Kelly later tonight."How can I make her agree or at least understand without difficulty?" he mindlessly blabbered."Mom, I like Kate so much. Can I woo her?" Nick recited as if Kelly was right in front of him."Ohhhh, that sounds cocky! She might not even give me a thought before a resounding no flops on my face!" Nick grunted at the possible negative result of his idea."But what is the right word to say in this kind of situation?" he argued.Until he arrived at his destination, Nick was still bothered with the thoughts of how to speak with Kate's mom and also his stepmom."Ugghhhh, why is it too complicated?!" Nick groaned."Hey, Nick!" a girly, flirtatious voice startled a busily thinking Nick on his way to his first lecture.Nick looked up the stairs to find who had called h
Kelly rushed out to get to work in time. She got lost in her thoughts, reminiscing about her life and her past that she neglected a very common thing she would do on her daily routines: taking her meds after her morning meals. Kate did not doubt why her mom was taking them because they were stored in a bottle with a vitamin label. But the mom warned Kate never to take from it as it doesn't suit her age. And Kate did not ask any more questions. It was not questionable if her mom would take vitamins to bother asking so much.Thinking she still had time in her hands earlier, Kelly leisurely ate her breakfast and sipped on her herbal tea as she looked back on things about her life journey.When she noticed she was running out of time and did not have much left to get to work without being late, she hurried on her way to her car. Yet, as a responsible driver, she was careful and checked her ways for safety.But as she was about to get
Nick was already by the gates when Kate came out of the school premises. Without so much talk, the two arrived at the hospital. Just as everyone expected, Kelly's family did not hesitate to sign the papers to make the surgery happen.Kate was dazed ever since she got into Nick's car until they reached the nurse's station and heard what they needed to do as soon as they arrived. Her hands were shaking as she signed the papers. Nick assisted her all the way. Nick was nervous, too. He was aware that Kate was in great shock. But he was more composed than Kate. He felt the need to stay strong for Kate to lean and depend on. He had just lost his dad, and Nick knew how it felt to be helpless.They waited for hours by the operating room door. Nurses would come and go, but no one talked to Kate and Nick about how the surgery was going. The wait must have pulled the last string of bravery in her. After three hours of waiting and Kelly was still inside the o
Six months later..."Mom, I'm back," Kate gleefully greeted Kelly as soon as she arrived at the door to her VIP ward.No response. Only the sounds of Kelly's vital signs monitor next to the patient's bed could be heard."Did you miss me?" Kate asked again. She started to walk towards the adjacent toilet and bath in the room. She carefully washed her hands as she continued to tell her mom about her day, even from a distance."The weather is so nice. A picnic would be so lovely," Kate spoke as she walked back to her mom's side. "Mom, I missed you," she kissed her mom's forehead and looked down at her mom's peacefully sleeping form. Kate could not tell if she was hallucinating or if it was indeed true that she saw a faint smile on Kelly's face. When she looked closely, it wasn't the same. Kate shook her head. How much does she miss her mom's smile to hallucinate about it?Kelly had been in a coma after the
The two started to eat their dinner, but their teasing and lighthearted banter did not stop. Nick occasionally would invite Kelly to join their conversation as if Kelly was awake and just lying down on the bed next to them."Mom, please tell me, what did she say to you?" Nick asked with his spoon lightly pointing towards Kate.Kate just continued munching on her food with smiles. Nick was satisfied to see that his strategy to lighten Kate's mood was working out. She was smiling like she did not beg her mom to wake up as she worried Nick would leave her side."Can't I just hear them from you directly?" Nick pried. He was honestly eager to know what Kate said to Kelly earlier."I can't," Kate shortly replied.What Kate whispered to Kelly was a question."Mom, what do you think about him as my boyfriend?"She was hoping it would stimulate and provoke Kelly to wake up.She was using a d
"Now, I am scared to go home," Nick mindlessly uttered.Kate was silenced by what Nick had just said, but she was unaware of what he really meant. She was looking at her mom when Nick reacted in surprise, she just heard his voice. Kate thought he was still in his playful acts. She winked at him, but that was too quick before she looked back at her mom again.Nick was scared, playfully and honestly.He did not mean his thoughts to be said out loud, and so when Kate turned her head to look at him with a playful smirk, he was like a deer caught in the headlights."Let's go, Nick, honey," Kate giggled as she walked away from her mom's bed but not before kissing her forehead again. She gathered her backpack from the foot end of Kelly's bed.She was feeling bold. She did not want to feel sad leaving her mom for the night, so she kept her light-hearted manner. She even wanted to add the sillier words of, "Let'
Kate did not want to talk to Nick. She did not answer his calls on her name even though she clearly heard them. Not only did she not want to say anything, but she was also so hurt that she felt a huge lump was in her throat. Swallowing her own spit was even difficult. Kate's tears came out of control. She tried to hide the sounds, so she buried her face on her pillow as soon as she got inside her room. She was in so much haste she did not get to lock her door. But she could admit, locking the door did not come into her mind. But when Nick came in and walked closer to her on the bed, Kate felt her heartache intensify. His soft and sounding concerned voice pained her more. She could not help sobbing.Nick panicked and did not hesitate to hold Kate by her arms to turn her over so he could see her face."Kate?!" Nick called her name again countless times already. But this time, agony filled his voice.Nick felt a sharp pang of pain in his heart when he saw her reddened fa
Nick tried to convey and make known to Kate how he really feels about her, how he feels for her, how he wants to express to her his desires and longing without restraints. He was worried about how Kelly would react to his indecency. Knowing the latter was still lying in a coma state in the hospital, but his first concern right now is to make his beloved Kate feel the honesty and sincerity of his words.Nick used his knees and an elbow as his support not to press Kate down on the bed, but he made sure his right hand was free to touch her. He kissed all her tears away. Nick gently held Kate's left cheek to make sure she wouldn't move away to escape his kisses as his lips trailed from her forehead to the bridge of her nose, to her lips and chin. Kate did not resist, but she also did not know how to respond. With her eyes still tightly shut, she did not know what Nick was doing aside from feeling the touch of his lips all over her face. Then she felt his kisses on her lips, p
“What’s wrong? What happened?” Mavie asked, baffled as the man suddenly wrapped his arms around her waist and he cried pitifully. Mavie looked at the patient on the bed, there was nothing unusual. His heartbeat was normal, and he looked just the way he used to be a coma patient. “What is going on? Please tell me….” Mavie answered assuringly. Trying to calm her Master to the best of her ability. She was also starting to feel scared because she had never seen this brave man act the way he was at that moment. Judas told her everything that he had seen his grandpa did except the part where he mentioned Mavie as his girl. But as he tried to ask again to show Mavie, the old man on the bed did nothing similar to what Judas was excitedly telling Mavie. “Mister Dinero, it’s me, Mavie. Do you recognize me?” Mavie asked casually, speaking to her patient like she would usually do. But the patient’s eyes did not move like Judas said they did. They tried again. Nothing. “I asked him a few q
As for Mavie, she was actually brave only because she knew some of her Master's men were around to protect her. But she was not going to rely everything on them. She will fight on her own if someone comes trying to bring her down. Mavie admits that her bravery was also because she was more than confident that her Master was not going to let her be bullied other than him. Like Judas would tell her most of the time; "You are my slave. I am your only Master. No one is allowed to order you around other than me. Not even a bully aside from me."So she did not fear to act accordingly, protecting herself when someone tried to intimidate her with violence. But she did not want to let the matter get worse. Mavie tried to deal with what happened in her own way."Mister Ray, please do not tell my Master about what happened today. I don't want him to get mad or worry about me. He already has so much to handle. I do not wish to add to the things that would bother him about me."Mavie begged Ray o
Days went on. Days became weeks. Weeks turned to months, and months became a year. A lot of things happened. Joaquin Dinero, Mavie's patient, passed away in his nap with Judas and Mavie right beside him. His body had seemed to reject the medications, and in Judas' dreams, his grandpa spoke to him that he was too tired and wanted to join his wife in peace. Ever since then, the grandson was torn between the sadness to let his grandpa go, and another sorrow that he was refusing to grant the last, one and only wish the old man seemed to have asked of Judas, the grandson. It was not even a wish done like every ordinary people would do. It was like asking Judas to let his grandfather die. And the way of asking such a wish was through a dream which Judas could not find in his heart to fully believe until he realized that every medical procedure and treatment they tried to provide the old Dinero did not seem to have any positive effect. But, of course, the grandson did not give up. Mav
Mavie did not want to disobey her employer so she ate the oatmeal although she was not a fan of eating it. She had to take some meds to get better very soon so she could do her tasks, and so she did everything her Master had ordered her. The medicine had an effect to make her feel sleepy so even if she did not want to sleep, thinking it was rude when her employer was around, her body was not able to fight against the medicine’s effect. Without her knowing, she had a good sleep and rested, when she woke up, she felt way much better. It was almost like she had never had any cramps earlier that day. “What are you doing?” Judas asked when he heard some noises from the kitchen while he was checking the monitors all around the house, his and his grandpa’s, his business building, and everything that was going on in his operations. By having an eye directly able to see everything in and out of his business establishments, Judas can easily handle problems even when he is afar. “Ahmm, I am s
Just as Judas had ordered, the lady doctor was able to speak with Ray, but the doctor suggested that the patient be brought to the hospital for a proper check-up. “At the clinic, we have everything we might need in order to make sure everything is accurate, unlike when we do it on house calls. It would be best to have her womb checked through an abdominal or vaginal ultrasound.” Ray relayed the message to his boss. Judas was silent for a while. He had to think of a way to keep everything in safety. There were a few things Judas had to consider whatever he might decide to do in his predicament. “Ray, I want you to check who gave me the first call with an unregistered number today. Can we make it quick? I want to bring Mavie to the hospital, but I am worried about leaving grandpa behind,” Judas stated with a dark face. Ray knew that look. As the assistant for the mafia don for quite a while now, he had learned to read between the lines, hear unspoken statements, and read his boss’ m
"Master….?" Mavie called out softly. Mavie was not so sure she was allowed to address the man the way they had agreed. She was confused if their arrangement also applied while she was on work duty or on the weekdays, now that they both realized they were also employee and employer aside from being slave and Master. But calling the man master was not something she felt awkward about at all, so when she noticed the man did not seem to mind her way of addressing him, Mavie continued to ask what she had in her thoughts. "How was the result from the test we did last Sunday with the doctor?" Judas was not sure if this girl was playing a silly game or if she was really unaware of such facts about the human reproductive system. But when he looked at Mavie's frail mien, Judas' gaze lowered and continued to clean his grandpa's teeth and gums with the soft and wet cloth. Just the way he saw on the security surveillance camera how Mavie would do such tasks of keeping the patient feeling fresh
“Master….?” Mavie did not expect to see the man, but instead of surprise, a faint smile was visible on her face. If there was someone Mavie wished to see at the very moment, it was no other than this person. The only person she had been thinking of with so much longing to see again, spend time with, no matter what reasons fate had to bring them together. “Master, is it really you?” Mavie asked again but in a soft whisper. Judas had so many scenes played in his mind of how this moment would turn out to be in reality to have a slight idea; if he cannot be accurate, so he would know how to explain and clarify his identity to Mavie. He had expected her to be surprised, first of all. If not, she should be scared o upset, but among all the possibilities his mind had conceived, Judas was baffled to see an exact opposite to what he had supposed Mavie would have reacted. “I had hoped the names of my slave and the hired carer for my grandpa would be one and the same person,” Judas hid his a
Ray started to check the packaging label of the item. He had a picture from Mavie’s stocks and the products that were on the racks. “They have the same packaging, right?” Ray held the pack and showed it to Judas. “This item is the same as the one in this picture, right, boss?”The cashier was watching the only customers he had in the store in the wee hours of the night; two men, as they chose items on the shelves. The store worker was not confident to walk closer and offer his assistance because he noticed they were on a section he was not very knowledgeable about. He was a man, after all, so he did not know much about sanitary pads. He was confident he could assist them, but only if they wanted to pay for their purchases. Because f they were going to ask anything else about the item, the worker was not ready to answer any questions. But if they still chose to approach him, he would just tell them to check the prints on the packaging. That’s all he could to help. Soon enough, two da
Ray was startled when he noticed his boss got into a car parked right outside the gates. Judas had ordered one of his men to bring a vehicle outside his gates and had its engine started because he would be leaving soon. And it was right where Judas asked it to be when they walked out of his grandpa's house. "Boss…?" Ray called for Judas' attention with hesitations. "What?" Judas asked as he fastened his seatbelt, seated right next to Ray, who was sitting behind the wheels. "I'm going to buy the pads and a serving of warm porridge. You can take your rest. I can handle this," Ray answered cautiously. "I have no doubt you can. I am even amazed you don't seem bothered that you are going to buy such items for a woman. Personal, if I may add," Judas said casually. "I don't think you're that kind of guy…." Judas could not say his words exactly. The Mafia Don was also cautious not to offend Ray's feelings if he happened to be wrong in his thoughts. They do not have much of an age differe