"Grandma, I missed you have you been behaving well?" Cecy 's mood immediately changed when she walked into the house."Silly girl," the old lady said softly."Grandma, let me check your pulse," after a while she let go of her hand."You seem to be doing well grandma, your insomnia has also been cured,""Yeah, thanks to you, the medicine that you prescribed worked well,""How about I prepare you dinner, what do you think of that?""Sure, but before that, we need to talk," the old lady stared at Cecy despite her cheerful smile she knew something was bothering her. The Old Lady was someone who could see through someone especially someone as open as Cecy ."My dear, you don't have to hold it in you can talk to grandma," hearing that, Cecy immediately understood what she meant."Grandma, what they said is not the whole truth, this is what happened," after narrating the whole incident, she was shocked when the Old Lady chuckled."Silly girl, do you think I'm that weak to believe a str
"And what is that?" Sandy asked."Fight back," Cecy replied coldly.The next morning, as soon as they approached the campus, a group of reporters who were led by Mrs. Smith stood Infront of the gate. They blocked the gate that no one could pass as they yelled.Cecy shifted uncomfortably next to Ethan as she watches her yell. She couldn't believe that was the woman she once regarded as her mother. After all that, she finally understood why she was so much unlike her so-called sister Lara. Like mother like daughter. At this point, she wondered if her own mother was alive."Are you okay?" Ethan broke the silence as he stared at her driven in thoughts."Yeah," Cecy replied almost in a whisper."Are you sure you want to do this? We can just use the other gate," Ethan was quite worried. He definitely understood Cecy 's character and type. Cecy was the type of girl who was silent and easy bullied but when putting an end to it nothing could stop her.But he still felt worried about i
"I'm not sure, after filming she just disappeared she didn't even attend the release of the movie itself," the manager sighed heavily."Why didn't you look for her?""I didn't know how to find her, it was at that time that I realized I had no idea of who she really was outside filming,""I never saw her parents or anyone come for her she was always alone, despite her bright and kind nature I figured out that she was broken inside,""What happened to her after?""There were rumors that she died,""Cecy ,have you heard?" Sandy walked into the room excitedly."Woah, you've not seen the news? It's all over,""What are you yapping about? I'm going to class,""Wait, here it comes, guess who is coming back to the country?""Idiot, your first love,""Hehehe, what first love sssh," Cecy smiled awkwardly."You know who Cecy , Larry aaah I've missed him it's been seven years I wonder how he is now? By the way did you get over him? Or are you still in love with him? That bastard broke your he
"Cecy ..." A dark voice yelled stopping them. Cecy turned to the person who had called her and was immediately shocked."Why are you here?" She replied slightly puzzled."Not the reaction I was expecting but I'm back Cecy for good," Larry smiled brightly. Cecy wasn't quite surprised but the happiness she always felt when she saw him had now faded away. She finally realized that she had fallen in love with Ethan."I'm aheem.... I'll take my leave," Sandy spoke feeling left out suddenly."You don't seem happy about it," Larry broke the silence. They stood for a few seconds staring at each other in awkward silence not knowing what to do.Finally, Cecy opened her mouth to speak but immediately shut it down. It was seven years since they last saw each other and she had finally grown. She wasn't the little girl who kept following and watching him from behind anymore.No, she now had a husband."How have you been?" Larry spoke again."I've been great, what about you?" She forced it
"Do you remember the person who gave it to you?" He smiled sheepishly."Would you like to meet him if you have the chance to?""How did you know it's a him?" Cecy asked. Ethan's smile immediately froze."Did I say him?" Ethan cleared his throat."Oooh, I didn't necessarily mean him I...I just used it because you know, uhhm it's easier hehehehe," he couldn't help but feel awkward."So would you like to meet him?""Why is that?" Ethan asked in slight shock."Why would I? He played a big part in my life I would love to thank him one day but not anymore, it's better this way,""Oooh," he replied with a gloomy face."Why are you curious anyway?""Hehe, we are here," Ethan alighted from the car and then walked around to open for Cecy the door."Looks like we have a visitor," Cecy turned to Ethan her face full of questions."I'm not sure, we never get visitors here, let's go," he held her hand as he led her to the house."Grandma, I'm back," Cecy yelled as soon as she walked in as sh
"Mister, mister what is your name? Wait up," the teenage girl yelled as he ran after nineteen year old boy who looked too mature for his own age."Stop following me, didn't you learn that you shouldn't trust strangers," the young Ethan stopped and then turned towards her."Oooh," she replied sadly."Where do you stay, I'll drop you off," he continued. Her eyes immediately lit up.Ever since she was young, Cecy followed everyone behind be it Larry or her Lara."Why are you walking behind me?" Ethan stopped halfway sensing that something was wrong."Oooh, sorry," she spoke reluctantly before walking forward next to him."We are almost there just fifteen minutes walk,""Mister, what is your name?""Aaah, jeez what's with the Mister again, I'm not that old I'm not even twenty yet," Ethan complained."Oooh, you seem so mature,""We are here," Cecy broke the silence."Thank you Mister but I didn't get your name yet,""Why do you want to know my name?""So that I can look for you when I
"Sister, how do you feel enjoying something that isn't yours?" Lara walked into the bathroom and immediately spotted Cecy washing her hands."Oooh, I guess I enjoy it thanks to you," Cecy replied with an arrogant smile before walking past her bumping into her shoulders."Are you okay?" Ethan asked."You seem tired shall we?" Seeing her nod Ethan turned to her grandmother."Grandma, we will take out leave Cecy has school tomorrow,""No problem you can go," hearing that, they stood up and walked away not bothering about Lara.The next morning, Ethan drove Cecy to school as usual."Cecy , Cecy ," that familiar voice drew Cecy and Ethan's attention. It was none other than Larry."What are you doing here?" Cecy asked."I brought you breakfast pancake jelly that you always love," he smiled brightly and then continued," I'm sorry about yesterday, I should have called you first,""What's the difference between yesterday and today?" Cecy 's subconscious immediately kicked in."I
"Cecy , have you seen the trending news?" Sandy approached Cecy ."No, I'm not interested instead of wasting your time why don't you work on your thesis?""Mmmh, you are so boring, how can your life be so empty? Apart from working, there is nothing fun that you do," Sandy complained."Fine, fine tell me now stop pouting," Cecy immediately stopped what she was doing. This was always Sandy's way of getting Cecy 's attention. Sandy immediately smiled after accomplishing what she had wanted."So?" Cecy spoke after a long silence."What do you mean so? He is talking about you, you his childhood lover," Sandy emphasized."I'm married anyway just ignore him," after saying that, Cecy went back to working. It's not like she didn't know about it, actually when Cecy had been abandoned they had recently became friends so thinking about what had happened she didn't want to push it through."Aah jeez, why do I feel like in the next few days there won't be any peace?" Thinking of that San
"Good morning love," Arianna woke up to Marcel peppering butterfly kisses on her jaw and nuzzled her neck, deeply inhaling her scent as if she was a drug that he was addicted to. Well, that was not entirely wrong. He was fucking addicted to her. "Morning," Arianna croaked, sleepy-eyed, and turned her back to him. They had done a lot of bonking last night and she was sore and tired as hell. Not that the move deterred him because she could feel his hands caressing her naked body beneath the sheet, stirring up a fire that should be extinguished already. Unfortunately, her body was a greedy bitch and a sucker for pain. One would have thought that after giving birth to three children, their sex life would have dwindled, but the reverse was the case. This was the reason they had to get away from the children and the base. Sex with Marcel was always loud, dirty, and rompy and they didn't want the children walking into something inappropriate. Moreover, just because they had children, did
Ten years later….. ___________"Mummy? Daddy?" Penelope walked into her parent's room only to realize that it was as dead as a graveyard. Her parents were nowhere to be seen and she went into a panic. Penelope was four years old and the third child to be born to Marcel and Arianna. It was obvious that the girl was conceived with love and named after Marcel's mother whom she bore a bit of resemblance as well. The young girl had Marcel's blonde hair and her late grandmother's blue eyes marking her different from her siblings who had the signature gray eyes of the Luciano family. With Penelope taking up the role of their last child - although that position was likely to change in the future - she was spoiled and treated like a princess and it was not surprising that she burst into tears when she was unable to find her parents. "Mummy," She climbed into the bed and began to cry at the top of her lungs knowing that somebody was going to find her anytime soon. Penelope was used to the a
For someone mad at Marcel for taking Aricel out for a visit in the middle of the night, she ended up spending more time there instead. By the time they decided to go home, it was already three o'clock in the morning and even their resilient daughter couldn't fight nature anymore and had fallen asleep. It happened that Adele ended up revealing the news of her pregnancy publicly instead and that sparked off a celebration. There was a lot of drinking and eating in between light conversations that by the time they were done, Arianna was a hundred percent sure that she was drunk. Marcel was the daddy of the year because he refused the alcohol knowing that he would have to drive a drunk wife and sleepy daughter instead, even though Luka was available to take up the role of a designated driver. ραпdα---nᴏνa| сom And yes, it had taken Marcel quite some time to get used to the fact that his best soldier and friend - he would not admit it - did not betray him, rather he stepped out of line i
He should have known. Marcel felt his phone ring earlier, but then, he had been so engulfed in the fun he was having with the children that he ignored it. Moreover, he had not expected Arianna home until the early hours of the morning, nor had it ever crossed his mind that she would ever come here. Even late at night, the children had a great burst of energy and didn't tire easily and who knew that the game would turn out to be more fun than he thought? Victor decided that they should play paintball and it was even stunning that he had the equipment in his booth as if he had seen this coming. Enlightening the kid on how to play the game was a bit taxing at first, but after about four trial games, they were good to go. The kids were smart and Marcel couldn't have been more proud of his daughter over the way she expertly dodged the Marker, paint-filled pellet. However, they were holding back on purpose because he, Elijah, and Victor were all expert shooters and this was supposed to
"I feel sick," Adele moaned over the toilet seat. "Shhh, it's okay," Arianna muttered, rubbing her back, "You're going to be fine and we are going to take you home right now." "No, I'll be -" She was about to protest when another wave of nausea hit her and she was retching into the toilet once more. Good thing no other person was coming in to use the restroom since this wasn't exactly a pretty sight. Adele was kneeling over the toilet while Arianna was behind her keeping her hair from getting in the way. The toilet cubicle was opened since it wasn't spacious enough for the both of them. "Mimi, could you stop staring at that strip and get the car ready? '' Arianna chided her with a glower. This was not a joke. Mimi in question was leaning against the sink and staring at the pregnancy strip as if it was a national treasure. While Adele had not denied the allegation of sleeping with her "husband" she was positive that she wasn't pregnant. It was too early nor did she have plans of
"Daddy! Daddy! carry me!" "Daddy! Me too!" "Daddy! Liam pinched me!" "Daddy! Look, I'm a dinosaur! Roar!!!"Such was the condition Marcel and Victor found Elijah in when they arrived at his place. The cousin had not come together, but somehow they met in the driveway and thus, came in at the same time only to see this disaster. "And I thought I had problems." Victor hinted at his son trying to wriggle out of his arms. "I second that," Marcel said, glancing down at his daughter Aricel who was trying to reach for her cousin Caleb, both of their hands touching but not exactly reaching. "No, Leo! Don't touch the vase!" Elijah was already reaching for the boy but the deed had already been done because the vase fell to the ground and shattered. At this point, Elijah stood helplessly staring at the twin who lifted his hand to his mouth and giggled shyly,"Daddy, sorry." "God, no," Elijah lifted his hand and rubbed his temple where he could feel a throbbing headache. He thought that h
Adele was so embarrassed by her breakdown that she didn't dare to look any of them in the eyes and she was extra grateful when the food arrived. Now, she had a reason to not look up, burying her face in her food instead. As if they understood her, Arianna and Mimi did not bother her and let her be. Perhaps, this was the reason she preferred their company rather than being completely alone - aside from the fact that both of them were the only people relatively close to the word "friends" in her life. They respected each other's boundaries - most times, she thinks - and didn't push their buttons. Also, Adele felt better, lighter, like this huge load in her chest had been taken off. Who knew talking was therapeutic? "So…." Mimi started up another conversation, which wasn't surprising. She must hate the silence or something. "What's Marcel's plans towards Aricel?" The question was obviously directed at Arianna. "What do you mean by that?" Arianna looked down, absent-mindedly rolling
Arianna, Mimi, and Adele finally decided on a simple restaurant that was just around the corner and didn't have to trek too far. Although the late-night air cleared their head just a little bit and in no time they were basking in the warmth the restaurant provided. Picking up the menu, they made their orders before relaxing for a conversation that wasn't going to end anytime soon. "So…" Mimi started, which honestly wasn't surprising. She was a natural at initiating conversations even with the most awkward company, "How is married life going for you?" The question was directed at Arianna and she blinked in surprise, pointing a hand to her chest, "You mean, me?" "Yes, you. Who else was I going to start with?" Mimi shrugged, looking between the both of them - she and Adele. Arianna said, "You practically know everything about me. I thought you were going to start with her, she's the most reclusive person in this group." Adele in question lifted the glass of water to her lips and to
The slap sent the man reeling as he saw stars in his vision. Unlike Mimi who had been taken aback by his action that reacted instinctively, Arianna's slap was well planned hence the reason she put a lot of her strength into it; she intended to hurt him "Who are you calling a bitch, your mother?!" She scolded him, stepping in line beside Mimi with her head lifted high. How dare that piece of shit lay a hand on her girlfriend? "Y-you!" The man raged, now holding the cheek where Arianna slapped him, "The both of you are dead!" He threatened her. "You have quite the confidence." Arianna scoffed, folding her arms across her chest. And oh, she finally saw why the man was confident because he did not come alone and about three of his minions stepped out confidently from the crowd. Just one night Arianna decided to be away from the stress of motherhood, and violence calls instead. At this point, those dancing on the floor abruptly halted their having sensed something violent was about to