All Chapters of Stand Still: Please Stay: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

December 2002. It is the time for presents - Christmas Eve. I am in Paris with family and friends. The kitchen’s buzzing with people, cooking. The family room is decorated with brightly colored lights. The gifts were over flowing under the lit Christmas tree. My favorite part of the house during Christmas time is the dining room where we sit down beside each other and enjoy the food with high spirits. 

It was a thirty minute drive, from her mom's house to the Anderson Company.  She made it just in time and have five minutes to freshen up. The building has this serious feel – nakakakaba at parang gusto na n

"Oh dear. I have to decide until this afternoon," she hid myself under the covers."Ano ba yung naaamoy ko? Ang bango."--

"Sure. Tara sa baba?" pag-aaya ko kay Dianne."Sige. Gusto ko ng hawaiian pizza, madaming pineapple."Kung hindi ko siya kilala, I might think na nababaliw siya. Kanina umiiyak, tapos ngayon parang bata na nagrerequest sa mama niya kung ano ang gusto niya for dinner. But I know her, alam ko may tinatago siya. It's her way of keeping her thoughts inside her head."Anna?" tawag niya sa akin after ko tumawag sa pizza shop."Hmm?""Are you sure you're okay?" she asked me."Oo naman. Bakit?""Wala lang. Just making sure na okay ka."Dianne hugged me so tight. I know she's really worried. I couldn't blame her. I know she can see it in my eyes. Sabi nga nila, 'eyes are the window to the soul'.Ding dong!Dumating na ang pizza na inorder namin. Just as Dianne wanted, maraming pineapple. Tuwang tuwa naman ang bruha dahil halos di na makita ang crust dahil sa dami ng pineapple. Tahimik kaming kumain, paran

It was morning, I can tell. Maliwanag na sa kwarto ko, pero medyo dim pa din. Makakapal kasi ang kurtina na gamit ko, kaya hindi basta napepenetrate ng sikat ni haring araw. I can see na hindi ako iniwan ni Dianne, she's still under her blanket at mahimbing na natutulog. Habang natutulog siya, tinititigan ko siya. Maganda siya, parang greek goddess. She has this, sexy and pink thin lips, matangos ang ilong at mapupula ang pisngi na parang manipis ang balat dahil bakat ang maliliit na ugat."Oh my God!" Sigaw ko nang maalala ko na ngayon ang simula ng pagtratrabaho ko sa Anderson Group of Companies.Tinignan ko ang oras sa cellphone ko. "Shit! Seven fifteen na!" bigla akong napabangon."Dianne!" panggigising ko sa kanya, niyugyog ko siya ng mahina."Hmm... Inaantok pa ako, mamaya na tayo magkwentuhan." Sagot niya."Dianne naman. Tulungan mo ako." Kailangan ko siyang gisingin kung gusto kong kumain muna bago pumasok. Natataranta na ako."Diann