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Misunderstanding

"There you are," he uttered as he panted, catching his breath. He smiled and was about to walk closer to her, when suddenly he paused, seeing that she was with another man.The smile slowly faded away from his lips. "What is this? Why is this happening?" he asked while his gaze was fixed on them.He could see how happy Ethel was with that man. She was taking care of him. He took a deep sigh turned his back on them and left the hospital in despair.As he headed back toward his car, sadness dominated him. "Did I just lose again? I had to take the risk, but why? Why I'm losing her again?" he asked himself and then started the engine and drove away.On the other hand, Ethel was taking care of Nate because she felt guilty about what had happened to him.They're in the garden now, Nate wanted to breathe some fresh air. She was staring at the sky as Nate was staring at her.He sighed and smiled at the same time. He was happy with her, but then he was still thinking that Ethel loved another m
last updateLast Updated : 2024-01-20
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Job hunting

In the following weeks, Ethel never received any news from Marcus. She had been worried about him and took her phone and dialed his number, but then, he didn't answer the call."Why is this happening again? Is he ghosting me just like what Nate did?"She decided to turn off her phone and headed towards the bar. The bar had been cleaned, yet as she arrived, it was still closed."Where is he?" she asked herself as her eyes roamed around the place."Ethel!" her co-worker called her and walked towards her."The bar had been closed after the incident. Should we find another job now? I had many bills to pay," she said and Ethel was thinking about it as well."I think you're right. But, wait," she then walked towards the door and placed a note."Why did you do that?" she asked in confusion."I just think we must leave the bar with a note, so that, the owner wouldn't be waiting for us," she explained and her co-worker nodded in agreement.As they strolled the city, looking for jobs, Janine, h
last updateLast Updated : 2024-01-21
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Confession

"M-Marcus?" she stammered as her eyes were fixed on him.She then started to walked towards him with a frown. "What are you doing here? When did you-"She didn't even finish what she was about to say when Marcus leaned in and hugged her. Her eyes widened as he tighten the hug."I missed you," he whispered while hugging her.Later that day, Marcus and Ethel were walking in a quiet park. She looked at him as she couldn't believe that he's here."What happened to you? I thought you ghosted me. I think-"He paused and looked at her. He then smiled and hold her hands. "I wouldn't do that. Why would I?""I'm sorry, I haven't replied to your text. I was with someone," she honestly tell Marcus about just happened on the bar.While Marcus listen attentively, he then realized that he misunderstood her. A smile was slowly forming on the corner of his lips."I..." he raised his head and look at her."I like you too, Marcus," she confessed and smile spread through her lips. "I really like you."Ma
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You're hired!

A year later...Marianne and Emma were in the garden. She was watering the plants when she heard the cry of Zoey. She hurriedly ran towards her."Are you okay? What happened?" she asked in a worried tone as she headed towards her daughter.Zoey continued to cry and when Marianne helped her to get up, she saw a little bruise on her knees."Oh no, you got hurt. Come on let's get you clean up," she carried Zoey as she continued to cry.Emma smiled while looking at them both. She could see herself from Marianne when she was just her age."She's the same as I am."Marianne cleaned Zoey and put her some new clothes. "Shh, stop crying now. Mother is here," she smiled at her and just that, Zoey slowly stopped crying.She looked at her mother and she could ease on her. Marianne then carried her, gently patting her back. "Let's sleep now, Zoey. It's bedtime," she said.After a few more minutes, Zoey fell asleep on her mother's shoulder. Marianne then headed towards her room and gently put Zoey.
last updateLast Updated : 2024-01-22
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First day of work

"Mother!" she shouted and Emma ran towards the room."What? What happened?""I'm hired!" Emma took a deep breath as she heard that. She thought something bad had happened but then it was good news."You scared me. Congratulations!"They both shared a smile. Marianne gets ready to head to the company. She dressed up and looked in the mirror.She kissed Zoey for the last time before she left the house.As she arrived at the company, she wore a broad smile to greet everyone. As soon as she arrived at the office, she greeted Miguel with a smile."Good morning, Sir."Miguel smiled back. "That's your office.," he said as he pointed to the next office from his. Marianne looked at the office and nodded her head.Miguel instructed her everything that she had to do and all she did was just to nod her head. Miguel stood, "Follow me," he said and Marianne stood and followed him."Attention everyone," he said and all the employees looked at him."This is Marianne Carter, my new secretary. I hope y
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Follow your heart

Miguel received a message from Nate. He frowned while reading the content."A lunch meeting?" he uttered to himself.He typed 'okay' and sent it to Nate. As he was on his way to his office he saw Marianne, walking towards the entrance.He pauses as he waits for her. When he saw she was near the elevator, that was the moment he headed inside the elevator and pressed a floor number."Wait," Marianne said as she put her arms in the middle, causing the door to open again.Her eyes widened when she saw Miguel. She bowed her head before she headed inside the elevator.Marianne worked on her tasks as she was facing the computer until lunch. She heard a knock on the door. "Marianne? I mean... Ms. Carter?""Yes?""I'm having a lunch meeting right now. Would you like to join me there?"Marianne nodded her head. "Yes, Sir. I would love to.""Okay. Shall we?" she nodded her head and they both head out of the company.Marianne went inside his car, and she could feel the awkwardness between them. S
last updateLast Updated : 2024-01-23
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Emotions

The next morning, Marianne was already dressed up. She didn't get a good sleep, thinking about Felix.She headed out of the room and saw her mother looking at her."How's your sleep?" she asked her, worriedly."It's fine, mother. I'm going now. Please take care of Zoey for me." Emma nodded her head and smiled at her.As Marianne was inside a taxi, she was preoccupied."Excuse me, Mam, we're here," the driver stated and that was the time when Marianne went back to her senses."Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't notice it. I'm sorry," she said and paid for her fair and headed out of the taxi.She was walking to her office when she bumped into Jill and Jace. She smiled at them. "Good morning." "Ms. Carter, are you okay?" Jill asked her. "Yes, why do you ask?" "You look tired. Didn't you have enough sleep?" she asked. "Ah, yes. I didn't rest well last night, but I'm fine. Thanks for your concern." "You need to rest well, Ms. Carter. We all need a good rest," she said to her and Marianne nodded
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I'm going to see him

Marianne focused on her task, but then she couldn't take Felix out of her mind."What am I doing? Why do I think of him?" she asked herself and then shook her head.As the door opened, Miguel was there. He smiled at her. "Are you doing well? You look bothered," he said, but Marianne managed to smile in front of him."I'm fine, Sir. Don't worry about me.""Are you sure? You can take a leave if you're not feeling well," he said."I'm really fine.""Okay, if you say so."Miguel then headed out of her office and then went to his.Marianne watched him leave and took a deep breath. "I wanted to be honest with my feelings, but... How can I? I'm afraid to get hurt again."Later that day, Marianne walked down the streets. She wanted to clear up her mind, but then as she was about to continue walking, her eyes saw Felix.He was standing before her, his eyes looking at her. He then avoided his gaze and started to walk away.As Felix passed by her, she could feel the pain. She was hurt once again
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The one that got away

Miguel and Marianne were inside the car as they were on their way to the airport where she wanted to talk with Felix before he could leave the country. While on the drive, she felt so nervous and thought what if they might fail to see him? What should she do? Miguel glanced at her, "Hey, you will be fine. I hope we can still see him." Marianne took her phone and dialed his number, but she couldn't reach him. She dialed and sent messages to him, but Felix never responded. She frowned while looking at her phone. "He didn't want to see me, right?" she asked herself and then hung up the call. They were in the middle of the road as they were caught in a long traffic. Marianne looked around, "Marianne, I think we can't be on time," Miguel said to her, but then she took a deep breath and got out of the car. "I'll run. Thank you, Sir. Thank you, Miguel," she said and then started to run on the sidewalk. Miguel smiled as he could see how determined Marianne was to see Felix. "That's
last updateLast Updated : 2024-01-24
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Their encounter

After Felix's departure, Marianne regretted it so much. She was tearing up and sobbing inside her room as she couldn't forgive herself for doing nothing.A knock on the door caught her attention and it was her mother. Emma walked towards her and smiled. "What are you doing? Are you locking yourself up again? Why don't we try to have a vacation together with Ethel and Zoey?"She looked at her, but still, tears welled up in her eyes. "Mom, I regretted it a lot. I should have followed my heart from the very beginning. I should have-""Don't blame yourself. He might be back and if that happens, so, you can talk to him. Tell him about Zoey," she nodded her head and Emma wiped off her tears.In the following days, Marianne was still the same. She had been locking herself inside the room and still wearing a long face. She was so affected by Felix's departure.On the other hand, Ethel got a message from Emma."I'm coming, mother," she texted back.She roamed her eyes around to look for Marcus
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