“HEY! GIRL! I am talking to you! I thought you were hungry? Why aren’t you touching your food?”
She got back to her senses when Gia shook her shoulder. She still can't get over from what happened a while back. She felt really embarrassed!
“What happened to you? You were not molested by the man following you right?” Gia continuously probes.
She actually lied to her. She just told her that she was able to escape from the man. Her friend was really concerned about her.
“I told you, I was able to escape.” She told her.
“Anyway, you don’t have to find a hotel. I ask permission to Tita Emz and to my cousin. You can live in the same house where I am living!” Gia announced excitedly.
And because of that, Gia got all her attention.
“Wow! Really?” This is really a big help for her. But at the same time she felt shy. “Is it really okay with them?” She asked her, a little bit shy.
“Don’t worry. They are really kind, most especially Tita Emz. Well, my cousin is also kind, it’s just not obvious.” Gia said and giggled. “And one more thing, you will surely love the twins.” She added.
“Oh! The one you are telling me? The cute twins?” She asked.
“Yes exactly! Cute but sometimes they are giving me some hard time but all good because whenever I am with them it seems that all my tiredness is slipping away. And just perfect! Because you love kids!”
She smiled and suddenly she felt excited. “I can’t wait to see them.”
Wevz really love kids. Kids easily fall in love with her even at first encounter. Others said that it's 'God's Gift'.
“What are your plans now?” Gia changed their topic.
She took a deep sigh. “I will look for a job.”
The truth is she wants to stand on her own. She's already 29 and she is so dependent on her parents. They don’t want to let her work. And because of that she felt so fragile, like a patient diagnosed with serious illness. Her parents are both surgeons. According to them, she did not have the love for the medical field the way they do. Because she took fine arts. They said that she loves painting. But she can’t feel that now.
Actually her mind right now is in chaos. She does not really know what her plan is in her life. She really tried so hard just for her parents to let her come to the Philippines. Her parents thought that she was just asking for a vacation. She will just tell them the truth once she gets a job here.
“I’ll bet that your parents did not know.” Gia said as a matter of fact.
She forced her smile. “I will tell them once everything is okay. I don’t know but I have a feeling that I belong here. I can’t explain it. Even when you are talking about the Philippines it seems like something was pulling me here.” Wevz was not sure why she suddenly felt sad.
“You think it’s something about the woman who kept appearing in your dreams?”
She shrugged her shoulders. “I really don’t know. For now I just want to stand on my own. You know, that feeling that I don’t need to ask for money from mommy and daddy. That’s why it will really be a big help to stay in the house for your cousin for now. But once I’ve found a job, I’ll look for a place where I can stay.”
“Goodluck on finding a job. Remember, you graduated fine arts but you said that since you woke up five years ago, you don’t even know how to paint.” Gia reminded her.
She looked at her sadly. “I'm hopeless.”
“Don’t worry, maybe I could talk to my cousin about some jobs.” Her friend said which put a smile back on her face.
“Oh! You are really heaven sent!” She told her.
“Yeah right. Now eat so that we can go home.” Gia commanded.
Which she obliged immediately.
AFTER GIA HELP her on buying some clothes, they went straight into her cousin’s house. They went into an exclusive and luxurious subdivision. And by the looks of the houses, you can tell that everyone who lives there is really rich.
They stopped in front of a house with a beautiful tall gate. Gia blew the horn of her car and the security guard in the guard house near the gate immediately opened the gate and let them pass.
She was really mesmerized by the surroundings. Wow! It seems that Gia’s cousin is a celebrity or a very important person. But she was beyond amazed when she was able to see the beautiful house clearly! This is exactly how she pictures her dream house. Open, very relaxing and with a big swimming pool in the middle.
“Wow!” She can’t help but exclaim.
“I know! That was also my reaction when I first came here.” Gia said while smiling at her.
She blinked twice just to make sure that what she was seeing was real. She was used to seeing beautiful houses. Their house in Canada might not be this big but she can say that it’s a beautiful house. But this house really got the design she liked for her dream house.
"And I will live here! Wow!" She still can't believe it. Even staying for an overnight in this house she will still be happy. It is really a beautiful house!
“Come, I will show you your room.” Her friend said.
Until they are already inside the house she can’t help but still amazed. This is really her dream house!
She followed Gia to the second floor of the house. She said that their rooms are just next to each other. When she opened the door of the bedroom that she will occupy, she was greeted by a beautiful, spacious and clean room.
She went inside and put all the clothes they bought a while back in the mall on the corner together with her small luggage. She looked around and when she saw a sliding door that seemed to be going to the balcony, she went there and opened it. And she can’t help but gasp! What a beautiful view! From where she was standing she could see the swimming pool downstairs.
“Tita Emz is not in the house now but she will be back later. The twins are still in their school. Wait, I will call my cousin if he’s in the house.” Gia said and called his cousin.
The house is so big. Maybe there are times that the people living in this house are not even seeing each other! She giggled at that thought. If she is the owner of this house and will have her own family, she will not let that happen.
“Let’s go. He said he is in the office on the third floor. Let’s go there so that I can properly introduce you to each other.” Gia said, catching her attention.
When they were on the third floor already, her friend stopped in front of one door and knocked softly.
"Come in." She heard a voice answered from inside.
They both come inside and by the looks of it she can say that the owner of the office is a man. They walk towards a man sitting in a swivel chair. And as they walk closely to the man, Wevz's eyes are becoming wider and wider. The man was not even looking at them, he seemed busy doing some paperwork.
Wevz is trying to check if her gut feel is correct. And she wanted to take Gia outside immediately when she confirmed that she’s right! This is the handsome man in the airport! And the handsome man in the mall that she mistook for a stalker! Oh! No! This is the cousin that Gia is talking about? The owner of the house?
“I am dead!” She said in her mind.
Yeah right! She’s really dead right now! She tried to look down and tried not to show her face.
“Syke, this is my friend Weva Cartera, Wevz for short and Wevz this is my cousin Syke Rafael Fontanilla. He is the owner of this house.” Gia introduced them to each other.
Wevz slightly looked at the man. She saw him, looked at her a bit and immediately turned his attention to what he was doing. “Hi.” He said shortly.
This man is really grumpy! But she should be thankful about that for now because she can’t even face this man if he recognizes her right now! She’s still wearing the same clothes that she’s wearing a while back. If she will change her clothes and this man will talk about their encounter a while back she can easily deny it.
“Hello.” She said but almost came out just a whisper.
Gia gave her shoulder a nudge and she looked at her.
“What is happening to you?” She asked.
She pointed out the door. “Let’s go out.” She whispered
“No, you are not even properly introduced yet---”
“It’s okay. You already introduced us to each other, right?”
Her friend ignored her.
“Hey! Syke! I know that you are busy but that is not how you treat a guest.”
Wevz just closed her eyes because of what Gia said. She is really dead right now!
But she secretly took a deep sigh when she slightly checked Gia’s cousin's reaction and found out that he is still busy with his paperwork.
“I said hi already.” He said casually.
“Let’s go Gia.” She whispered and tried to get her one hand to go outside. But her friend can be so stubborn when she wants to.
“No! He did not even take a look and at least shake your hand!” Gia exclaimed.
Oh! Gosh! What is her problem? Everything was okay with her. In fact that was much better for her!
“Maybe next time. He looks so busy.” She whispered again.
“Why are you siding with him? He is always busy if you only know! He can even beat a celebrity because of how busy he is!” And then Gia turned to his cousin again.
Wevz just turned her back and faced the door.
“Did you know that she just came from Canada! And for her it seems like this is the first time she saw the Philippines! I told her lots of beautiful things about our country. And then you will just welcome her like this? She might have an impression that all Filipinos are like you! Did you know that from the airport to the mall she was being stalked by someone!”
Oh! Shoot! Wevz made a face palm because of the last sentence that Gia said. Why is she so talkative!
“It’s okay Gia, I’ll just go out now.” She said without even turning her back to them. She was about to open the door when she heard Gia’s cousin's voice.
"Stay there woman." He commanded powerfully.
She froze from where she was standing. She did not bother to turn her back.
“Don’t you even want to face the owner of the house that will accommodate your stay?”
Suddenly she felt nervous. It seems that he was so close to her when he said that! She bit her lower lip and slowly turned her back to face him but she stayed looking down at the floor.
“Thank you for letting me stay here.” She said and she was right! He was standing one step away from her!
“What did you say Gia? The last one?” He asked her friend.
She looked at Gia and through body language she told her not to say it. But she did anyway.
“From the airport to the mall she was being stalked by someone.”
Oh! Her friend is not really good with body language! She is really dead!
“Oh! Really? Did she describe the man stalking her?” Gia’s cousin asked, putting emphasis on the word ‘stalking’.
“No, thank God she was able to escape from him.”
“Oh! Gosh! Gia why are you so talkative!” She exclaimed in her mind and felt really embarrassed!
“Hmmm… Maybe it was Superman huh.” He said.
Gosh! This is really embarrassing! She wished that the ground would open and she would vanish there right now! If she was holding a slam book right now, this would pass as her most embarrassing moment ever!
“What are you saying?” Gia asked her cousin afterwards.
“Ask her.” He said.
And she almost jumped when he put his hand on her chin and slowly moved it up so that she could look at him. Now they are looking into each other.
Gosh! Why are his eyes so beautiful? Too bad, he is so handsome but so serious in life and it seems that he can't even manage to smile.
Once again he put his mouth near her left ear. “Maybe it is more appropriate to say that you are the one following me.” He whispered.
"Hey! Don't scare her!" Gia said and pushed his cousin away from her.
"Well welcome to our house then, Lois Lane." He said sarcastically.
That’s it and they went outside his office. She still can't believe it! It seems that fate has its own way of doing things. And to think that there’s a lot of people here in the Philippines! Of all people that she could have encountered with, why Gia’s cousin?
“That was really embarrassing!” She exclaimed.
"Care to tell me?"
She took a deep breath. As if she had a choice!
WEVZ WAS SO GRATEFUL that the room that Gia gave her was an attached bathroom. And once she was done taking a bath, she went outside the bathroom only to find out that her friend was lying on the bed and it seems that she is really waiting for her.Their agreement was, she will just take a bath and she will tell her the whole story why suddenly he thought that her cousin was stalking her. Oh! She really does not want to share it with her because she felt so ashamed of doing so but she does not have any choice. She knows how persistent Gia can get.“Now tell me. Tell me the whole story and the truth before I will introduce you to the helpers here in the mansion.” Gia told her.She really does not have any choice. She made a face and sat on one side of the bed. And then she told her everything
"WOW! GOOD JOB!" Wevz really enjoyed it while the twins kept on showing her their artworks from school.The twins asked her to come inside their room. It was actually on the second floor of the mansion as well. They were with Lily - she was the one taking care of the twins in the mansion.“Miss Wevz, it’s really nice to see that they really like you.” Said Lily.“Haven't I told you Lily? Remove the ‘Miss’, just call me Wevz.” She told her while smiling.She saw that she became a little bit uncomfortable. “Sorry, I don’t think that I will be used to that.” Lily replied."Can you tell us more about snow later?" Thea asked her.
WEVZ CLEARED her mouth first before talking. "Five years ago we migrated to Canada. This is because I got into an accident which caused me to be in a coma for 3 months."Wevz heard Mrs. Fontanilla gasped as she started sharing her life story."The moment I woke up, I didn't even remember my name." She smiled sadly as she remembered that day."It's okay hija. I understand if you don’t want to continue anymore." Mrs. Fontanilla said. She was being so understandable.She smiled. "It’s okay Auntie, I want to share it with you anyway. You welcomed me in your house wholeheartedly, I think it’s just fair to share my life story with you."Mrs. Fontanilla nodded and smiled at her. Part of her wants to share her
SYKE CAN’T HELP but feel sad upon hearing his son asking Wevz a while back about how it feels to have a mother. Even his daughter, evidently his children were longing for a motherly care. He was about to check on them but he heard them talking with their visitor. That's why he stopped outside their room door. But he was able to open the door a little bit, then he saw how comfortable his children were lying on Wevz’ lap. The three are all in their pajamas and there was something that touched his heart while staring at them. This is how exactly he pictures his wife with their kids if she is just alive right now. Then he looks at Wevz, he can see how genuinely she cares for his children. Maybe it’s really true that she loves children, just like his late wife. He does not want to think about it but he can
IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE Wevz left his office but it seems that he is still out of his senses.“Life is beautiful, don’t hide your smiles. Don’t be selfish with your smiles.”He recalled what she said before she left his office. But in his memory, it’s not Wevz who was saying that. It was Maridel, his late wife. The way she delivered it, even the voice was exactly the same!“Chief Grumpy...” He heard that once from his late wife as well. During those times she was just his secretary.He pulled his hair using his fingers. Even the way Wevz said ‘This beautiful face?’ and ‘If you are right then fight for it’, those are just a few lines of his late wife.
"S-SUPERMAN? What are you doing there?!"Syke does not know if he will laugh or feel bad upon hearing Wevz ask him that. He glared at her because he could feel the pain on the lower part of his waist. He was not prepared when Wevz suddenly pushed him away and that cause him to be out of balance. And it seems that it’s not good at all. He tried to stand but he felt a searing pain upon using his force and that caused him to remain on the floor.He saw Wevz immediately walk towards him for help. And just like a while back, he can’t help inhaling sharply when he smells that familiar scent. It’s the natural scent of her wife!“Oh! Gosh! I’m so sorry Boss Chief! I really thought you were a ghost!” She said while helping him to stand.He doub
“OKAY, I will sleep now. And just smile all you want there.”Syke can't help but smile. Actually, he does not have any idea why he agreed with his mother’s idea of Wevz being his temporary ‘nurse’ for the meantime. But he can’t deny the idea that little by little he kinda likes the presence of this woman.Just like his late wife, it seems like Wevz is full of positivity in life. She always smiles and laughs. It seems like everything in her life is good and no burdens at all. But he knew better.Wevz is exactly his opposite. Because it seems that he is carrying the whole world because of his duties and responsibilities. There was a time that he was once happy but that was gone in just a snap of a finger when his lovely wife was taken away from him in this lifetime. He has thi
WEVZ IS JUST staring at Syke while they are waiting for Dr Perez. The said doctor is on his way already and will come anytime soon. She’s trying to assist him whenever he wants to go to the bathroom. In short, he was his patient! And she is acting like his personal nurse. She also noticed that he winces whenever he stands or changes his position.Sometimes he is receiving some calls. Maybe from his office or anything related to his company. She decided to get some magazines and tried browsing and reading. The truth is she is not really reading, she’s just browsing some articles whenever she sees some good photos and interesting topics.Then after some time, Dr Perez arrived. She was a little bit mesmerized when she saw the doctor. This is not actually how she imagined the face of the doctor. She was thinking that the doctor was already old wit