After that night of confrontation, Jewel stayed in the hotel room and never once stepped out. A few days of medication made Dalya and Pedro's injuries eased a liitle bit. But it was best to let them stay in the hospital. When Jewel knew of this matter, she urged him to send her back to Medellin. Gideon was helpless, but he obeyed his wife's wishes. Now, traveling in the south coastal road up to the northenmost part of the province, Jewel was looking at the sea glistening under the moonlight. It was night. She didn't let Gideon travel when the sun was up because she knew how heavy the traffic and hot it was during day. It seemed a good choice. The car wasn't stuck in a heavy traffic in the city and now they're out of the city and travelling on the wide road of other municipalities. She estimated that four hours had passed before she saw the wide Aisle of Medellin ahead. A smile tugged the corner of her lips. Jewel saw the tall and swaying sugarcanes at the side of the aisle and the
"Good morning," Gideon greeted when she walked in the kitchen.It was already five days after Dalya and Pedro came back from the city. Their injuries had healed but a few scabs could be seen around Pedro's skin. It was hideous to look at when he first came back, but after a few days, it faded a lot. She let them rest a bit but both of them were restless and just earlier, she saw them busy arranging furnitures in the living room. Helpless, Jewel let them be. The sun was shining and some rays had entered the kitchen through the wide window not far from the back door. It was a fine day so she wore a white dress, a brown summer hat, and boots with heels.Gideon raised a brow when he saw her outfit and she smiled. "Plans for today?" he asked. "I'm gonna go enroll!" A wide grin crept onto her lips. That's right. She waited for this day to come where she could visit UDM again and enroll. After a few months of vacation, it was time for her to resume her school days and of course, live in h
The days passed quickly and she didn’t realize the school days was about to start. By nightfall, her suitcase was ready. She also informed Gideon that she was leaving early the next day. His kind of smile was intriguing but she didn't mind it. And as the car passed through the Aisle and the town of Tindog, a sweet smile never left her lips. She was already excited. At last, she'll return to UDM.The car stopped in front of the gate. She took a deep breath and quickly got out of the car. She smiled and looked up at the large arch on which the famous University of Medellin was engraved.The driver's seat door opened and closed. "Jewel," Gideon called."Right. No need to help me. I'll lift it up myself," she happily approached the second cabin and pulled out the suitcase and a backpack. She hurried back to the front of the car and looked at the gate."You seem excited," Gideon commented, folding his arms. Jewel glanced at the corner of her eye and her lips curved into a smile. "I'll be
Simoen Saavedra was the least person she expected to meet on the first day of school. After what happened between them, she didn't want to associate herself to that guy ever again. Specially when Sheena's around the corner, waiting for the opportunity to attack her when she's not looking. But having Simoen in her class, what kind of luck was that?"Jasmine," she called the girl who was walking beside her. "Where did you get that news?" "You didn't know that it's a well-known fact in our department?" She closed her eyes and drew a breathe again. After some time, she opened her eyes and said, "In your tone, it's possible that everyone in our department know but no one told me?" Her brow raised. "If I had known he's back, I'll rather take an online class.""Err..." Jasmine smiled sheepishly. "I don't know why no one told you about that news."Was it possible that she's too busy during summer to care about the latest news in her department? Nevertheless, it's good that Jasmine told he
"Mr. Saavedra, don't come to class if you're not willing to listen."Those words made Simoen's lips twitched as he looked ahead. "Sorry," he said. Gideon nodded in satisfaction and stole a glance at his wife who was in a daze. He secretly chuckled but when his sight caught Simoen, his gaze darkened. Only a day but Jewel's already involved in a nasty gossip? Good. Very good.It was his first time being a professor at UDM so he didn't know what things Jewel did in the previous years. Just earlier, he heard nasty gossip about his wife and the two boys -- Simoen and Joseph. His sharp gaze landed on Joseph who was frowning while staring at the white board. That boy was no threat but it's irritating to hear those gossips. Nevertheless, it's not good to threaten his student. He might as well see what these two were up to. While Gideon was contemplating how to deal with his wife's pursuers, Jewel was sitting in cold sweat. She now realized that she sat beside Simoen who was constantly gazi
Nothing special about that day but she noticed the strange atmosphere in the University. She was not sure what's going on but her guts told her that some high rank persona will visit soon. Jewel scooped up potato chips and glanced at the students below. She was on the 4th floor of the Engineering building and was facing the terrace. It was her vacant time and she didn't want to hang out in the canteen. Sheena must have been there.Someone cleared their throat behind her. "Laine," a familiar voice called.Her finger with a pinched chip stopped hovering in the air. A man walked and stood beside her. She glanced at him and saw Simoen staring at the ground as well. She looked away. "What do you want?"Simoen took a deep breath. He smiled softly and shook his head. "I just want to say sorry for giving you false hopes."She was taken aback. "Huh?" "I'm sorry for that incident last year. I know nothing about that engagement and what Sheena did to you. I'm really sorry, Laine."Jewel put a
Gideon pushed an infinity gold ring on her ring finger in the day of their wedding. Jewel raised the hand where the gold ring lies. As she stared at it, she noticed a small, glowing object where the two lines met. It's a white diamond.She frowned, removed the ring, and put it back to the drawer of the study table. When she looked at her other hand, a small and simpler ring was there. She didn't know why Gideon wanted her to wear that ring when he himself didn't wear one. Even though confused, Jewel put the simple ring on her middle finger and let it be. While lying on the bed, her mind wandered back to Gideon's face.She didn't want anyone to discover her secret. Hernandez is her present last name. She just asked the officer to let her use Hernandez for the forms but Mangubat in class. But the director didn't agree so she looked for Gideon during the enrollment and dragged him inside the director's office. Then she didn't know what the end of the conversation between the two was.
She played with the pen before writing on paper. Jewel listened to the professor and recorded important details. They discussed about tree crop production which kinda interest her."We like to cut the leaf of the plant and we know it's bad."The professor moved the power point to the next slide. An animated picture of photosynthesis flashed in the large screen."No human is capable of making food from the heat of the sun. And still no machinery can mimic its complex process. The function of green leaves is to convert light energy into food energy. So the leaves of plants should not be toyed with."The Professor even showed pictures of tree farms, rolling hills, cogonal hillsides, and forested hillsides.The Professor looked at the class and smiled. "We will visit the specialized area of Forestry students next week. It is just behind the Engineering and Forestry buildings. You are ABE students so you have probably seen the 100 squared meter Domesticated Forest from your course buildi