CHAPTER SEVENTY FOUR**BRIANNA**I peeled my eyes open when I suddenly felt the bright rays of sunshine on my face. The first thing my eyes came in contact with was Adrian who had a small smile on his face."Good morning, Sunshine!" He greeted cheerily."Good morning." I replied out, my voice sounding like a frog's that I almost couldn't recognize it. "What time is it?" I asked, attempting to get into a sitting position but I quickly decided against it when a strong wave of headache hit me.I groaned loudly."You probably shouldn't do that. You're hungover." Adrian said, coming to sit beside me with a bottle of water and aspirin in hand."Ugh! How much did I drink last night?" I asked, moaning in pain."Around five shot glasses, I guess you're a lightweight because I wasn't even affected by the drink." He said with a teasing smile."Geez! How did I drink that much?" I exclaimed and took the bottle of water and aspirin from him when he offered them to me.I took the aspirin and gulped
CHAPTER SEVENTY FIVEEVENING; AROUND 7 P.M.**BRIANNA**We were just getting home after a long day of visiting Museo Nacional del Prado. I must admit, that was the best museum I have ever been to in my life. Not like I have been to any museum, but I have a feeling that that would be the best one ever.We saw a lot of paintings by popular artists. Some of them were The Garden of Early Delights, a triptych oil painting by Hieronymus Bosch; we also saw Las Meninas, a painting by Diego Velazquez and we saw the painting "Saturn Devouring His Son" by Francisco Goya. Saturn Devouring His Son was the one that captivated me the most and I didn't even know the reason why.Back to the present time, Adrian and I just stepped into the house with me on his back. He gave me a piggyback ride on our way home because of how tired I was. Now, he was helping me take off my sneakers."You're so sweet." I murmured while playing with his hair as he his sitting on the floor in front of me."I do my best." H
CHAPTER SEVENTY SIX**BRIANNA**I was woken up by the loud sound of the blender coming from downstairs. It sounded like a machine was in the house or something. I looked around me and noticed that I was laying on the blood and was covered by the duvet. I raised the duvet and saw that I was naked underneath it. It was at that moment, I remembered everything that happened last night. My cheeks flamed hot when I remembered every single details of what happened. How will I face Adrian after what happened last night?A frustrated groan left my mouth.After some minutes, I heard footsteps coming towards my room so I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep. I heard him walk into the room and I also heard the clatter of something being dropped on the bedside table. I peeled my eyes open slightly to see what he was doing and I saw him open the curtains, letting the sunlight inside and the room became brighter."I know you're awake." I heard him say, with his back facing me and I flinched slightl
CHAPTER SEVENTY SEVENTWO MONTHS LATER**BRIANNA**Adrian really fulfilled his promise about paying for my mom's treatment. After we came back from our trip to Spain, Adrian got in contact with his personal doctor and my mom was admitted in their hospital. She has been in the hospital for a month and few weeks now and finally got home today."It's good to have you home, mom." I said as I hugged her again. She was looking more healthy and wasn't as skinny as she was before. "It's good to be home." She chuckled as she hugged me back. I missed inhaling her flowery scent."Thanks for everything, Adrian. I couldn't imagine this happening without your help." I said to Adrian who was sitting on the couch and he smiled at me briefly."It's fine, no need for you to thank me." He uttered."Okay! What do y'all want for lunch? Homemade food or should we order?" I asked enthusiastically."We should definitely order." Marianna chipped in excitedly."Pizza and soda, anyone?" I asked."Yes!" Everybo
•BRIANNA• I was at my workplace, a restaurant, where I was working an afternoon shift. I was currently in the kitchen, watching my colleague and also my best friend, Cherry, running around in the kitchen while trying to put something together for the customers to eat. “Are you sure that you don’t need my help, Cherry?” I asked her for the umpteenth time. “Yes, Bri, I’m sure. I don’t want Mrs. Manager to yell at you if she sees you assisting me.” She replied and got back to cooking while I sat, quietly watching her do her thing. “Brianna! Why the hell are you sitting around instead of taking customers’ orders?!” I heard the Manager’s loud voice and I shivered in fear. I was in trouble. “Oh shit! This is not going to be good.” I thought inwardly as I braced myself for what she would say. The manager hates it when we, the employees, sit around when there are no customers in the restaurant. She prefers it if we keep ourselves busy by doing some resourceful things. But we need rest to
•ADRIAN• I was in my office, working on my laptop, when my personal assistant came in with the coffee I asked her to get for me over twenty minutes ago. I glared at her as she walked towards my desk and I noticed that she was shivering, like a cat that just got out of water. “What the hell took you so long?” I asked her in anger. “The queue at the cafe was very long, so I had to wait in line until it got to my turn.” She answered with a nervous smile. “Couldn’t you tell whoever the fuck that was in charge that I am the one that wants to drink the coffee?” I asked again. “I’m so sorry, Sir.” She apologized, already close to tears. She must be very timid because I haven’t even said nor done anything. “Give the damn coffee to me.” I demanded and held out my hand and she gave it to me with shaky hands. I brought the plastic cup up to my lips and took a sip of it but I immediately spat it out. The coffee was already cold and it wasn’t even the type I told her to get for me. I flung
•BRIANNA• I sat for about fifteen minutes before I was finally called upon. I got up, straightened out my clothes and walked into the office. I was dumbfounded by what I saw when I stepped into the room. Sitting on a swivel chair behind a mahogany desk, was the man who got me fired yesterday. He was seated majestically and pressing his phone like he didn’t have a care in the world. He was so engrossed in whatever he was doing on his phone that he didn’t notice that someone came in. He finally looked up after some minutes, and my breath somehow got caught in my throat. I momentarily forgot how to breathe and I just kept staring at him like a dumbo. I couldn’t stop my eyes from wandering over his physique. He had dirty blonde hair, bushy eyebrows, hazel eyes with gray flecks, a pointed nose, small pink lips that looked so kissable, and a neatly trimmed beard. I didn’t have the time to check him out yesterday because of his display of “assholery”. “Are you done checking me out?” He
•ADRIAN• I went back to my office immediately the crazy lady left. Shortly after I settled down, Manuel came sauntering into my office like he owned the place. “Hey buddy.” He hollered. “Shouldn’t you be back at your office?” I asked him but I should have known better than to ask. He was the type that didn’t like staying in one place for a long time, even if the said place was his company. Manuel was the CEO of one of the best fashion industry in the country. His company dealt with all kinds of wears for kids, women and men. They basically manufactured clothes for everybody and the company had branches all over the country and the world. “Is that the way you greet your best buddy?” He quizzed then continued before I had a chance to reply. “Besides I don’t have to stay at work because I own the place and I also have people working for me. I’m not like a certain somebody who buries his body, mind and soul in work from morning till night.” He said, mumbling the last sentence under h