When I had finally avenged what happened and felt ashamed of what he did to me, I looked at him with an incredulous look. I laughed forcibly and suddenly turned serious.
I harshly returned the check he gave me earlier. I slapped his immaculate chest with the check worth 5 million pesos.
"I'm not like the other females you've slept with for one night and paid with your money! I'm not like them, and I don't give a damn what you've imagined in your filthy imagination!" I said firmly and picked up my scattered clothes one by one.
I went to the bathroom to change, not wanting to do so in front of him, even though he already took my virginity last night. I cried at the thought of it.
As soon as I finished changing, I quickly went out without even glancing at him. But as I was about to leave, he suddenly spoke.
"So, you're saying you're not one of them, the woman I've always had in my bed? Whom I met in a pub or on the street," he said rudely.
I raised my eyebrows and looked at him, while he had a serious face. I quickly approached him, ready to slap him, but I realized what I was about to do, so I lowered my hand and bowed. My mother didn't raise me that way.
"Are you sure you're not a prostitute?" he asked again, grinning wickedly.
His question made my jaw clench.
"It doesn't matter to me what you think. I knew I wasn't a prostitute from the start," I said firmly and left the room.
I didn't wait for his response. I might do something terrible to him if he continued to say unpleasant things to me.
I breathed a sigh of relief as I left the room. I leaned against the wall when I felt weak.
I looked around, where was I? Where did I end up last night? This wasn't the place Troy and I talked about.
I quickly left that place and went to the hotel where Troy and I checked in.
After showering and getting ready, I went to Troy's room, but the staff was already cleaning it. Troy's things were gone too.
"Hey miss," I caught the attention of one of the cleaners.
He approached me politely, "What can I do for you, ma'am?"
"May I know where the man who checked into this room is?" I asked him.
"He already checked out, ma'am, at 6 in the morning," he replied.
I just nodded and left. I returned to the room I rented feeling sad. I lay down on the bed, picked up my cell phone, and saw that Troy had 68 missed calls and 43 messages.
I sat up and opened his most recent text message. "I've been waiting for you all night. Where did you go? I'm going home, what a nice gift you gave for our 2nd anniversary," I read it.
I didn't know what to say to him. Tears started falling, which I had been holding back earlier.
How would I tell him what happened last night? I wiped my face.
I lost the most important thing that I should have kept, and someone else got it instead of him. Why did it have to be someone else?
I am feeling mixed emotions right now, I am hurting so much. I feel like such a dirty woman. I am so annoyed with myself! Because I can't even remember what happened to me, to us last night.
I am hesitant to call or text him because I don't know how to explain to him what happened. I don't want to lie to him because I love him.
Suddenly my cellphone rang, it was a message from my best friend Nica. "How's your anniversary best?" she asked, with a heart and a happy face emoji.
I was about to reply to Nica's message when I read her next text, "Where are you now TJ?" I furrowed my brow upon reading her message.
TJ? That's Troy's nickname, TJ is short for Troy James, that's why Nica calls him TJ.
Nica sent the wrong message.
Is there something I don't know Nica? Did you have something to do with what happened to me last night? Did you set me up? I want to ask her that, but I don't have the energy to type on my cellphone anymore.
My mind is tired of thinking about too many questions. I decided to lie down on my bed and cry my heart out.
I woke up late at night, I must have fallen asleep from crying earlier. I decided to get up and go to the bathroom.
My eyes were puffy when I looked at myself in the mirror. I heard my cell phone ringing on my bed, so I went out of the bathroom to see who was calling, maybe it was Troy.
My eyes widened when I saw who was calling, it was Troy's Mommy. Although I was nervous, I answered the call. This was the first time she called me.
"Hel..." I didn't finish my sentence because she spoke up from the other line.
"Anastasia, I called you to tell you to stay away from my son, Troy! You don't suit him. I can't believe you made my Troy fall in love with you. You’re a flirtatious woman," Troy's mom said angrily and straightforwardly.
She hung up the phone after saying that.
The next morning, I decided to go home. I cried all night because of what happened to me and the hurtful things Troy's mom said.
It's just so disappointing. I thought our 2nd-anniversary celebration with Troy would bring happiness, but it turned out to be a nightmare for my entire life.
How am I going to face Troy, the man I love? I don't have a face to show him because of one night's mistake.
When I boarded this jeep, my fellow passengers couldn't help but stare at me. The men in the jeep grinned while looking at me, while the women looked at me with disgust. They examined me from head to toe.What's going on? Why are they looking at me like that? It only made my headache worse to think about it, so I just ignored them."That's her, right?" I heard a woman in front of me say.I pretended not to hear and just covered my face with my handkerchief and closed my eyes.I was suddenly awakened by the sound of my cell phone in my bag, so I took it out and read the message. It was Blessy, one of my colleagues at work."Tasia, do you know about the news?" her text message said.I ran out of load so I couldn't reply, so I was about to put my cell phone back in my bag when it rang again. It was Blessy calling."Manong, stop here, please," I told the driver, and he stopped the jeep.As soon as I got off, I answered Blessy's call."Hello, Blessy, what's the news you're talking about?"
I woke up early to prepare for work. It's been a month since I became famous on social media. I haven't left my apartment for a month and my one-month stock is already gone. I don't have any money left, so I have to work even if I don't want to. I don't want to die of hunger. I have no one to rely on but myself.After getting ready, I went to work. It's been a month of sulking. I thought that by not showing up for work, they would forget what happened, but they didn't. Some of my colleagues still treated me the same, but some looked down on me.It was my first day at work, but my colleagues gave me a mountain of work to do. They gave me all kinds of tasks, thinking I couldn't complain because I had no right to. I went home late after finishing all the tasks they gave me, so I wouldn't have much to do the next day.The next day, the same thing happened. I had a lot of work to do. I wanted to complain, but I didn't say anything because they would just remind me of what happened last mon
DANNIE'S POVI woke up to the sound of someone knocking on my door. Glancing at my clock, I saw that it was only 6 am and my meeting wasn't until later, so I wanted to go back to sleep.But the knocking persisted.I groaned and covered my head with my pillow, hoping they would go away.The knocking continued."URGH!" I muttered as I got up and opened the door, annoyed at being woken up so early."I SAID, WAKE UP DANNIE!" the person shouted in my ear.I jumped at the sudden loud noise and saw that it was my grandmother, grinning at me."What are you doing here so early in the morning, Grandma?" I asked, still groggy from sleep as I made my way to the kitchen for some coffee."I want a grandchild, Dannie," she said, a serious look on her face.I nearly choked on my coffee at her statement. "Grandma, I don't have time for that," I told her, exasperated."But what about that girl at Hilton's party last month?" she asked, a hint of disappointment in her voice.I regretted telling her about
I gradually opened my eyes when I heard a voice. Where am I? I looked around and all I could see was white."You're awake, how are you feeling?" she asked with concern as she put her cell phone in her bag.I was surprised by her sudden appearance and words. I didn't know her, and her face was unfamiliar to me. I looked at her closely, noting her expensive clothes and the scent of wealth about her. Who could this woman be in front of me?"Hey, stop staring at me," she said.I snapped out of my reverie and averted my gaze from her. I estimated her age to be around 40 years old."I'm sorry," I apologized and bowed my head.I instinctively touched my head as it suddenly hurt. The woman accompanying me here panicked and called for a nurse.The nurse arrived and checked on me. After she finished checking, she smiled at me. It was puzzling."Mrs. how are you feeling?" she asked.Mrs.? Who? Me?"I'm feeling a bit dizzy," I replied to her.I was confused, but I just answered her question. Was
I said, 'Manong, please stop here,' to the jeepney driver I was riding with. He stopped and I got off. I looked at the building where I work; the drop-off point was a bit far from it. I couldn't get off in front of our building because it could cause traffic. They seem to know everything, as there's traffic everywhere you go. I started walking quickly because I might be late again. Fortunately, I felt better while getting dressed earlier. While walking, something caught my eye, so I stopped and slowly looked into a restaurant. I suddenly had a headache when I saw the happiness on their faces, while I have been suffering for months. I forcefully pushed the door open and entered. Some people looked at me, but I ignored them and walked straight to where the two of them were sitting, sipping their coffee. I stood in front of them, but they still hadn't noticed me. Were they that happy because I'm no longer a part of their lives? "How's my best friend who snatched my boyfriend?" I shout
I cried when I got home until I felt better.It's me now, sitting in front of the dining table but I have no appetite. I just stared out my window.I have realized everything that is happening to me now. I realized that I could expect nothing but myself.As it happened to me, it was hard for me to trust again.I sighed when I saw that I had not been eating and that my food was ringing.My baby was hungry so I ate even though I didn't have much appetite I still ate.After I eat I cling to what I'm eating. While washing I was nauseous but nothing came out of my mouth.I leaned against the wall when I suddenly became dizzy. Gradually I kicked things I could rely on until I got to my room and lay down.I closed my eyes and felt drowsy right away.Every day, every morning before I go to work that's what happens to me.The hard work arose because I was so heavy, after I ate I was just overwhelmed. When I smell baby I get dizzy I sometimes get nauseous.But that's not why I stopped working b
"Mama, mama wake up," my adorable child shook me gently.I smiled and slowly opened my eyes, but he wasn't there. Where is my child?"Mama, mama please don't let me go," he cried.I cried too. I wanted to find him, hug him, and calm him down, but I couldn't move my body and remained lying down."Anastasia," someone called my name.I suddenly woke up because it felt like I was falling into an endless abyss. I was breathing heavily and held my chest as my heart raced."Anastasia," he said my name and held my hand.I looked at the hand holding mine and followed it upward until I saw who it belonged to."What are you feeling? Are you in pain?" he asked, concerned.I just shook my head while gazing at his worried face.I felt him wiping my cheek, realizing that I was crying."You're so sensitive. It's okay; our baby will be with us," he said.Baby? Our baby. "My baby," I said, touching my stomach.He placed his hand on my stomach and gently caressed it.I looked at him, smiling, as he look
"We're here," Dannie's voice shattered the silence.I had been quiet for a while now, contemplating whether I made the right decision.I glanced out the window of the vehicle I was in and was amazed by what I saw.The house in front of me was enormous. I wondered who lived in this mansion-like house.I took in the sight of the huge house in front of me; it looked so simple and unassuming.I was about to continue observing when someone suddenly appeared behind me and said, "I'm tired, let's go inside," Dannie said without enthusiasm as she entered.I scowled, taking one last look at the entire house before following her inside.Little did I know that I would be even more amazed once inside the house. It was spotlessly clean and shining, everything around me sparkling. I could almost see my reflection in their shine.Scratching my head, I saw Dannie standing on the stairs, looking bored and staring at me."What?" I pretended to ask innocently.She just shook her head and gestured for me