LOGIN“Wow,” I muttered in awe.The cabin is vintage brown. From what I could see, it is three-storey with glass doors and windows. I couldn’t see the interiors because there were white curtains from the inside. A terrace was on the second floor, filled with a marble table, two chairs, and flowery plants in all corners. The whole area was vast, covered with bermuda grass, a fountain in front of the cabin’s entrance, and a variety of plans that were perfectly arranged. There was even a gazebo not far from the cabin. Even though I haven’t seen everything in this cabin, I could already guess that it is very big enough to house two to three families. I was circling around the bermuda grass. My mouth dropped and my eyes wandered in every place of the area. I touched the water of the fountain with fishes swimming on it, and looked at the sun with its rays penetrating through the branches of the tall trees. It was so peaceful and refreshing. The wind played with my hair strands, so I closed my ey
Sheila and Christine introduced me to their party. I knew some of them from the classes I attended today, and the others were studying from other universities, but they know each other in the city. We were the same ages, and they were interesting to know. We had light drinks since we all have classes tomorrow. Our conversations were varied, echoed inside the VVIP room. I was laughing and talking all night, enjoying every bit of the minute, but I was also conscious of the time because my first class tomorrow is early.Karlo: Are you enjoying the party? Call me if you want to leave and I will fetch you there. I paused talking to Shiela’s group when my phone vibrated from my hand. Karlo’s text was revealed from my screen. While replying to him, my eyes crawled over the corner where I could see Victor talking to a guy. They were both sitting on the sofa - just drinking and having a small talk, observing everyone in front of them but seemingly not caring about what we were doing. Victor
Together, we went to the parking lot. When he let me inside the car, I immediately messaged my friends that I am now going to the party. They said the circles were already complete and I am the only one who is still not there. It’s not like their other friends were expecting me, but they wanted to introduce me to them, so it is merely courtesy for me to show up prepared early.“What time do you want to go home so I can fetch you?” Karlo asked in the middle of his driving.My eyes are still fixated on my Whatsapp, messaging my friends. “I’ll just call and text you,” I said.“Tsk,” I heard him hiss. “You’re a cheater, you know that? Kissing is not a combat skill.”Karlo failed to open up the topic about what happened a while ago in the training. I tried to act like it was nothing by clearing my throat and scoffing, but in truth, I was biting my lip and feeling my cheeks to be flushed in red by now while typing on my phone.“You only said that if I take you down, I win. You didn’t say wh
I keep looking at my phone during my training because the girls might text me any minute now. Karlo maintained his lecturing. Meanwhile, I am half listening to him and then taking my eyes on my phone that I put on the table under the canopy. We are in the backyard again of the building where we usually train.“Do you have any important agenda from your phone that you keep looking at it?” Karlo noticed as he placed his hands on his hips. His chest was heaving up and down after he taught me some jijitsu. “You’d better tell me that it’s more important than our training here, Minerva.”I frowned at him. He squinted his eyes, sparkling due to the lights from the walls. The moon was shining above us, but it was barely seen due to the clouds shrouding it. It was also a starless night, which I didn’t like at all. But anyway, I have a nightout. I will not let it gloom all over my mood, especially if it will be because of Karlo.“You saw my new friends, right?” I asked.He nodded.“Well, I want
Just like what Karlo said, he went to the university with me and dropped me off on campus. We didn’t say anything as I was just scrolling through my TikTok feed. Although I could feel his stares darting on my face from the driver’s seat and would just sigh at the very end.I liked my uniform because it was a mini blue striped skirt, white fitted long sleeves, with a pink ribbon tie on the top button. I was also wearing black two-inch heels, so it made me taller than I will ever be. I saw Karlo protesting about it through his gaze when I was taking mirror selfies in the living room, but he stopped himself from saying anything. I lost my hair and just clipped the sides of it, feeling like an Anime female character.“I’ll pick you up when you are done with your classes, okay?” he reminded me for the nth time when we stopped in the parking lot of the university. “Call me when you need anything.”“Karlo, I won’t call you because there’s nothing to worry about. Am I some sixteen years old t
It was so hard. My body was aching for the past days, while I was preparing for the start of my MBA. I don’t even know if Karlo would get interested in going outside since he was just too focused on our training. He would just call his secretary or the vice president of his company to check on the progress of his projects, but that’s all. He and I were inseparable inside the apartment.“You can watch TV. I’ll cook,” Karlo said and went to the kitchen.“Yeah, okay,” I said and cracked my neck as I approached the sofa in the sala.I had a long day again, training in the backyard with him. I have no idea if I am learning from our combat since he keeps being careful not to hurt me, but he would make sure that I was serious about what I was doing. I lay down on the sofa with a throw pillow under my head and heaved a long sigh, turning on the television. It did not take a long time for me to fall into a heavy sleep without even picking a good movie.When I woke up, there was a warm blanket







