"You know how to paint?" I asked Knight as we walked to the seven-tier brick pagoda to paint the scenery of the temple and Han River at sunset.
He chuckled and gave me a look. "Of course I can." He beamed as he took my hand in his.
I was shocked at his sudden gesture and he raised his brow on me.
"We're dating, right?" He asked me and I can't help but blush.
Hell, yes, Knighton Javier! We are dating.
He chuckled as he saw my expression. "You're cute." He commented and I swear I blushed even more.
We looked for a good spot to paint and stayed there.
"The sunset is beautiful." I stated as I looked at the beautiful velvet sky.
I heard Knight chuckle beside me as he started the painting. I felt really sorry because I actually couldn't do well in arts.
I looked at him and he's smiling at the canvass. "What?" I asked him and he shook his head.
I narrowed my eyes on him and he just chuckled. "Why are you laughing at me?"
Three years later…“Mom! Buy me ice cream!” A young girl beamed at her Mom as they walked past me. I have been hearing her whine for a while now and I think her mother wasn’t even paying attention to her. She was busy talking to someone over the phone.I looked at her and smiled to myself. Serena should be her age right now. I haven’t seen that girl for a while now, though.The young girl kept on insisting that she wants an ice cream but her Mom is ignoring her request. She’s too close to crying and I want to run to her and give her what she wants.“Mommy!” She continued to shout and I can see some streaks of tears flowing down her cute, chubby cheeks. How could her mother resist this girl’s cuteness?I stood up from the bench I was sitting at and walked to the little poor girl. I take back everything I said about not liking kids. If kids are as cute as this one, I would endure their n
The room went all silent and the only thing heard is my loud gasp at how shocked I am with Mark’s words. How can he manage to make his image bad on his first day of class? Why did he have to say that in front of the whole class?He didn’t have to save me from Julian Paredes’s hands. I can manage. Besides, I’m already used to it – Julian Paredes’s bullying.Genina looked at me with wide eyes as her eyes darted to the man beside me. Hell, I didn’t want to look at him. I don’t want to look at Knight.I looked at Julian Paredes and he is also as shocked as everyone else. He looked at me alarmed. Fuck it. Why did he have to push buttons of someone anyway?I heard Mark smirk. “Don’t talk as if you know everything.” He told Julian before he went back to his seat behind me. And at the mere loss of contact with Mark, I felt relieved. It’s as if I was freed from prison.“Are you al
Semester break came in as fast as a second and I didn’t even notice that it’s, once again, the start of school. Hell, I didn’t want to go back to school.Hell knows how hard I tried to not to go out of the house during the vacation because I’ve been avoiding Knight with all my might. I didn’t want to see him. I didn’t want to bump into him. Heck, why did I even fall for him?I don’t know what to do.Since that day I broke up with him face-to-face, he hasn’t shown his face to me. Or did I just not go out that I haven’t seen his face? But he didn’t send me anything. No messages. No calls. No letters. None at all. So, I thought he accepted it whole-heartedly. And perhaps, maybe he had a good time with Serena and his family. He should…right?Ugh. Why am I feeling bitter? I am the one who broke up! I shouldn’t feel bitter! Not to him.“Ashejan Araullo, come down now!” I
“What’s with the face, Ashejan Araullo?” Julian Paredes is gawking at me with his swagger outfit. Psh. As if he looks good with that thing. He looks like a gangster. No wonder Genina wouldn’t like him no matter what he does.First, he pesters me. Second, he dresses like a gangster. Duh! Who wanted to date a person as mischievous as that? Psh.I rolled my eyes at him. I don’t even know why I am stuck with this person when all he wants to meet is Genina. And where is that woman anyway? I said I needed her and now she’s nowhere to be found. Why would she be not around when I needed her the most?Ugh.“You should smile more, Ashejan,” Julian is really trying to pester me. I glared at him and he snickered. “Oh, come on! Loosen up! Relax!” He beamed raising both of his hands up in the air.One more word and I will really throw this unopened mineral bottle right onto his face. He’s really g
Chadwick drove me home after making me stop crying. I swear if he isn’t Chadwick, I would’ve cried even more. But since it was him, I reduced a liter from my falling tears.Good thing, though. Because I wouldn’t want to faint in dehydration.He muttered some comforting words as I was crying my heart out. He, too, was shocked to know that Knight is a family man. He had never expected me to fall for a guy with a daughter at such a young age.Oh, who said I wanted to?If only I had known him for a little more time, I wouldn’t have let myself fall for him. But I was too gullible to still do.I walked to my room, trying my best ninja moves so as to not cross paths with my sister or with my parents. I swear if they saw me looking like this, they’re going to ground me for the whole winter break. That’s torturous!Who in the world would want to be grounded for the whole season break? Not me. Definitely not me!
I rolled my eyes as I saw Chadwick waiting for me outside my class. I was kind of relieved that Knight has taken the exam earlier than me, so, he couldn’t see this. I’m pretty sure we’d fight over this.And I’m sad because I know that this is going to be my fault…and partly Chadwick’s.I don’t really know what’s going on inside this jerk’s head so I don’t know what to do. I don’t know what my next move should be because he always counters back really flawlessly that makes me speechless, with no thought in mind.“This is the last day of your exams, right?” The jerk asked me as he walked to me, offering to carry my books. Since when has he learned good manners, anyway?I looked at him and rolled my eyes. “Yes, so what?” I asked back as I walked, totally ignoring the helping hand he was offering me.He ran after me and walked by my side. “Then, we can spen