"MOM, I'm okay, I landed safe and sound." Wevz made it sure to her mom. Oh! Her parents are really like this, they are too concerned about her. Most especially her mother.
"Okay, take good care baby and always keep us up to date okay? I love you." Her mother told her.
She sighed deeply. "Okay mom, bye, love you too." When she was able to say goodbye properly to her mother, she immediately called her friend Gia. But she is not answering her phone.
She looked everywhere at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. She needs to ask where the nearest mall is because she’s not bringing lots of clothes. She will just buy in the mall while waiting for her friend.
According to her mom, they once resided in the Philippines. Besides, this is her land of birth. But 5 years ago her parents decided to migrate to Canada. But she doesn't know anything here in the Philippines. Based on her mind, it seems that this is just the first time in this country. But what she feels is different to what she thinks.
"Excuse me mister, can I ask you something?" She tried to get the attention of the nearest man from where she was standing. And her eyes went wide when she saw the face of that man. "Oh! Am I in heaven already?" She can’t help asking.
The word handsome is not enough to describe the man standing in front of her. He looks like a Greek God from Mt. Olympus! Oh! Actually not! He looks like more of a Superman! Yeah right! He looks like Henry Cavill!
"Superman?" She asked. The man furrowed his eyebrows.
It seems like he was a foreigner. Beautiful set of gray eyes, pointed nose, perfect tan skin tone, thick and firm set of eyebrows, a wavy and a little bit of curly hair. He has a thin mustache, which seems a result of not shaving for a few days. And he really has a perfect body like Superman!
"Love?" He whispered but enough for her to hear.
"Wow! You are so fast! I know you look like Superman but I'm not an easy woman." She said while smiling.
It seems like the man got into his senses. And again, he suddenly furrowed his eyebrows. But she kept flashing her beautiful smile in front of this handsome man while blinking her eyes hoping that he would find it cute. When the man chose to turn his back from her she immediately moved in front of him to block his way.
"Do you know what is the nearest mall here?" She asked.
Again the man’s eyebrows furrowed. "Do I look like an information officer?" He said. His tone of voice was so grumpy. But she was a little bit surprised because he said that in the Filipino Language.
"Wow! Isn't it amazing? You can speak Filipino!" She said beaming but it seems that he just looked more irritable. And without any word, he just turned his back from her and walked away. But before he was able to completely turn his back from her, she caught a glimpse of his wedding ring.
"Oh! How sad! He is so handsome but so grumpy! Oh! Well, he is married anyway!" She whispered to herself.
But she was not able to prevent herself, she ran towards him but kept a little distance and shouted, a reason why she caught the attention of the people in the airport. "Mister grumpy! You look like Superman!"
It was like everything went into slow motion as the handsome man turned around his head again, she winked at him and demonstrated a peace sign using her fingers and then without any word she passed through him.
"Life is too short, that’s why you need to say everything you want to say. And for sure our paths will never cross again." She whispered to herself again.
Maybe the taxi drivers here can be trusted. She will just ask the taxi driver to drop her in the nearest mall there.
SYKE CAN’T HELP but shake his head because of the strange woman. He is already used to women who are so obvious about getting his attention. And he never dared to show interest in any of them. But this woman is a little bit different. For a moment there, he thought she sounded so familiar. There is only one woman that his heart will never forget no matter how many years may have passed.
He took a deep sigh and shook his head. He is certain that their path will never cross again. He must admit that the woman is pretty. But there is more to that, because for a second, that woman was able to get his attention.
Then her phone rang. His cousin Gia is currently calling. And now, what does her pesky cousin want this time? Since she was back in the Philippines, she’s been living in his house. It’s been almost a year now and she was really a great help when it comes to his business.
"What is it?" He asked immediately.
"As usual! You are still the grumpiest man alive!" Gia said and laughed out loud.
He did not bother to pay attention to what she said. "What do you need?" He asked without even changing the tone of his voice.
"Oh! Wow! It’s you already!"
"I will hang up—"
"Okay okay! Remember my friend from Canada? She will arrive today, I've already talked to tita Emz and she gave me permission already. She will live in the house with us." Gia explained.
"Then why are you still calling me?" He asked her without any interest at all about what she said.
"Because you own the house." His cousin replied.
"If mama already gave you permission then I can’t do anything with that."
"Okay! Thank you cousin!" Gia said excitedly.
He quickly ended the call. He was being irritated about how loud she could get sometimes. And now who knows? He has to deal with another one now! Because even if he owns the house, because of his love for his mother, he is letting her decide when it comes to things like this. Whenever his cousin has this kind of request his mother will just tell him that they have a huge house, why not?'
"Boss, I just want to remind you that you need to buy something in the mall." Leo reminded him while they were walking towards his vehicle. He is his personal assistant/driver/bodyguard.
He groaned upon hearing that. First, because it’s too noisy in the mall. Second, because he does not have any choice but to go there because he needs to buy something to wear for an event next week.
"Okay, let's go!"
WEVZ IS ROAMING AROUND in Mall Of Asia for ages now. The taxi driver dropped her by in this mall. She was not able to buy anything yet because she decided to eat first because she’s so starving. Her only problem is, she doesn't know what to eat. Yeah! What a life! While some people think on how to bring food on the table, there she is, having problems on what to eat!
Her friend Gia called her a while back and she said that she will call her again once she’s in the mall already. Then all of a sudden her eyes widened when she saw ‘Superman’ - the grumpy married man that she encountered in the airport a while back.
"Oh! I wonder what he is doing here? I think he is stalking me! Oh! My! Gosh! That really fast huh? Oh! What a stalker!" Then suddenly she got nervous about what she’s thinking.
Well, it seems that he was not able to see her yet. But it seems like he’s looking for someone.
"Gosh! I think it’s me that he’s been looking! Oh! This is your fault Weva! Why did you suddenly winked and obviously gave him beautiful eyes in the airport! He is a stranger! He might have thought that you like him!" She told herself. She has this habit of talking to herself. That’s why most of the time her friend Gia laughed at her.
"Well, not bad at all. He is handsome anyway. Oh! No! Cannot be! He is already married! I will never ruin a family! Oh! Weva! I will spank you, don't you dare to be somebody’s mistress!" She kept on talking to herself.
Then her eyes became bigger when the man turned his head in her direction. And then he suddenly walked towards her direction!. She’s just near the female’s restroom. That's why she decided to go inside there while she can feel her heart beating so fast.
She went inside one cubicle. "Oh! What am I going to do? He is following me!" She tried calling Gia, she’s not answering her phone, maybe she is driving. She decided to send her a message that someone is following her.
She decided to go outside the cubicle and cautiously check the female restroom outside. The man is still there and it seems that he is waiting for her. It seems that he is checking the female restroom once in a while.
All the females in the restroom are actually looking at her oddly . Well, she is in the mall anyway and this man can’t do anything to her. Besides, for sure this mall has CCTV cameras.
With her head up, she walked and went outside the female restroom. Then suddenly their eyes met. Suddenly her heart beats fast when she saw him looked at her from head to toe. Then she froze from where she was standing when the man started walking towards her! She tried to check her surroundings, there were no people at all! Why is no one going outside the restroom?! She moved backwards but when she felt the cold wall and the man kept on walking towards her, she started panicking.
"Oh! My gosh! What am I gonna do?" She asked herself repeatedly.
"Don’t come near me! I will shout! I swear!" She said and put her hands in front of her stopping him from moving more closely to her.
The man’s eyebrows furrowed. And did not say a word. "I repeat! D-Don’t come near me! I-I will report you! You are stalking me huh! I am not into married men even if he is as handsome as Superman!" She tried her best to say that firmly..
For a second, she saw amusement dancing on his gray eyes. And wait! Did he just smile? Or was it just her imaginations? Because what she is seeing right now is a man with tiny eyes with a grumpy face and his eyebrows furrowed while moving closely to her.
Suddenly she can’t say anything. All she can hear is her heart beating so loud! Gosh! What am I going to do? Is he planning something? She secretly took a deep sigh when he stopped estimatedly a foot away from where she was standing .
Then he bent his upper body a little bit. His half face was an inch away from her half face. And then she felt his mouth near her left ear.
"1st, you are too loud. 2nd, you are not that beautiful for me to be interested in you. 3rd, maybe you want to close your zipper? Not unless you did it on purpose." He whispered which made her shivers.
When everything he said sank in, most especially the last sentence he said, she immediately turned back from him and closed the zipper of her pants! Oh! How can she forget that! Maybe after she peed a while back! Maybe because her mind was preoccupied!
She knows that she does not have the courage to face this man anymore. And she knows that her cheeks are so red because can feel that they are so hot. She took a deep breath and made sure that everythings okay and then she turned her back again.
Then she does not know if she will be happy or feel empty when she finds out that the handsome man is not there anymore.
“HEY! GIRL! I am talking to you! I thought you were hungry? Why aren’t you touching your food?” She got back to her senses when Gia shook her shoulder. She still can't get over from what happened a while back. She felt really embarrassed! “What happened to you? You were not molested by the man following you right?” Gia continuously probes. She actually lied to her. She just told her that she was able to escape from the man. Her friend was really concerned about her. “I told you, I was able to escape.” She told her. “Anyway, you don’t have to find a hotel. I ask permission to Tita Emz and to my cousin. You can live in the same house where I am living!” Gia announced excitedly. And because of that, Gia got all her attention. “Wow! Really?” This is really a big help for her. But at the same time she felt shy. “Is it really okay with them?” She asked her, a little bit shy. “Don’t worry. They are really kind, most especially Tita Emz. Well, my cousin is also kind, it’s just not obv
WEVZ WAS SO GRATEFUL that the room that Gia gave her was an attached bathroom. And once she was done taking a bath, she went outside the bathroom only to find out that her friend was lying on the bed and it seems that she is really waiting for her.Their agreement was, she will just take a bath and she will tell her the whole story why suddenly he thought that her cousin was stalking her. Oh! She really does not want to share it with her because she felt so ashamed of doing so but she does not have any choice. She knows how persistent Gia can get.“Now tell me. Tell me the whole story and the truth before I will introduce you to the helpers here in the mansion.” Gia told her.She really does not have any choice. She made a face and sat on one side of the bed. And then she told her everything
"WOW! GOOD JOB!" Wevz really enjoyed it while the twins kept on showing her their artworks from school.The twins asked her to come inside their room. It was actually on the second floor of the mansion as well. They were with Lily - she was the one taking care of the twins in the mansion.“Miss Wevz, it’s really nice to see that they really like you.” Said Lily.“Haven't I told you Lily? Remove the ‘Miss’, just call me Wevz.” She told her while smiling.She saw that she became a little bit uncomfortable. “Sorry, I don’t think that I will be used to that.” Lily replied."Can you tell us more about snow later?" Thea asked her.
WEVZ CLEARED her mouth first before talking. "Five years ago we migrated to Canada. This is because I got into an accident which caused me to be in a coma for 3 months."Wevz heard Mrs. Fontanilla gasped as she started sharing her life story."The moment I woke up, I didn't even remember my name." She smiled sadly as she remembered that day."It's okay hija. I understand if you don’t want to continue anymore." Mrs. Fontanilla said. She was being so understandable.She smiled. "It’s okay Auntie, I want to share it with you anyway. You welcomed me in your house wholeheartedly, I think it’s just fair to share my life story with you."Mrs. Fontanilla nodded and smiled at her. Part of her wants to share her
SYKE CAN’T HELP but feel sad upon hearing his son asking Wevz a while back about how it feels to have a mother. Even his daughter, evidently his children were longing for a motherly care. He was about to check on them but he heard them talking with their visitor. That's why he stopped outside their room door. But he was able to open the door a little bit, then he saw how comfortable his children were lying on Wevz’ lap. The three are all in their pajamas and there was something that touched his heart while staring at them. This is how exactly he pictures his wife with their kids if she is just alive right now. Then he looks at Wevz, he can see how genuinely she cares for his children. Maybe it’s really true that she loves children, just like his late wife. He does not want to think about it but he can
IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE Wevz left his office but it seems that he is still out of his senses.“Life is beautiful, don’t hide your smiles. Don’t be selfish with your smiles.”He recalled what she said before she left his office. But in his memory, it’s not Wevz who was saying that. It was Maridel, his late wife. The way she delivered it, even the voice was exactly the same!“Chief Grumpy...” He heard that once from his late wife as well. During those times she was just his secretary.He pulled his hair using his fingers. Even the way Wevz said ‘This beautiful face?’ and ‘If you are right then fight for it’, those are just a few lines of his late wife.
"S-SUPERMAN? What are you doing there?!"Syke does not know if he will laugh or feel bad upon hearing Wevz ask him that. He glared at her because he could feel the pain on the lower part of his waist. He was not prepared when Wevz suddenly pushed him away and that cause him to be out of balance. And it seems that it’s not good at all. He tried to stand but he felt a searing pain upon using his force and that caused him to remain on the floor.He saw Wevz immediately walk towards him for help. And just like a while back, he can’t help inhaling sharply when he smells that familiar scent. It’s the natural scent of her wife!“Oh! Gosh! I’m so sorry Boss Chief! I really thought you were a ghost!” She said while helping him to stand.He doub
“OKAY, I will sleep now. And just smile all you want there.”Syke can't help but smile. Actually, he does not have any idea why he agreed with his mother’s idea of Wevz being his temporary ‘nurse’ for the meantime. But he can’t deny the idea that little by little he kinda likes the presence of this woman.Just like his late wife, it seems like Wevz is full of positivity in life. She always smiles and laughs. It seems like everything in her life is good and no burdens at all. But he knew better.Wevz is exactly his opposite. Because it seems that he is carrying the whole world because of his duties and responsibilities. There was a time that he was once happy but that was gone in just a snap of a finger when his lovely wife was taken away from him in this lifetime. He has thi