Albert and Diana disappeared as soon as we reached the university. He was called into the office by the Board. For whatever reason, it was not disclosed. He assured me they'll be back in our first class, but the two-hour class was over, and I could not see him yet. As for Diana, she went to join her other friends, which I did not care about much.
Rumors have been going around but no clear information about it yet. Even the media was very careful in sharing news information with the public. All we know, the security protection was heightened and alerted. Although royals were constantly under threat, whatever happened last night will not be taken lightly.
I looked at the time, Albert has not come back yet, and worry was killing me every second that passed.
Feeling agitated, I bothered James many times who would not budge from his post. He was just standing in the hallway, and would constantly glance at me, but he would not say anything, and the o
Diana sat on his lap and she kissed Albert fiercely on the lips. I heard him moan as he kissed back. He held her closer. When he opened his eyes, his eyes locked mine and I heard his scornful laugh. I opened my eyes.What a nightmare! I massaged my forehead and then looked around. I groaned as I remembered what happened.It was the familiar scent and the white cubicle curtain which made me realize where I was at the moment. I was in an emergency room of a hospital. I closed my eyes again.I was hoping I was brought to the hospital because of the accident at the construction site. The last three days traveling back in time drained me and put my heart in great misery.When the curtain opened, I closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep."Oh, sweetheart," I heard mom's worried voice. She kissed me on my forehead and held my hand. "What happened?" she asked anxiously."She fainted, ma'am," I almost sighed when I heard Albert's v
I knew that Albert was displeased with my decision that we worked on our new project in that place, but he couldn't say anything. I just explained that fewer students were staying in the river park, and it's the perfect place to talk.Jane groaned as she studied her notes in Philosophy. "Ah! I can't understand it…" showing desperation, she complained as she squinted her eyes on the word."Which one?" Ed asked as he moved closer to Jane.We were sitting in a circle to the perfectly mowed lawn, with Ed seated next to Jane, then Diana who was not happy with our choice of place to sit down, next to her, Albert was trying to concentrate on the book. I was next to him, also trying to concentrate on the copy of the syllabus given to us a while ago.She laughed, and then closed her notebook. "My handwriting," she blushed and then laughed at herself.Ed smiled and then turned to me. "I guess you'll be stuck in our group until the end of the sem
The long drive to the beach didn't matter as long as Albert was with me. I guess even if our destination was the moon, it won't matter as long as we're together. When we reached the beach, it was still early morning and since his family owned the place, we're the only ones there.The salty air of the beach, the summer breeze, and the sound of the waves crashing to the shore excited me. He laughed at me as I ran to the shore and screamed when my feet felt the cold water. When I ran back to him, he imprisoned me with his embrace. Together, we admired the beauty of the blue sea as the sunlight made the water sparkle like a thousand tiny pearls floating in the ocean.As the waves crawled peacefully to the shore and our feet, he pulled me closer and kissed me."Selene!"Sienna's scream snapped me away from that memory. Now, I remembered why the amusement park plan never pushed through, although Jane and I lied to my par
I clasped my hands together and took a deep breath. I was sweating and my heart was beating fast as I looked around. The large crowd in the ballroom was making me dizzy. The different styles and colors of the gowns of women were blinding me, and the music, laughter, and even the quiet voices of some people talking were deafening me. I turned to look for Albert, but I could not find him. I touched my forehead and started massaging it. I was starting to hyperventilate.A few moments later, the handsome Marco approached me. His friendly smile somehow consoles me. He asked me if I was okay, and I shook my head."Looking for Albert?" He turned his head closer to me so I can hear him better."Do you know where we went to?" I asked feeling relief Marco was there.He nodded, and when he stood, I followed him.He held my hand and led me inside the villa. He told me he knew where Albert was, and he would take me there. It wasn't my first time to enter
I looked at the mirror, and instead of seeing my own reflection, I was seeing something else. A terrifying past that no one saw but me. I felt like my foot was grounded on the wooden floor of the mirror house.I closed my eyes because as I see infinite reflections of myself terrified me. I would probably not get out of this place.When I felt someone held my hand, I opened my eyes. Instead of seeing myself, I saw a thousand of Albert's reflections smiling at me."It's okay, Sel," he said as he interlaced our fingers.I shook my head. It wasn't okay. I wasn't feeling okay. I was diagnosed by my psychiatrist with eisoptrophobia due to the traumatic event I experienced. Even if I had long years of therapy, I never got over this fear.He took his handkerchief out of his pocket and rolled it."Do you trust me, Selene?"I looked up to meet his eyes and asked him. "Should I?"He chuckled. "Yes. Otherwise, both of us we'll be stu
My eyes snapped open as I woke up from a bad dream. I was still shaking, and I could feel my heart pounding as I wiped the cold sweat on my forehead. I didn't want to go back to sleep. In my dream, I kept seeing myself inside the mirror maze room again, and I could see Marco's reflections everywhere. Then, to my horror, he escaped in one of the mirrors and ran after me. When he caught me, he tore my clothes and started hurting me.I sniffled, trying not to cry. It has not happened yet! It has not happened yet! Not yet!I searched for my blanket to cover my face, but when I pulled it, it was like it was stuck with something. But then, I became aware someone's lying beside me. Slowly, I turned my gaze to the person next to me.I was really startled. "Good lord, Albert!" I covered my mouth. "What are you doing here? How did you get here?" My eyes were wide open in shock.I didn't recall leaving the window open before going to bed.He was lying on his
I glanced at the time on the wall clock, then to Mr. Maurice, who was doing the lecture on Marketing today. I was fidgeting, and unconsciously, I would bite my nail, then look at the time again. He was holding the hardbound book I remembered he used to smack my head to wake me in the class a week ago.Maybe if I try to sleep again in his class, I will wake up in my time. When our professor faced the board to write something, I placed both arms on the table and then tried to rest my head on my arms. I took a deep breath as I close my eyes.Diana kicked my chair. I straightened up and turned to her."What?" I hissed glaring at her."Do you want him to smack you in the head again?" She questions in a low voice.I gave her a sullen look before I turned my attention to our professor."What do you mean?" I heard Albert asking her, but she did not answer.Jane nudged me on my arm and passed a note to me.I opened the paper
Dani was thankful when he found out that our PE instructor canceled our class because something important came up. It wasn't lunchtime yet, but a lot of teens and young people were lining up to order beverages, and most of them were girls."Was it always like this?" I asked as I put on my apron."Yes. Every time they knew the owner is here, or the cousins and the brothers are here," he said rolling his eyes. He told me to turn around, and I did.I chuckled as I turned my back on him.He fixed the waist tie at my back and surely, he made a good ribbon-style on it, just like what I saw in other baristas' apron.When I turned around, Dani was snapping his fingers as he looked for something. He was getting impatient as he searched the floor, table, and countertops. I was about to ask him what he was looking for when Albert came out of the office and in his hand was the matching cap of my apron."Of course, you have the cap," he said, rolling his