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A/n: The said location on this chapter is purely based on research. I didn't include the entrance fee and the exact place but its somewhere in Antipolo, Rizal, Manila.
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When Bryce hit the road with his silver BMW 7 Series Sedan, he knew that their short trip would be fun.
He can't help but stare at Nia that has sun reflections all over her face. The dashing smile on her lips makes her look more innocent and naive.
She didn't even notice that their hands were still intertwined and that he is using only one hand while driving.
He's grinning from ear to ear while sometimes, he's kissing the back of her hand.
Nia play her favorite music playlist on her phone--mostly ballad songs--that can hear all over the car. They sang together On the songs while waiting for the traffic until they got on their destination which is in Antipolo, Rizal.
Their first sto
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On the next day, Nia was shocked to see Bryce roaming around their room half naked. His six packed and is sweaty while holding the tray of their breakfast. He put it on the side table before drying his body with a towel hanging on his shoulder."I heard you loudly snoring and that makes me get up early in the morning." His face is serious and he even touch the bottom part of his eyes with eye bags."I didn't snore! Its past four in the morning when I finally able to sleep while watching your deep breath from the back!" She pinch her lips because she said what she shouldn't in the first place.Bryce intently stare at her and she became conscious. She just wake up and she knew her hair is still a mess. Maybe she sti has dried saliva and morning sun on her eyes!"Argh!" I haven't wash my face and yet I had the guts to argue! She cover her face with both hands before quickly run towards the bathroom to do her morning routine.Bryce on the othe
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At four in the afternoon, Bryce urged her to go to Cloud 9 360 Sports and Leisure Club.They arrived at exactly five thirty and an usher guided them for the free parking lot designation.Since peak season is near, they had a hard time to have a room reservation. The receptionist told them to enjoy other amenities while they are waiting. Bryce left his number--for them to call him."Can we eat first? I'm famished! The smell of grilled pork and fish makes my knees wobble a little." Nia broke down on the wooden curved bench nearby and her bag was slumped on the cold pavement."I challenge you to walk with me.on that Hanging Bridge. It's very popular with tourists and it with give you an amazing three hundred sixty degree overlooking skyline view of Metro Manila!"Bryce put his bag pack on his shoulders and picked her duffle bag. He dragged Nia to the entrance of the Hanging Bridge and talked to the security personnel.Nia slowly but
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True to Bryce's words, he woke up Nia at exactly five in the morning. He only slept two hours and he felt awful. He's not a morning person so his emotions spike up again. His head is spinning with mixed emotions right now while he is driving back to his condo. The three-hour drive became boring. He didn't even play any music to entertain Nia because of all the things he had on mind.When she came unexpectedly to his condo, he already knew his world will be upside down. He knew that when he become happy again, there might be somethings that will happen unaccordingly and he didn't expect it to happen that soon.He didn't even had the guts to take the baby steps for courting her and yet she give her answer right away.Is it a good thing that she lived from a liberated country?Will she really love me if I started to tell her what my past is?Will she stay on my side after I tell her all the things I'm afraid off to happen?
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Bryce felt exhausted once they came back to his condo unit so he lay down on his bed, he removed his white shirt and let himself drift off to a deep slumber for a couple of hours.He was so sure that Nia also did the same that's why he indulge himself to sleep in.After all, he didn't even had any sleep last night since he got the call. He'd been stressed and his anger burst out on Nia earlier.He didn't want to ruin their mood first thing in the morning but it was ruined because of his overthinking. Maybe once his mind is clear enough to think about everything, he might have a courage to tell her about the threat and maybe, just maybe if he can tell her his past with Maristal.He taught last night that the threat is about his past and he needs to do something about it. He need enough strength to think of any solution to this problem and Nia's help would be wonderful!***Bryce didn't know what time is it when he woke
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For a woman that is not used to drink beer, her head is spinning continuously and she can't even steady her vision in one thing or another. Nia can still remember some bits of things and words she said before she passed out last night.With her blurry vision, she can still see her purse on top of the nearby table.Did I call Bryce before I passed out? I don't remember calling him!Did I stay on Dylan's place last night or am I able to go back to Bryce's place? If he's here, I might get a good scolding from him...She heard some footsteps coming towards her place and both of them are arguing.Did Bryce bring over some of his friends without informing her? He even said that telling each other where to go is some sort of respect? How dare he!Nia pretend to be sleeping so that she'll know if her room mate is spreading rumors about her. She didn't know Bryce habit yet even if they are living in the same roof for a few
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Nia is trembling in fear inside. It was the first time she hold the gun and shoot something using it.She can't deny the fact that she didn't even know the gun's exact name aside from it's a semi-automatic pistol that she had watched on movies.The man with the Blondie hair smirked at her. "I bet she didn't even know the gun's name and she just shoot that glass nowhere. She can't even focus the gun in a certain aim.""How sure of you, Jason? She looks like she can shoot you! I told you to be careful! Dylan is our savior but it doesn't mean that we should sacrifice our lives for them! I don't have a family yet and I still want to have one. I don't even want to get into jail because of this!""Shut up, Wilson! Aren't you thankful with Dylan and Wade? They are they one who feed us when we need food! They give us job and shelter when we're shivering outside of the road for almost a week! We might be dead on the street by now if not because of them! So why not
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She took a deep breathe and swerve her right foot on Jason's face--that made him drop the gun near her left hand.She quickly get it and smirked.The two men froze when Nia pointed the gun on one of them. Their mouths are wide open in shock and they couldn't even bat their eyes."Do you want me to shoot you first?" She pointed the gun at Jason. "You're too talkative earlier to the point that I can't even think straight!"Jason moved his head sideways. "No! I still need to protect our savior! You can't do this to me, woman! I know you're just bluffing!""I'm not. Do you want a sample?" Nia's eyes darkened.She didn't know where she had the courage to do that. All she knew was all of her buttons where pushed by these two guys and that she need to survived for Bryce. She need to warn him about their plan. She might not know about their plan but she'll make them confess abou
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After the gunshot echoed on the room, Nia felt something wrong on the left side of her brain. She felt a tingling pain, sudden loss of sounds coming from her surroundings and difficulty to produce words.She let the gun slide down from her hand in panic. When she had though of what she did, she glanced back at Jason who's saying something but she couldn't hear his words.How did that happen? How can't I hear their words and why can't I say something? Did something happen on me? I'd it possible to get a brain stroke in this kind of situation?Nia's first response is to run outside of that room and escape! When she got a hold of the door, it swung open. Men in their police uniform went in even without getting permission because of the sudden emergency.Nia knew that she can't escape anymore on the mess she had created. She helplessly let herself slide down until she's just lying on the floor, uncons
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