**Four Years Later**"Mommy, mommy watch me fly!" A little girl's giggles erupted throughout the room. "Sweetie, stop it now!" A woman shouted from afar but the girl didn't stop giggling. "Madam, leave her…kids her age are like this," an elderly lady told the woman beside her who was busy decorating a cake. The woman was dressed in a halter-neck, sleeveless blue dress which hugged her voluptuous figure in the right places. She was nothing but a beauty to behold. Her smile was as charming and serene as the calm waters of the sea. Her long blonde hair cascaded to her in a wavy way."She can hurt herself…she's too much," it was none other than Olivia who said with a frown and continued decorating the cake."It's her fourth birthday… like every year you bake a cake for her…she's lucky to have a caring mother like you," the elderly who was none other than her daughter's nanny said. Her boss was a working class woman. She was always busy with her clients. But when it came to her daughter,
(Livia)My eyes were getting blurry by the second. In such cases, one would see nothing but blurred images that made no sense whatsoever, and here I was sitting like a prisoner staring at my phone in my hands as I counted down to the time I would stop hearing that high-pitched unpleasant voice speaking through a microphone.If I had the power to cry, I swear I'd be on the floor right now sobbing. Unfortunately, I was confined in this huge room full of different people, of all shapes and sizes. Both men and women. The only thing I regretted was being late for class; hence I ended up sitting at the back and everyone knew what happened.“Love is something we all want…a man wants love…a woman wants love…it's the same old story of falling in love and making fake promises to each other” the woman who was making me see fog in broad daylight continued talking. I wanted so badly to listen to her, unfortunately these were the days I just wanted to get up from my seat. Match down to the front a
(Livia)“Your family is one of the greatest… I expect you, Mr. Altamira no, to at least take after your father” it went on and on, and I was beginning to think the lady was obsessed with my family. There never went a day when she didn't remind me about how great my mom was or how good of a lawyer my father had been throughout his existence, now my foolish little brother added to the long list of the two of us behaving like our last name.“I expect the best from you, Ms. Altamirano…if not, then I'll have no choice but to call in your mother” Ms. Gomez added with a slam of her palm on the desk startling us, but we regained our wits and nodded at her words“Now leave my office,” she said, turning away with a heavy exhale, and I didn't even waste time as I dragged my brother out by the ear. He was a fool to come running to my University from his school without even minding about my reputation.“Ouch…ouch…sis come on it's hurting” he whined as I continued to drag him out, not even minding
(Livia)"Why is he such a show-off...I mean he's not that big of a deal"Sydney spoke with disdain as we watched Luciano talk to a few lecturers. By now all the students were chased off to their various classes. As much as I loved the fact that Luciano was getting along with the crowd which was good for his campaign. I disliked the idea of women swarming around him like bees"Come on, give him a break...and you are voting for him, "I said with a disdainful glare to make my little bestie understand. She didn't have to be on the same page as me to like my boyfriend. The problem with Sydney was that she had a tiny crush on Luciano's second brother Alfredo. However, the hot painter was more into art and extended his gallery to mind about women which made Sydney bitter. Her crush didn't even look at her"And here comes the devil...I can't wait for your birthday" Sydney remarked with an eye roll just as Luciano left the crowd of lecturers and walked up to us. I was even more nervous hoping
(Livia)“Careful baby…one step at a time”Luciano murmured as he guided me to wherever he was taking me. His arm was around my back, holding me firmly while the other was intertwined with my hand. Nothing felt right than being surprised by Luciano. He was nothing but the best boyfriend ever.“A…are we there yet?” the more we walked, the more agitated I was. There were many ways to be happy in this life, but all I needed was him. For two years he had been nothing but the best boyfriend I could ask for. So caring, such a loving gentleman, and he always put me first above all else. I was his pride, my parents already liked him for me because he was a good man.I recalled the first time I met him. It wasn't such a great encounter, I would say was memorable because it was funny. Sydney and I went camping, by then I was in high school. Our school arranged for camp, unfortunately, I was too lazy to attend one; hence we decided to sneak away and ended up running around town having fun. Luci
(Livia)“Smile for the camera… ladies, and gentlemen… I bring you…”.“Quit it, Lalo…stop disturbing us!”“Come on sis…it's your B-day…just smile for the camera, “Lalo said, flashing the camera up to my face. It was irritating having a little brother like him because he was nothing but a pain in the neck.“Just this one…right lady…are you certain that isn't mud?” he continued firing questions to my make-up artist and hairstylist who were busy working on me.“No dear, it's just concealer…” the lady said shyly, showing Lalo the concealer she was using. My little brother clicked a pic and chuckled as he continued taking as many pictures, irritating me even more.“Lalo, why don't you go downstairs and check on mom and dad?” I said instead just to get rid of him. The reason the brat didn't leave me alone was that I spoiled him. He had no respect for me whatsoever for him to be in my room while I did my lady routine.“Found Ignacio and Paula kissing…it was so disturbing I tell you, “Lalo sai
(Livia)It was a beautiful night full of love. From my beloved ones. As I said, my birthday was designed specifically to bring joy and happiness to those around me. Seeing my parents happy was something I loved more than anyone.“She's my daughter…soon to be a lawyer…she's a topper in her class” my dad bragged to Antonia and the other important guests my mom invited. I stood there brushing as my dad and mom went all out in praising me. It was good to see Antonia and my future mother-in-law nodding with a smile, knowing she was proud of me like my parents.“My Luciano is lucky to have her…she's such a sweet girl,” Antonia said, caressing my cheeks and like a fool, I got back tears as she continued showering me with love. If anyone asked me if I was scared to be Garcia's daughter-in-law, then I'd say I wasn't“She's my baby…of course, I raised her right and Luciano is so lucky to have her, “my mom said and pulled me in her arms…it was too much to stand there and hear her say all the n
It was impossible to get away from my friends, no matter how I tried to give them an excuse to go inside and see Luciano. They dragged me back. Already the fireworks were mesmerizing, I was bewitched by the glorious sight of reading my name on the skylines. My friends knew just how to make me cry, and having someone like Sydney was something I cried about every day.“Hey, you don't seem fine?” I asked Sydney, who had just come from answering her phone, which had been ringing non-stop. Sydney looked a little disturbed, or was it just how she got whenever her family called.“Liv…well, actually aunt called and well, “Sydney said a little hesitant. Looking at her expression, which was down. I knew she wanted home. As much as I wanted her to stay and have fun like the rest of us. Her family wasn't so friendly. She lived with her aunt and uncle. And had three mean cousins who didn't like her. They made her life hard and never allowed her to go to social gatherings like parties. They gave he