LOOKING at the art materials in front of him. Cole doesn’t want to even pick a single crayon to start his art. “Everyone, for today’s art, I want you all to draw what inspires you to wake up every day. Who and what makes you smile and stay positive, understand?” Their teacher explains, all along as he is showing her whole class some examples of simple things that the previous year draws for the same topic that they are discussing today. With depth and color pallet as their main lesson, the children all agrees as they all excitedly took out their art materials and started doing their art. “Cole, don’t you want to draw something?” As Cole’s closest friend Win asks him when he notices him only staring at the blank paper in front of him. But as quiet as the past few weeks, Cole only glanced at his friend, took a deep sigh, and looks back at the white paper and stares at it. Just then. “Found it!” Suddenly approaching and stealing their attention. The spoiled brat and acting lit
MORE than being just surprised. Cath’s heart is now beating crazy. So wild that she almost could breathe from the sudden gesture and save that low and behold, Sam came to her aid. “I warn you, dare to lay even a single finger of her and I’ll make your world a living hell.” Sternly saying the words with his threatening gaze, but at the same time captivating. “Daddy!” Monique cheers with Cole now smiling as they both are surprised for a moment. Where they didn’t expect Sam to come to their school and a first for years and worse since their mother left them. Nonetheless, they are happy now that Sam is here for their aid. “Mr. Lawrence?” Mrs. Brown asks in a disbelief tone as she then looks at Cath who is in a deep state of surprise. Looking at Sam with the eyes that are written with the words she is shaken. With the knocking sense of her reality that Sam still has that deep impression that is reviving the feelings that she thought she already buried and gone from deep inside her
FRANTICALLY rummaging her closet for the perfect clothes to wear. Cath is half-mindedly fighting over herself for doing such things right now. Contradicts her initial plan and in the situation where she is like a teen who will about to go on her first date. “No, no, no.” She protested, walking back and forth as she is contemplating what to wear from the limited clothes that she bought. Where almost of it are all her business attires and not one single clothe is suited for the night. Worse with the fact at hand that she shouldn’t be stressing out about something unnecessary. For she is just going with Sam’s family for a dinner date, minus the date. “It’s just a friendly dinner, that’s all. You do not need to think about it or be anxious like this Catherine.” As she convinces herself, patching the reality and the facts that she should be prioritizing right now. Yet, her mind and a part of it that is stupidly telling her otherwise are turning her sense of reality upside down. “Rem
HIS head is high, yet anyone can tell that he is in his deep thoughts at the moment. That even though he is staring at the lights of the city on the highest floor of his company building. He is taken deep into his thoughts that Brian can tell what. “Ehem!” He made his presence known that for a while now is standing on the side which he didn’t notice coming after knocking at his door three times. “You’re here.” He then casually recognizes his secretary’s presence, as he quickly brought his mind back to reality after drifting quite far away. “Do you have something to say that I should work on immediately?” Knowing him and quite deep, Brian didn’t need any words from him to be able to know what he wanted and was thinking. Something like he is an open book to him, Brian in the meanwhile is his honest friend and companion that he could trust in everything. Even with his current dilemma that falls into the category of the person who got away. “She is doing well and having the
HAVING a lovely evening and so far, the twins are having the best time of their lives while Cath’s attention is on the twins, who are now regarding her as their mother-to-be. Lindsey could help, but tease her brother and somehow try, no, she is making him realize how stupid he is from the past and that he shouldn’t let Cath slip anymore from his hands. “It will be perfect and too good if Cath will be the mother of the twins.” Directly stating her thoughts, where she is not used to beating around the bush. That titled her from the past as the queen to whom no one could ever mess around aside from being the younger sister of the most famous student in the university. “Don’t you agree, Sam?” Speechless for a moment as he then glances back to Cath who is more than willing to feed the twins that those twins are all happy about. Thoughts started to flood his mind, as he knew that his sister is right. If he wanted to change everything and mend the broken relationship from the past, he
“WON’T you agree, love is really good?” Dumbfounded as they are at a loss for words upon hearing such words from the seven years old girls. Monique couldn’t be much happy at the moment. “Yes. Yes, of course.” Forced to answer the little girl as Xander is cornered on the spot where he doesn’t have any choice but to agree half-heartedly to the little girl. Whose smiles and words are so adorable to resist. “I know. I always know that I am right.” Proud and all smile, Cath couldn’t help but giggle at how helpless her younger brother was towards his little fan. Where he is caught red-handed and unprepared by the surge of sweetness that Monique has. “You will join us for dinner right, Xander?” With those pleading eyes that is Xander’s weakness. He looks at Cath and asks for help silently and through his eyes, where Cath picks up immediately. Honestly enjoying herself, she could let her brother stay longer than he should, not after she just convinced him to retire for the night.
“PROMISE!” How fleeting it is for Sam that at that moment he is reminded of the past that he should be reminiscing with the person who should have been his twin’s mother and his wife. But seeing his children attached and comfortable with Cath, he is now thinking of the ways and fasts to convince Cath to stay with them, with him, and for good. “Yes!” Monique cheers and Cole smiles for that confirmation and promises that Cath just assures them. “Isn’t that great, Monique, Cole?” Lindsey added and was more than happy about what is currently happening. Nodding at the twin’s response to their aunt, Cole gladly went back to his seat when a piece of sweet music suddenly played. “Look at that, isn’t this music just perfect for a dance?” Sending her intended and real message towards her brother as she looks at him while saying those words. Once more they’re both gazes find each other, wherein this time Cath couldn’t help herself, but smile. Her smile reflected her beauty and more.
“HOW about you?” Cath throws back the question right at Sam, whose eyes are fixed on her with his desire growing deep inside. While Cath is hesitating if she should ask the questions that pertain to the what if’s if Sam didn’t hurt her then. “Have you?” She asks following with the multiple ones. “Did you think about me all of those years?” Lock in each other’s eyes and arms. They felt like nothing else matter at that moment. No one is around, but only the two of them who are currently in deep wanting emotions towards each other, yet they are just too proud to admit it. For now. “Did you ever care for me, Sam?” Taken a bit aback by the question, Sam suddenly felt the fear of disappointing Cath more than his unprepared heart and mind to confess how foolish he had been for hurting her back then. He slowly touches her face and her lips, where he wanted to end this charade and confess to her the truth. But he can’t, not now and by the least. "I still---" A confession that he is dy