The beautiful view of the summer afternoon sky was blessing my sight as I was gazing out the window of the three-storied building. Cars that were clearly very expensive were speeding along the road, heading to heaven knows where, and the chilly afternoon breeze kept sweeping my skin, finally restoring calmness to me. "Wow, this one's actually very beautiful." Indy Ricardo, my best friend, said, breaking the calmness from absolute silence.  I turned around to Indy who was staring at the sweetheart neckline mermaid-shaped wedding gown worn on a mannequin in front of her. "Nah… it's very awkward, it won't suit you and it doesn't scream its expensiveness." Jade, one of Indy's extremely rich, rude, spoiled brats she called friends, commented, waving a hand dramatically with her face crumpled in disgust.  "Yeah, I don't like it either." Claire, the other, added, clearly loathing the gown t

~ HAZEL ~         Indy, coming out of the bathroom in her towel, walked up to me on the couch, taking a seat beside me.     “Please consider getting married to Tristan, Hazel. You’re the only one that can be of help to me now— to me, to Tristan, Ian, yourself, and everyone else.” Indy pleaded.      “It makes absolutely no sense…” I trailed off, confused and surprised— I was surprised that I wasn’t jumping into this. Tristan was everything I could think of at all times and this was going to be like the romantic books and movies I had seen where you finally get married to your prince charming.          "Please." She pressed on.      "How can I

My hands immediately began to tremble as they were still gripping my gown, murmurings filled the hall and the infuriated look on Luke’s face made it known to me that I was doomed.  “You may kiss your bride.” The pastor repeated in a different tone. Tristan still had his eyes drawn in askance at me. After glancing around shortly, he wore a smile, obviously to not make things look awkward since people from different media houses were here.  “Bride,” he said through his smiling teeth, held my hands and pulled me closer to him, connecting his lips to mine.  His kiss made every form of worry leave me instantly, it immediately felt like we were alone, in a heavenly place, as sparks continued to travel from my lips to my lungs, spreading to every part of my body in a twinkle of an eye.  My entire world of sudden comfort came crumbling do

“Are you my driver or someone else is?” I asked Mike, making breakfast for everyone and of course definitely not Tristan.   “Yes. I’d be so honored to drive you.” He said with a bow that caused a smile to appear on my face. “I have to go to work today, my boss is so mad at me for taking such a long break.”  “The boss' wife has a boss.” David chuckled, passing a glass of juice to Mike.  I didn’t respond to him but finalized the meal while Mike took his leave to arrange for the car. I had breakfast with David and a few other make workers at the dining table, chatting with them whi

What on Earth could be more frustrating than living your life the same way everyday? It had been three months since that crazy man called Tristan had left for God-knows-where, not even a call to say hi, he only ever called to say stupid things or give orders, or he must’ve accidentally butt-dialed because he says nothing.  Images of him with different models always flooded the internet, frustrating my life so much! My feelings for him had almost washed away 100%.  Except the good food and mansion, nothing else was different in my financial status; I wasn’t swimming in money or anything of the sort, just the same poor me.  Well… it was probably till at least 9 months I was going to see that devil again.  “Hey, what are you thinking of again?” Mike asked, passing a glass of orange juice to me. &nbs