All Chapters of The City of Dreams and Love: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Conrad’s POVHours have passed and our celebratory dinner has been great. Our tummies were filled with delicious food, probably got tipsy from all the champagne I drank, and had fun with our time together as best friends. This night has been special for the three of us but sadly, we won’t be seeing each other for a long time since all of us will be moving out from Philadelphia.By the time our celebratory dinner ended, we group-hugged for the last time and went on with our lives. But when Connor left first, Jaiden held my hand unexpectedly and told me that we should go to a nearby park. I told my mom and she agreed immediately. She also told me that she will be waiting back in the open bar. We left and walked to a nearby park.Minutes later, we arrived at Rittenhouse Square and walked around there. The park looks beautiful as it was lighted by the post lights and the light from the city itself. While we’re walking there, I noti

Moments later, they arrived back at Conrad’s apartment. As they went inside, Conrad was welcomed with a warm hug by Alfred.“Well, this is new…” Conrad said surprisingly.“Too much… Sorry…” Alfred said embarrassingly. “I’m just relieved you’re okay.” He said.“It’s fine, I guess I’m just not used to being hugged by my friends anymore.” Conrad said. “Hey, I’m sorry if I made you worry.” He added. “I guess I didn’t listen to your advice…”“No worries,” Alfred replied. “By the way, I took the liberty in cleaning your room, since you know…” He said trying to be sensitive about what happened.“Thanks…” Conrad thanked. “Also, it’s great to be back at my apartment and I missed my bed, so I’ll go there and rest.” He said.“Do you g

As the sun rises in New York, it was another typical day for every person living there. But for Conrad, this is the start of something exciting. He wakes up by the sound of his alarm clock and the sun shining through his window. He sits down on the side of his bed, checks his phone, and realized that today is the start of something new. He starts to feel excited and goes out of his room to have breakfast before taking a shower. He directly goes to the kitchen and makes a cup of coffee for him. But, as soon he was about to put some water in the coffee maker, he notices that there’s still water in there. Then he thinks that Alfred already woke up and probably went somewhere. By the time he made his morning cup of coffee, he sits down by the dining table, takes a sip of his coffee, and opens his mental health journal. He starts to list out everything he’s grateful for and his plans for today and writes his entry for the day. While he writes his entry, Alfred com

After the short break Chef Austin gave to his students, he goes back to the room and continues the judging starting with Alfred. He was fascinated by Alfred’s dish.“Tell me your name and explain your dish to me.” Chef Austin said.“I’m Alfred Santiago, and my dish right here is based on one of the famous Filipino delicacies which is the caramel tart,” Alfred said. “Just like Conrad did earlier, I also took a risk and modified it.” He continued.“And what modifications you did?” Chef Austin asked.“Well, instead of the usual caramel filling, I replaced that with a Dulce de Leche filling, topped with meringue with a salted caramel drizzle,” Alfred replied.“I see you also changed the shape of the tart.” Chef Austin noticed.“Well, since most caramel tarts in the Philippines were shaped like a boat, there was less space for me to put the Dulce de Leche fi

The next day, Conrad was laying down on his bed, thinking about his time with his father yesterday. It was great for him and his father to spend time together again. But after yesterday, he also thinks about forgiving him already. But, he thinks again and knew that it’s not yet time to forgive him.He takes his phone from his nightstand and looks at the pictures of him and Jaiden from their celebratory dinner. He thinks about when she’ll come back from Paris. Looking at the time, he realizes that he’s going to be late for culinary school.He rushes in changing his clothes and in fixing his hair. He puts his things in his bag and goes out of his room. He fills his flask with hot coffee while he waits for his two slices of loaves in the toaster. Once, it was done toasting, he immediately goes out of his apartment. As he rushes down the hall, he realizes that he forgot to lock the doors in the apartment. He goes back to the apartment, locks the door, and