Empty Space

HOW CAN I MAKE YOU LOVE ME?

Dean’s P.O.V.

His eyes look at the cottage where Rhianne is. He wanted to ask why every participant is divided by their group in terms of sleeping. 

There are four men in that cottage with Rhianne inside and that makes him crazy.

After that night, he never saw Rhianne again. He checked her information and HR said that Rhianne had already resigned. He felt his heart just breaking into pieces and shattered everywhere until it was nowhere to be found. 

I tried every way to find her but even her parents don’t give any information. After Rhianne left, his life is never the same, he felt something is missing. 

He pushed himself to work and promised his father that he will be as powerful and influential enough to withstand hardship. 

Of course, he still needed Aurora’s help but he clearly states their limitations. They are just friends and Aurora had already her fiancé. He tried to ask her parents tirelessly until they decided to leave their house. 

He hired a private investigator and finds her parent but Rhianne never contact them. His attention was snatched back by the emcee on the monitor as he is giving details about the competition.

The final competition consists of two parts and the first part will start early morning. 

The challenge is to make anything that is handy, accessible yet useful. 

Each group needs to go to the local market and buy anything they need. 

The evaluation will be in the afternoon. Everyone is busy and seems to have fun. During the competition, his eyes focus only on Rhianne. 

She is happy and contented with what she is doing. He was fascinated with her while working at the YZ Company but he is more than proud of her seeing her potential right now. 

The passion and eagerness he's seeing right now are far beyond what he saw in the past.

It pained him why she left because of her dream. She knows him better, he will support her all the way. 

He wants to be with her when she struggling with her dreams and walk hand and hand over the progress. 

Looking at her right now with all that smile, even her dreams makes him jealous.

Rhianne’s P.O.V. 

After the challenge, there is a close score between the Griffle team and the Beager team. 

This time the luck in this round is on the Griffle team. Because everybody is on the market earlier each team and the production itself cooked their dishes for the feast that evening. She is in the kitchen with Lillan while the two other men serenade and cheer those who are them.

Minamasdan kita

Nang hindi mo alam

Pinapangarap kong ikaw ay akin

Mapupulang labi

At matingkad mong ngiti

Umaabot hanggang sa langit 

Huwag ka lang titingin sa akin

At baka matunaw ang puso kong sabik.... 

River walks slowly toward her, touching her chin, and continues singing while seducing her. Rhianne smiled and can’t help to be flatter because River had a good voice. 

She already felt every woman on that resort will be envious. Rhianne pushes him gently...

“Stop that, I am cooking. You are distracting me.” The river just chuckles and continues serenading her. 

This time he doesn’t dare to touch her or make a move to catch her attention. 

He just stood there and sang beside her as if he meant the song. She smiles and shakes her head.

Sa iyong ngiti ako'y nahuhumaling

 At sa tuwing ikaw ay gagalaw

 Ang mundo ko'y tumitigil

 Para lang sayo

 Ang awit ng aking puso

 Sana'y mapansin mo rin

 Ang lihim kong pagtingin

River and Seed sang another song and she can’t help to sing but when Lillan sings they all stop and look at Lillan awkwardly. 

Lillan just continues to sing with the same lyrics with a different tune. 

He is really into it and not even aware that everybody is looking at him awkwardly. 

No one dared to stop him. When Lillan opens his eyes and stops singing. She just clapped and supports Lillan while River and Seed laugh at his performance. 

Everybody bullied and cheer him in the background. Lillan just grinned and bow his head. After the cooking and singing session, everybody gathers in one place and eat.

After eating. Other people left, but there are still people who gather over a bonfire.

This time River and Seed duet on the song “Empty space”.

I don't see you

 You're not in every window I look through

 And I don't miss you

 You're not in every single thing I do

 I don't think we're meant to be

 And you are not the missing piece

 I won't hear it

 Whenever anybody says your name

 And I won't feel it

 Even when I'm burstin' into flames

 I don't regret the day I left

 I don't believe that I was blessed

 I'm probably lyin' to myself again

This time her eyes landed on Dean only to find out that he is looking back.

 For some reason, she can’t take her eyes back. His eye says a lot about his emotion. It still the same emotion when he was looking at her. 

She never questioned his love for him as well as his decision. She knows it’s her damn fault why she felt empty despite all the things she has right now. 

She might have everything right now but she can’t be with him. She felt the surge of guilt as her eyes stared at the bonfire. 

When the action’s been done there is no turning back.

I'm alone in my head

 And lookin' for love in this stranger's bed

 But I don't think I'll find it

 'Cause only you could fill this empty space

 I wanna tell all my friends

 But I don't think they would understand

 It's somethin' I've decided

 'Cause only you could fill this empty space

Space, space

 This empty space

 Space, space

 This

 'Cause only you could fill this empty space

Dean’s P.O.V.

This whole day he can’t help the feeling of jealousy towards her group mates but as time passes by he figured that he is more envious than being jealous. 

They can eat the food that she cooked, it is probably a hundred percent delicious. 

They can share their dreams and fight for them. They can sing and laugh with her, all the things that he can’t do. 

In the past he hated it when she nagged and tell him what to do because he can’t help but being awkward when she put it that way. 

He felt so loved, it just shows how she really cared about him and no one does that to him. 

That time she put his safety and feeling first, second to none to the point he feared that if I lost her, my life would not be the same.  

He wished that somehow he can share those memories with her too. He doesn’t know what happens. 

Does a person fall out of love in just a single snap? Is he that despicable and selfish?. Is there anything he can do to make her fall for him again?. I that is possible “I will do everything..” After all, she is the main reason who I am today. 

Before the song ended he saw that she gets up and walked. He stands to follow her, after a long walk he grabs her hand and hugs her back. She wanted to scream but he covered her lips using his hand.

“It’s me..” Her body relaxed but his hug tightened 

“Hmmmm “ She struggled and mumbling.

“Promise me first that you will not scream. I am just here to ask you something?” She nodded out of desperation. After that, he freed her, while she steps away from him. She looked into his eyes full of longing.

 “What do you want to ask?” 

“How can I make you love me?” Again that caught her off guard. She looked at his eyes full of determination. 

“You just can’t....” 

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-There are two songs in this chapter. The first is “Ngiti” by Ronnie Liang and “Empty space” Sorry guys, for the fan of James Arthur, but I love the song covered by A.C.E. (one of the kpop group)

I used the song “Ngiti” because I am promoting....

Sure thing that I am quietly joking... hehe... 

Let’s stop joking around. It’s just that I have a feeling that this song will go a lifetime. If you didn’t hear the song, you are missing a part of your life, especially for Filipino young generation. It has a melody and lyrics that you will felt special and connected. I guess not everyone will agree, I will not push it anymore just this once. 

“I hope you like the songs.” 

Bye guys...