Cillian was about to answer the question when the coffee shop manager suddenly appeared infront of them."What's going on here, Alena? What's the commotion all about?" Mr. Aniston tries to interrogate Alena."Just a little misunderstanding, Sir. Everything's under control." Alena tries to cover everything up."No, sir. Everything's not okay! As a customer, I have complaints!" Courtney suddenly said, while looking like a victim."Is there something wrong?" the manager asks."You're employee here started saying bad things about me and my friends! She told us that we don't belong here!" Courtney started weaving lies."That's true, Sir. We were just enjoying our coffee here and she started saying bad words to us." Arabella lied, without blinking."She called us "bitch!" Shonda added to the lie."They're all lying---!" Cillian tried to defend Alena, but he wasn't able to do so because the Manager spoke again."Enough! The customers are coming now, and I don't have time to further discuss a
"Well, you just woke up at a perfect time. I just finished processing your release papers and the doctor gave us the go signal to go home. We'll just have to wait for the nurse to pull out your dextrose." responded Cillian. After a few minutes, a nurse came to Alena's bed and helped her pulled out the needle from her hand that was connected to the dextrose.Afterwards, she saw her clothes folded neatly at the side table."I'll just do a quick change to the bathroom." she informed Cillian. She got her clothes, and she made her way to the nearest bathroom.After a few moments, Alena went back to where she left Cillian She saw him waiting for her patiently..."Thanks for helping me. So, how much do I owe you?" she asked him.Cillian curiously frowned at her."What are you talking about?" "Let's not waste our time here, Cillian Redford. How much did you pay for my hospital bill?" Alena asked again, as she was getting more impatient."Look, you don't have to worry about it, Kate." Cillia
"It's an honor and pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Astra Redford. I am Alena Beckett, and I'm going to be one of your househelper for a month." she politely introduces herself.Mrs. Redford tenderly smiled at her."You don't have to be nervous, dear. Anyway, let me inform you that there are almost no strict rules in my manor. As long as you are doing your job, shows respect and good manners to the other people in this house, and as long as you don't do any bad or dangerous things inside the mansion, then we won't have any problems." the lady of the house informed her."So, that's it? There are no strict rules like what she usually watches on a television soap? There's no female villains who will make the heroine's life miserable?" Alena wondered to herself."---You must be wondering why I didn't set up any strict rules here at the mansion. Well, I choose to trust all the people that I work with in my house, and that includes ALL of the househelpers, chauffers, and gardeners." Mrs. Redford
"Alena? What are you doing here?" the man asked back in utter shock."Oh, my goodness! I'm working for your family!" Alena gasped in horror."Are you okay? You don't look so good." Cillian was about to approach him but she steps back."I'm going to be fine, I guess. Let me just get out of here and I need to think before I go completely crazy!" Alena blurted out.She didn't wait for Cillian to answer. She quickly left his room, and after that she immediately returned to maids' quarters and locked herself there. She paces back and forth into the room while she was biting her fingernails.Of all places, why did she become Cillian Redford's household help?This is a total mess, and it's making her crazy!========================Few days have passed.Alena is currently watering the plants at the very huge garden. Their gardener called in sick, so Mrs. Helen asked her to water the plants since it's summertime, and it's hot and humid...She feels like she is inside a novel of "The Secret G
"Alright, then. I'll just go outside and get you something to eat so that you can eat something before you drink some medicine. Now, be a good boy dear, and I'll leave the door open. I'll be back soon..." Mrs. Helen announced, while looking amused."I promise, I'll be good, Mrs. Helen. I don't want you to spank me just like what you used to do when I was a kid." Cillian jokingly teases the old butler."Very well. Ill be back soon." the old woman nodded in return, then afterwards,she left the room while leaving the door open...Once Mrs. Helen left, Cillian started talking again."Why didn't you tell us that you're not feeling well? We should have done something at an earlier time." he gently asked Alena."I thought that it was just a simple cold and flu. I never got sick like this before. So, I was just thinking that it will pass, and I can recover fast..." Alena tries to explain her side."But you were sadly mistaken. It's a good thing that you just need to drink some medicine and ha
"Hi, Alena!"Alena wanted to hide at the nearest rock because of embarrassment when she heard Cillian's voice calling her name across the University's grounds.All of the students at the campus looked at her direction."Can't you tone it down? You're voice is so loud, and it looks like you're in the middle of a jungle!" Alena hissed at him, as he sat beside her at the bench."So... Would you like to come with me to shop for my clothes for the Homecoming Party? I should accompany you too since we're going to be partners..." Cillian continues blabbing on.She can hear some collective gasps from the girls once they hear Cillian's statement.Some of the guys also started whispering at each other, and they're all surprised to know that she and Cillian will be partners for the homecoming dance."Can't you shut your big mouth? Why do you have to announce it like it's something really important?!" she angrily muttered at Cillian."Why, what's wrong about being your partner at the dance? We'r
The night of the Homecoming Dance finally came...Alena is quietly watching the people dancing at the dancefloor, as she's sipping a glass of lemonade. Cillian excused himself for the meantime because one of their Professors wanted to talk to him about something, so she was left all alone. She doesn't mind, though…However, this party's boring her to death, eventhough the other kids are enjoying the part. She'd rather stay at her dorm and read until the break of dawn, but because of her deal with Cillian, she doesn't have the choice but to attend the party.Anyway, she told Cillian that she's just going to stay at the party for 20 minutes or half an hour tops, then after that, she's going back home...After a few minutes, she needed to go at the Women's Comfort Room. She walks her way towards the comfort room...And once she reached the comfort room, she almost stepped back when she saw Courtney and her two friends inside, while retouching their make ups... She was about to step back
Cillian is now escorting Alena back to her dormitory. He is wondering why she's been silent ever since they left the party, and she looks so exhausted.He's also wondering on how she got herself locked out from the Women's Comfort Room. There's definetely something wrong. Something happened, but she doesn't want to talk about it.Cillian doesn't want to force Alena to talk. He will just wait for her to talk about what happened, whenever she's ready..."Thanks for driving and walking me back home, Cillian." Alena suddenly spoke."Alena, I'm not going to ask you what happened tonight, but I just want to say I'm really sorry for leaving you alone. And it's a pity that I haven't got a chance to dance with you... I hope it's not too late for me to ask you, but--- may I have this dance?" Cillian suddenly requested, as he extended his hand towards Alena, inviting her for a dance."You mean, here?" Alena unbelievably asked him, while looking around.They are alone the University Campus, and t
Jason nodded in return, thinking that Clarissa still has the right to know what happened to Edward and Victoria. "Don't worry too much about them.As far as I know,Edward is now the official choreographer in the entertainment industry ,and Victoria is now a dance instructor at a prestigious dance school.But let's not waste anymore time, Clarissa. This time let's talk about us." Jason abruptly changes the subject. Clarissa bit her lip, while looking at Jason. He is right.They need to talk about them, and put a closure between them so that they can finally move on with their lives... "You're right. We need to talk about the two of us. Tell me right now that you have someone special, or you're engaged, or if you're already married." Clarissa felt the pain in her heart after saying all of those things. Jason's brows met in a frown while looking at Clarissa with a puzzled expression on his face
Back at the hotel..."I can't believe he ignored me just like that! And it actually hurts like hell!" Clarissa continued on crying like a banshee while drinking wine with Jessica."I can totally understand your feelings, Clarissa. You know what, you can cry and drink all you want for tonight but starting tomorrow, you'll start moving on with your life, okay?" said Jessica."That's easier said than done, Jess! You just don't have any idea how I kept him in my heart for the passed years! Oh, maybe I'll die loving him!" Clarissa continues to wail her heart out.Eventhough Clarissa tried to stay professional throughout the show, but she hurting deep inside.Jason really changed, and he became like a stone... With no emotions.Jason didn't bother to talk to her from the beginning until the end of the show. Jessica was about to say something but she wasn't able to do
Clarissa is currently doing the new choreography for her job. She was contracted by a famous male pop singer to choreograph dance moves for the artist's latest music video."Clarissa, we got some mails!" her Manager, Jessica suddenly appeared at the practice room. She laid the letters on the nearby table.Thanks, Jessie." Clarissa thanked her.She decided to take a break for a few minutes because she has been dancing for three hours. She looked at the letters one by one.Some of them are from her fans, and some of them are from her students and her co-workers.One particular letter suddenly caught her attention.It was sent from Tokyo, Japan. She quickly opened the letter to read it."Clarissa, are you alright?" Jessica asked her.Clarissa was in utter shock after she read the letter. She wasn't able to speak for a few minutes. But once she recovers from her
Two Years Later.New York, New York.Clarissa almost jumped out from her seat when she felt something cold from her cheeks. She quickly glances back, and she rolled her eyes heavenward when she saw Aiden, her classmate at the New York Dance School chuckling, while holding cold cans of soda."Aiden, don't scare me like that! You almost gave me a heart attack!" she smilingly reprimanded him."Sorry about that, sweetheart." Aiden apologized, while still chuckling."That was really funny to you, huh?" Clarissa sarcastically spat at him."Alright, peace. Take this as my peace offering." Aiden tries to console her, as he gives her one can of soda."Thanks." Clarissa thanked him.She popped open the soda can and drank the refreshing drink. Afterwards, she turned her attention back to Aiden."By the way, what are you doing here?" she curiously asks him.
Clarissa is lying on her bed while staring at the ticket for NO Border's concert tomorrow. Part of her brain is telling her not to go so that she can forget about Jason, but her heart is telling her a different thing. Her heart is telling her to go to the concert, and see Jason one last time.She wearily sighed. Looks like she won't be able to sleep tonight...======================The night of the concert came.Clarissa is sitting in one of the many chairs inside the Grand Dome. She's happy to see that the place is packed with people, and she is so proud for NO Borders.She's 100% sure that the concert will be successful.Clarissa snaps out from her reverie when when the lights suddenly went out, and the concert is about to start.After a few seconds all of the members of NO Borders appeared onstage...Her heart is overwhelmed with so much e
Jason eyes immediately searched for Clarissa as soon as he steps onstage. He anxiously looks for her and he couldn't see her from the crowd of dancers..."Alright, guys! Gather up! I have a very important and serious announcement to make." their choreographer suddenly called for their attention.As soon as everyone has gathered, Jun spoke again."As you all know, the NO Borders' concert will start tomorrow, and this will be our last rehearsals. For the passed few days we had a problem and because of that our Big Boss decided to --- permanently remove ai Clarissa as one of the back-up dancers.That's why we decided that for Jason's partner for his solo performance, she will be replaced by Victoria." he pronounced.Everyone was obviously shocked after they heard the announcement."Is it because of the scandal?" Edward bravely asked Jun.Somehow, he was still worried about Clarissa.
Victoria wasn't able to answer because she was taken back by Jason's calm demeanor."Everyone, please calm down. For the meantime we need to concentrate on the rehearsals first. We only have a week before the concert starts, that's why we can't afford to waste anymore time." Nick calmed everyone down."Nick is right. That's why I want you all to do series of warm ups and afterwards, we'll start with the rehearsals, okay?" their choreographer announced as well.All of them didn't have a choice but to follow their choreographer's orders.Meanwhile, Clarissa secretly watches Jason. It was obvious on his face that she is affected by the scandal that appeared on the newspaper, and she feels like it's all her fault...She decided to talk to Jason later and apologize to him...=========================Clarissa is standing by the door, which was NO Borders' private room. Her heart is
At a certain fastfood restaurant..."I'm really going into a monster-mode right now! Even if Edward doesn't say anything, he still cares about that bitch!" Victoria angrily muttered, as she slams her fists on the table.The other customers at the restaurant stared at her in surprise, but she doesn't give a damn about them. She is now raging in anger because she knows that her boyfriend still cares for his ex-girlfriend. She needs to do something that will destroy Clarissa!"---I just need to dig up some dirt or scandal to any members of the NO Borders, and I know our magazine will sell like hotcakes, again... I'm just waiting for a big break."Victoria snaps out from her reverie when she heard the old man's voice, who was sitting at the nearby table. He was talking to someone over the phone. She decided to listen to the old man."----I've been monitoring them for a month, and I followed th
Every female dancer starts to get excited after they heard Jun's announcement.Being able to be picked is a huge advantage and they can have an exposure...On the one hand, Clarissa is not too hopeful because it is obvious that Victoria will be chosen. As a professional dancer, she will not harbor any resentment towards Victoria if ever she was picked. She can clearly admit that she is the best dancer in their group.Meanwhile, Victoria gave out a big smile to everyone because she's absolutely sure that she will be personally picked by their choreographer."And now, I'm going to formally announce the dancer who will dance with Jason for his solo performance... We decided to pick Clarissa this time, and it was an unanimous decision." Jun suddenly announced.Clarissa held her breath in shock after they called her name. She can't believe that she was chosen! It was obvious that everyone is expecti