I can’t sleep. I am bothered by my past. I didn’t expect that I will be sharing my painful past that casually with other people.FlashbackIt was my first day at the university when I first met him. I was looking for the room for my first class when I bump into him. He was tall, he was thin but still in a good physique. You know that he is handsome despite his eyeglasses. “I’m sorry.”He looks at me and smiles. “No worries. Are you lost?”I shake my head. “No. I don’t think I’m lost. I was looking for my classroom.”“Oh!” Then he grabbed my schedule in my hand and began to read it.“We are block mates. I can show you our classroom if you don’t mind.” He kindly offers.“I don’t mind.”That is the start of our friendship. Even though he has eyeglasses, you will never mistake him as a nerd. He was famous not just in our class but in the whole university. Aside from being handsome, he was smart-which explains the eyeglasses, he has a good sense of humor and is popular with girls.He was
“I miss you too Hadley!”My eyes widen upon hearing the name of the girl. I was curious about her for a while now, I can’t believe that she was in front of me now. I feel weird for some reason. My heart is beating so fast and my body feels so weak. This feeling is different from what I felt a while ago when I signed the contract with Mr. Schulz.“Who is she Quen? Don’t tell me you have a girlfriend now?” Hadley said while clinging her arms on Mr. Schulz.“No, silly! She is Ms. Penelope Cabello, the CEO and President of Cabello International Corporation. I signed a contract with them today for Schulz Tech office building here.” Hadley looks shocked from what she heard from Mr. Schulz. Seems like Mr. Schulz did not tell her about the possible partnership with my company. Good thing we already signed the contract before she came. I have a hunch that she can influence Mr. Schulz’s decision on this project.She went to me. “Hi, I’m Hadley Adelson. How are Kade and his kids doing?” “They
“Why are you so early today mom?” “Mommy miss the two of you that’s why I decided to come home early. Why? You don’t like it?” I answered Amelia. The two of them shake their heads. “Of course not, mommy! We are happy that you are here now, and we miss you too. We wish that you will always come home early.” Amelia said in defense. I smiled at them and gave the two of them a kiss. I decided to come home after my lunch with Enrique and Hadley. I feel so drained after that lunch, I don’t have enough energy to go back to the office and work. I call Luna to inform her about the deal with Schulz Tech and my decision not to go back to the office because I am not feeling well. She sounded worried but I assure her that I am okay. It's no big deal. “I’m sorry kids if mommy is always busy with work. The company is growing and I had no one to rely on but myself.” I told them. I knew that there are times when I don’t have enough time to spend with them. Good thing is that Ulie can handle his
“She’s confident because you and I are still single. If you want her to back off, then marry me, Ellie.” He was serious when he said that. I know he means it. “I can’t marry you. I’m sorry.” I was about to go to my room when he grabbed me. “Tell me the reason, why you can’t marry me.” He said in a cold voice. I almost shiver because of the coldness of his voice. “I told you, you can’t marry me because of the kids. It’s not fair for the both of us.” “I told you, Ellie, so many times that I like you. I don’t think I am just like you. I am sure that for the longest time, I am already in love with you, Ellie. I know you can feel it too.” He touched my face. I can see the love in his eyes. But I just can’t accept. I refuse to believe it, not again. His face went closer to mine. He kissed me. It was a sweet and gentle kiss. I kiss him back like how I usually do. “Say something, my Quinn.” He whispers. I flinched. He called me ‘my Quinn’ again. Did he finally remember me? “What do
I promise myself that I will never fall in love with Ulie again. He broke my heart once, and he can do it again if I let myself fall for him again. I thought that I will never meet him again, but fate has its way. He became the father of my children and now we are living together. He always tried to win my heart but I always rejected him. I can see that he changed a lot compared to when we were in college. He’s more mature and responsible now. But I can’t accept him because I am afraid that I will get hurt again because of him. I am also not sure if he likes me for me or just because of the twins. After hearing that he once tried to end his life, everything changed. It pains me from thinking that I will lose him forever. I don’t think I can handle that. I want him to remember me completely but if remembering me means the possibility of him remembering his trauma and will encourage him to end his life then I don’t want it anymore. We can build a new memory together. I decided to for
When Ellie finally gave me a chance to win her heart, I can’t explain how happy I am. Though I am bothered by the memories that I can’t remember since Ellie is part of the memories I lost, I’m still happy because now, I have a chance to make her mine completely. I have been using the twins as an excuse to stay in her penthouse. We only agreed to let me stay with them for a year, but I keep on reasoning the twins the reason why she had no choice but to let me stay with them. I love her. I don’t when I started to fall in love with her. Maybe when I first met her in the club, that’s why I let my guard down, or maybe I already love her when we were in college, I was just so stupid not to know it. But one thing is for sure, I am deeply and madly in love with her. She is the only girl I will love in my life. I want to give Ellie a date that she will never forget, that’s why I brought out my special card, the twins. I ask for their help on the dinner date that I was planning for Ellie. I
“I’m sorry Ulysses, I can’t tell you about that.” My forehead creased. “Why?” “Your parents ask me not to tell you about her because they are afraid that you will remember everything and you will try to kill yourself again.” He said in a calm voice. “Did my parents know about Ellie?” I asked him. I’m a bit confused because when Ellie and I talk to them, they act as if they don’t know my story with Ellie. If Quen is saying now that my parents were the ones who ask him not to say anything to me, then they knew my relationship with Ellie during our college days. Why are they acting as if they are clueless about this thing? “They knew that you had a girl you like in the Philippines. But they don’t that the girl was Ellie. They did not ask for any details about her because their main concern was to keep the girl a secret to you.” I’m a bit satisfied knowing that my parents are not pretending about Ellie. I also understand why they came up with that plan. I messed up big time. “I und
I decided to stop forcing Quen to tell me about my lost memories. I know he means well, he always did. He is my best friend after all. I still want to know the memories I lost but at the same time, I’m scared to find them out. I feel like those memories will have a big impact on my relationship with Ellie. I just can’t figure out exactly what it is. Ellie and I were free from work because today is Saturday. Weekends are always dedicated to our twins. When the twins came out from the world, Ellie and I agreed that we can be very busy with work from Monday to Friday but our time during weekends will be solely for the twins. Our work can’t disturb our weekends no matter what happens. And I think we did a great job because the twins are very understanding whenever Ellie and I were busy with work. Ellie sometimes goes home very late for two or three consecutive days and the kids will not be able to see her presence during those days. They never complain because Ellie never missed a weeke