As Juliet came in to the hospital, the first person she was was Raymond. She rushed towards him, already with the question on her lips. But before she could get to him, she saw Robert. He was coming from a kind of closed hallway."Babe." She called out as she rushed to him. "Are you okay?" She asked, cupping her hands around his face. "Where is sir Jude? Where is grandpa? Is he doing fine? Take me to his room, please.""Hey." He said coldly, and right then, she noticed his eyes. He looked okay, but at the same time, he didn't look okay."What's wrong, honey? You don't look to good. Is anything the issue?"He shook his head softly and wore a dry smile. Juliet seemed confused. She looked around the place, and that was when she saw Martha crying. Suddenly, she knew what had happened but she didn't want to believe it. "No, no, no." She said in a low tone as her voice got very shaky. "Don't tell me. Don't tell me that he is...""Dead. My grandfather is dead." Robert replied. She slowly pu
The atmosphere was sad and just as dark as the clothes they all wore. A priest stood there, carrying out the proceedings for the ceremony. It was the burial ceremony of Mr Jude William. Robert had decided to do the ceremony just two days after he passed. And that surprised Raymond a lot. Robert had a black suit on and by his side was Juliet. She had black shades on, perfectly complimenting the black dress she had on.When the body was about to be lowered in to the ground, Robert noticed two cars at the far side of the cemetery. And in front of the cars, Francisco stood with someone Robert thought was familiar. He looked on and finally noticed that it was Mr David, the man who had asked him to join the Trendtones. He immediately looked away since he did not want to be noticed."What is it, honey?" Juliet whispered to him when she noticed that he was looking at a particular location. She looked to see what he had been so engrossed in, but she only saw two black cars."It's nothing." He
Michael sat at the driver's seat of the car, watching the whole ceremony through the tinted glass. Sophia sat beside him, looking from one side to the other. She seemed extremely nervous and hated the fact that they were at the burial grounds."Let's go already, babe. I don't like it here. What if someone sees us?""Oh, calm down. Nobody is going to notice us here. The glass is tinted and I took the serial plate down. Nobody is going to know that we are the ones here." He smiled and tried to make her see reason with him."What really are we doing here?" Olivia asked from the back seat. Her hands were folded and she had a light frown on her face. "We shouldn't even be here.""Nobody forced you to come down here with us, missy. If you didn't want to come then you should have stayed back at your house. After all, you should be on one of those your shows.""Calm down, dear." He caressed Sophia's thighs softly. "And we will soon be on our way, Olivia. I just want to see what really is goin
Robert didn't sleep back at the house like he used to when Jude was alive. To him, the house was now empty and that was not something he enjoyed. So, he spent most nights with Juliet at her home. At first, he thought Mary would be a problem, noting that she didn't like him from the very onset. He worried that she him being in her face most of the time would make her angry. But was not the case. Of course, Mary still did not like him. But they house was big enough to contain the both of them. Mary was always in her room, except she was at work. Juliet would go to her room any time she was home to hang her with her, and to bring her food as well. It had gradually turned in to a routine which allowed the both of them to strengthen their bond.Getting the estate was one of the best decisions Juliet made, asides opening herself up to be loved by a man like Robert. This way, her lovely man and her precious sister had their own space and weren't up in each other's faces.Robert, on the other
On the day of the burial ceremony, Liam was unable to attend because he was not informed in time, so he was away for a business trip that very day. But immediately he got back, he visited Robert and sympathized with him. They had patched up their sketchy friendship. And they now understood each other in a higher level. Robert was able to talk Juliet in to letting go of her grudge against his best friend, although they didn't actively speak to each other. Only "hi's and Hello's" when ever they were in the same space. For Robert, that was more than enough seeing that Juliet never wanted to set eyes on him initially.For the past few months leading up to the week Jude passed, the entire businesses under him were doing absolutely nothing well. He had even stopped going to the office frequently, and would only go there occasionally for urgent matters and checks. But after Jude passed, he felt the underlying need to work harder and make him proud. Juliet had told him that it was just his o
Robert had a crack in his heart, had from it spilled out emotions that he desperately tried to hide as best as he could. His grandfather's death has left a scar in his heart. A scare he desperately needed to close.He was in the old man's room. He had been at home all day staring at his Grandfather's photo hanging, slightly crooked on the wall."I guess you finally left" he said to the picture as though it could speak back to him and tell him that he should not cry and regret so much what had happened. His tears could not possibly turn back the wheels of time to go change anything. As if that exactly was what he heard from the picture, he stood up all of a sudden. His feet pressed hard against the floor."I will not stay here and mourn" he immediately said. "Grandfather, you would not want me to do this. Whether or not you were alive. You would tell me to grab life by its collar and ride it to eternity." His eyes were fixed on the picture now. The old man's picture also seemed to st
Robert shoved his hands in his pockets as he leaned by his car. He was supposed to meet Liam but Liam hadn't arrived yet. He looked around the place. It was an abandoned basket ball court, with overgrown grass by the sides. The ball net was torn and the floor, stained with algae."Why would Liam want us to meet here?" He asked himself as he analyzed the place thoroughly. He was beginning to feel very uncomfortable so he got back in to the car to wait for him instead. He reached for his phone which was laying on the seat beside his, and was suddenly interrupted by a rapid tap on his window. He jerked immediately and turned to see who it was. And outside the car, was Liam laughing uncontrollably."Don't tell me you were scared." He said as he laughed some more. Robert pushed open the car door and got out."You are unbelievable." Robert shook his head and let out a short laugh. "Where is you car?""I pulled over at a little parking space I found somewhere close and walked down here to g
"So when was the last time you slept at home? Seems like the house is haunting you now." Liam said with a light chuckle. His eyes were bright and laced with genuine care. Robert sighed softly, not knowing if telling Liam what had happened would be okay. "And how did you know I haven't been sleeping home? You aren't somewhat of a spy now, are you?""You just said it yourself. How else was I supposed to know that?""What did I say?" Robert said in surprise. He didn't remember telling him anything about him not staying at the estate."You weren't home when Fransisco arrived. And everything you know about what has been going on is what Raymond told you. Or am I wrong?""Well no. I didn't think what I said was enough for your to draw an accurate conclusion. But I guess it is.""So where have you been sleeping? You got another place?""I already have other places, bro. I wouldn't have to get another place if I wanted to be away from the estate. But I did sleep there last night.""Let me gu