I was scribbling in my notebook when my phone suddenly beeped. My eyes widened when I saw who texted me.
It was Josh!
From: Josh
I told Kristoff that you want to treat us for finding your ID. He said no at first but I convinced him. How about this lunch?
I replied right away before they changed their mind.
To: Josh
Sure. Where would you want to eat?
“Kylie!” I squealed in a low tone. Where inside our room for our last subject waiting for our professor.
“What?” Her brows furrowed while looking at me.
“I got a lunch date with Kristoff. You are coming with me.” I grinned at her.
Her eyes widened. “Hell no!”
“What do you mean, hell no? Hell yes! You are not allowed to decline!”
My phone beeped again and it was a reply from Josh.
From: Josh
Mang Inasal at Emall. Is it okay?
I typed my reply quickly.
To: Josh
Yep. It’s a date then. See you at lunch! :)
“Just go on your own, Anna Belle. I need to study and I don’t want to be your third wheel,” she reasoned out and then made a face.
“Really? Study again? That is why you don’t have a love life. And news flash! It’s a double date! Josh will be there too. Now it’s your time to have your own love life.”
“I don’t need it. I don’t want another heartache,” she said that made me frown.
“Is this about again your ex? Who’s this jerk anyway?” She looked at me with a serious expression.
“Do you really want to know who? You will be surprised if I tell you now.” She smirked.
“Why would I be surprised?” I asked, confused. I looked at her with scrutinizing eyes. And then my eyes widened. “Oh my god! Is your ex one of the guys that I dumped?”
A burst of laughter came out from her mouth that made me more confused.
“Fine. I’ll go with you to lunch with them. And I’ll introduce you to him.”
***
We were on our way to E-Mall. I already texted Josh that I was on my way and I brought a friend with me. He said that they were already inside Mang Inasal and got a table for the four of us.
We arrived at E-mall in no more than four minutes. It was just a walking distance from our school.
We were still in our uniform. Josh said that they were also in their uniform too.
I looked at Kylie and she was so quiet today. Which was really weird.
“Is there something wrong, Kylie? You are extra quiet today.”
“I am always quiet, Anna Belle.” I rolled my eyes because she called me with that name again.
We were already outside Mang Inasal. I roamed my eyes and saw only one guy wearing the uniform of UC. He was sitting with a guy in a Marine uniform. All I could see was their back but I was sure that it was them.
I grabbed Kylie’s hand and pulled her in their direction.
“You don’t need to drag me. I can walk on my own,” she hissed when we arrived at their table. I elbowed her and whispered that we had a company.
I glanced at Josh and gave him a sheepish smile.
“Hi, Josh and Kristoff. Sorry for making you wait. By the way, this is my best friend, Kylie.”
My forehead creased when I saw that Josh was staring intently at Kylie.
“What the hell?! You’re just in USC the whole time?!” Josh suddenly snapped, which made me startled.
“Hi, Josh. Long time no see.” Kylie smiled and then turned to me. But I knew her better. That was a fake one. “Meet my ex, Anna Belle,” she said and then glanced at Josh.
Holy Shit! Her ex was Josh!
Josh stood up and suddenly grabbed Kylie’s hand. “We need to talk.” My eyes widened when he suddenly dragged Kylie outside the restaurant.
I was rooted in my place. I was still shocked.
“I’m hungry. Are we not going to eat?” I was back in my reverie when someone suddenly talked in front of me.
It was Kristoff! He was looking at me with a bored expression. Like seriously?
I cleared my throat and sat in front of him. “Sorry.” I looked at him. Damn! I couldn’t help but check him out. He looked so hot with his marine uniform.
“Are you done checking me out?” My eyes widened and dragged my gaze to his face. He still had that bored look face. Was he not affected by my presence? Even a bit? Impossible!
“Sorry. I can’t help it. You look so hot in that damn uniform.” I smiled at him and bit my lower lip. A seductive one that no one could resist.
His brows furrowed and looked at me with dislike.
“Are you really like that?” He scoffed.
My smile vanished in an instant. I crossed my legs and sat properly in my seat and matched his stare. There was no way that I would let him overpowered me.
“What do you mean?” I arched my right brow and crossed my arms on my chest.
“You know what I mean,” he said while still staring at me. His eyes were like daggers piercing through me.
“Enlighten me, Mr. Marine.” I smiled at him again.
He shook his head and suddenly stood up.
“Where are you going?” I asked. My brows furrowed when I saw how serious his face was.
“Somewhere where I can’t see you.”
“W-what?” I clenched my fist tightly under the table. I tried to calm myself. This was the first time that a guy spoke to me that way. And it didn’t feel good. It was awful.
“I really hate the likes of you. I know what you are up to. I’m not up for your games. You may be beautiful from the outside, but you are rotten inside. I hope our path will not cross again,” he said before leaving me dumbfounded.
Two days had passed after that lunch fiasco. Kylie didn’t return so I ended up eating by myself and then went back to USC.I let Kristoff have his two days of peace. Because today, I’d make sure I’d get on his nerves.After Kristoff told me those hurtful words, I realized that reality really hurts. But I didn’t let it get into me. Instead, I accept it as a challenge. The more he rejected me, the more that I was eager to pursue him.I let his words pass. I’d make him regret what he said about me. I’d tried anything to pester him until he gave up and fell to my charm.I was not like other girls. I knew what I wanted. And if I wanted it, I’d do anything just to have it.
My smile was so big, even if I knew that I pissed him off, big time.He dragged me to the back of one of the buildings inside the campus and then pushed me to the wall. I winched the moment my back touched the hard wall because he did it hard. He put his right hand on the wall caging me in place.“You don’t have to push me hard,” I said as I touched the back of my shoulder where it hurts.“Why are you here?” he said with gritted teeth. He didn’t even care if I got hurt or not. Such a cold guy. Tsk!“I’m here to see. Are you not happy?” I stood straight and looked up at him. Damn! He was so tall. I just realized it now because we were so close. I was just on his neck level.
I was in a bad mood the whole week. Thanks to Kristoff. He knew how to pissed me off. For those days, I have been trying to see him to no avail. He was hiding from me. Yep. I got it.“Seriously, Belle? Do you still have a crush on that marine guy? Record-breaker, huh?” She grinned. That made me more pissed.I threw her a lot of chips. We were actually in Kylie’s house, and we were currently watching Kissing Booth two in her room.“Stop it! You are wasting the chips!” I just rolled my eyes at her and just focused on watching the movie.It was the scene where Elle saw an earring under No
My eyes widened from his sudden assault. He cupped my face and deepened the kiss that made my eyes closed.Volts of electricity ran down my spine when he entered his tongue inside my mouth and tasted every corner of it.I moaned and kissed him back with the same ferocity. My hands found his nape for support because my legs startled to wobble.I was almost out of breath. Good thing that he suddenly stopped kissing me for a moment but only to take off his shirt in an instant.I held my breath when I saw his naked broad chest down to his six pack abs, down to his v-shaped.
Five Years Later… “Seriously, Anna Belle? You still have not moved on to that Marine guy?” I glared at Kylie because she was talking nonsense again. “Said someone who can’t even move on from his ex for four years,” I rebutted. “Oh come on! At least we are back together? Right, Hon?” I rolled my eyes at them. “Right,” Josh answered back and then kissed Kylie in front of me. I really wanted to throw the slipper that I was wearing to them. They always made me jealous. Not jealous because she ended up with Josh. I was beyond happy that they ended up with each other. I was jealous of how sweet they were to each other. I was jealous because I did not have someone by my side. While both of them got each other. While me? I was still alone.
The loud sound of the alarm clock woke me up. I groaned as I tried to reach where it was. My eyes widened when I felt that I was falling from the bed.“Ouch!” I yelped in pain the moment my back touched the floor with a thud. Another curse came out from my mouth. Damn! My back was hurting a lot.I sprawled on the floor and groaned again before I finally stood up and stopped the alarm. My eyes widened again when I saw that it was already eight in the morning.“Shit! My interview is at Nine.” I sprinted towards the bathroom and hurriedly took off my clothes and took a shower. I squealed when the cold water touched my body, so I adjusted the temperature and made it warm instead.After Thirty minutes, I was already done. After
The smug on Kristoff’s face welcomed my sight. I was rooted in place while looking at him, dumbfounded.My eyes dropped on the glass desk name plate that was on his table.Kristoff Liam Mendez CEO, Seda HotelHolyshit! For real? How the hell did he become a CEO? I could even remember that one time that they were in a hurry to ride a jeepney on their way home.But my main concern was, how could Kylie didn’t even tell me about this?I couldn’t believe this. Or maybe this was just a misunderstanding? I think I was applying to the wrong office.“Long time no see. I’m sorry. I think there
“Open the door you, bitch,” I said on the video intercom doorbell outside Kylie’s unit. I was really pissed off right now and I bet anytime I wanted to break the door down.I was massaging my temple and tapping the marble floor with the heels on my stiletto while waiting for her to open up.After talking to Kristoff and hiring me as his new secretary, he dismissed me right away. He gave me a day to process everything because I’ll be officially starting to work at him tomorrow. Eight AM, sharp. And before he arrived, a cup of coffee should be on his table. Everyday!Fucking great!I pressed the intercom again and said, “If you will not open this goddamn door I will really press the fire alarm here—-“ I was cut off when