In a city called Villa Milpa Alta, a borough in Mexico City which lies in the southeast corner of the nation's capital, bordering the State of Mexico and Morelos. It is the second-largest and most rural of all the boroughs with the lowest population.
"Yes, when is she arriving," the man on the call asked.
"Okay, that is no problem at all. You just need to give me my usual" He said laughing sarcastically.
He put the receiver back on the phone. Just then the door opened and the cold wind blew in. Standing at the door was a woman in a black chevron maxi puffer coat. She had her face covered with a black scarf and wore sunglasses. She walked into the inn and politely gave the man a gentle nod in greeting. She placed a gold card with a tiger symbol on the counter. The man looked at it and said to the woman.
"Come with me." The man used the back door of the inn and the lady followed him.
At Shawn's residence, Lily was happy about her newfound friends, especially Derrick. She enjoys going to school. Even though Derrick was now at a higher grade level, she was able to see him during games and lunch breaks. Today is just like every school day. Lily ran down the stairs to the dining area, saying bye to Nora, she ran out to meet the driver outside and they both left the compound.
At school, Lily walked with her school bag behind her back towards her class. She met Nina and Agnes and enquired about Kate. Just then Kate waved at them from the classroom entrance and they both run to meet up with her.
The black Rose Royce drove into the school compound but Derrick was not in the car this time. A man in a black expensive suit stepped out of the car and headed for the principal's office. Fifteen minutes later, the principal's office door was opened, and the man and the principal walked together towards the Rose Royce. The principal stood and watched the car drive out of the school compound. That was it, Derrick left the school. Lily was very sad but had no way of finding out why Derrick left the school.
Thirteen years later, Lily woke up to a bright and sunny day. After freshening up, she went downstairs to the dining area and greeted Nora lovingly. Kissed her dad good morning and asked Abigail. Abigail came downstairs fully dressed, ready to step out of the house. She greeted everyone and asked Nora to pack her lunch. She took it and hurriedly left the house. Lily after taking breakfast, helped Nora clean up and went back to her room and was on her phone chatting with her friends. It was a Saturday and there was nothing to do.
Lily was awoken by a knock on her door. She still had her phone in hand and was not sure when she had fallen asleep. Her dad walked in after she asked him to come inside.
He held in his hands a big box with a ribbon on it and he spoke.
"Happy birthday" Lily's face lit up immediately and she said,
"Thank you, daddy". She quickly removed the ribbon, tore the wrapper and opened the box.
In the box was a beautiful sea-blue dress with a white ribbon at the waist with a bow at the back. The dress was sleeveless and had a big flare from the waist down.
"Put it on," his father said and Lily quickly walked into the bathroom and changed into the dress.
She stepped out and was looking very beautiful. She found a pair of blue stiletto heels to go with the dress. She left her long wavy brown hair loose which flows down to her waist. Her dad looked at how gorgeous her daughter looked. She was so beautiful. He took her hand and walked her out of the door. The lights were out when she stepped out of her room. Her father guided her toward the staircase. The lights of the house were switched on revealing lots of people, Kate and Nina together with a few people from her dad's company shouted; surprise and it was followed by a birthday song.
Lily was so happy. There was music and a lot to eat. Lily danced and kept on chatting happily with her friends. It was time for the cake-cutting. Nora pushed the table with the 3 tier cake to the party area. Lily stood behind the cake.
"Make a wish and cut the cake," The gathered crowd shouted
Lily closed her eyes and remember Derrick. She wished she could see him again. Not sure of what to wish for she just closed her eyes. She cut the cake when she opened her eyes. There were drinks, cakes, and food and everyone was having fun. Lily and her friends went out into the garden and sat under the summer hut. They talked about school and some other things. It was 10 pm and the people have started leaving the Shawn residence. Kate and Lily saw a shooting star in the skies.
"Quick, make a wish," Kate urged her
Lily looked up into the skies. She now felt the need to make a wish, she knew what she wanted now. She wants to see Derrick. She remembered a saying, wishes come true when you wish upon the stars. She closed her eyes and made her wish.
"Derrick Mingles, I wish to see you again," she wished in her heart
If wishing upon the stars will grant that then she will.
The next morning, Lily got out of bed and went downstairs after freshening up. Mr Shawn and Lily discussed Lily working with him at his company. He went through some company files and documents with her. Lily was not so interested but since it was about helping her dad she decided to learn something. She accompanied her father to the office later that afternoon. They use the elevator and walked through a long hall to the end of the room. The employees were very busy with their work but managed to steal some glances at the father and daughter walking together. The door opened into a big space with a desk situated in the centre. A shelf with some documents and a couch to the right side of the room. The decor was not so loud. The floor was covered in brown marble floor tiles. On the wall was a painting of two lions standing on a mountain overlooking a fall. There was a door to the right side of the office, away from the couch. There was another office well decorated.
"This is your office. You are free to make some changes if you don't like what you see" said Mr Shawn.
"It's fine," said Lily.
Lily after working on some documents for two hours decided to step out to the cafe nearby to grab a cup of coffee. After getting her coffee she was about to step out of the coffee shop when she run into a hard chest, spilling her coffee over her hands.
"Ouch!" She yelled.
A red patch appeared on her hand. She was about to lash out at the person when she saw who it was
"Derrick?" she mentioned his name on her lips
Lily, upon exiting the coffee shop, runs into someone causing her to spill her coffee and burn her hand in the process. She wanted to lash out at the person for spilling her coffee but she recognized the person to be Derrick, Derrick Mingles her childhood friend. Without thinking, Lily placed the coffee down on the table next to her and hugged him. The man was taken aback by the lady's sudden hug and was unable to react. "Derrick, Derrick, I am so happy to see you again. I miss you so much, really really miss you" Lily said in one breath happily while hugging the man. "What did you say?" came the voice of a lady. Lily moved back from the man to see a woman who appears to be in her early thirties. She had rather a cold expression on her face. She was wearing a tailor-made glamorous dress. You can tell by just looking, that the fabric used in making the dress is very expensive. The dress was long and flowy with a split side. With one leg forward and hands akimbo she revealed a rather
The first thing Nora noticed about Lily when she walked to the kitchen was the red patch on her hand. Surprised she asked"What happened to your hand""Huh! O, that, just a little accident" replied Lily.She was not ready to share the details of what led to the burn on her hand. Nora who was very concerned drew closer to Lily to inspect her hand."Don't worry Aunty Nora, I just spilt coffee on my hand accidentally?" said Lily trying to calm Nora down with the excuse it was nothing."What happened, how did you spill the coffee to sustain such a serious burn" enquired Nora."Errrrr, I missed my step and spilt the coffee? coffee," Lily said clearing her throat."Yes, does what happened" she lied.Nora shot her a look, with a calm expression on her face and a much more relaxed posture she asked"Interesting. Have you become so smart now you think you can lie to me?" asked Nora"Huh, no no, aunty Nora" she stammered"Okay then, tell me, what happened exactly," asked Nora getting the first
Lily was in a hurry to join her friends to listen to their school band perform but bump into Derrick by accident who caught her and prevented a fall. The two had their eyes locked on each other for 10 seconds before snapping back to reality.Derrick let go of Lily after she had steadied herself but the two could not stop staring at each other in silence.Lily had a mixed feelings of surprise and embarrassment. She smiled awkwardly and lowered her beautiful long eyelashes. Derrick broke the silence"What is your name""Lily, Lily Shawn" She replied smiling awkwardly.Derrick wanted to ask if they have met before because he was getting the feeling of familiarity seeing her again but he stopped himself before he could ask and ended up rather asking"What brought you here""Oh!, an old school reunion party" replied Lily.Lily was feeling a mixture of joy and fulfilment within herself. Even though she could not explain why she was feeling that way about him looking at the situation now, sh
Derrick never cared about who he ended up with as a life partner until he met Lily. On his bed, with his hand behind his head and staring at the roof of his room, he found himself thinking about not disappointing his father and also not disappointing himself. He needs to give himself a chance to know what it means to care for someone.Until he met Lily he didn't know one can have an undeniable attraction toward anyone. Even though he couldn't define what he feels for Lily he could not deny the sense of belonging he felt both times he met her. He smiled reminiscing about the two instances Lily landed in his arms. His lips curled upwards. He recalled her innocent face, the purity in her big brown eyes. her plump pink lips. He wanted to know what her lips would taste like. He was in his dreamy thought when his phone buzzed and interrupted him. He picked up the phone and checked the caller, Marcus his PA's name flashed on the screen. He picked up the call"Speak""Our trip to New York Cit
Derrick, using the back exit of the hotel went straight to the car park and drove out of the premises toward his hotel. He kept hitting the steering wheel of the car. "Fuck, fuck" he said through gritted teeth. "How can I be so stupid" "Fuck!" His emotion had an impact on the way he was driving as he ran through a few red lights and a couple of times he almost hit other cars in his anger. "Hey, watch where you are going, idiot" shouted an unknown angry driver he almost hit. Derrick didn't have time to care about what the angry driver said. He just wanted to get to his hotel. Derrick completed half an hour trip in 15 minutes. He drove straight into the car park, using the ground floor elevator he went up into the hotel, grabbed his room keys from the reception and went straight to the third floor of the hotel. He unlocked his door and entered. Bang! he slammed the door shut. He walked straight to the bar in his room poured himself some drinks and gulped down 3 glasses before taking
Lily did not expect to meet Derrick in the hotel she was lodging. She is not sure if it's just a mere coincidence or if Derrick is deliberately following her. She believed the latter. Derrick must be following her. "Does it mean he has been watching her since their meeting at the shop?" She thought to herself. With this realization, she got up to leave but Derrick caught her hand before she could "I don't think you want to create a scene here. (Lily looked at the number of people in the restaurant, she frowned and sat back down). I have a reservation for a private room. Please come with me, it will be more comfortable there" "I don't want to," Lily said with traces of anger in her voice. "Lily, I am sorry for everything I did. Please just give me a chance to explain myself. There is something really important I want to tell you" Derrick said with all honesty. Lily stared at him and she could tell from his eyes he was sincere. "Please Lily" Derrick begged. Her heart softens looki
Ivy Garcia received an image of a woman lying on top of Derrick in a room. She became very furious. She looked at her phone again for the sender. It was from Michelle, her best friend. Michelle and Ivy have been friends since they were little. Some people even called them sisters. They have gone through both good and bad times together so they watch each other back. She quickly placed a call. "Where did you get this" Ivy asked furiously. "A private room at Pod Time Square Hotel," replied Michelle. "That bitch followed my boyfriend to New York?" "Well, I was dining in the restaurant of the hotel when I saw the familiar figure walk past me and sit with a lady. I was very suspicious of what was going on between the two because Derrick held the lady's hand. It was not the usual kind." Michelle narrated. "What were they talking about?" Ivy asked angrily "Not sure" replied Michelle from the other end of the phone "I did follow them though when they got up to leave. I tipped the waiter
It's been four days since Lily was admitted to the hospital. Derrick bought an apartment in the city and moved with Lily to the place to recuperate. Derrick hired a servant to take care of the cooking and also attend to Lily. He left early hours in the morning for the office to handle some urgent matters. Lily was in her room. The servant served breakfast and got Lily to eat something. After breakfast, Lily went back to her room. She sat on the bed and closing her eyes she remembered the words of the lady with Ivy "Derrick is married. You don't seem like the one to go after married men. He is just using you, remember that. I will let you go but I will punish you for forcing yourself on him" Among everything Ivy's friend Michelle said to her this is the most painful. "Derrick is married. He is using you" Tears filled her eyes and they flowed down her cheeks freely. She felt betrayed and used. She was raped because of him. "I will not forgive them. I will make them pay for this" L