Dani was thankful when he found out that our PE instructor canceled our class because something important came up. It wasn't lunchtime yet, but a lot of teens and young people were lining up to order beverages, and most of them were girls."Was it always like this?" I asked as I put on my apron."Yes. Every time they knew the owner is here, or the cousins and the brothers are here," he said rolling his eyes. He told me to turn around, and I did.I chuckled as I turned my back on him.He fixed the waist tie at my back and surely, he made a good ribbon-style on it, just like what I saw in other baristas' apron.When I turned around, Dani was snapping his fingers as he looked for something. He was getting impatient as he searched the floor, table, and countertops. I was about to ask him what he was looking for when Albert came out of the office and in his hand was the matching cap of my apron."Of course, you have the cap," he said, rolling his

The kiss was brief but intense.When Albert left my lips, he pulled me closer, and he buried his face on my neck. The small paper was still in my hand, and I wanted to confront him about it. I would go insane if I didn't. But all the words I wanted to say, all the questions I wanted to ask were gone the instant I heard his sob.I wrapped my arms around him and let him weep."My brother's gone," he cried, and I could feel the tears now rolling from his eyes to the skin of my neck.My tears welled my eyes, too, because I could feel his misery and yet, I have no ways to ease the pain he's feeling right now.I didn't know how long we're like this, just crying and holding each other close. When I think he stopped crying, I moved away a little and hold him on both shoulders. His eyes were red from crying, and his face was overwhelming with sadness. The sudden death of his brother was devastating for him and for his family.Charles's d

I gathered the newspapers, some magazines the customers read to place them in the rack again. All I could see was Charles' beautiful face on the front page. I released a sigh as I fold them neatly.Dani was right. The cafe was jam-packed only when Albert or his family was there. We had customers today, but not as much when he's here. The only customer I see that doesn't leave his seat unless he needed the toilet maybe, was James. He had read all the newspapers already and I had the urge to refill his already empty cup. But we had our deal today, and part of that was to leave him alone as he does his duty.Even if James would leave my sight, I still had Dani. There's no escaping him. I felt like I was on surveillance or something."You can do your homework, you know," Edwin stood beside me, helping me stack the newspapers, even when I was almost done.I looked around. There were other two staff free so I guess I could."Don't worry, wife. I do it al

The entire flight to Cameron Residence was a quiet one, except Sienna. She walked around the private plane like a child, talking to the cabin crews, then to James who hardly answer her questions.Ed smiled at her, amused with her great interest in almost everything. "Why did you bring her? A chaperone?"Sienna smacked him on the head lightly, and she went back on her seat beside me, then buckled her seatbelt. I glanced at her but didn't say anything. She was with me because Albert said so."Sienna, look, that's where we're going," Ed pointed to the window."Wow!" she exclaimed as we see from above the Cameron Residence. This is her first time to be here. That was exactly the same expression I had in my old timeline. I was also awed and overwhelmed by their beautiful and spectacular home. Their mega mansion house, which has twenty bedrooms, has massive patios, swimming pool, courtyard, and his favorite, the striking beauty of the river at the

This kind of day would usually happen to me. Very slow-moving time. Whenever I wait for calls from the recruitment agency, I would have the chance to just sit down in front of the TV for an hour or two. I have been flipping the remote control to change the channel, not exactly looking for a show, but I was simply bored.I worked like a dog, working tirelessly for more than twelve hours a day. Sometimes, if Jane and Ed would be going somewhere else, I would volunteer to babysit the kids, making me sleep for three to four hours a day.I sighed and clicked the channel once again, then my thumb just stopped like it has a mind of its own. The TV was broadcasting a recorded interview of Charles and Charlie about their new hospital project. Little Charlie was now grown up, and he looked like Albert in his age, except for the curly hair. I stared at him, barely listening to what the interview was all about."Have you ever wanted to be a doctor just like your brother?" a