While driving, Andrius saw the beauty of the Metro at night. The business lights of the establishments that light up the darkness of the night. The streetlights along the way and the car lights mixed with the colorful neon wall signs. It was breathtaking. The young man could not help but hope that the whole Metro would remain as quiet and peaceful as the peace brought by the lights.Arriving at the Mansion de Monterio, he immediately parked the car in his wide yard. He also smiled when he saw his sister's car. They must have been inside his house.Andrius made no mistake when he saw his nephews in the spacious living room and playing. The three young children were still fighting while the other two ignored it."Hey! What's the matter kiddos? Where are your parents, again?" he asked them.The children stopped at whatever they were arguing about and immediately approached him. He kissed them one by one on the cheek. Andrius loved kids. Somehow he wished to have his own. He smiled at the
Wait!"Anya stopped walking when she heard a voice from behind her. When she looked back, Sofia's angry face immediately appeared.Sofia Vergara wearing a knee length off-shoulder dress. She looked like a model in her current form. Beautiful and stunning while walking along the building's pathway. When she approached Anya, she immediately gave her a slap."Are you happy with what you did to my brother? You broke him, Anya! You hurt my brother!" she said angrily to Anya.The way Sofia stared at Anya, it was obvious that she was mad. Who would be happy if she just left Andrius in front of the crowd while kneeling? She declined his proposal in public."Sorry," Anya said and nodded. She didn't want Sofia to see that she was hurting too. How she hated saying no to Andrius but she had to because it was necessary. Because, it was right.Sofia laughed sarcastically. "Look at me!" she commanded Anya. Sofia was surprised when Anya followed and saw her face full of tears. "Don't act as if you're
Five years later. . . . ."When mommy is away, the baby will sleep, okay?"Anya touched the face of her child who was innocently staring at her. He was four years old and very smart. Aside from the fact that he got his father's blue eyes, he was undeniably the son of Andrius Monterio.Up to this day, Anya was still hurting when she remembered everything that happened five years ago. She could go on with her present life but she couldn't move on from her past. The pain was itched in the depths of his heart until this day, she still carried it."Umm," Her son nodded in agreement. He also closed his blue eyes as a sign that he was going to sleep. "Who will take care of the baby?" he asked her more questions.Anya smiled. Her Atreus wasn't a baby anymore. He was growing so fast that she couldn't stop. As he grew, she became more and more curious about things she was not ready for.Does she really have to be ready?Anya shook her head and gently patted the child's back again. Slowly and wi
Andrius ..." Anya whispered as the man released her."Anya, are you okay?" From nowhere Sir Ryan appeared with concern on his face. Anya looked at him for a moment and immediately looked back at the mysterious man earlier, but it was no longer there.Anya looked around but the place where they were was very dark. She walked quickly to see the area illuminated by the lights but saw nothing but students at night."Hey, are you looking for something?" Ryan whispered to Anya.Anya stared at Ryan as she turned to face him. Her heart was still beating so fast. She was sure that she saw Andrius' eyes. Or so she thought. She didn't know. She was confused. She was uncertain."Did you see that?" she asked him."What?" Ryan's confused answer to her.Suddenly, Anya grabbed the collar of Ryan's uniform and pulled his face close to hers and kissed the man.Anya kissed Ryan Pimentel in front of the College of Arts building. Right in front of the Night Class students. Everyone applauded for what she h
"I couldn't stay long. Pappi would look for me. Where are we going?" Anya asked. She glanced at Andrius and when she saw that he was just seriously focused on driving she pouted. "Answer me, please."Andrius glanced at Anya. "Stop pouting. You aren't cute anymore," he seriously said.Anya raised an eyebrow at what Andrius said. She stared at him. She just gave birth but nothing changed in her. Her curves were in place. She was even whiter than before but still beautiful."Why are you like that? Are you insulting me now? You look ugly, too!" she spat.Anya shrugged her shoulders and just looked out of the car. She was even surprised when Andrius laughed a little next to her. When she looked back, she saw him shaking his head while focusing on driving."You're still my crazy, Anya. Tssk! Old habits die hard. But your feelings for me vanished quickly as the wind. How is that possible, Anya?" he asked.Anya was stunned by what he said. Anya couldn't utter a word. She did not know where to
Andrius approached Anya and held both of her arms. He felt her hissed of what he did so he was slightly shaken. He guided her to sit on his bed and gently faced her. He looked at her the same way as he looked at her a while ago. Clueless and curious.Anya couldn't stand Andrius' stare. She shifted her gaze. "I need to go home, Andrius. They're looking for me. You know Pappi is worried about me right? Please, don't be like this," she was pleading. Andrius frowned. He bent down to match Anya's face but she could not look directly into his eyes. Something was odd. He could feel it. "What is bothering you? Can you please enlighten me, Anya? Your silence keeps on hurting me. I wanted to know. Why did you leave me?" His voice was full of resentment. He lost his playful aura and it became serious.Anya blinked. She sighed heavily. "B-Because of A-Arruba," she stuttered. Finally, Anya found the courage to tell Andrius the truth. She thought he was right. She hurt him when she rejected his ma
Ahmm..." Anya didn't know what to say. "What?! Don't feed me with lies again, Anya. I'm still pissed! Tssk!” Andrius angrily glanced at her. His jaw was clenched. He also holds the steering wheel of the car tightly and breathes deeply.Anya leaned back in her seat. She closed her eyes and massaged her temple. She's so nervous about what might happen later. She didn't think that Andrius and their son would meet so soon. Perhaps, it's by chance or indeed timely. She wasn't sure. As far as she knows, Andrius was angry with her.She looked up and sighed. She also calmed her troubled heart. Then, she glanced at Andrius again. She thought she had to face his anger towards her."I'm sorry, okay?" She interrupted the prevailing silence between them.“You should be. Five years, Anya... Fuck!” Andrius' answer made Anya shake her head. She heard him sigh several times. He was obviously trying to calm himself down."I'm naïve and I just did what I thought was right five years ago. I was just sc
Anya couldn't believe that everything happened so fast. From the time Andrius knew the truth until he met their son, it was surreal, but at the same time overwhelming. Seeing Andrius hugged their son with so much love and longing, she couldn't help herself but cry in too much emotion. She was happy but at the same time in pain because of the struggles they went through for the past years. "Atreus, Daddy will go home. Come here, hurry up!" Anya called Atreus who was sitting on Andrius' thighs. His two arms clung to the man's neck as his head pressed against his chest.Atreus shook his head. "No, mommy." Anya sighed from the sight. They have been like that for hours but it was as if it didn't matter. It also seemed that Andrius didn't care at all. She looked at her wristwatch and saw that it was already dawn. Her eyes widened and turned her gaze to Andrius who was sitting in their bamboo chair in front of her. Anya motioned Andrius to convince their child to come down from his arms bu