It was day break again, a bright new morning but on my side, it wasn’t as bright as the rest for I had no sleep. My mind has been occupied with what happened at the club.Mariano saved me, and by so doing he killed someone because of me. Could he be that he was sincere when he said he wanted to be much more nicer to me. Still unable to arrive at answer, I was left more confused and perplexed each time I thought about it.My mind getting foggy, I stood up from the bed and walked into the bathroom. Right underneath, I switched on the water, it gushed out from the mouth of the shower and washed down my body. I stood under as I kept thinking about it.After I was done, I came back out and took a silk gown. Wore it and I made my way downstairs to the dinning.On my arrival, he was seated having his breakfast. My heart skipped a beat the moment I saw him. He gave me a bright smile and continued with his breakfast. I stood not knowing what to do.“Should I join him? Or should I walk away fro
Just as I sat down with my back laid by the bed head, I was deep in thoughts that I had no idea Celia was standing right next to me.“Cassandra, are you alright?”“What! Who’s….” I turned and found her beside me. “Ohhh, Celia. You are here.”“Yes, is everything okay. I have been beside you for the past five minutes and you didn’t notice me.”“Sorry, I was totally drawn into my own very thought.” I spoke out and gave a lousy sigh. She gave me a firm look as she wasn’t satisfied at my response.She sat down on the bed, right in front of me. “Come Cassandra. You look troubled, what’s bothering you?”I opened my mouth to speak up but I couldn’t. My head was buzzing with endless questions. I had no idea where to start off nor where to end either. Should I start from the very beginning? Or should I start from the event that happened at the club? I was so lost and devastated.“I need to know what’s bugging you.” Celia kept on insisting but I had nothing to say.“I am scared.”“Scared, of wha
“Dinner! Just us two!” I exclaimed in surprise.“Yes.” He replied still with his smile. “I told you I want you to teach me how to be gentle towards you. I want to be nice to you, I hope you would accept my offer and go on tonight’s dinner with me.”I was totally confused, more confused than I previously was. Should I accept or decline? I was so unsure of what to do.“Cassandra, I know you must have second thoughts so it’s up to you.” Is he for real. Usually he doesn’t ask for my permission but why now. Was he ever sincere with everything he said, is this a dream or reality? “I will be outside waiting, it’s 6:30pm already. I will wait for you outside till 8:30pm, but if you don’t come out I will take it as you decline and I won’t bother you about.”I froze still. This can’t be real, there’s no way he is serious about this right?He looked at his worst watch and then back at me. “Well then, if you would excuse me. I will proceed outside.” He turned around and left.I pinched myself hard
Celia walked right in, I knew she was going to come but I didn’t have the strength to listen to her pet talks.She looked at me and noticed I wasn’t ready to be engaged in a conversation. “I guess I will have to come back later then, breakfast will be ready in a short time. I will let you know once the dining is all set.”“Do you think I should give him a chance?” I knew I wasn’t ready for some pet talk but I couldn’t help being bothered by him, I have to do something. “I have tried everything I can to make him angry and mad at me but yet he has been calm, way too calm. Should I keep it up or give him a chance?” I looked at her as I hoped for her to give me a good reply.“I don’t know what to say. I already told you the kind of person he is, it’s up to you to decide if you wish to give him a chance or not.” She spoke out and left.“I can’t keep this up. What do I do?” I muttered.Soliloquizing, a thought sparked in my head. “Fine, I will ask him out to dinner and thereafter, I will as
I arrived back to Mariano’s mansion after my little meeting with Michael. Alighted from the vehicle, I walked in slowly into the house. He was seated on the couch dressed in a black blazer suit, he turned around and found me by the door as I walked in.“You are back. Welcome home.” He said with smiles on his face. I spoke not a word to him while he happily and excitedly tried to hug me close to himself, but seeing my facial expression and mood he withdrew from me. “What’s wrong? What happened?”I stopped walking and looked at him. I was eager and tempted to ask him why he had to kill Michael’s brother just because of me. I was his little puppet and masters do not bother what happens to their puppet even if it breaks or gets completely damage.“It’s nothing.” I finally voiced out.“What do you mean? You look so dark and gloomy.”“Mariano I am fine.” He stared at me for a few seconds.“Okay fine. I will assume everything is okay and you are just tired.”“Thank you, I will head up stairs
Mariano’s surprise īī: an unexpected feelingJust after we finished dinner. I sat down comfortably on the chair for I have eaten to my full. I had just finished a total of eight plates of pernil and cazuela, you must probably think I am a glutton but whenever it comes to my favorite dish, there’s no holding back and most importantly it was well made and seasoned properly just like how my mother makes it but the taste was a bit different from hers.I looked at Mariano who on the other hand was staring at me uncontrollably. “Wow, I wasn’t told that you have quite an appetite for a girl.” He teases“You are trying to mock me, aren’t you?”“Nope, I won’t even dare.” He chuckled. “Well, since we are done here, how about we go for dessert.”“Right,” I paused for a moment. “I wonder what surprise it could be this time.” I said bluntly and watched him closely if he would spill the bean.“You are about to find out soon enough.” He gave a mischievous looking smile.We got back into the house th
Just as a sat down on the bed, deep in my own thought. I had no idea when the door opened up and he walked to me.“Good morning,” I turned around to the sound of the voice and it was his. Mariano had once appeared before me and this time, with a tray in his hand. “I brought you a little something. Breakfast in bed maybe.” He smiled.“Mariano…” I called out softly.“Are you okay. You face has been quite red since last night. Did you catch a cold or something?” All I did was stare at me for it was the only thing I could do. First was the surprise last night, the kiss and now breakfast in bed, something I have always wanted. He placed his hand on my forehead. “That’s odd, you seem just fine but anyways, let me call the nurse to check up on you.”He dropped the tray at the edge of the bed and took out his phone. Just as he dialed a number, Celia walked in on us. “You made it just in time. I need you to watch her, I am going to call the nurse to check on her. Her face has been red all nigh
I woke up after a long nap, still in bed I looked at the windows. The rays of the sunlight had completely diminished, dusk was closing in.I turned my head to the other of the room. “Oh my God!” I exclaimed out loud. “You startled me.”“Sorry, didn’t mean to.” He replied. “How are you feeling, I called the nurse and she told me that you were fine. She ran a couple of test and they all came out okay. Besides, your face isn’t red anymore.”“Yeah, I suppose everything is okay now.”“Well since you are okay, I should probably let you rest and gain a lot of energy against tomorrow.”“Why? Is anything going on?” I asked with so much interest.“It’s nothing much, I just wanted you to come with me to somewhere I like to be and there is a grant event occurring there tomorrow night and I was invited to be there, so I wanted us to go together.”“Where is the place you are talking about?” I asked still curious.“Ohhh, it’s in Paris. You must have heard of the biggest opera in Paris, the Opera bas