Josephine pushed the door to Bloom’s Restaurant open and it gave a tinkling sound. Her eyes scanned around and it came to fall on Matilda who waved at her with a smile on her face. Josephine smiled back and moved her feet to the table where she was and she bent her body a bit to give her a hug before sitting opposite her.“You are looking so mhhmm,” Matilda complimented in a funny way.“Come on! The weather is hot,” Josephine said and smiled. She is putting on an armless creamy plain midi dress.“And so are you. Jose La Hot,” Matilda said and they both laughed.When the laughter died down, Josephine asked her, “Why did you ask me to see you here?”Matilda looked up at her and brushed her shoulders before answering, “Nothing serious. I just want to get out of the house and have fun with my friend.”Josephine could sense the emotion hidden behind the words but when she looked at her, she offered her a smile.“Excuse me,” Matilda stopped an attendant and ordered, “Can I have two creamy s
“Okay, did you just drag me into something I am not aware of?” Candice asked when she settled down beside Matilda.“Jose just said you offered to help her with a job. Is that right?” Matilda asked and Candice tilted her head to the side a bit.She looked at Josephine and asked, “Did I? Because I don’t think I remember.”Josephine huffed and said to Matilda, “I only said that because I didn’t want to go back to working there.”“Ooh, I see,” Matilda said.“So, is this some kind of reunion?” Candice asked.“We are just having a girls’ day out,” Matilda replied. “What are you doing here?”“I came to plan a little surprise party somewhere around here. The guy is going to propose to his girlfriend tonight and he hasn’t told her yet.”“An evening proposal?” Josephine asked and Candice nodded.“Oh! That is... awesome. I mean it is going to be beautiful and I trust you to do a good job,” Matilda said and Josephine could sense the anxiety in her voice.“Can I come with you?”Candice moved her e
Josephine walked with Candice until they got to a point where she stopped walking and brought out her phone to call someone. Josephine stared at her as she spoke with the person and she could see how she talked with ease and business-like. She admires how competent she is and how she makes people feel comfortable around her. Also, she didn’t forget how she had stood up for her at the wedding after she got to know what Brian did to her.Candice ended the call and faced Josephine where she said, “I just spoke to the person we are going to meet. He said he will be here very soon.”Josephine nodded her head and replied with “Okay.”Not long after, a black SUV pulled up beside them and Josephine saw a man and a lady get down from it. Looking confused, she whispered to Candice, “I thought you said he wanted to surprise his girlfriend? Then why are they together?”“I’m not sure if she is the one,” Candice replied immediately before the two came to meet them where they are.“Candice, it’s a p
Everywhere was dark and dead silent when Zara opened the door to Brian’s apartment and she suddenly got an eerie feeling. Her boyfriend had invited her over, saying he has a surprise for her but now that she did not see any sign of him, she became concerned. Locating the switch for the light, she turned it on but the lights didn’t turn on.“Brian?” she called out and just then, a light came on and shone down on her. It was like a spotlight and she looked up only for flowers to shower down on her.Not understanding what was happening, she took a step forward and the lights came full on. It was so bright and beautiful when she saw the decorations all around and she looked down to see the red carpet which extends far to the front. Curious to know where it leads to and what was awaiting her, she took a bold step forward and started walking to wherever the red carpet takes her. Feeling anxious, she called out again, “Brian?”A smile appeared on her lips and she said again, “Did you made th
Music recommendation: Pain’s My Only Home by Zevia__Josephine trailed her fingers on the frame and a sad smile appeared on her lips. It has been twenty five years, yet she still feels that longing. Here she was, sitting in her room, alone and remembering all the things she went through. She recalled how she wanted her life to be twenty five years ago, when she still had her mother, and she smiled at the thought of how she made it this far without her.“Honestly mother,” Josephine spoke softly, “I wish you never left.”Even though the announcement of the death of her mother was still something she couldn’t quite accept like that, she wished she at least had the chance to bid her goodbye. If only someone up there could search her inner feelings, if only the universe could hear her, then she would wish that all that happened to her was a dream, and none of them were real. But sadly, it was only the reality.When she heard the door to the apartment open and close, she knew Lucas was bac
Mrs. Lewis noticed that Josephine’s head was still down and she called her out of her thoughts, “Josephine?”Josephine raised her head up and looked at her before she responded, “Yes, mo-” The word got stuck in her throat and she gulped before she continued, “Mother?”Mrs. Lewis didn’t comment on that and instead, she went ahead to ask her, “Can you tell me everything that happened from the day you found out that my daughter was sleeping with your ex-fiancé?”Josephine straightened her back and blew air in her mouth before releasing it. Her eyes moved in the direction of where Maya and Brian sat and she guessed that since it has to be this way, there was no point in hiding the dirty things he did.Moving her eyes back to look at Mrs. Lewis, she started, “It was that night we decided to hold a little party to celebrate the upcoming wedding.” She took in a sigh and continued, “The party was going well and I went upstairs to get something and that was when I saw them together. I didn’t w
The room fell dead silent as they all stared at Mrs. Lewis and then at Josephine, who was also as confused as them. At that moment, Maya burst into a sudden laugh before her expression changed to that of someone who is miserable. “Mother,” she called, “are you saying that Josephine’s mother owns the company?”“Yes,” Mrs. Lewis responded.“How?” she went further to ask.“You want to know how?” Mrs. Lewis asked and then she went ahead to say, “I never owned anything.”“Well that doesn’t make sense, mom,” Maya said on the verge of tears and she sniffed. “You have a company and we both know it. So why are you denying that? Is it because you just want to put her above me?” she point her fingers at Josephine.“I only just said the truth, believe it or not,” Mrs. Lewis said and Josephine could sense the pain in her voice. “I once had a company, yes! But that was not until your father took it away from me.”Maya gasped and said to her, “Why do you have to bring father to this? He did nothing
Josephine sobbed and hiccupped at the same time, releasing all the emotions that had bottled up inside of her as tears streamed down her cheeks and she started hitting her chest. Lucas immediately went to her and held her hand to prevent her from hurting herself further as he could already detect that she was in sorrow. Holding her hand in a light grip, he saw how she continued to cry and instead of questioning her, he pulled her shoulder to himself and placed his other hand on her head before letting it rest on his chest. He knows what day it is and it hasn’t sit well with him either, but was that enough to make her hurt this much?Amidst the despair that Josephine was in, Lucas kindness moved her and she cried the more while gripping his shirt tightly. Her cheeks were all rosy and the tip of her nose turned cold as she cried on his chest, wetting his shirt with her tears and Lucas let her release everything on him.Soon, Josephine’s sobs quiet down and she started to sniff. When sh