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Chapter XLIV: Close Call
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One Temptation Chapter XLV: Misfortune or An Organized Crime?
“Baby, you should get some sleep na. Don’t worry about mommy. I will sleep once your Kuya is asleep,” mom said after putting me to bed.It’s Kuya’s Midterm Exam tomorrow. I know to myself that both of them will stay up all night. Leading up to his exams, Kuya always becomes erratic, so mom is scared to leave him alone. “But Kuya won’t be sleeping tonight since his exam is tomorrow,” I said as I tucked myself into bed. Mom was smiling at me while leaning on the door.“Very observant of you, my little princess.” She walked towards me, turned off the side lamp, and kissed my forehead.“Good night, my princess.” She walked away and closed the door.I slept that night assured that everything would be fine the following day, but it was far from the reality I faced the next morning. A loud banging awakened me, not on my door but perhaps in the room beside me, my brother’s room. I went out of bed to check on what was happening. It was my mom knocking non-stop on kuya’s door.“What’s happeni
One Temptation Chapter XLVI: Thailand
I flew to Thailand as planned. Maayos naman na ang lagay ni Bella. It was a miracle that the baby survived. Kuya offered Bella to stay in his house but Bella refuses. Bella reasoned out that it is too dangerous for her to be around kuya after the incident. Kuya Jerome is still investigating. Hindi namin alam kung kami ba ang dahilan kung bakit nangyari yun kay Bella o may sarili silang alitan ng mga armadong lalake. “Caily, we will be staying for 2 days and 3 nights. Tanghali ang dating natin ng Thailand. Your first day is your free day. If you want to explore the city, we can do that. Then, the next days will be filled with shoots. Bali 3 layouts per day tayo. Sa huling araw natin naman, we will have dinner with the CEO.” Sumandal na lang ako sa upuan ko at pumikit. Pinapakinggan ko pa lang ang mga sinasabi ni Brithey pagod na ako.Thailand is not that different from the Philippines that’s why I’m not that interested in exploring the country. Plano kong magpahinga lang ngayong araw
One Temptation Chapter XLVII: Territorial
“It’s been a while, love” Tumayo ang mga balahibo ko ng maramdaman ko ang mainit n'yang hiningi sa likod ng tenga. It sends shivers to my spine. I looked at Isaac. He was stunned."Hey," malumanay kong bati sa kanya. He's wearing a black polo shirt and khaki pants. How can someone look so good in such simple clothes?I almost lost my breath when he leaned over to kiss my forehead. Damn!“Hey,”malambing n’yang bati pabalit at umupo sa tabi ko. Nararamdaman ko ang titig ni Isaac sa’min. They already knew each other so introduction will be stupid.“How have you been, bro?” Dwight casually asked as he placed his hands on my thigh. Wala akong magawa kung hindi ngumiti na lang ng hilaw. Someone’s getting teritorial.“Thanks for asking. I’ve been busy establishing businesses after we graduated from college. What about you?” Isaac answered before drinking one of his shots.“I’ve been busy with training. It’s only just now that we got our vacation. When I found out my girl flew to Thailand for
One Temptation Chapter XLVIII: Unexpected Encounter
“Alam ko na kung bakit umuwi ang jowa mo!” sigaw ni Brithey. She showed me her phone. It was a news article with Samantha as the headline. It turns out that Samantha and her family got involved in a car accident. Bigla akong kinabahan para kay Samantha. Is she okay? Gaano kalala ang injuries n’ya? Kamusta naman ang pamilya n’ya?I grabbed Brithey’s phone to read the article. The Chen Family was involved in a car accident in Cebu City. Is it a coincidence? We were also in Cebu when we got ambushed. Samantha was with their driver, her dad, her mom, and her younger sister. It was ruled as an accident because of the heavy rain. Agad naman silang naisugod sa malapit na ospital. I doubt that it is an accident. There is something fishy going on in Cebu. “Minor injuries lang naman siguro ‘yun,” Brithey commented. “It’s nothing compared to what happened to you.” I was pissed at what she said. Oo, aminado ako hindi maganda ang relasyon namin ni Samantha but to say that is unacceptable.“Kahi
One Temptation Chapter XLIX: Where were you ?
“Dwight?” He was horrified when he saw me in the lift, but he tried to hide it.“Sav,” matipid n’yang bati. By the sound of it, I already know what’s up. This is not the proper way to handle the situation, keeping in mind that our relationship is not public. Bumaba ang mata ko sa bitbit nya. He held a bouquet of red roses and a Starbucks paper bag. Breakfast for Sam, I guess?The elevator ride was awkward. We couldn’t talk much because there were other people on the lift. Nang tumigil ang elevator sa fifth floor ay tinignan ko muna s’ya bago lumabas. He better explain why he’s been avoiding me these past few days.The sound of my stilettos against tiled flooring was eerie. It is straight out of a movie, if I must say. There is so much tension and anticipation.I hate to admit it, but seeing Dwight holding a bouquet of flowers pains me. He was busy with Sam while I desperately waited for his texts or calls. He even partied out with Eli and didn’t bother to inform me.Bumalik sakin ang
One Temptation Chapter L: Wild and Free
My relationship with Dwight didn’t get any better after our talk. Emotions got the best of me when we last talked. At this point, I don’t even know if we really have a relationship.He’s busy training with the national team while I’m at my dad’s office. It’s just a few days before the election, so our security is at its max. Our house security system has been upgraded. More bodyguards are deployed.“Caily, you should ask your manager to reschedule all your shoots to a week after the election. It’s your dad and aunt’s request,” Mom said when she sat beside me. My schedule has already been pushed far too long. If I do what I was asked, I might lose a few contracts in these coming years.“Mom, I hope they will understand me. I’ve pushed the shoots far too long. I might lose my contracts next year, or worse, they might sue me.” I fidgeted with my phone. Mom sighed beside me. Modeling is becoming my full-time job, and I know my mom has something to say about it because she did modeling as
One Temptation Chapter I: Her Life
Nakakairita! Bakit pa kasi ngayon ang deadline ng thesis namin. For God's sake, it's the weekend."Erica, nasaan ka na ba! Ikaw na lang mag dala nito sa school! I have to finish the flow for the coming conference!"bulyaw ko sa kagrupo kong si Erica. "Sorry,Sav. I'm outside Laguna. Nandito ko sa BGC kasama parents ko. Wedding anniversary kasi nila. Tsaka ikaw ang ineexpect ni Dr. Apu,"she said. Napabuga na lang ako sa hangin. Sav, you need to get a grip. Hayaan mo na. After passing the thesis you can have your break. Next year ay Fourth-year kana. Just have patience. "Fine." Bumaling ako sa printer na kakatapos lang mag print. Finally! Binitawan ko ang phone ko at nag hanap ng folder sa drawer na pwedeng paglagyan. At kapag sinuswerte ka nga naman, wala pa. Dali-dali akong lumabas ng kwarto at pumanaog papunta sa kusina kung saan nag lulu
One Temptation Chapter II: Party Out
Sinalubong ako ng malamig na hangin ng makalabas ako sa apartel. Mukhang uulan pa. Mabilis akong lumakad papunta sa kotse. Pagkasakay ko sa kotse ay saktong bumagsak ang malalaking patak ng ulan.Lucky huh?I started the car's engine and drive away.I'm Savannah Caily Davis Abad, a Third-year Accountancy student from NU- Laguna. My older brother is Dr. Stephen Alexander Davis Abad. He is a resident doctor of St. Luke's Medical Center. He finished his studies abroad.My Dad is Atty. Alvaro Abad. He's obviously a workaholic. Masyado s'yang busy kaya wala na s'yang time samin. Guys like my dad are not great with clingy women. I can say that I'm not clingy but I still long for fatherly love. On the other hand, my fabulous mom is Arabella Davis. I love her so much. She's really supportive. Sobrang hands-on ni mommy sa pag aalaga samin.We grew up not having a housemaid. Kaya sa bahay
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- One Temptation Chapter XLV: Misfortune or An Organized Crime?
- One Temptation Chapter XLIV: Close Call
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- One Temptation Chapter XLII: Photos That Haunt Me
