Before the cab left, he took a picture of its plate number. He just wanted to make sure that Sophia will be safe.
As the cab gets out of his sight, he looks at his wristwatch. It was already two o'clock in the morning and he still needs to do some work once he get into his office.
Going home isn't part of his plan because he still needs to finish the work he left and even though he wanted to go straight to the resthouse to finally be with Celestine and have a talk with her, he can't, for he's setting his priorities right and he wanted to finish the things he needs to do to their business first before anything else.
After checking the time, he started walking back to the cafe where he parked his car. Unexpectedly, he saw his uncle waiting for him, leaning his back on the car. He crossed the distance between them and put his hands on his pants pockets.
"I need to go home. Move away from the car door," Vincent said in his most formal voice.&n
Celestine slowly opened her eyes as the sunlight shone on her face. She raised her tired arm and block the sunlight before she finally open her eyes. The sunlight isn't hurting her skin so she reckoned that it was still early in the morning. Despite feeling lazy to get up and start her day, she forced herself to sit on the bed to somewhat keep her stay awake. "Good morning, Miss Celestine," the maid greeted as soon as she sit on the bed. Celestine haven't noticed the maid that was already cleaning her room when she opened her eyes a while ago. The maid that greeted her is not familiar to her and she was certain that she hadn't seen her before. "You're a new maid?" she asked. The maid nodded. "Yes, Miss." "Why? What happened to the maids before?" Celestine asked after removing the duvet on her lap. "Mr. Vincent, changes his maid every month, Miss Celestine. And so, the old maids are not here a
"Boss," Balthazar said as he answered the call. "Have you already given the phone to Celestine?" Vincent asked as he was shaving. His phone is on a loudspeaker, resting on the side of the sink. "Yes, Boss," he immediately answered. "How come she's not answering my calls? Didn't I tell you to accompany her to the mall to go shopping this morning?" "She doesn't feel good, Boss. So she choose to just rest inside of her room," he reasoned. After shaving, Vincent wiped his chin using a clean towel then he picks his phone from the sink. "Why, what happened?" Vincent asked as he walk out of the bathroom. "She didn't explain what she really feel, Boss. All I know is she's not feeling good." "Alright. Just let her rest and if she needs anything, give or do it immediately." "Copy that, Boss," Balthazar said. Vincent ended the call and throw his phone on the bed. He's
"Sir, smoked salmon, turkey sausages, and avocado toast for your breakfast this morning," the maid said as both of her hands are behind her and keeping a distance away from Vincent's opened office door. It is one of the rules that Vincent made for the maids to follow. They should not dare to step inside his office unless he allowed them to do so. "Have them prepared for me downstairs. I'll go down in a minute," he said as he was checking something on his laptop. He didn't have work however, he still needs to check on the products that go in and out, same with the customer's reviews in every purchase so he can work on the customer's concerns and so he can improve their company products. "Okay, Sir," the maid said before leaving his office. He stretched his arms and leaned on the backrest of his office chair. He was planning to go straight to the resthouse a while ago but then, he remembered about checking some stuff on t
"Oh, shoot," the young boy said as his ball dropped to the sea. From where Celestine is standing, she could somehow know the age of the boy and she thinks that he must be above five years old. Her lips formed a smile as she saw the frown on the boy's face. She run towards the sea and went down on it to reach the ball that has been weightless when it touches the sea; letting the breeze and the water take him wherever it wants to. She swims as the ball starts to go further and further until her feet wasn't touching the sea bed anymore. She looked back at the boy that was now no longer on the seashore. She was torn between going after the ball or going back to the seashore but before she could even think of a decision, her legs becomes numb because of the cold temperature of the water. "No, no, no, not now," she said to herself as she try to swim back to the seashore however, she can't feel her legs. Celestine started to panic. No
"I am not allowed to enter the resthouse or even get near that place. They have my face in a wanted poster everywhere," Kingston's answers his cousin before he sucks smoke from his cigarette. It's been a couple of days yet he still hasn't made any move. His days are spent just inside of his old apartment that he's renting for a cheaper price now because the apartment's owner died and his daughter and son just went after his money and abandoned some of their father's business the whole apartment becomes a dumpsite and looks an abandoned place now. The dust, cobwebs, and graffitis on the walls are the things that welcomed him when he stepped again into the apartment. At first, he thought that he entered the wrong place for the whole apartment to change completely. Dust-free hallways and well-sanitized rooms are now replaced by rats, spiders, and their cobwebs, dirt, dust, fleece, and trash because the maids and the apartment keeper were no lon
"Are you relative of the patient?" Dr. Suarez asked when he get out of the emergency room and found Sophia in the waiting area. She hastily left her seat and approached the doctor. "I am uh, h-her friend," she answered the doctor. Dr. Suarez nodded his head. "Okay. It was nice seeing you again after so long, Miss Sophia." She creased her forehead, shocked and a bit confused about how and why the doctor knows about her. "H-How did you know me?" she asked. The doctor put his hand inside his pocket and speak. "She's fine now. However, we still need to monitor her condition and she needs to undergo some tests to see if any complications occur because of what happened." Instead of answering her, the doctor explained Celestine's condition, obviously trying to avoid answering her question. "How long will it take for her to recover?" Sophia asked as she was trying to act like she didn't
"Celestine Oakmont's room please." "Are you a relative of the patient, Sir?" the nurse asked at the front desk. "No, but I am her friend so may I know her room?" Lander asked as he was unconsciously tapping his fingers on the desk. "Please wait a minute, Sir," the nurse said as she was searching for something on the monitor. Lander heard the news from some of the maids and as soon as he heard it, he went straight to the hospital. He had lost a friend from drowning and so he was afraid of the possible things that Celestine might face even after she survived. "She's in the emergency room, Sir." "Thank you very much," he said before he hurriedly walk towards the emergency room. His hands are sweaty and he's sweating bullets. He keeps on praying to his mind silently to keep Celestine safe. When the elevator door opened, the first person he saw was Balthazar. "How's Celestine?" he
"Boss," Sebastian greeted as he entered the room. He carefully put the tray on the bedside table and he stand near it as he look at Vincent that was still intently looking at Celestine. The nurses moved Celestine to another room since she is now in stable condition. Vincent never leaves her side the whole time; before the nurses move her to another room and even after they successfully put her in the hospital bed. "Boss, this is your lunch—" "I'm not hungry. I told Balthazar that I don't want anyone entering this room," Vincent gruffly said while still looking at Celestine as he squeeze her hand from time to time. Sebastian lowered his gaze. "My apologies, boss. But you need to eat. Your health is also part of our concern—" "Leave," Vincent empathically said. "Boss—" "I said leave. I didn't tell anyone to give me food nor did I tell them to let anyone enter this room without my permission." Vincent raise