“Zeno!”“Yes, baby?”“I wanted to eat ramen but I don’t know how to make it.”“Leave it to me.”“Huh? Do you know how to cook?”“Of course! Have you forgotten that it’s one of my past times?”“We’re going to watch a movie.”“Right now? But I’m still doing my homework. Did you finish yours?”“Yes. I’ll fetch you, okay?”“But I’m doing my homework, Zeno!”“Bring your homework so I can teach you how to answer that.”“How did you know that I’m having a tough time resolving it?”“I just know.”“Zeno!”“Why are you screaming?”“It’s because of the photo that you have uploaded to your social media account! What was that?”“So they know what your role is in my life?”“They flood it with a bunch of comments, Zeno! My gosh!”“It’s okay. You deserve to be recognized as my woman, so what’s wrong with that? And so guys know their limits too.”“What’s your real motive? To warn the guys or to warn the girls to back off?”“To warn the guys. I hate seeing them following you, so I posted our photos and
“I don’t know if she will wake up now.” I mentally creased my forehead. Someone is talking but I can’t wake up. I’m aware that I’m sleeping, but why can’t I wake up?“It’s been 18 hours, Reese!” a familiar voice said. Wait — is that Zeno?“Dude, calm down. I know that she will wake up.”What are they talking about? Their voices are familiar but I can’t distinguish who they are. And come to think of it, my memories are back.Everything that happened before, I can now remember. I must say that we’ve been through a lot, especially Zeno, who did everything he could just to save me and protect me from his opponents.He isn’t cruel. He’s freaking risking his life for me and here I am, believing what the woman named Rose said before that he’s a cruel man. Although they told me that everything was planned, I can’t help but feel bad.“Zeno, I’m sorry for not being able to be at your side while you are striving so hard just to survive and get the justice that you are aiming for.”I wanted to te
“You’ve been eating weird foods ever since you woke up, Annalise,” Ciara uttered, and when I glanced at her for a moment, her worried facial expression welcomed me.“What?” I asked while eating a strawberry that was chopped into bite-size pieces with banana and chocolate on top. Zeno also places some nuts, marshmallows, and edible gold.Seeing the food that Zeno prepared, my mouth watered, so I didn’t think twice about tasting it. If I was going to rate this, it’s an excellent job, 100/100.“It’s weird to dip the banana in chocolate, Annalise,” she muttered, but I just shook my head at her. Some of our friends were just looking at me, enjoying the food that Zeno prepared.I don’t know why they’re concerned about me eating mangoes that were dipped into sweet shrimp sauce, then proceeding to eat strawberries and bananas with chocolate on top and sprinkled with marshmallows and nuts.“You skipped heavy meals, Annalise,” Jake uttered, one of Zeno’s friends. His full name is Adrielle Jake
“You want to eat mango with spicy shrimp sauce?” Zeno asked. We’re in my room, watching movies on the TV with his arms on my waist. It’s been days since we’ve been like this, being sweet with each other, but sometimes, his scent makes my face crumpled and I can’t even find a reason I hated his smell. Since then, he decided to use my perfume, which suits him more. From being smelly to a classic, glamorous fragrance, sweet but balmy, slightly sharp floral with fresh mandarin on the top; jasmine, plum, orchid, and rose. Isn’t it pleasing to smell him like me? I nodded my head and looked at my husband, who was now sighing deeply. “Why do you like eating those?” “Because it is delicious!” I screamed, but he just gazed at me as if he were examining my entire existence. “Annalise, you’ve been skipping meals because you like eating that freaking mango with shrimp sauce,” he stated, but I just raised my eyebrow at him. Zeno shouldn’t interfere with what I wanted to eat because that is wh
It’s been a year since we saw each other. Part of me is still missing and waiting for him, but my eyes focus on this guy, who’s smiling at me.“Annalise, what do you want for dinner?” Ciara inquired, then entered my room.“Ramen and fried chicken will do, Ciara,” I replied without taking my attention to the guy in front of me.Ciara didn’t leave my room right away after hearing my answer and I could feel her eyes dart at me as if she was judging my entire existence. I know that she wanted to assure me, but I’m tired of waiting for nothing.If Zeno came back, I’d be happy and I would throw myself at him right away. But since this is reality, I need to focus on surviving too. I don’t want to give myself false hope, waiting for him for so long, but we’re not sure if he will come back to me, safe and sound.“Annalise, I apologize if you are suffering,” Ciara whispered, enough for me to hear what she just said.I smiled bitterly, not minding if she saw me smiling like that. Before loving Z
“Annalise, why don’t you try strolling here in Germany? I’ll accompany you,” Ciara suggested.My eyes darted to Czy right away, who was now sleeping peacefully. We’ve been here in Germany for a year, but I haven’t even wandered around here because of fear that they might see us.Although Ciara and Jake assured me that this country was safe, they advised me that one of them should accompany me, just in case.Part of me says that I need to take a breath and buy something that I want, but whenever I realize that my life is in danger, I always change my mind.I let out a deep sigh and glanced at Ciara, who was now smiling brightly as if she was assuming that I would agree.“Don’t worry about Czy. I’ll take care of him,” Jake said and popped out of nowhere. “You need to unwind, Annalise. Besides, Ciara will accompany you and I’m in charge of Czy today.”“But—”“Come on! Let’s buy some bags and dress. We can also go to the beautiful places here so I can take photos of you,” Ciara said while
“Yo, man! How are you?” Jake greeted when Kazimir arrived.“We’re still alive,” he answered nonchalantly and glanced at me for a moment, but then his eyes darted to my son in my arms and I saw how his lips twitched.“Is that your son with Zeno?” Kazimir asked, then approached me.I smiled and looked at Czy, who was smiling while looking at me. He raised his hands and pointed his fingers at me before letting out a giggle.“Yes,” I replied while looking at Czy with loving eyes.“No offense, but he looks exactly like Zeno,” he stated, which made me chuckle. Czy is precisely like Zeno, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he got his attitude.“What’s his name?” Kazimir inquired.“Czyanne Gael Villareal Mercedes,” I retorted.“It’s a nice name,” he said and tried to get Czy from me, which I allowed him. While examining Kazimir, he looks at my son with a loving gaze. His aura became vulnerable as if he got affected by Czy’s aura.Kazimir looks like a father, and it suits him so well. “You look fon
While listening to Zeno’s voice, I couldn’t stop crying. I waited for a year to hear his voice again. Even though the situation between me and his son is so painful, I know it hurts him even more. No matter what he does, his enemies are watching him.I know he is doing his best to be with us, but the world and destiny just don’t agree with us. Maybe one day, we will be free from these challenges and I hope our son will never have to experience this life because I know how difficult it is.“Annalise,” Zeno muttered.I glanced at Czy, who was now sleeping peacefully, before removing the earphones in his ear. I don’t remember how much time passed, but it seems that our son got tired of talking to his father, so he fell asleep immediately.Now that it’s just the two of us who are still awake, my heart starts beating rapidly again and I’m afraid he might hear it. My heart beats differently when I’m with him or I’m just talking to him. Maybe it’s like this when you love someone. Just doing