Stabbing me Slowly

Chapter 2: Crush

Im Penelope Oh Helarzon , 26 years old and my husband Lewis Drake Helarzon , 27 years old . We are both from Quezon City .

I am a half chinese because my dad is a chinese and my mom is a pure filipina, have 2 big brothers and I am the only girl and the last born. My parents have 3 business in cebu, and my older brother have a restaurant their that's why they live now in cebu because of their business. I am the last born but I am the first one who got married. My family really agaisn't of me marrying early but later on they just accept that they can't kept me forever and they gave us they're blessings. I finished Batchelor of Science in Business Administration because I want also to have my own business just like my family. After I graduated I work as an Marketing Officer but I resign because lewis is always jelous about my workmates and also I cant take care of him because Im so busy at work I will go home to sleep and wake up early to go to work we rarely see each other and lewis is not happy about it thats why I quit. Good thing a friend of mine recommended me a work from home which is my current work now as a Virtual Assistant and Im really happy with this job plus my husband will go home knowing that his wife is waiting for him at home.

Lewis family is a family of engineers , she have a younger sister. His mom died early because of a heart failure since he's 15 years old. His father didn't marry another women or have a girlfriend instead he takes care of lewis and his sister he makes sure thar his children won't feel lonely for the loss of their mother, yes he mourn yes he kept crying up until now every night and yes sometimes he feels to give up , but he thinks that if it hurts to him what about the feeling of his children? losing a mother hurts like hell they lose the light of their home, they lose the one who will do everything just for their family.

That's why lewis father get up from almost drowning and takes care of his children , giving all they want and loving them they deserve as if that they didn't lose their mom. Being a dad and a mom is not that easy especially he have a daughter but he made it because his son and daughter grow to be a good person and he think that is the best achievement he do for the rest of his life, they are rich but his children are so very humble and down to earth persons.

Lewis and I become a lovers since our college days , we were classmates since 7th grade in high school and he confess his feelings in our graduation day in senior high school. He courted me for 3 months only I said yes before our first day of college because Hello? What if he met other while studying ? . I already have a crush on him since 7th grade because we were classmates , I see him everyday , I tried to talk to him once but he ignored me and he left , he's so distant with girls I feel embarassed that day and promised I will not talk to him ever again , since that day whenever I see him I feel annoyed and angry he's so ignorant and whenever our eyes met I raised by brows at him and smirk.

That's why in our 11th grade I was shocked that he started talking to me and asking me random things that he didn't usually do. I try to ignore him but he always come to me his always near me maybe his making fun of me that's what I think back in. But weeks passed it is still the same and he started giving me snacks , he always wait for me outside the library , sometimes inside because after our class Im always in the library because back then I really love reading. He follows me until I get in the car , he was always in my back and I didn't find it scary or his stalking me , I feel safe , I think because I have a crush to him back in our 7th grade , if he continues of doing that and trying to makes close to me I think my feelings back then will be back.

Lewis is so handsome, he is my definition of a true tall , dark and handsome plus so smart , he is not into basketball , soccer , badminton or other sports but his into chess and I find it very attractive especially when he wear his eyeglasses and so fucos on the game. He is a very serious and moody guy that you cant joke with because he will totaly broke your bones if you will mess with him thats why he only 1 friend his only bestfriend since birth I think ahhahaha just kidding I think since Pre-school.

While on my way to cafeteria lewis came to me and ask

"Are you going to eat lunch?" he ask

"Yes" I said

"Let's eat together" he said

I stopped walking

"Why?"

"Coz your alone?"

"Im ok with it"

"Stop being stubborn lets go" and he grab me

"Duuhhhhh!"

"What do you want?" asking me while looking at the foods.

"I have food , I will just buy water"

"Okay"

And I sit first in our table and take out my lunch that my mom prepares me. I really love the foods made by mom its so delicious. And he sit with his food chicken with rice and 2 hotdogs with 2 bottled of water in his other hand.

"Here your water"

"Thank you , how much is it?"

"Dont mind it"

"No , give me your bank number I will send it later I dont have a cash"

"No thanks it is only 12 pesos so don't bother" he said

"You sure?"

"Yeah , so eat now"

I started eating and enjoying my food.

"Why do you want to eat with me ? "

"Because I notice that your always alone while eating . Don't you have friends ?" he said.

"I have I just don't want someone join while eating , just my family" I said

"Why?"

"Because you know girls always gossiping and I don't want it when eating because food is a blessing we must value it and thanking God not like gossiping in the front of it , it feels like satan is so happy with it"

"You have a point , So you believe in God?" he ask

"Yeah , you?" I ask back

"Yes , but I directed pray to him in our home not in the church or temples I don't believe them"

"hmmmmmm"

[Riiiinnnngggggggggggg]

"It's time bye I will go first" then he run , lewis is such a weirdo ?

And I walk alone in the classroom while eating lollipop.

After that lunch , he will always takes his lunch with me as in every lunch and a 10 minutes snack break he will give me a bottled of water and 2 sandwich. And whenever he see me buying something he always pay for it and then he go like nothing happen. I don't know what this man up to , I don't know if he is just tripping me or whatever his reason are , all I know is I slowly like it , that his always here with me and taking care of me at school , I started loving it.

It's vacation now and we will be grade 12 by the next school year I know that we will be classmates again , we'll see if he still doing do same coz if not it's ok fine with me . I thought I will be peaceful this vacation but NO , he texted me I dont know where he got my number .

"Where did you get my number" I ask between our conversation.

"I have my ways" he said

"Ok" I just reply that because texting is not my thing and also im so tired today , I didn't do much today but im tired. I take a nap around 5pm while waiting for my Pa to come home I set my alarm for 8pm.

It is morning when I wake up I was shock because that was suppose to be a nap. I find my phone and wonder why my alarm did'nt ring , damn ! It was in silent mode . I check my messages and I see 20 messages from lewis.

"Hey still there ? "

"Pene?" why his calling like that ?

"I wonder if we can go to the mall"

"If your not busy"

"If it is ok?"

"Hey!"

"Don't you have a load?"

"Wait "

I recieved 100 pesos load

"You can reply now you have load now"

"Still no reply"

What is wrong with him , is he not busy?

"Sorry I sleep early last night , thanks to the load , morning" after I reply I go in the kitchen and I see my mom cooking.

"Morning baby"

"Morning mom why you didn't wake me" I said as I sat in the high stool.

"Because I don't wanna bother you I want you to take a rest coz we will go to cebu today since it's your vacation now , we will just be back on the opening of classes , let's help each other there our business is so busy"

"It's okay mom since we are doing this since my elementary days besides I miss cebu and the foods there" I said

"Eat all you want when we got there , for now eat this and prepare your things quickly"

When Im done eating I go to my room and get my laguage and notice my phone vibrate .

"Morning , can we go out today , you know just eating street foods" he said in the text message.

"Sorry can't make it , we will go to cebu today" I reply and continue packing my things.

2 months sad passed and school cameback , it is our last year of being high school and I promise that I will do my best this year , lewis still texting me up until now sometimes I reply sometimes not, his telling me of what happen to him that day , it feels like Im his diary through text and what makes me sad about him is when he texted me that he miss his mom ? he tells me about his mom's fav food and many more , while reading it I cried , you know guys LOVE your mom when they still here in this world.

Im in hall way when lewis called me

"So how was your vacation?" he ask

"Good , you know it' like our tradition to go to cebu every summer"

"Why?"

"We have business in there and it' growing" I said

"Wow, good for you"

"Thanks that's my parents hard work"

The rest of the month we are so busy , as a graduating student I really take it seriously , good thing lewis is always here with me , he teaches me when I didn't know on that subject , really , I like a brain like his , what an IQ he had. And day by day be become closer and closer.

Not until it is the time of our graduation day , he ask if he could court me in the front of my parents he ask permission . I was shocked that I can't say anything I just freeze in the front of him and a bit nervous because of my family is there .

"Its okay if you can't answer now no need to rush" he said

"Lewis come with me outside" my heart is pounding faster when my dad said that to him. And thet went outside , I don't know what they talked about but my father cameback alone , maybe he go home already , it's okay I can text him.

Lewis will go to a different university on college , so I did enroll to his school so that we are still close to each other , by the way I already say YES to him before our class in college started , I already love him since our high school days I don't want to make it longer. Our relationship is going better everyday and we were both happy in it . Also in terms of our schedule at school , Don't worry because we have the same schedule that's why we still have a time for each other after class we go to starbuck and talking about what happen to our day that day . And on weekends we decided that we will stay only on our house so that we can rest and study , we are just texting each other but not time by time.

It's our first monthsary and lewis decided that we just celebrate in the fast food chain here called mang inasal he said it is his favorite fast food chain because aside from their chicken is good it is also unli rice and it is also cheap.

"It's my first time here" I said

"You will like it here , take a sit I will just order our food" he said

I looked for a sit and it almost full , good thing some customer finished eating and they about to go so I sit in the chair while an employee cleaning the table . Im impress by how fast they are , when the customer is up they will go to the table directly and clean it up . Lewis back and sit while a number on his hand he said they will just call the number.

"Whoa , you ordered a lot" he ordered 2 peice of chicken , palabok , pork sisig , pork barbeque and large halo halo , it feels like he ordered everything in the menu.

"It is our first monthsary it should me memorable" he said and I started eating already because im so hungry already and his right the chicken is so good I wonder they have a lot of customers here it so good.

"Just called that man holding a small bucket thats a rice ask ruce from him " he said.

"The pork sisig is insane" I said

"I told you" he said

We are done eating and he had 8 cups of rice while I had 5 cups of rice I just laugh of how hungry we was.

"Our money is worth it here" I said

"We will comeback here in our next monthsary" he said , its fine with me though . I will bring my bro here someday with they are not busy.

And that first monthsary followed by many monthsarries and anniversary , we are in our 3rd year anniversary , we are so busy that is why we decided to eat in dinner fancy restaurant it is around 9:30 when we go to the restaurant because we were both busy in our study especially lewis but im so happy that despite of that busy day he always makes his time with even if I didn't ask for it because even if we didn't celebrate today it's fine with me and I will totally understands him with all of my heart. Because I know if his not busy anymore he will ask me to go camping , to go hiking , to camp in front of the beach and many more. And also I want to add for me 3rd year is the most busy, the most hard in all year levels , it is just for me you can disagree to it .

In our second anniversary we go to the amusement park. We had so much fun not until till I said we ride the ferres wheel , he says no his tired already , he don't want to ride it O dont know why it is the first ride that I want to ride but he said later and now he don't want , what's wrong with that ferres wheel it didn't even look scary at all its so romantic because it is moving slow .

"What is wrong with you in that f*cking ferres wheel? " i said angrily

"Im just tired and hungry" he said

"Is it all about with your ex again?"

"NO! and don't bring her up here!" he said with a serious baritone voice

"Then don't act like that , don't act like you didn't move on yet its disgusting!" I said and left

"Where are you going?" he asked

"Its none of your busy go sit there and remind all your memories with that b***h!" I said and run

"PENELOPE!"

He ruin our celebration , if he didn't move on yet he didn't even court me if that's the case . I was my way to ferres wheel , I pay and go inside of it and manong closed it . It started slowly I can imagin how romantic it is especially when the sun rise going up and the sky turning into red orange color. I hate him , I wonder who is that girl .

After that ride , sitting in the bench when lewis see me , and sit besides me.

"Im sorry love , but it's not about my ex I just really feel tired that's it " he said .

"It's okay , sorry for being stubborn also . "

We become okay that day because what matter to me is our anniversary that day .

Lewis proposed to me on the same day of my birthday and it was the memorable birthday of my life , he proposed in the front of my family and I say YES right awat with a tears in my eyes , my father didn't like and my mom is crying really hard my brothers just did not react at all , I bey they don't like it too and I totally understand them because I am the youngest and I didn't even graduated in college and here I am getting engaged and soon to be marry and living our house , I know they were sad as I am the only girl in the family , and my brothers didn't have a girlfriends anyway because they say they were just really busy in our business and they don't have time for that and they think that it can only ruin their life because what if that girl want only their money and their business that they really work hard to be build and successfull , they just scared and I hope they will find their girl who will love them as much as I love them.

Lewis wants the wedding in 2 months from now , I don't know whats the rush but he said he wants us to get married before we graduated in college , we decided that we will not living together after our marriage , we will live together after our graduation na .

Papa finally give us our blessings when I came to him and talk. I made him understand that I will be forever his princess and only daughter not my marriage can change that we and we cried to each other I love him so much .

Wedding day

Our list of guest is a little few I don't want fake people attend the most especial day in my life , they might ruin it . We choose church wedding especially me this is my choice because I want to say our vows in the front of Lord Jesus Chris.

Mama and papa walk me in the aisle while lewis waiting . I see him crying that why I cried also , we says our vows , and exchange our rings and then we kiss. We decided to have a simple wedding , our reception is in one of the exclusive restaurant in BGC , we don't have programs , we only dance in the center and the guest stick their money in my dress and lewis coat after that each of our family will say a short message about us and all I did is to cry with their message Im so happy , after that eating time we were all so hungry.

After that we go outside and throw my flower and lewis sister who catched it and we went inside to our car for our honeymoon , we decided to go to boracay since we have'nt been there yet . In the car I just sleep because im so tired lewis just wake me when we are in the airport , im still in my wedding dress while walking in and I didn't care at all im just tired , when we arrive at our hotel in boracay we just sleep with our wedding clothes are that's how tired we are .