Chapter One
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"Hooooooneeeeeey!!!"
I got back up when I heard Marion scream.
"Why?! Was there a fire?!" I rushed into the kitchen and my heart almost came out of my body when I saw him standing at the table.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaaah" I couldn't stop screaming when I saw him looking at me with a balloon in his hands.
"Happy 1st anniversary hon" he said. He came up to me and kissed me on the cheeks.
"I love you too" I was still crying as I looked on. On the floor were scattered petals, with red and heart-shaped hanging on the walls. There's also a cake on the table with 'Happy 1st Anniversary' with chocolates and bouquets next to it.
"You prepared this just for me?" I couldn't believe it.
"Of course, anything for my wife" he kissed me in the lips. And that kiss last for 15 seconds.
"That's sweet. Thank you for your unconditional love hon!!! And thank you for being the best husband in the whole universe!"
"Thank you for being the best wife in the whole universe too hon. I love you. Come on let's eat. I know you're hungry" he asked me to sit in a chair before he sat down. My husband is so gentleman. So fetch!
"Try this! I cooked this with love" he gave me a spoonful of soup.
"Yummy!" I shouted.
"What can you say?! Delicious eh?" He asked.
"It tastes good, probably the best soup I ever tasted. I can eat this forever" I said while giggling.
"You're exaggerating hahahaha. But thanks for the compliment" he laughed.
It's our first anniversary of being married, even though it's been years. I still can't believe that my crush in college was now my husband. Wow! As in wow, it's really hard to believe. I always thought that my love for Marion was unrequited, becausewe didn't really married each other because of love but because our parents wanted both of us to be married. In short we are arrange marriage. But as time goes Marion learned to love me. That's more than enough for me to be happy.
*Flashback
"Anne, do you know him?" I asked, looking at the man who was leaning on a tree, crying. There was a bouquet on his left hand and the other one is holding a cellphone. He keeps staring at it, probably waiting for a text or call. Probably his girlfriend or whatever. He looks problematic.
"His name is Marion James Alcantara, he's the second handsome man in our school," she said. He is also Lucas Monasterio's best friend. Why? Are you interested in him? I can't blame you I mean both him and Lucas is good looking" she smiled in a creepy way.
"I'm not interested on him okay. I was just wandering, he looks sad and lonely. Maybe something happened to him". I answered.
"That's what I understand"
"Tssk! He seems to be broken" sadly I say.
"Oh if you're wondering about that, you should search it on google maybe it will answer" she said jokingly.
"Oh fvck you Anne" I showed her my middle finger.
"What i just answered you truthfully. Maybe google will tell you because it knows everything hahaha" She laughed hard.
I didn't pay attention and looked at the man again.
I pity him. I wanted to comfort him.
"Oh my god! Let's go Leona our class is starting"
"Go ahead I'll follow you in a minute"
"Okay madam"
I walked slowly and sat next to him, he was even surprised by what I had done.
"For your girlfriend?" I was referring to the bouquet that he was holding. "Your girlfriend is so lucky, she had a sweet boyfriend like you" I chuckled.
I looked at his face, he didn't even mutter a single word. His expression says that he's not interested.
"Did you know girls appreciate the little things that men do, even if you only treat us to a food vendor we will be happy as long as we have each other" I said while looking at the sky.
Still, he didn't even utter a word.
"But she left me. She don't love me anymore" he cried. Finally, he spoke.
"Maybe she has her reasons you know. Did you hear it?" he shook his head "Maybe she had a reason why she left you, because sometimes no matter how you love that person, there will be a time when you need to leave for his sake. She didn't leave you because she didn't love you, she left you because she loved you," I said. I looked back at him. I gasped when I saw him staring at me. I swallowed! He had a beautiful eyes. It's captivating me.
"Have you been left behind too?" out of the blue he asked.
"Huh? No HAHAHAHA. I was just stating facts that's all"
"Thank you" he said with sincerity.
"Then, should I say you're welcome?" the two of us started to laugh. We were having a good time when suddenly my phone rang.
It was Anne.
"Oh I gotta go, my friend is calling me. I still have a class that's why" I said as I stand up and fixed my skirt. I saw him stand up too, so I looked back at him.
"Marion... Marion James Alcantara" he suddenly introduced himself. I smiled.
"Leona... Leonora Clarisse Mendoza" I accepted his hand.
*End of flashback
"I gotta go honey... We have a board meeting today," he said.
"Okay, take care! Love you hon" he kissed me in the lips
"I love you too" he answered back.
After I ate I put the cake in the fridge and went upstairs to wash and get ready for work. I'm a teacher, I love kids so much so I chose this profession. Marion said he would support me that's why he was taking care of the company I had been in charge of when my parents died, he took over the Mendoza enterprise.
With my mercedes benz car I arrived at school faster than expected, I park it first and walked to the school.
"Good morning ma'am"
"Good morning"
"Good morning Mrs. Alcantara"
"Good morning"
Everyone greeted me.
"Well, good morning there beautiful" My friend Clyde greeted me when I got to my office. He's also a teacher like me, his parents are both businessman and businesswoman and they have so many business but he choose to be a teacher instead. His reason? Simple because he loves kids too just like me.
"Have you eaten?" He asked, he never failed to ask me that question many times. Morning, afternoon and evening.
"Yes, Marion cooked for me" I smiled happily.
He rolled his eyes. "I cooked better than him"
I really don't know why this guy keeps on comparing himself to Marion. Maybe because he's just crazy.
"He made it love, you won't understand because you're single tssk" I rolled my eyes at him.
"He made it with love" he mocked me.
Idiot.
"Why don't you just start working" I laughed at him. He returned to his post with a frowned face. He's old but he still acts like a child. He never changed.
"Teacher!" I paused when Summer, one of my students, called me.
"Yes baby?"
"Here my mommy wanted me to gave this to you" she said with a smile on her face and gave me the tupperware with chicken on it.
"Wow! Please tell your mommy I said thank you"
"Okay teacher" she then leave.
"Wow! What's that?" I was shocked when Clyde suddenly beside me. He was really close to my face, very close.
"Chicken, Summer's mother gave it to me"
"Wow gave me some. I want it"
"Sure! Let's share"
"Sure! I'm just going to get a spoon"
He left my side so I was relieved. Wooooaaah!!! ... He also came back with two spoon in his hand. I opened the tupperware and we ate it together, Clyde bought a rice so we shared and ate it.
"Here! Your husband should cook like Summer's mother! Not just soap. Tssk" he said out of nowhere.
"Can't get over with my husband's soup? That's the only food he knows how to cook. I can't blame him!!! And I don't know how to cook also. That's why we're a pair. Hahahah
"Whatever!!!"
Clyde and I both became busy in teaching, I didn't care about how tired I feel right now because I'm enjoying what I'm doing right now. I teach grade one students, they're not hard to teach because most of my students are smart.
"Teacher! Teacher!" I returnded to my senses when one of my students called me.
"Yes Kim?!" I replied with a smile?
"It's Summer!" she cried.
"Why? What happened to Summer" I begin panicking.
"She has a fever," he said
"Are you alright Summer?!" I asked her while touching her forehead. Kim was right, Summer had a fever. Her body is hot. But she was still okay when she gave me the chicken earlier.
"Summer, why didn't you tell me that you had a fever?!"
"Well, I was feeling okay when I got here teacher," she said.
"Come on! I'm going take you to the clinic" I said and carried her in my arms. I rushed to the clinic, and I immediately took care of her.
"She just caught a small cold. She just need to drink this medicine and she will be okay" our school doctor said.
"Thanks doc"
"Just doing my job"
I smiled at her and sat beside Summer's bed.
"Hey baby feeling good now?"
"Yes thank you teacher" I just stroke her hair and in a few minutes she fell asleep.
I need to call her monther.
I hurriedly go to my office and open the drawer to find a piece of paper where students record were writen. I need to know her mother' number so I can call her.
When I already found what I want. I immediately contacted her mother.
"Hello this is Anica speaking, may I know who's calling?" Said in the other line.
"Hello is this Summer's mother?"
"Yes why?"
"Oh I'm Summer's adviser. I called because your daughter is on the school clinic right now. I took her there because she has a cold"
"Oh my god!" She shouted. "Is my baby okay now? Did she drink the medicine already?"
"Calm down, your daughter is okay now. And yes she already take the medicine" I assured here. She sighed.
"I'm going there right now, thanks for calling Mrs?"
"Alcantara, it's Mrs. Alcantara"
"Thanks Mrs. Alcantara"
I ended the call and returned to the school clinic where summer was.
A few minutes later, Summer's mother arrived and she hurriedly sat beside her daughter.
"Mommy?" she just wake up.
"Yes baby? Are you feeling okay now? Hmm?"
"Yes mommy, you don't need to worry" she giggled and hug her mother.
"That's good to hear" she then turned to me and smile.
"Thanks for taking care of my daughter Mrs. Alcantara"
"My pleasure" I answered. "By the way the chicken you gave me was so delicious, even my friend liked it"
"Thanks for the compliment"
She carried Summer and "We gotta go now, my daughter needs to rest so I'm taking her home"
"Sure"
"I will give you a homemade food tomorrow too"
"I'll look forward to it"
When they already left I came back to my classroom.
"Teacher is Summer okay now?" I was about to enter the room when one of my students greeted at the door and asked me.
"Yes, you don't have to worry anymore" I assured them.
"Phew, that's a relief"
"Take your sit now our class is not over yet"
"Okay teacher"
I was about to go in the classroom when my phone rang.
It was my husband.
"Hey hon, what's up. Is everything okay?"
"Yes, I just called because i miss your voice"
"Oh you're so sweet. I love you"
"I love you too"
"I gotta go hon, my class isn't finish yet"
"Okay i'll see you at home then"
"See you later then, bye love you" I ended the call.
And because of that I started my class again with a smile on my face.
- Writer
