Slaves of Unforgotten Past

CAN'T FOCUS

CHAPTER TEN

Cassandra's POV

Many years have passed and we are now in our college years.

I can't help but sigh, remembering my rough high school and early college days. At last! I made it! I survived and I'm still alive.

And yes, here I am, emotionally and mentally strong. I know now what I am capable of and in no time, it will only take months before we graduate from college.

I know that Troy being with me, life will always be a battle. His fangirls are indeed multiplying nonstop.

I can no longer count how many “girl enemies” I made when we were still in our freshman years in college because of Troy.

Luckily, the girls did stop haunting me when they knew Troy’s personality.

As you all know, Troy is a cold-blooded person and if you try to get closer to him, you will freeze due to his coldness. And when you try to start a conversation with him, huh? Good luck, girl! Because you will be talking to a statue. He will never respond or even bat an eye on you.

Yes! That's how confident I am with him. He only has his eyes on me (flips hair).

Well, anyway, going back, Troy and I have been dating for almost 8 years now and I am so excited and looking forward to our marriage after college graduation.

Though, my mom and dad never fail to remind me how hard it is to be a married woman.

But for my undying love for Troy, I also never fail to insist and remind them that Troy loves me and that we could surpass all the struggles that the universe will throw at us in the future as a married couple. As other people say "love conquers all" and I believe in that.

Troy always reminds me of his promises and I do believe in and trust him. I am confident that he will make me the happiest married woman of all time. Since I could also proudly say that his actions do tell and prove it all.

I know for sure that shortly when we will be tied by the holy matrimony, I will be the happiest bride and mother of all women living on earth since my husband is not just good-looking but also a kind-hearted and loving man.

However, regardless of being optimistic sometimes, I am still a bit worried about Troy's status in my parent's eyes as they have standards of what kind of a man they want me to marry.

I could not hide the fact that Troy rarely visits me in my place and my mom and dad don't like it.

My parents were those kinds of “strict parents” who were conservative and traditional, so it would be hard to obtain their trust and approval.

To be honest, when they knew that Troy was the man whom I would be marrying, they were looking forward to seeing him more often so that they would know him better to feel secure about my future with him but Troy did not show up in our house and place.

I did invite him to come and join us for dinner but he always declined my offer. I also did inform him that it'll make my parents happy but he mentioned that he was always busy taking care of his people.

And yes, though Troy was my parents' close friend’s son, they are still reluctant to have him as their future son-in-law.

Well, I can't blame them, I do understand where they are coming from and why they suddenly wanted to change their mind about this marriage. I know that they were just afraid that I might get bullied by Troy's people in his town since they knew how Troy takes care of his people.

I’m really curious why Troy's people were respecting him that much as if he was the president or someone big shot in that town.

I did ask my parents why Troy's people call him “Alpha” but my parents will always give me a vague response.

Well moving forward, I am now in front of my closet, looking for an outfit to wear.

I'm particular about my outfit since I will be working as a fashion designer in one of the most prestigious luxury brands in the country.

And yeah, not to brag but I am a fashion icon in our school. And the majority of the women were waiting for me to start new trendy fashion wear.

And, aside from those reasons, I also wanted to look good in front of the mirror since I have this habit of praising myself.

You know, as my mom always said to me when I praised myself too much "I love my own, my native land" since I indeed love myself. My cute and beautiful self.

And most especially, I wanted to be the apple in Troy's eyes. You know, his center of attraction.

( I know that I already am but ah-ah! Never let your guard down girl. Some leeches are roving around, persistent!).

My goodness! Why am I acting like a high schooler?

Geez! I only realized it today.

Well, moving forward, I don't want to hide the fact that I was inspired to go to school every day as I was looking forward to seeing Troy's surprises, sweet gestures, and jokes.

Honestly, every day, as soon as I got up from bed, I hurriedly went to the mirror and looked at my reflection.

In most cases, I couldn't hide the happiness I felt when I imagined Troy being with me forever.

Oh my! I almost forgot that Troy invited me for dinner at his place this coming Saturday since his friends wanted to see me.

Jeez! I need to buy a new dress for it. I don't want to look so ordinary in front of his friends.

I was about to grab my phone to call Troy to accompany me to the mall tomorrow when I suddenly heard my phone ring.

I thought it was him but the number isn't registered in my contacts yet. I'm worried that it might be a prank call or what since I have been receiving a lot lately.

However, out of curiosity, I answered the phone.

But, in my disbelief, it was Mrs. Alvis Santiago, one of my favorite professors in the fashion field.

She called to inform me to be at the dean's office at noon for an important matter.

I immediately agreed since she mentioned me being one of the nominees to participate in a fashion tournament that would happen abroad.

My heart could no longer hold the excitement as I screamed in total amazement.

I was so delighted by the news and my feet started jumping due to the happiness I felt without realizing that the call hadn't ended yet.

"Be sure to be there on time, okay?"

Mrs. Alvis said.

"Oh! I'm so sorry Mrs. Alvis. Sure, I'll certainly be on time," I replied.

She then ended the call.

I am so happy and that makes me dance, sing, and jump for a while.

Hoo! That was tiring.

I need to chill. Relax. Breath in. Breath out. Inhale. Exhale.

"Oh.. my… Gee!"

I immediately dialed Troy's phone number as I wanted him to know the good news first.

I'm sorry Mom and Dad, you are still my favorite person but, as of this moment, Troy is my most favored one.

I have been trying to reach Troy's phone but to my dismay, it will only ring but no one answered.

Well, maybe he's doing some business so let's just call him later or just tell him in school.

We will be seeing each other there anyway.

An hour later I was still not able to see Troy's shadow. I tried to reach his phone but to no avail. I'm starting to feel anxious.

‘Where is he?’ I thought.

A few hours passed and I still haven't seen Troy on campus.

I head myself, feeling dejected, to the dean's office. Though I was there for more than an hour, I could not think of anything but Troy in my head.

‘Where is he? Why wasn't he answering my calls? Was he in danger?’

‘Should I go to his town?’

I was absent-minded when the dean was explaining everything. I can't seem to understand anything he's saying.

However, I'm still thankful to Mrs. Alvis for allowing me to excuse myself. And I apologize to the dean regarding my behavior.

I am so grateful since both of them were so understanding and I'm so blessed that the dean disregarded my attitude today and did not cancel my opportunity to participate in the fashion competition abroad.

They were praising me for possessing such great talent in fashion.

Moving forward, after the meeting at the dean’s office with Mrs. Alvis, I hurriedly went to the place that Troy and I treat as our “meeting place” hoping that he might be sleeping there but he wasn't there either.

The bell rang and I needed to go back to class.

During class hours, my head went blank and I was not able to concentrate. I kept thinking about Troy.

Time passed swiftly, and it was already time to head to another course.

However, my mind and heart wouldn't be at ease if I didn't know what happened to Troy so I decided to skip class and go to his town though it's a bit far from where I am.