Surprise
1019 Words
Claire’s POV
“Are you hungry?” Claire asked.
“Not really. Why?”
“Can we just eat at our house instead?” Claire asked.
She then looked at her phone.
“Because my mom is asking me when I am coming home, so,” Claire sheepishly asked.
“Yes, I’m okay with it,” Vladimir answered.
“Jose,” Vladimir called his driver.
The driver looked at the rearview mirror.
“Okay, Sir. Thank you.”
After an hour of drive, the car Claire and Vladimir is riding has reached the destination.
Claire saw familiar houses. She smiled while looking at it.
I’m home.
“We are here, Sir,” Jose declared.
She opened the door and got out of the car.
“I’m finally home,” Claire whispered.
She kept looking around when she saw Vladimir beside her.
She looked at him, and the realization hit her.
She’s not there to come home and just reunite and bond with her family.
She’s there to tell them that the man beside him, Vladimir Villazanta III, is the man she will get married to and the father of the child she is bearing.
She was still looking at him when he turned his gaze towards her.
He is now bare with a questioning look.
She stopped looking at him and looked in front of her.
“Can I---I mean, let’s go.”
She started walking towards her home.
At first, she was walking normally, and then she started walking slowly.
Then she stopped walking.
“I can’t. I don’t know what to do.”
Then she looked down.
Vladimir walked and stopped in front of her.
He touched her chin and gently pulled her chin up.
Vladimir roamed, his gaze on her face.
“I’m here, Claire.”
Suddenly, Claire’s heavy heart has lightened because of Vladimir’s words.
“I will see to it that they will not be disappointed in you.”
She looked at him and sighed.
Vladimir let go of her face and held her right hand.
Vladimir softly squeezed his hand and gestured for her to walk with him.
She started walking and followed Vladimir.
I am not alone. He will marry me. He will take responsibility for the child. He will…
Vladimir is casually walking towards her home.
She just followed him.
After a while, they reached her home.
She saw her sister Carla getting inside their house.
She stopped, but Vladimir did not let him. They continued to walk until they reached her home.
He was about to knock, but she stopped him.
“Can I go inside first? I will just call you when I have already told him about us?”
But Vladimir did not mind what she said and knocked on the gate.
“Yes? Who is it?”
Claire heard her sister shout.
But Vladimir did not answer and kept on knocking.
“Coming!” Her sister shouted again.
Claire saw her sister come out of the door.
Her eyes widened, and she tried to run to hide, but Vladimir stopped her.
She hid by lowering herself instead
“Oh!” Claire heard her sister.
“Hi, my future sister-in-law.”
“Whaaaaat!” Claire and Carla said at the same time.
Claire straightened herself up.
She glared at Vladimir.
“Sister?” Her sister said.
She looked at her sister after hearing her call her.
“Carla!” She hurriedly opened the gate and entered their house.
“How was your school? Your scholarship? Where’s Mama and Papa?” Claire asked. Thank
She hugged her sister. “How are you?”
“I’m good. Our director told me that they made a mistake regarding my scholarship, and they already apologized for it. Mama and Papa are inside. They are preparing your favorite food!” Carla happily said.
They went inside their house.
She saw her Mama and Papa.
They are both wearing casual clothes.
They even prepared to wear something like that just to welcome me.
So sweet!
“Maaaa, Paaaa!” Claire called her parents.
His parents looked at her, and she saw their faces brightened.
“Claire!” Her mom and dad both said.
They walked towards her and hugged her.
After hugging each other, her mom asked her.
“Are you alone?” She saw her dad touch his mom’s waist.
“I mean, let’s go. Let’s eat! I prepared your favorite food! Menudo!”
She was going towards their table when she saw Vladimir at the door.
Her eyes widened. “OhMG!”
“Good afternoon, Ma’am, Sir,” Vladimir greeted her parents.
“Oh, Vl—“ His dad stopped from talking. “Oh. Who’s that, Claire?” Her dad asked.
She was too stunned to answer.
“I am Vladimir Villazanta III, and I am your daughter’s fiancé.” Vladimir declared.
“Really?” Her sister said.
“So, that’s the reason why you both dressed up like that, huh, ma and pa. Why didn't you even tell me?”
“We thought you had class today. We didn’t expect you to come home this early.” Claire heard her mom say.
“You ruined the surprise.” Her dad said.
“What?” Claire said with visible confusion on her face.
Her mom looked at her and came towards her.
“Oh. You see, Claire, Vladimir has been asking your hand since I don’t know when, and he’s been coming here to our house regularly to show his sincerity towards you. At first, your Papa was so against it, but as time went by, we learned to love him as our own and gave our blessings.” Her mom explained.
“He told us that you will be coming home soon, so we waited, then you called and told us that you’re coming home. So, we were so happy! Because we know that after so long you’ll be home and will bring him with you. We are so excited to see you both together.”
She looked at Vladimir after hearing his mom with a visible question on her face.
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