"Hurry up, Anna!" a voice from downstairs called. "We're already late!" Sarah shouted while waiting for her elder sister.
"Alright! Alright, I'm coming!" Anna answered while coming downstairs. She was wearing a white uniform and black flat shoes. They are both college students from the same department in a private Catholic school.
"Let's go!" Anna invited.
They both went to school riding a jeepney. A jeepney is commonly known as a jeep, the most popular public transportation in the Philippines. It is known for its crowded seating and kitsch decorations, which have become a widespread symbol of the country's culture and art.
After an hour, Anna and Sarah arrived at the university. They tapped their identification cards on the scanning device before entering the campus. Their basic information appeared on the monitor before they were allowed to enter.
Anna went to the restroom first. She fixed her wavy black hair, tied it into a bun, covered it with a hairnet, and added a hair clip. Some nursing students wore light makeup. Their professor wanted them to look presentable, neat, and clean.
Shania came and helped fix her hair, adding lipstick and powder to her cheeks.
"Girl, have you finished answering our assignment?" Shania asked.
"Not yet," she answered without hesitation. "I don't know the right answers."
"Weeh?" Shania reacted, not believing her because Anna was included in the Dean's List.
"It's true," Anna defended herself. "I really don't know the answers… I've been watching Netflix the whole weekend."
"Hmmm, okay, okay… later we'll see. I'm sure you got the right answers. You'll still be top 1 this semester. So proud of you, girl!" Shania said with a smile.
"Tsk tsk," Anna said, smiling back.
After a while, Anna and Shania went to their classroom and sat in their seats. Their friend Frej came and sat next to them.
"I caught my boyfriend flirting with his ex-girlfriend," Frej said.
"Ohhh, I knew it," Shania replied.
"How did you catch them?" Anna asked.
"I read their chat," she answered. "He doesn't know I know his Facebook password."
"Maybe she's better in bed…" Shania said.
They both laughed.
"That slut," Frej said.
Later, their professor arrived.
"Are you ready for class?" he asked while walking toward the center of the classroom. He was short, chubby, and gay.
"Please prepare a one-fourth sheet of paper," he instructed.
"What?" they all answered in shock.
"Yes! We have a pre-test today," he said. "Alright, close your books."
The entire class closed their books and notes.
Their professor started distributing the test papers.
While the examination was ongoing:
"Mind your own paper, class," he said.
"Don't worry, it's just a pre-test…" he added, then suddenly smirked.
"Right, Ms. Rodriguez?" he continued.
Anna Rodriguez was one of the top students among the 60 students in the class. She was also the president of their batch.
Anna smirked and shook her head, disagreeing with her professor.
Everyone looked at her, including her best friend Shania.
After ten minutes, the examination ended. They passed their papers and the checking began.
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CHAIRMAN YANG POV:
"Everything is ready chairman," the middle-aged man said to the chairman who sat beside him while giving him the brown envelope
"good," the chairman said while checking the papers inside the envelope "Have you checked the evidence?" the chairman asked
And his private investigator nodded
" by the way chairman, She's in Paris now, might weeks after she comes here"
"yes, you're right" the chairman took a deep breath " That is why I need you to finish everything that we started" the chairman answered
"Yes !" he answered "all right,
"By the way, you can spend a vacation for a while" the chairman reprimanded "I will call you "
Yes, chairman...I'm only one call away ... " he said "I have to go" he went outside from the car
Before he closed the door
"I'll send the money to your account," the chairman told him
"thank you, chairman," he said while closing the door
"Let's go," the chairman said to his driver and his driver started the car and drove off. In the middle of the road, the chairman changed his mind.
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ANNA'S POV
A while ago their professor started teaching them. After two hours of discussing the history and ethics of nursing, their class for that day is over.
Her circle of friends went to the fast food in front of the University.
They started to make an order and sat on the corner.
"a piece of chicken, one rice, and drinks," Anna told to her friends
"hmmm, only pasta" Shania requested
"two-piece of chicken with pasta and drinks," Nikki said
"Me too" Frej added
They were chatting and laughing while digging their food. Talking about their boyfriends, sex life, etc...
A few minutes later, they decided to go back to campus.
While walking towards the door with her friends, Anna suddenly bumps into the old man thus the papers and folders that the old man brought were accidentally dropped on the floor.
Her friends help her to pick up all the papers on the floor.
"I'm so sorry," Anna said to the old man
"No no no" he replied " I am so sorry also... It's my fault I am not the one who's looking my way " he added
" oh no!" Anna replied he gave all the papers to the old man "It's my fault" she insisted " I uh busy talking with my friends she said," Are you alright sir?" Anna concerns
" yes I'm fine, thank you," he said with a smile "Thank you to all of you" he added while fixing his things
" and I'm so sorry" he continued
" oh there it is" Shania gave the old man the old photo
Everyone saw the picture
Anna was suddenly shocked when she saw the picture. She suddenly picked the photo from Shania's hands
" omg! It's my Dad and my grandpa" she surprisingly said
" Really?" the old man asked
" yes, and it's me when I was young" Anna explained
" Ohh! My goodness, don't tell me you're Rosendo's grandchild" he answered
" yes"
" oh my goodness! What a small world" he said " can we talked" he invited
"Oh oh," Anna said and didn't want to stay
" I'm his friend, your grandfather's friend" he explained "I'm his best friend"
Anna's friend didn't stay so they went first
Anna and that old man sat on the corner
" you want something?" the old man asked
" ah no thank you" Anna answered
"Tell me, are you the granddaughter of my best friend"
"yes" she answered confidently "If you're asking me if I am the granddaughter of Rosendo Rodriguez... yes I am," she said
" by the way, I'm Marvin Yang" he introduced himself "Rosendo has been my best since high school, the last thing I remember was when we chatted about 8 years ago" Mr. Yang started to tell a story
"8 years ago?" she asked
" Yes" he answered
" He died eight years ago Mr. Yang," she said
"I know... That is why we've lost our contact... The last thing I remember is we've agreed to meet here in Manila." he smiled
"yes I remember that my family was planning to spend a vacation here but it didn't happen, because he had a cardiac attack" she explained
" I got this picture from him, he sent it to me, he told me he's coming with his family..." he said
He took a deep breath
Anna suddenly looked at her wristwatch
" Maybe you will be late, Go on," Mr. Yang said
" I'm so sorry Mr. Yang..." she stood up
" no worries, it's alright," he said "By the way I didn't know your name," he asked
Anna smiled at him
" ah yeah right I almost forgot to tell you," Anna said and she laughed " I am Anna Mr. Yang... Anna"
"do not call me Mr. Yang, I would love... If you've called me LOLO"
In the Philippines LOLO means Grandpa...
Anna looked at him
"Please..." he pleased
Anna nodded and smiled while waving to him
She walked out, went to the University, and met her friends.
While Mr. Yang, he's very happy to meet his best friend's granddaughter. He went home after meeting her.
It was already dusk when Anna and her sister went home. They rode the jeepney again, It's kind of traffic.
Traffic is known in Manila, especially during rush hour.
Meanwhile, the sisters looked outside the window, Anna saw a Porsche car... It's color black. She was amazed by that car.
"wow! How I wished someday... I am driving on that car .." she said to her sister
"yes... Someday we will" she agreed "Who's the driver?" she asked
"is she or he?" they both guessing
"Is he handsome or is she pretty?" they continued
A few minutes later, the window of the Porsche car was suddenly open.
They both grinned and were shocked when they finally knew the answer to their question.
"omg!" Sarah said
"Wow!" Anna replied
"he's soooo super duper handsome" They both whispered
" he looks familiar," Anna said "Omg... Yes...he looks..." She continued
"WHO?" Her sister asked that couldn't wait to know who is that guy
"Yes it's him..." she whispered "he looks like Daniel Henney"
"of course not" her sister disagreed "Daniel Henney is much more handsome than him"
"I know," Anna said " I'm saying he looks like Daniel Henney some part of him" she explained
They both giggled and laugh
" I'm sure he had a girlfriend already," Sarah said
"100%" Anna Agreed
After a minute the traffic light changes to its color, from red light to green color. Thus the Porsche car drove off until they can't see them.
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TOM POV
He parked his Porsche car. He went out and took an elevator going up to the 24th floor. He remembered the two students laughing and giggling inside the jeepney. He smiled because he felt that they're talking about his car.
A moment later the elevator bell opened suddenly. He walked towards his room, 10 rooms away from the elevator, he was playing his key while walking in the hallway.
He opened his room and
"ta-da" His girlfriend surprised him with a party popper
"oh my goodness babe," he said and he hugged her so tight and kissed her on the forehead "What are you doing here?" he surprisingly asked her, "I thought you were in Paris" he continued
Her girlfriend laugh
"I miss you" she answered
" I miss you too" he answered and he kissed her lips.
"yes I was in Paris before I came here, I just wanted to give you a surprise" she answered
"well you did..." and hugged her again
"come... I prepared something for you" Mildred invited him into the kitchen
"Yehey!..." they both walked towards the kitchen
"these are my favorite" Tom surprisingly
"I know that is why I cooked them for you."
"aww, babe.." he hugs her again from the back and kissed her on her neck.
"thank you" he whispered
Mildred turned back and she gave him a French kiss. They both missed each other.
Mildred and Tom are in a relationship since high school. But they parted away when Tom's Grandfather disagreed with their relationship.
Mildred was brought by Tom's grandfather when she's five years old, her parents died in a car accident while traveling in London.
Since then the two lovers were become close friends and fallen in love.
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ANNA POV:
Anna and her sister finally came to their rented house. They both changes their clothes and started to do house chores...
Anna and her four siblings are living together, while their parents stayed in the province. Two of her elder sisters are working while and her younger sister is both studying nursing at a private University.
Anna is the third child among the seven siblings.
Her father is a farmer and runs a business "welding shop".
While they are having dinner her elder sister Karen
"I won a house and lot?" she told them surprisingly
"REALLY," they asked
Her sister nodded
"oh my gosh" they shouted "can't believe it," Anna said
"is it legit?" Dianne asked
Karen shrug her shoulder and smirk
"Maybe it's a scam," Sarah said
And they are all feeling lonely...
"How I wished it's true" Anna convincing herself
"haisst" Karen walked out through the bedroom and got a piece of paper from the handbag. She showed it to her sisters
" oh my gosh" they are all excitingly shouted as they have no neighbors
"shhh" Karen reprimand them
"yes... I called the agency and verified if it's legit or not" Karen told them " I asked them where and how did I won and you know... How come... They told me I won because It's my luck... It was given by God" they told me... I was won on the raffle.... " she continued
" where? " they asked
Karen told them everything. So they were so excited to pack their things because a week after they will be able to transfer and live in the subdivision without renting an apartment anymore.
Next Chapter 2: the contract
Please stay tuned. 😊