Chapter 18: Chapter 18

CHAPTER 18: NEW ACQUAINTANCE

I smile ear to ear as I was reminiscing what happened to my husband and me earlier. I was riding in his car to school because he ordered his driver to take me to school. As I smiled, I didn't realize that his driver was looking at me. I think he was wondering why I was smiling alone. That's why he scratches his head because of what I was doing.

For a few minutes, the driver spoke, "Hmmm, Ma'am, we are already here at you're school."

"Oh, okay, mister, thank you so much," I replied to him.

Then I immediately got out of the car.

*****

Leonard was sitting on his office chair thinking about what had happened to her wife and him earlier. He could not believe by himself that she tempted him. He was very ashamed of it because he swears that she would never draw him, but the opposite happened.

He had been aggressive earlier, and now the worst thing was that it never left his mind, so he thought that he will never let it tempt him again and that Leonard would never show a little mercy and kindness. As he was thinking of a solution to what he could do to stop being tempted by his wife, he felt the door of his office suddenly open.

He turned and saw his girlfriend in front of him. She grinned at him while wearing a brown V-neck sleeveless dress that has a cut up to her legs. "Hey, babe, did you miss me?" she asked.

Leonard's eyes widened when he saw his girlfriend.

"Elena, what are you doing here? Why didn't you even tell me that you're coming here?" he asked his girlfriend.

"I just want you to be surprised, but you don't seem happy that I came here," Elena said in a sweet voice.

"It's not like that; I'm glad to see you again. You know how much I miss you, don't you? I was just sudden by your arrival because you didn't let me know." He explained to his girlfriend.

He approached her slowly, and when he was in front of his girlfriend, he immediately pressed him with a kiss, and she responded to his kisses. Then suddenly someone knocks on the door. Leonard and Elena stopped what they are doing. It was the secretary of Leonard.

"Oops, sorry, sir, I guess I need to go back later." His secretary said awkwardly.

"No, it's okay," he loosened his grip on his girlfriend and approached his secretary. "What is it, by the way?" he asked.

"I just want to remind you that in a few minutes, you have an appointment." His secretary explained.

"Oh, I almost forgot; thanks, Miss Trinidad." He thanked his secretary.

"You're welcome, sir," she replied.

Then his secretary came out.

Elena was irritated because their kiss was interrupted, but she still tried to calm down. Leonard approached him again. "Babe, I think you need to go home right now. I have something important to do. Don't you worry, I'll go to your condo later, okay?" he promised.

"Okay, I'll wait for you there tonight." She said.

"Okay," he said.

He kissed his girlfriend on the cheek, so she smiled at him. Then she left the office as well. Leonard adjusted his clothes and called his secretary on the phone. "Miss Trinidad, please come inside."

His secretary immediately entered his office and bowed her head.

"Please tell my driver to get ready the car." He commanded.

"Okay, sir," his secretary answered.

His secretary came out to the office again. About a few minutes later, his secretary returned to let him know that the car was ready. Then Leonard hurried out of his office.

*****

At 6:00 in the evening, our class ended. I hurried out of the classroom to get home early. I still have to commute from here to the house, and when I was already outside of the school, I immediately wait for a cab to ride.

I want to go home as early as possible. I want to cook some delicious food for my husband.

As I waited, the rain suddenly fell. I wasn't carrying an umbrella, so I got wet in it, so what I did was I turned in the right direction to seek shelter.

Suddenly someone blew a horn in front of me. "Beep, beep, beep…!" I turned around. It's a yellow sports car. I was not familiar with the car, so I brought my face closer to the tinted glass window of the vehicle to see who was inside; when the car's occupant suddenly lowered its tinted glass, I almost kissed the occupant. That's why I quickly backed away.

The man in the car smirked at me. I didn't know him, so my forehead wrinkled. He stuck his head out of the window and said to me.

"You are cute. I like you. Would you like to ride beauty?" said the young man to me.

I stared at the man intently. He has a sharp nose, whose eyes are brown with a dimple of both sides of his cheeks. That is why he is handsome when he smiles, but its deceptive looks must not carry me away.

I smiled back at him and said, "Thanks for your offer, but sorry, I don't ride with the stranger." Simultaneously I move away from where his car stops.

I thought he was going to leave, but he backed his car in front of me. "Come on, Miss, you ride now. The rain was heavy. Don't worry, I'm not a bad person, promise," he said to me.

It's indeed raining so hard, and no vehicle stops. I stared at the young man again. He doesn't look like the wrong person, so I rode into the seat beside him.

I was so wet from the rain that even the chair of his car got wet. I felt apologetic because I know his car would be expensive, so I said, "Oh, sorry, I think I make your car wet."

He looked at me, still grinning, and told me, "Oh, it's okay. It's no big deal at all." He took something into the compartment and gave it to me—a white towel. "Here, use this to wipe your body." He offered.

I looked at him again and asked, "Are you sure that you will let me use it?"

"Of course, why not?" he answered.

"Okay, thanks," I said to him.

"No worries," he answered. "Hmm, anyway, where do you live? So I can bring you there?" he asked.

"Oh, please drop me in the Quezon St. Where you can find a villa named Doña Maria Villa." I answered to him

"Oh, so you also live there? I also have a friend who lives there." He said.

"Oh, I see," I responded.

He turned to me while driving. "I just arrived from abroad, and I saw you wet in the rain, so I stopped." He explained.

I'm a little conscientious in what he said. He wants to help me, but I think wrong about him, so I looked at him and apologized.

"Sorry for what I did earlier."

"It's okay, no worries, hmm, by the way, if you're apologetic for what you did? May I know your name?" he asked me.

I quickly answered as I raised my hand towards him to shake hands.

"I'm Alyssa,"

He removed one of his hands from the steering wheel and shook hands with me. "I'm James Torres, nice to meet you, Alyssa." He said to me while smiling, so I smiled at him back.