Lie To Me

“Calm down, Eli. She’s going to be fine,” Maxine, my cousin said.

I shook my head. “She needs me there,” I replied, looking at her husband to gesture to him to drive faster.

Fuck.

I never thought I would feel as nervous as I am right now.

Jianna Astrid.

Someone I never thought would come in my life and would make this big difference in me.

She changed me…

She made me the person I am and I will never regret knowing her.

I still remember how Maxine bothered me just to send a text to her friend—I honestly don’t understand why she has to be friends with her fiancée’s ex-girlfriend.

Right.

That girl was Russell’s ex-girlfriend, the girl he chased for so long before he met my cousin.

I don’t have a problem with her being nice to that girl but being friends, I don’t think so.

Sometimes, I don’t understand girls’ logic.

It’s always chaotic.

But upon seeing her—Jianna Astrid—I now understand why everyone is so fond of her. Why did Russell chase her until he realized that there’s really no chance for them. And honestly, I was somehow thankful that they ended.

Damn.

No offense to my cousin, but Russell made a big mistake letting this girl go.

Seeing her at my cousin’s wedding, silently watching the happenings in the wedding’s reception caught my attention.

She was so damn beautiful.

I was watching her the whole party. I wished she joined the part where my cousin threw her bouquet, because I swear, I will do all the damn ways to get the garter.

And I did. I got the garter but she didn’t join any of the games.

She was just sitting there, watching everything.

I thought that was the last time I would be seeing her, but luck was in part that I met her again in my new work.

Mikael wasn’t wrong when he said I would be enjoying working in the company. Because the day I saw her inside the conference room, introduced to as one of the managers in the company, I knew I would be staying as long as she was there.

So, I did everything to be close to her. I became shameless asking her if I could court her a few days after our first meeting. I would also not deny making her jealous intentionally because it turned out so nice.

She confessed her feelings to me.

Damn.

I was so happy that time.

Finally, she’s mine and I don’t have any intention of letting her go.

I already figured out my future with her.

“Elijha!” Reysa, her best friend, called me upon approaching the delivery room.

is she?” I

friends and family. My family

worried

the delivery room. “She’s been laboring for three hours

“Three hours?” I asked.

Fuck.

through

see her,” I

I can go inside to accompany my wife. It only took a

time giving birth, I swear to myself that I

ear, kissing her

for air and tears were falling from her eyes as

Our son was born.

say as she continued crying

while our son had to stay in the nursery for

my son,” I told myself as I stood outside the nursery room, watching

was still asleep and I asked Reysa to look for her while I

can’t believe this little guy came into me and my wife. That my wife

also watching his first grandson. “And

indeed, it

me about her pregnancy, I was

I don’t think I can’t live without her beside me. Ever since she came, I started to love waking up early in the morning because I knew it was

every morning the rest of my

have witnessed how beautiful inside and out my wife is. She’s so understanding, kind, and thoughtful. It feels

that no one would

she immediately cried realizing that our son

son and he’s in the nursery room right now,” I told her, trying to calm her

I kissed her forehead.

is fine, okay? He just need to stay in the nursery

She asked, still teary

make sure that our son is fine and healthy,”

from her eyes. “Why? Is he

were some usual tests they do to check on the babies. And our son needs to go through that to assure that he is

have illness?” she

lips. “No, baby. Our baby is very

to see him,” she said

will ask the nurse to bring him here,” I

arrived with our son still in

again when she finally

your mommy,” she said, kissing our son’s small face. “I love

of most important person

couldn’t ask

and when we are finally discharged, my wife couldn’t take her hand to our son. She was so attentive

“Mommy,” I called.

our

past lunch time but she hadn’t eaten any because our

was watching our son

son is asleep,”

wake up and cry,”

hear him if he cries,” I said but she seems conflicted. She really don’t want to be

bring our food here,” I

she nodded and smiled

second,” I

in our room and placed it right

and as we, my wife kept

won’t wake up yet, baby. You need to eat while he’s asleep,” I said,