The next morning, I resumed work at my desk early, very optimistic about my day. I was the happy researcher my colleagues had never witnessed before. They were amazed and the boldest ones walked up to me to ask what was the secret to my changed attitude. I just threw them a warm smile.At about 9 AM, I decided to go have some friendly chat with my colleagues, a way of telling them more I was no longer the gloomy Derika they knew. A very handsome young man, supposed to be in his late twenties or mid, stood by the counter, a platform on the transparent wall of our office. He looked so angelic, so muscular, so charming. I couldn't find the right words to describe him for his beauty was not of this world, among other men, he would be a shiny huge star among the darker, small ones in the night's sky. He was dressed in a black and gray sweatshirt which enhanced his muscular features. I didn't believe I could see this casually dressed good-looking guy around our office. He had seductive blue

Caiden POV"Albert, can we talk?" Mr. Logan walks closer into the seat opposite me over my desk."Yes, Caiden. We can, what's the issue?" He smiles at me, he always looks indifferent even in a serious case like this. "I'm so burdened by the loss of that lady, you said her name is what?" My voice gets cracked, I'm about to weep but I can't just throw up my emotion in front of my cousin, that's not how a doctor like me should behave. I need to be strong."Her name is Derika." He snapped."Don't you think we should try to contact her?" "But she left everything here in her office, this' her phone." He raised the phone in his hand. "How are we gonna contact her?" "Let's try the contacts in here, perhaps there might be someone on her contact list that might know about her whereabouts. It's a day after she left, I need to personally find her and bring her back." My heart is fully determined to do this."Do you love her? Since yesterday, you've been so worried. I think you haven't even eat

Caiden POVAfter Maelie left my apartment, she returned to her former apartment at Isle Avenue, a three-room apartment she bought for herself. I know a little peace now except that my heart still longs for Derika. I had been having a lot of dreams about getting the love of my life back but I do worry, if she will accept to work again in my company, talk less of if she would accept me as her lover. Two years had passed since I last saw her. I wonder how Derika is faring, if she has gotten another job or not. These thoughts continued in my mind until I heard the forceful push of the door, the entrance door of my five room apartment. Out of the need for seclusion, I had left my more secured mansion to live here alone. The absence of Derika in my life has created a void no one and nothing can fill except she comes back, it's as if I lost someone dearly loved to death where I'll not see the person again. The depression I've always battled with right from childhood comes up more stronger

I spent one day in the hospital for treatment and the next day in the pre-discharge ward where I'm required to stay until I leave the hospital. Thoughts of where I'll live begins to worry me, I remember that I have no home nor do I know anyone who would help, my friends Nora and Cecilia would willingly help but it's pretty long time, I'm not sure of their attitude towards me again. I disappointed them. All these while I thought this, I felt I was alone in the pre-discharge ward, a private room with only me admitted until I opened my eyes. I let out a gasp as I see Caiden leaning close to me, he is sitting on the chair beside my bed. "What are you doing here sir?" I find myself addressing him this way, remembering the relationship we have with each other. He was my boss and I, a staff, even now I still feel the same. He narrows his eyes in amazement as I call him that. "Why are you calling me sir?" "I find it appropriate to call you that, you are my boss. I don't know if you will g

"Tell me you're kidding." I drop the rose on the bed, the pack of clothes to stare at him rigidly on his face. I wouldn't want to wake up to notice that this was a dream because right now it looks like a dream. Even going close to him other than the official job he's gonna give to me is forbidden, then he talks of coming to stay with him."Sorry, I wouldn't be able to live with you." I reply in a snap, shrugging my shoulders."Why? After all I've done for you. I've paid your bills, purchased these for you and want to take care of you. I should be reporting you to the cops.""Yes, I know. Thanks. But I feel you are manipulating me by wanting me to live with you, you know my beliefs, my likes, I think I made it clear before?""Yes, but…." "Yes, I did." So you should take that into your memory! "But where will you stay?"This question drops like a timing bomb into my heart, shattering all my defenses. This is the major challenge, I have nowhere to stay, this' what I've been thinking of