Jiya,s pov
Someone pushed me down from a great height. And now it feels like my parents — my mom and dad — are being taken far, far away from me.
Sofy isn't even talking to me.
Alex and Alina are getting married, and they've given me the responsibility of organizing the whole thing.
I was the one who helped Alina get ready.
At that moment, Alina turned to me and said,
"Tell me, what's the use of loving someone so much? In the end, I'm the one taking Alex with me.
I guess only some people are lucky enough to end up with their first love."
Then Alex came, took Alina's hand, and kissed her on the forehead.
Both of them looked at me and said, "Byeee."
Then hand in hand, they walked away.
And just then, someone pushed me off a tall building.
I suddenly shot up from the bed.
Hahh… what just happened to me?
I looked around — oh, I'm home!
So that was just a dream.
But wait…
This isn't my house.
My house was burned down…
So where am I?
I looked around — confused.
The room looked like something out of a vintage animation movie.
My hair was all messy.
When I tried to fix it, I felt a sharp pain in my hands.
I looked — both my palms and fingers were bandaged.
It hurt a lot.
Somehow, I got out of bed and started looking around the room.
I tried to open the door, but I couldn't.
Both my hands were bandaged — how would I even open it?
As I was thinking how to do it — idea! 💡
I bit down on the door handle and pulled downward with my mouth.
Just as I did that, someone from the other side pulled the door open.
I looked up — it was Alex.
My face slammed into something hard.
Alex said,
"So childish".
Because of the way I tried to open the door, my teeth cut into my lip.
He touched my lips with his hand and said,
"What are you even doing?
It's bleeding now!"
I was saying in my mind,
"Don't touch me like that. I'll die.
Move your hand away."
He quickly wiped the blood from my lips with a tissue.
I just stared at him for a moment.
I know you will never be mine.
And now that I've had the rare chance to see you up close, I know this moment won't last forever.
That's why I looked at you with all my heart, took in every detail of you—
So that if the rest of my life passes without ever seeing you again,
These memories will be enough to carry me through.
Suddenly Alex said,
"Your food's on the way. Eat properly,
I'm sending someone to feed you."
Wait a minute —
That means this is Alex's house.
And I've been staying here since yesterday?
He brought me here?
To his place?
This is a different room, and I haven't been in this one before — that's why I didn't realize it was Alex's house.
But didn't he already have a fight with Anisha about keeping me here?
Me: "Thank you, Sir. You've done so much for me already. I think... I should leave now."
He had scolded me a lot that day. After
everything, how could I stay in his house?
Hearing me, Alex looked at me, stunned, and said,
Alex: "The food is here."
Just then, the housemaid brought the food, set it down quietly, and left.
I spoke again,
Me: "Sir, I really think I should go now."
Alex: "Eat first. We'll talk about it later."
Alex has already helped me a lot — more than enough.
That day, I heard his argument with Anisha very clearly.
He absolutely doesn't want me in this house.
Now just because I'm in trouble, he's offering to let me stay — out of pity.
I do have at least that much self-respect — to not stay where I'm merely being tolerated.
I said again,
Me: "Please, Sir, I don't want to stay."
Alex (angrily): "Eat first."
Me: "Please, Sir. I just want to leave."
Then he suddenly shouted,
Alex: "How many times do I have to repeat myself!?"
He yelled so loudly that I got scared.
After saying that, he stormed out of the room.
Right after he left, a maid entered the room.
She was just about to speak, but before she could say anything, I said,
Me: "I'm not eating. And please speak in English — I don't understand Tagalog."
I wondered if she understood what I said in English, or whether I should just use Google Translate and speak in Tagalog.
Then, the maid replied:
Maid: "I understand, ma'am. Alex Sir already informed me."
I was shocked. Her English was so fluent. Her pronunciation was beautiful.
Even I don't speak such good English.
She should be working at some agency.
Then she added,
Maid: "Ma'am, Sir asked me to at least make sure you eat a little something."
Me: "I'm not eating."
Then she asked,
Maid: "Ma'am, if you don't mind... can I ask you something?"
Me: "Yes, go ahead."
Maid: "who r u to alex sir really? ".
Me: "No one"
Then I asked,
Me: "Why are you asking that?"
She nervously answered,
Maid: "Please, ma'am, don't tell Sir I asked this. It's just that... Sir lives alone in this house. Very few family members ever visit. Among outsiders, only Alina ma'am comes."
Maybe it's natural. He's in love with Alina. Of course she would come here.
Hearing this made something ache deep inside my chest. I gently placed a hand over my heart.
Why don't they just announce it to the world already?
The entire world already knows they love each other.
Yet in front of everyone, they keep lying — "We're just good friends."
What's the point of lying?
I was so lost in my thoughts, I didn't even realize I had zoned out.
Maid: "Ma'am, please don't tell Sir anything."
She was clearly scared.
Me: "Alright, I won't."
Hearing that, she quietly took the food from the room and left.
Before leaving, I asked her to leave the door slightly open — just in case something like before happened again.
As far as we, the outsiders, know — Alex's parents are really good people.
Then why does he stay away from them?
Inner voice:
because he's grown up now. he thinks, "Should I stay in my parents' arms forever?"
Okay, sorry — maybe I judged too quickly. My mistake.
Anyway, I started looking around the room.
On the right side of the bed, there was a big window with white curtains.
Next to it were several vases — one had white roses in it.
The bed looked like it was from the 80s. The whole room was so aesthetic, so beautiful.
Inner voice: Jiya, get out of here as soon as you can.
Oh right — I started looking for my phone.
My phone, diary, and bag were all placed on a sofa in the room.
When I tried to pick up the phone, I couldn't.
My hand was so badly hurt.
Somehow, I managed to lift it and placed it on the bed.
It had both a face lock and fingerprint.
I unlocked it with face ID and started checking online for any available flats.
I saw many, but all were too expensive.
What will I even do now?
While I was browsing, I suddenly heard loud yelling from outside.
I thought, "Forget it. Let me focus on finding a flat.
If I don't find a place to stay, where will I go?"
It took me two months to find the last place I stayed in.
Now how will I find a flat in just two hours?
Still, the shouting outside kept getting louder.
I went near the door — it was slightly open, so now I could hear everything clearly.
From the voices, I understood — Alina had come, and she was fighting with Alex.
Alex: "At least let me explain!"
Alina: "It's not that I dislike that girl, but I don't want to see her here."
Alex: "She was in serious trouble, that's why I brought her here."
Alina: "I don't care. I just don't want her here."
Alex: "I'm trying to do something ."
Hearing all of this, I started crying. The tears just wouldn't stop.
Alina: "You've never done this for anyone before. Yes, you help people, I know that.
But you've never brought anyone into your house. This is the first time.
Are you starting to like her or something?"
Alex: "If I like anyone... it's only you."
Hearing that shattered something inside me.
I opened the door just a little more to see what was happening.
Alina was leaving — walking downstairs.
Alex grabbed her from behind, pulled her close, brought her face near Alina's cheek, kissed her and said,
Alex: "You're the only one I like. You're my everything. Yes, you're the one I like so deeply."
Then he kissed her again and said,
Alex: Yes"You are the one." 💔