Do you believe in love?
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EPISODE 1
A browned hair girl standing in front of the door while tapping her foot on the floor looking slightly annoyed at the other person inside the house. She's been standing there for almost 30 minutes knocking on the door, hopefully, the sound can wake her friend up from her sleep. "I'm so stupid for forgetting to take the keys with me," she thought as she keeps knocking on the door.
"Anya! Anya! Wake up! Anya! " Kitty called out as she leaned forward to the door as she put her ear on the surface to hear if there are any motions or movement inside but unfortunately there aren't.
"Anya! Wake up! Open the door! Anya! "Kitty looks over to the phone in her left hand, sighed as she remembered that she forgot to charge it before she was going out so now it's doesn't have any battery life left for her to use to call her dearest friend who's a deep sleeper, who also the one in the house right now!
She's rushing to go to her job at the coffee shop before she goes to the university and Anya, her dearest friend is going to make her late for her work. She keeps knocking on the door without caring about the neighbors, however, she was thankful that they live in a community that was nice and not nosy about other people's business. She was about to lift her fingers to knock on the door before she heard Anya screaming from inside the house.
"Ugh, I'm coming. I'm coming" Anya was still in her dreamland when she keeps feeling someone calling for her and some pounding sound in her dream. Her steps to the door looked like a drunken man as her body keeps swaying left and right as she approaching the door. As soon as she grips on the door, opening it, she then encounters an annoyed-looking Kitty. Anya quickly raised her hand in the air as a sign of surrendering before Kitty torturous payback later.
"What took you so long? I have been knocking on the door for 35 minutes nows" Kitty narrows her eyes glaring at Sleepy Anya who still rubbing her tired eyes. "What did you do last night make you this sleepy?" She peeks at her friend who standing in front of her while yawning.
"I was sleeping"Anya has a family gathering last night so she was wasted as hell when she hangs out drinking and playing with her cousins and uncles. She just got back to the house at 7 in the morning, she didn't even realize when did she manage to lay on her bed.
"Sleeping? At 9 am? Don't you have class today with Ms. Amel at 11 am? " Kitty said as she again glances at her watch and it showed that it's already 9:45 am.
"No, I wasn't feeling well today. I already told Mdm. Jasmine and Ms. Amel about my absence" she then throws herself on the sofa with her right hand covering her eye. The sun almost burned her eyesight so she uses her toes to capture small pieces of the curtain and pull them to close the window completely.
"Do you have a fever again?" Kitty then approaches Anya, putting her palm over Anya's forehead while her other hand touched hers. "It does feel a little bit got than usual" kitty sighed as she shakes her head.
"I think so. My head is so throbbing right now"She's been feeling unwell past few days and after she was drunk yesterday, so it's no wonder if she has a fever.
"Have you eaten your medicine?" Kitty walked into the kitchen, opened the lower drawer, and pull out their medicine box. They are always packed some medicine as Anya's immunity system is quite low because she's can get sick pretty easily if she wasn't careful.
"No, not yet. I haven't eaten"Anya hates eating medicine. Normally, she would just let it be and take a rest for someday for it to go away, however, with Kitty with her, kitty would force her mouth open so Anya can eat her medicine.
"What?! Ugh! Anya, no wonder your mom keeps reminding me to look after you. Do you need me to buy you some food from the bakery because I know your stomach is empty right now? " There was one time where Anya gets sick that her face was really pale and she wasn't able to get up from the bed. Kitty called her number numerous time, but she didn't answer so she had to barge into Anya's house, only to found Anya had a high fever and she was covering herself in the blanket. Kitty was so panicked so she called an ambulance so they stay in the hospital for 2 days. Anya tends to hunger herself when she was busy so someone needs to remind her to eat so she can eat.
"Nah, no need. I can still walk there. It's not that it's that far after all" Anya groaned as she forces herself to stand and walked to the bakery not far from their neighborhood.
"Fine, tell me if you needed help okay? I'll go have a shower first" Kitty shakes her head as she saw Anya walking out to the door.
"Yeah" Anya waves her hand and closes the door while continuing her unmotivated walks to her targeted destination.
"I should inform Michael that I would take leave for today. Not that Anya can take care of herself so well. She's probably will throw herself on the sofa and then sleep without eating her medicine, " she talked to herself, walking to grab the phone on the table and called her boss. "I should take a shower too, right now before Anya is back," she thought after she finished her calls.
"Hey, Mrs. Erry. Good morning" Anya greets the 50 years old lazy beside the counter. Mrs. Erry lives two blocks away from her house and she was super lovely and friendly, so it's hard not to like her. Moreover, she and Anya mother is a close friend so she did watch Anya growing up moments.
"Good morning darling. How are you today? You seem paled. Are you okay? " Mrs. Erry smiled at the young woman in front of her. It's unreal for her to see how much this lady had grown so much in the past few years. She still remembers the tiny young Anya hid behind her mother's legs when they meet for the first time.
"I'm okay, Mrs. Erry. I just had my fever today" She smiled weakly back at her. She sits in her favorite seat which near the window. Glancing at the store which is filled with a couple of people chatting and laughing.
"You should take care of your health more seriously Anya. It's been the second time in this month that you have a fever" Mrs. Erry said as she scolded Anya for her carelessness of taking care of herself. Anya has always been weak and sick since she was young, so that's why her family doesn't let her play outside so much.
"Probably because I was too busy with my studies and my work," says Anya to the old lady who's sitting in front of her while sipping her hot cocoa milk. Mrs. Erry always makes it for her every time Anya's sick.
"Nevertheless, don't forget about your health young lady. Here are your usual pastry and bread. Gary, where is the Anya coffee for on the go? Ah, there you go, " she reached at the counter taking a bag of Anya's favorite bread and coffee with her. She then put it on the table while sitting herself across Anya.
"Thanks, Mrs. Erry. I'll go first. Have a nice day Mrs. Eery. Also, thank you for the hot cocoa *wink*. Bye-bye," she bids as she walked out of the store with both of her hands full, handling one bag of bread and the other one holding a coffee cup.
"You too darling. Don't forget to eat medicine okay honey? " Anya nodded as turn her back to walk home. However, she bumped into someone and almost trips on her food, but thankfully she managed to stand and her coffee was spilled. Anya winced as she saw her precious coffee was reduced to half due to the impact. She was mumbling to herself before she realized that she bumped into someone.
"Oh my gosh. I'm sorry. Let me clean your coat. I'm sorry for bumping into you"Anya frantically grab into her pocket to find her handkerchief to dab the water away from the person's clothes.
"It's okay. We're the ones who supposedly say sorry, " said the other person who's standing next to the man I was bumped into.
"But.." she felt guilty to the man. Look at the expensive shirt I just ruined, she lifted her head only to see those black eyes looking at her so she keeps her head down again.
"It's okay. He'll be fine" that man glanced at his friend before looking at the lady in front of him. She's gorgeous. Her gray eyes, her black hair, and her rosy lips, however, he noticed her face was quite pale like she was having a fever right now. He wants to ask if she was okay, but he chooses to be silent and not to hold her back anymore. He nodded his head then continue his walk.
"Then I'll go first. I'm sorry again, " she bowed herself, then started to go too.
"It's okay. No problem. Bye and take care along your way" that man's friend said as he cheerfully waved his hand to her, but she had her back towards him so she couldn't see it.
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"What is her name?" That man asked as he looks over to his friend who's munching on his food. His friend looks at him, smirking as he told him what he's curious about as soon after she left.
"She's Anya Rose from the University Of Buffalo and she's in the Graphics Design Department and currently on her second year for her bachelor's. Why? " He wiped his mouth with the cloth, then looks at his friend in anticipation. It is quite interesting to see his cold, unfriendly friend interested in a woman as he usually treated women as an annoyance.
"Nothing, " he looked away. Something about that girl irked something inside him. He wonders if she had a successful go to her destination. He could help but feel slightly worried because he noticed how pale her face is.
"Do you want to go home and change your clothes again?" It still amused him that his friend can still eat with his clothes dirtied by the coffee. Normally, he would already rush to go home and take a shower, then changed into the clothes.
"Nah, it's okay. It's not that bad, " he just shrugged, then reached for his phone, replying to some of the emails from the client he currently handling.
"Sure thing. Let's get your coffee, " he put some money on the tables, leaving a very generous tip for the waitress. They got up and walked away from the restaurant.
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"Kitty, where are you?" she shouted as she didn't see Kitty in the living room. She took off her shoes, then slumped herself into the sofa as Kitty has predicted.
"I'm here" Kitty was just finishing her shower when she heard the sound of jingling keys from outside. She wrapped her hair into the towel and brushes it as her other hand busy taking then put on her clothes from the closet.
Anya then stands up, then walked away to the kitchen island, sitting on the stool. She then takes her half coffee and sipping it. Anya peeks into the bag Mrs. Erry gives her and smiling brimming at the content inside. She reached inside and picked Kitty's favorite bread, putting it to the side. "Ahh kitty is still dressing," she thought as she then remembers at the accident just happen. That dark eye, the one that can swallow you down once you staring at it, she quickly shakes her head to shake off the thought.
"Thank you, my baby, Anya. Eat yours first, then eat your medicine " Kitty walked into the kitchen noticing there's her bread. "Mrs. Erry is surely is the best woman ever! " She thinks as she quickly patted Anya back then take the bread, opening it thus munching happily. She looked over at Anya, noticing that her friend is in a daze while her hand keeps bringing her cup into her lips then taking a sip at the content. She saw that Anya hasn't eaten her's bread. Kitty grabbed Anya's wrist slightly shaking it so she can wake up from her daze. It takes a few seconds before Anya started to get out of her daze.
"I already eat mine along the way back" Anya answered before she realizes that she almost drink all of her coffee. She put it inside, then turned to face Kitty.
"Hey Kitty, do you still have... Never mind" This neighborhood is mostly lived by university students so if she bumped into him here that's means there's a possibility that the man she bumped into is also a student in the university she's currently studying.
The University of Buffalo just a couple of blocks from here so most of the students who are studying there would rent into the house in this neighborhood. That University was so close that it would take barely 20 minutes walk from Anya and Kitty currently lives.
"What is it?" She looked over at Anya, slightly raised her brows. Anya looked down, then sighed heavily.
"Nothing. I just bumped into someone on my way back. I think I have met them before, but I don't remember where. I also accidentally spill some coffee into his shirts when we bumped" she said as she sighs again when she thinks about it. She put her head on the kitchen island, looking very troubled.
"What does he look like?"
"I don't remember, " she sighed a million times for the last minutes when she thinks about it.
"You're good at your studies, but bad at remembering people's faces" Kitty shakes her head while patting her friend on the shoulder. Anya felt guilty to dirty the expensive shirt you know!
She didn't care about the owner of the shirt, but that shirt. It may look plain on the outside, though one glance at the shirt can make you wanna pulled out your hair if you know what brand it is and how much it is. She would feel a little bit eased if it's a common t-shirt, but it's a freaking SUPERLATIVE LUXURY THAT COSTS FOR ABOUT $400000! She just spilled coffee over a t-shirt that cost more than her parent's house. SHE CAN EVEN PURCHASE AN APARTMENT WITH THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY! She seriously didn't know what to think anymore. What if that man just now decided to ask her to pay for it? Then what should she do? She felt wanna cried when she thinks about the possibility. Where can I find that amount of money to pay him? She can't help but sigh again.
"Go and eat your medicine now" Kitty patted Anya on the head, handing her medicine. Anya stands up, then pours herself a cup of water to drink before eating the medicine.
"You know, Michael asked me out yesterday"
"But I rejected him"
"He's too nerdy. It's like I dated a bookworm"
"Young miss! Don't look at me like that! He's nice, but just not my type" Anya looks at Kitty with a skeptical expression. Michael has been chasing after her for months after Kitty started working at the cafe. Michael is the current owner of the cafe after his grandparents hand it to for him to handle and coincidentally one of his workers resign because of her want to continue her studies in another country so there is a vacancy for a waitress.
Michael is Anya's brother's, Alaric, university friend so Kitty and Michael met when they were attending Alan's birthday party. That was the beginning of Michael's interest in Kitty and his journey of chasing and taming our dearest Kitty. However, he's too innocent and calm for Kitty who's very hmm energetic and chaotic.
"Great for him, then," Anya shrugged as she begins to walk away casually. Kitty gasps over her friend's comment, still not believing that that comment come out from her friend.
"What do you mean by that?!" she yelled as she glares playfully at Anya. "If he isn't that innocent, then I might have dated him, but he's not only looking innocent, he does look weak too with that unmatched fashion style and glasses, he used, " she thought to herself while calculating the percentage of her dating her boss.
"I mean he couldn't handle you after all. You're too wild for him. Hahaha hahaha," Anya teased at Kitty. She well-known that Kitty does kinda like the submissive look of Michael, she's just isn't admitting to it. She's having fun teasing Kitty as kitty ears appear to redden. (cc: ^_~ )
"Enough sulking. I'll stay in my bed again. I need every energy to handle you later on" she stated before walked into her room, peeking at her still blushed friend, shaking her head then closing her door then continue drowning herself in her dreamland.
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Meanwhile~
"Jackson, what is your progress right now?" asked the grayed hair man who's sitting on his chair behind his desk which was very organized despite there are lots of documents clutter on it. Despite her grayed hair, he still looks quite young since he doesn't have that wrinkle on his face. Moreover, the grayish hair that almost turns all white only enhances his attractiveness.
He has a square face with a rounded jaw, a hooked nose, small ears, smooth cheeks, and small lips. His green eyes are large, and he has thick eyebrows. He has short, curly, black hair which is heavily gelled. He has short arms, a muscled torso with a non-existent waist, and long legs were shown as he begins to stand from his seat then walked over to his son who's sitting on the couch near his work desk.
"I'm in my final year in the university so, in 8 months, I'll get my Ph.D. , " the young man who's a complete spilling imaged of his father expect his eyes which have an amber iris that he inherited from his mother.
"Good, good, that's mean you can take over the company next year then" he stated as he looked at his son who's will be responsible to handle hundreds of lives in his hand so he needed to make sure his son is completely able to manage the company successfully. "I'm old now. Your mom keeps nagging about my retirement and lets you take care of the company " he said while sitting himself down across the seat from his son and the coffee table in the middle is the only separating them.
"Hmm," he hummed as he looks over the window, noticing the brilliant different lights lighting up the city and skies. It's already nighttime, nearing 8:45 pm and there only the two of them left in the company except for the security guards who have to do the night watch.
"Graduate quickly so I can have your mother's dream vacation" his father remind him again numerous times. Ever since he's old enough, his father has been bugging him about handling the company. However, his parent didn't restrict his life so much, he can practically do what 20's year's old man do such as socializing and partying, not that he does go to a party held by the students from the university.
Both of them continue to talk until his mother called his father, wondering where he is. He looks at how his father conversing with his mother on the phone. His father got off the phone then continued their conversation for a few more minutes before he bid his son goodbye and leave as his son goes back to his own office.
He continued by standing in front of the window at his own office in the company, looking out at the city, its already night time and it still busy like the daytime, buzzing with cars and people doing their own things. He reaches over his phone in his pocket and called someone.
He waited then at the second rings, the call picked up, "Yes, boss? " that person replied to his boss wondering what his boss requested.
"Help me find information about Anya Rose "
"The girl in the University? " he frowned as he listens to the man on the phone. "Why does everyone know about her?" he thought to himself.
"Yes. How come lots of people know about her but me? Find the information, fast then sent it to me" he ordered before cutting off the call. He stared at the phone, put it into his pocket then cleaning up and pack up some of the documents that he needs to revise before the meeting with clients. Finished tidying up, he then walks out of his office, closing the door, and drives back to his apartment.
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Yes, I do believe in love.