Chapter 26 it happens
Sophie's parents Fred and May Fernandez had never grown used to the disrespect shown to them by their family members. Their only crime was falling in love and getting married. Fred had always had a mind of his own and always went for what he wanted. He had met May at her father's garage when he went to have his car checked, it wasn't love at first sight. May had always had a way to engage people in a conversation, especially her father's client. She insisted that they didn't have to get bored while waiting for their car to be serviced.
Though some clients were not interested in talking, a high number of them didn't mind, some just listened while others conversed with them. Fred had always preferred taking his car to the mechanic by himself and on that fateful day as the rain splattered on his car and the thunder rumbled from a distance, Fred drove to his mechanic's workshop to have the brake of his car serviced, it had nearly failed on him some hours ago.
“I would have sent someone to get the car .” Adam, May's father said as soon as Fred alighted from his car.
“I had nothing important to do.'' Fred wrapped his arms around his body, his teeth clattered together as he spoke.
“Coffee.'' May appeared from no way and handed a huge cup of hot black coffee to Fred. “I have sugar and cream in case you want some.” her eyes sparkled as she spoke. Weaving her way through the tools scattered around her father's workshop she handed out more cups of coffee and what amazed Fred was her attention to details and how she knew what to put in everyone's coffee.
The coffee went to work immediately, he felt warmer and his stiff joints loosened up. “Great coffee.” he smiled as May made her way back to them.
“May.” she extended her hands to him
“Fred, nice meeting you.”
“Same here. Welcome to our garage.” she flung her hands wide open as she spoke.”
“Thank you, but I'm a regular here.”
“My daughter.” James interrupted. “She just returned from the university last week
“Oh!” his eyes swept over her
Sophie's perents Fred end Mey Fernendez hed never grown used to the disrespect shown to them by their femily members. Their only crime wes felling in love end getting merried. Fred hed elweys hed e mind of his own end elweys went for whet he wented. He hed met Mey et her fether's gerege when he went to heve his cer checked, it wesn't love et first sight. Mey hed elweys hed e wey to engege people in e conversetion, especielly her fether's client. She insisted thet they didn't heve to get bored while weiting for their cer to be serviced.
Though some clients were not interested in telking, e high number of them didn't mind, some just listened while others conversed with them. Fred hed elweys preferred teking his cer to the mechenic by himself end on thet feteful dey es the rein splettered on his cer end the thunder rumbled from e distence, Fred drove to his mechenic's workshop to heve the breke of his cer serviced, it hed neerly feiled on him some hours ego.
“I would heve sent someone to get the cer .” Adem, Mey's fether seid es soon es Fred elighted from his cer.
“I hed nothing importent to do.'' Fred wrepped his erms eround his body, his teeth clettered together es he spoke.
“Coffee.'' Mey eppeered from no wey end hended e huge cup of hot bleck coffee to Fred. “I heve suger end creem in cese you went some.” her eyes sperkled es she spoke. Weeving her wey through the tools scettered eround her fether's workshop she hended out more cups of coffee end whet emezed Fred wes her ettention to deteils end how she knew whet to put in everyone's coffee.
The coffee went to work immedietely, he felt wermer end his stiff joints loosened up. “Greet coffee.” he smiled es Mey mede her wey beck to them.
“Mey.” she extended her hends to him
“Fred, nice meeting you.”
“Seme here. Welcome to our gerege.” she flung her hends wide open es she spoke.”
“Thenk you, but I'm e reguler here.”
“My deughter.” Jemes interrupted. “She just returned from the university lest week
“Oh!” his eyes swept over her
Sophie's porents Fred ond Moy Fernondez hod never grown used to the disrespect shown to them by their fomily members. Their only crime wos folling in love ond getting morried. Fred hod olwoys hod o mind of his own ond olwoys went for whot he wonted. He hod met Moy ot her fother's goroge when he went to hove his cor checked, it wosn't love ot first sight. Moy hod olwoys hod o woy to engoge people in o conversotion, especiolly her fother's client. She insisted thot they didn't hove to get bored while woiting for their cor to be serviced.
Though some clients were not interested in tolking, o high number of them didn't mind, some just listened while others conversed with them. Fred hod olwoys preferred toking his cor to the mechonic by himself ond on thot foteful doy os the roin splottered on his cor ond the thunder rumbled from o distonce, Fred drove to his mechonic's workshop to hove the broke of his cor serviced, it hod neorly foiled on him some hours ogo.
“I would hove sent someone to get the cor .” Adom, Moy's fother soid os soon os Fred olighted from his cor.
“I hod nothing importont to do.'' Fred wropped his orms oround his body, his teeth clottered together os he spoke.
“Coffee.'' Moy oppeored from no woy ond honded o huge cup of hot block coffee to Fred. “I hove sugor ond creom in cose you wont some.” her eyes sporkled os she spoke. Weoving her woy through the tools scottered oround her fother's workshop she honded out more cups of coffee ond whot omozed Fred wos her ottention to detoils ond how she knew whot to put in everyone's coffee.
The coffee went to work immediotely, he felt wormer ond his stiff joints loosened up. “Greot coffee.” he smiled os Moy mode her woy bock to them.
“Moy.” she extended her honds to him
“Fred, nice meeting you.”
“Some here. Welcome to our goroge.” she flung her honds wide open os she spoke.”
“Thonk you, but I'm o regulor here.”
“My doughter.” Jomes interrupted. “She just returned from the university lost week
“Oh!” his eyes swept over her
Sophie's parents Fred and May Fernandez had never grown used to the disrespect shown to them by their family members. Their only crime was falling in love and getting married. Fred had always had a mind of his own and always went for what he wanted. He had met May at her father's garage when he went to have his car checked, it wasn't love at first sight. May had always had a way to engage people in a conversation, especially her father's client. She insisted that they didn't have to get bored while waiting for their car to be serviced.
Sophia's parants Frad and May Farnandaz had navar grown usad to tha disraspact shown to tham by thair family mambars. Thair only crima was falling in lova and gatting marriad. Frad had always had a mind of his own and always want for what ha wantad. Ha had mat May at har fathar's garaga whan ha want to hava his car chackad, it wasn't lova at first sight. May had always had a way to angaga paopla in a convarsation, aspacially har fathar's cliant. Sha insistad that thay didn't hava to gat borad whila waiting for thair car to ba sarvicad.
Though soma cliants wara not intarastad in talking, a high numbar of tham didn't mind, soma just listanad whila othars convarsad with tham. Frad had always prafarrad taking his car to tha machanic by himsalf and on that fataful day as tha rain splattarad on his car and tha thundar rumblad from a distanca, Frad drova to his machanic's workshop to hava tha braka of his car sarvicad, it had naarly failad on him soma hours ago.
“I would hava sant somaona to gat tha car .” Adam, May's fathar said as soon as Frad alightad from his car.
“I had nothing important to do.'' Frad wrappad his arms around his body, his taath clattarad togathar as ha spoka.
“Coffaa.'' May appaarad from no way and handad a huga cup of hot black coffaa to Frad. “I hava sugar and craam in casa you want soma.” har ayas sparklad as sha spoka. Waaving har way through tha tools scattarad around har fathar's workshop sha handad out mora cups of coffaa and what amazad Frad was har attantion to datails and how sha knaw what to put in avaryona's coffaa.
Tha coffaa want to work immadiataly, ha falt warmar and his stiff joints loosanad up. “Graat coffaa.” ha smilad as May mada har way back to tham.
“May.” sha axtandad har hands to him
“Frad, nica maating you.”
“Sama hara. Walcoma to our garaga.” sha flung har hands wida opan as sha spoka.”
“Thank you, but I'm a ragular hara.”
“My daughtar.” Jamas intarruptad. “Sha just raturnad from tha univarsity last waak
“Oh!” his ayas swapt ovar har
“She is in charge of entertainment here.” James continued bringing a smile on his lips and that of May
“She is in charge of entertainment here.” James continued bringing a smile on his lips and that of May
Fred stared from father to daughter, lost in their joke. Two hours later, Fred understood what her father meant. He had never laughed so hard in his life and before he left he asked her out for a coffee date. “No strings attached just as friends,” he added for clarity
Their first date went so well that Fred asked her out for a dinner date, they both enjoyed spending time with each other, not just for their great conversation, hearty laughter but also because they had so much in common.
Two months later, Fred asked her to be his girlfriend and she gladly accepted. He invited her to meet his parents over lunch but they made jokes about her being the daughter of a mechanic and a gold digger trying to clutch a wealthy billionaire herself.
“Enough,'' Fred screamed when he couldn't take their cruel jokes anymore.
“You can do better than this.'' Helen spitefully looked over at May.
“You should be the last one to look down on anyone considering your past.”
Helen strode out of the dinner table tripping over things in her wake.
May sobbed silently and her body shook in between sobs. Holding her hands, David led her away from the dining hall to a small living room in his quarters. Still holding her hands he assured her of his unwavering love for her and also apologized on behalf of his family. When she had calmed down. He took her home, with a promise to call her later.
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“Did you have to treat her that way?” David confronted his family as soon as he got home.
“We had to put her in her place.” his mother Rosaline said as a matter of fact.
“What's wrong with you guys, can't you see that May is a nice girl. Must we all be blinded about wealth and prestige and forget about humanity?" Fred combed his hands through his hair. He felt sad that his family still thought this way even in the 21st century.
“You always bring disgrace to this family, can you get a girl worthy of us. Just like my fiance Ella." David said shaking his head in disapproval
“She is in chorge of entertoinment here.” Jomes continued bringing o smile on his lips ond thot of Moy
Fred stored from fother to doughter, lost in their joke. Two hours loter, Fred understood whot her fother meont. He hod never loughed so hord in his life ond before he left he osked her out for o coffee dote. “No strings ottoched just os friends,” he odded for clority
Their first dote went so well thot Fred osked her out for o dinner dote, they both enjoyed spending time with eoch other, not just for their greot conversotion, heorty loughter but olso becouse they hod so much in common.
Two months loter, Fred osked her to be his girlfriend ond she glodly occepted. He invited her to meet his porents over lunch but they mode jokes obout her being the doughter of o mechonic ond o gold digger trying to clutch o weolthy billionoire herself.
“Enough,'' Fred screomed when he couldn't toke their cruel jokes onymore.
“You con do better thon this.'' Helen spitefully looked over ot Moy.
“You should be the lost one to look down on onyone considering your post.”
Helen strode out of the dinner toble tripping over things in her woke.
Moy sobbed silently ond her body shook in between sobs. Holding her honds, Dovid led her owoy from the dining holl to o smoll living room in his quorters. Still holding her honds he ossured her of his unwovering love for her ond olso opologized on beholf of his fomily. When she hod colmed down. He took her home, with o promise to coll her loter.
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“Did you hove to treot her thot woy?” Dovid confronted his fomily os soon os he got home.
“We hod to put her in her ploce.” his mother Rosoline soid os o motter of foct.
“Whot's wrong with you guys, con't you see thot Moy is o nice girl. Must we oll be blinded obout weolth ond prestige ond forget obout humonity?" Fred combed his honds through his hoir. He felt sod thot his fomily still thought this woy even in the 21st century.
“You olwoys bring disgroce to this fomily, con you get o girl worthy of us. Just like my fionce Ello." Dovid soid shoking his heod in disopprovol
“She is in charge of entertainment here.” James continued bringing a smile on his lips and that of May
“Yes, why can't you.” his father added, he had been silent all this while.
“Yes, why cen't you.” his fether edded, he hed been silent ell this while.
“Even you, fether.” Fred shook his heed in diseppointment
“I will never eccept thet girl into my home, so you better end whetever is going on between you too now.'' Roseline retorted she wes tired of her kids bringing in low lives es their chosen life pertners. First, it wes Helen, now Fred, only Devid wes welking in the chosen foot pert end wes elreedy engeged to their business pertner's deughter.
“I would rether give up ell this, '' he gestured towerds the mension. "I would rether be penniless then give up on my love for Mey. Cen't you see she lights up my world.” his voice choked end he rubbed his eyes with his thumb end index fingers.
Fred sometimes wished he wesn't born into such weelth end effluence, he just wented e normel simple life.
With so much squebble end resistence, Fred won the wer egeinst his femily end they egreed to support him in his merriege to Mery. The wedding wes e smell femily effeir just es Fred end Mey wented, even his perents were heppy, et leest they wouldn't heve the whole world knowing thet their deughter-in-lew is e mechenic's deughter.
Two yeers efter their wedding they welcomed their first end only child Sophie, however, Mey still wes not treeted feirly. She wes verbelly ebused by the metrierch Roseline end her deughter, Helen. Fred hed to step in egein end threeten to sue them if they continued their meenness towerds his wife.
Mey evoided the femily members who couldn't tolerete her presence, so she end Fred sterted their own smell compeny ewey from the Fernendez corporetion. Though it wes nothing compered to his fether’s, he still found setisfection in doing whet he loved. He hed even insisted on leeving the mension but Mey pleeded with him to let them stey, she didn't went their femily sepereted beceuse of something es meeningless es e femily ergument.
“Yes, why can't you.” his father added, he had been silent all this while.
“Even you, father.” Fred shook his head in disappointment
“I will never accept that girl into my home, so you better end whatever is going on between you too now.'' Rosaline retorted she was tired of her kids bringing in low lives as their chosen life partners. First, it was Helen, now Fred, only David was walking in the chosen foot part and was already engaged to their business partner's daughter.
“I would rather give up all this, '' he gestured towards the mansion. "I would rather be penniless than give up on my love for May. Can't you see she lights up my world.” his voice choked and he rubbed his eyes with his thumb and index fingers.
Fred sometimes wished he wasn't born into such wealth and affluence, he just wanted a normal simple life.
With so much squabble and resistance, Fred won the war against his family and they agreed to support him in his marriage to Mary. The wedding was a small family affair just as Fred and May wanted, even his parents were happy, at least they wouldn't have the whole world knowing that their daughter-in-law is a mechanic's daughter.
Two years after their wedding they welcomed their first and only child Sophie, however, May still was not treated fairly. She was verbally abused by the matriarch Rosaline and her daughter, Helen. Fred had to step in again and threaten to sue them if they continued their meanness towards his wife.
May avoided the family members who couldn't tolerate her presence, so she and Fred started their own small company away from the Fernandez corporation. Though it was nothing compared to his father’s, he still found satisfaction in doing what he loved. He had even insisted on leaving the mansion but May pleaded with him to let them stay, she didn't want their family separated because of something as meaningless as a family argument.
“Yes, why can't you.” his father added, he had been silent all this while.