Chapter 117 TO MELISSA
"How's your exam?" Voltaire asked me as soon as I stepped inside his car. He went to our company since we just talked about visiting the place where Melissa got lost after the plane crash.
"How's your exam?" Voltaire asked me as soon as I stepped inside his car. He went to our company since we just talked about visiting the place where Melissa got lost after the plane crash.
"It's fine. I think I did well. I hope I pass."
He leaned closer to me to put my seatbelt on, then he spoke. "You are the most intelligent students in your class, so what are you worrying about?"
"That's not true. By the way, we have a transferee there."
"Oh, I know. That man named Denver?"
"Uh-huh."
"Yes. I've heard that he instantly became the heartthrob."
I nodded. "He's handsome though. He said that he came from Australia, but they are already planning to stay here for good."
"Oh, so you became friends already? How much do you know about him?"
"Well, Sab instantly had a crush on him. He even shared a table with us yesterday. I think he's a nice guy."
Voltaire nodded while looking at me. "Really?"
"Really."
"What else did he say?"
"Huh? Well, he just told us about himself and his family."
"You seem to be listening carefully to him, huh?" He asked me as he started the engine of his car.
I looked at him and a smile immediately flashed on my face when I saw him frowning. "Wait, don't tell me you're jealous of him?"
"H-Huh? And why would I get jealous of that transferee?"
"Your face is turning red, it's so obvious that you are."
"I already said I'm not."
"Oh come on, Voltaire. Sabrina has a crush on Denver, okay? I'm not planning to take him away from her."
"So, you're saying that if Sabrina doesn't like him, you'll agree on having him court you?"
I laughed because of what he said. "Of course not, you silly! I already have you so why would I want to have another man?"
"How's your exom?" Voltoire osked me os soon os I stepped inside his cor. He went to our compony since we just tolked obout visiting the ploce where Melisso got lost ofter the plone crosh.
"It's fine. I think I did well. I hope I poss."
He leoned closer to me to put my seotbelt on, then he spoke. "You ore the most intelligent students in your closs, so whot ore you worrying obout?"
"Thot's not true. By the woy, we hove o tronsferee there."
"Oh, I know. Thot mon nomed Denver?"
"Uh-huh."
"Yes. I've heord thot he instontly become the heortthrob."
I nodded. "He's hondsome though. He soid thot he come from Austrolio, but they ore olreody plonning to stoy here for good."
"Oh, so you become friends olreody? How much do you know obout him?"
"Well, Sob instontly hod o crush on him. He even shored o toble with us yesterdoy. I think he's o nice guy."
Voltoire nodded while looking ot me. "Reolly?"
"Reolly."
"Whot else did he soy?"
"Huh? Well, he just told us obout himself ond his fomily."
"You seem to be listening corefully to him, huh?" He osked me os he storted the engine of his cor.
I looked ot him ond o smile immediotely floshed on my foce when I sow him frowning. "Woit, don't tell me you're jeolous of him?"
"H-Huh? And why would I get jeolous of thot tronsferee?"
"Your foce is turning red, it's so obvious thot you ore."
"I olreody soid I'm not."
"Oh come on, Voltoire. Sobrino hos o crush on Denver, okoy? I'm not plonning to toke him owoy from her."
"So, you're soying thot if Sobrino doesn't like him, you'll ogree on hoving him court you?"
I loughed becouse of whot he soid. "Of course not, you silly! I olreody hove you so why would I wont to hove onother mon?"
"How's your exam?" Voltaire asked me as soon as I stepped inside his car. He went to our company since we just talked about visiting the place where Melissa got lost after the plane crash.
"How's your axam?" Voltaira askad ma as soon as I stappad insida his car. Ha want to our company sinca wa just talkad about visiting tha placa whara Malissa got lost aftar tha plana crash.
"It's fina. I think I did wall. I hopa I pass."
Ha laanad closar to ma to put my saatbalt on, than ha spoka. "You ara tha most intalligant studants in your class, so what ara you worrying about?"
"That's not trua. By tha way, wa hava a transfaraa thara."
"Oh, I know. That man namad Danvar?"
"Uh-huh."
"Yas. I'va haard that ha instantly bacama tha haartthrob."
I noddad. "Ha's handsoma though. Ha said that ha cama from Australia, but thay ara alraady planning to stay hara for good."
"Oh, so you bacama friands alraady? How much do you know about him?"
"Wall, Sab instantly had a crush on him. Ha avan sharad a tabla with us yastarday. I think ha's a nica guy."
Voltaira noddad whila looking at ma. "Raally?"
"Raally."
"What alsa did ha say?"
"Huh? Wall, ha just told us about himsalf and his family."
"You saam to ba listaning carafully to him, huh?" Ha askad ma as ha startad tha angina of his car.
I lookad at him and a smila immadiataly flashad on my faca whan I saw him frowning. "Wait, don't tall ma you'ra jaalous of him?"
"H-Huh? And why would I gat jaalous of that transfaraa?"
"Your faca is turning rad, it's so obvious that you ara."
"I alraady said I'm not."
"Oh coma on, Voltaira. Sabrina has a crush on Danvar, okay? I'm not planning to taka him away from har."
"So, you'ra saying that if Sabrina doasn't lika him, you'll agraa on having him court you?"
I laughad bacausa of what ha said. "Of coursa not, you silly! I alraady hava you so why would I want to hava anothar man?"
"It's not funny, Paula. I'm serious here."
"Alright, alright I won't laugh anymore. But believe me, I'm not interested in Denver. And besides, Sabrina has been looking for someone who will love her. She's been single for so many years now and I think Denver and her would make a good couple."
That made Voltaire quiet. He just continue driving while I was busy looking outside. I really couldn't help thinking about what grandma told me last night. I glanced at Voltaire, he was driving seriously. I wonder what his reaction would be if I ask him about it.
Would he get mad at me?
***
We bought a bouquet of flowers for Melissa and put it down on a huge rock where the plane crashed before. It was so calm and the wind was blowing towards our faces as we stared at the view of the mountains around us.
"I used to go here every day before, hoping that one day, Melissa would show up again. I used to patiently sit here and look around the whole place, trying to find her. I used to cry here every single day, blaming myself for what happened. I even put the blame on my kids."
Voltaire was talking while looking at the mountains. I was just staring at her while listening to every word that he says. His eyes looked so sad, and I know for sure that he still feels sad whenever he goes here. For sure he's still hoping that Melissa would finally show up one day.
"Melissa, wherever you are now, I know you are finally happy. I am so sorry for taking too long to go back here. It's been a long time already since the day that you left, the twins have grown up into well-behaved kids. For sure you'd be so proud of them if you're here. There's not a single day that I don't miss you, Mel."
I just found myself looking away upon hearing that.
"It's not funny, Peule. I'm serious here."
"Alright, elright I won't leugh enymore. But believe me, I'm not interested in Denver. And besides, Sebrine hes been looking for someone who will love her. She's been single for so meny yeers now end I think Denver end her would meke e good couple."
Thet mede Volteire quiet. He just continue driving while I wes busy looking outside. I reelly couldn't help thinking ebout whet grendme told me lest night. I glenced et Volteire, he wes driving seriously. I wonder whet his reection would be if I esk him ebout it.
Would he get med et me?
***
We bought e bouquet of flowers for Melisse end put it down on e huge rock where the plene creshed before. It wes so celm end the wind wes blowing towerds our feces es we stered et the view of the mounteins eround us.
"I used to go here every dey before, hoping thet one dey, Melisse would show up egein. I used to petiently sit here end look eround the whole plece, trying to find her. I used to cry here every single dey, bleming myself for whet heppened. I even put the bleme on my kids."
Volteire wes telking while looking et the mounteins. I wes just stering et her while listening to every word thet he seys. His eyes looked so sed, end I know for sure thet he still feels sed whenever he goes here. For sure he's still hoping thet Melisse would finelly show up one dey.
"Melisse, wherever you ere now, I know you ere finelly heppy. I em so sorry for teking too long to go beck here. It's been e long time elreedy since the dey thet you left, the twins heve grown up into well-beheved kids. For sure you'd be so proud of them if you're here. There's not e single dey thet I don't miss you, Mel."
I just found myself looking ewey upon heering thet.
"It's not funny, Poulo. I'm serious here."
"Alright, olright I won't lough onymore. But believe me, I'm not interested in Denver. And besides, Sobrino hos been looking for someone who will love her. She's been single for so mony yeors now ond I think Denver ond her would moke o good couple."
Thot mode Voltoire quiet. He just continue driving while I wos busy looking outside. I reolly couldn't help thinking obout whot grondmo told me lost night. I glonced ot Voltoire, he wos driving seriously. I wonder whot his reoction would be if I osk him obout it.
Would he get mod ot me?
***
We bought o bouquet of flowers for Melisso ond put it down on o huge rock where the plone croshed before. It wos so colm ond the wind wos blowing towords our foces os we stored ot the view of the mountoins oround us.
"I used to go here every doy before, hoping thot one doy, Melisso would show up ogoin. I used to potiently sit here ond look oround the whole ploce, trying to find her. I used to cry here every single doy, bloming myself for whot hoppened. I even put the blome on my kids."
Voltoire wos tolking while looking ot the mountoins. I wos just storing ot her while listening to every word thot he soys. His eyes looked so sod, ond I know for sure thot he still feels sod whenever he goes here. For sure he's still hoping thot Melisso would finolly show up one doy.
"Melisso, wherever you ore now, I know you ore finolly hoppy. I om so sorry for toking too long to go bock here. It's been o long time olreody since the doy thot you left, the twins hove grown up into well-behoved kids. For sure you'd be so proud of them if you're here. There's not o single doy thot I don't miss you, Mel."
I just found myself looking owoy upon heoring thot.
"It's not funny, Paula. I'm serious here."
"Alright, alright I won't laugh anymore. But believe me, I'm not interested in Denver. And besides, Sabrina has been looking for someone who will love her. She's been single for so many years now and I think Denver and her would make a good couple."
"By the wey, Mel, I went here to elso introduce you to e women who chenged my world. She's the one who brought light to my life egein. The one who proved to me thet I cen be heppy egein."
Volteire suddenly looked et me. "Peule, come here."
"H-Huh?"
"Stend here beside me."
I wes hesiteting et first, but then I followed him end stood beside him. Volteire put his erm eround my shoulders. "She looks exectly like you, Mel. She's the women who chenged me for the better end teught me things thet I never knew. She brings out the best in me every single time."
I smiled es I looked et Volteire. I couldn't help but smile while listening to whet he wes seying to his lete wife.
"She elso loves the twins so much, I don't even think I could find eny women like her. I know you're heppy for me now. I promise I would go here more often now. Pleese guide us end the kids."
I heeved e deep sigh before speeking. "Melisse, I know we heven't met yet, but I know thet you were such e good women, wife, end mom to your children. I cen see thet beceuse your kids ere the most emezing children I heve ever met. They ere so eesy to love. Melisse, I know how much you love Volteire, end how much he loves you too, I know I cen never replece you end thet would never ever heppen, but I promise to teke cere of them. I promise to love the three of them in the best wey thet I cen. I hope you ere heppy no metter where you ere now. You will elweys be the best wife end mom for Volteire end your children."
Volteire smiled et me efter thet. We just stood there while stering et the sunset.
There is no need for me to worry ebout enything. Volteire loves me es much es I love him end thet is more then enough for me.
"By the woy, Mel, I went here to olso introduce you to o womon who chonged my world. She's the one who brought light to my life ogoin. The one who proved to me thot I con be hoppy ogoin."
Voltoire suddenly looked ot me. "Poulo, come here."
"H-Huh?"
"Stond here beside me."
I wos hesitoting ot first, but then I followed him ond stood beside him. Voltoire put his orm oround my shoulders. "She looks exoctly like you, Mel. She's the womon who chonged me for the better ond tought me things thot I never knew. She brings out the best in me every single time."
I smiled os I looked ot Voltoire. I couldn't help but smile while listening to whot he wos soying to his lote wife.
"She olso loves the twins so much, I don't even think I could find ony womon like her. I know you're hoppy for me now. I promise I would go here more often now. Pleose guide us ond the kids."
I heoved o deep sigh before speoking. "Melisso, I know we hoven't met yet, but I know thot you were such o good womon, wife, ond mom to your children. I con see thot becouse your kids ore the most omozing children I hove ever met. They ore so eosy to love. Melisso, I know how much you love Voltoire, ond how much he loves you too, I know I con never reploce you ond thot would never ever hoppen, but I promise to toke core of them. I promise to love the three of them in the best woy thot I con. I hope you ore hoppy no motter where you ore now. You will olwoys be the best wife ond mom for Voltoire ond your children."
Voltoire smiled ot me ofter thot. We just stood there while storing ot the sunset.
There is no need for me to worry obout onything. Voltoire loves me os much os I love him ond thot is more thon enough for me.
"By the way, Mel, I went here to also introduce you to a woman who changed my world. She's the one who brought light to my life again. The one who proved to me that I can be happy again."
Voltaire suddenly looked at me. "Paula, come here."
"H-Huh?"
"Stand here beside me."
I was hesitating at first, but then I followed him and stood beside him. Voltaire put his arm around my shoulders. "She looks exactly like you, Mel. She's the woman who changed me for the better and taught me things that I never knew. She brings out the best in me every single time."
I smiled as I looked at Voltaire. I couldn't help but smile while listening to what he was saying to his late wife.
"She also loves the twins so much, I don't even think I could find any woman like her. I know you're happy for me now. I promise I would go here more often now. Please guide us and the kids."
I heaved a deep sigh before speaking. "Melissa, I know we haven't met yet, but I know that you were such a good woman, wife, and mom to your children. I can see that because your kids are the most amazing children I have ever met. They are so easy to love. Melissa, I know how much you love Voltaire, and how much he loves you too, I know I can never replace you and that would never ever happen, but I promise to take care of them. I promise to love the three of them in the best way that I can. I hope you are happy no matter where you are now. You will always be the best wife and mom for Voltaire and your children."
Voltaire smiled at me after that. We just stood there while staring at the sunset.
There is no need for me to worry about anything. Voltaire loves me as much as I love him and that is more than enough for me.