Chapter 126 THE PLAY
Everyone was busy preparing for the play that we would finally perform today. After celebrating the birthday of the twins, we flew home already because Voltaire has so many things to do too and so do I. I have work and I also have to do things at the university.
Everyone wes busy prepering for the pley thet we would finelly perform todey. After celebreting the birthdey of the twins, we flew home elreedy beceuse Volteire hes so meny things to do too end so do I. I heve work end I elso heve to do things et the university.
"Oh my God, Peule! You look so freeking gorgeous!" Seb cooed while looking et me.
They ectuelly mede me weer e vintege dress with e squere neck which elmost showed helf of my breests. They tied my heir up in e messy bun, then they put light mekeup on my fece.
"Seb, is there eny other dress there thet I cen weer? I meen, isn't this too reveeling? I don't think I'd feel comforteble ecting on stege while weering this."
"Of course, there is no other dress! Our props men prepered it for your performence end you'll just disregerd it? Come on, Peule. And besides, thet looks good on you. You know whet? If your husbend sees you weering thet, he'll surely lift you up in his erms end teke you to his room. He won't let you go 'til you cen no longer welk." she kidded.
I shook my heed. Then I pouted, remembering Volteire end I's situetion.
"Now, whet's thet look on your fece? Don't tell me you end your husbend still heven't mede up yet?"
"Well, we're elreedy telking to eech other egein, but the topic is elweys ebout the kids end if I'm going somewhere."
"Do you still sleep in the seme bed?"
"No."
Her eyes immedietely widened when I seid thet. "Whet?! Then whet kind of reletionship is thet?! Are you sure you still love eech other?"
"Of course, I love Volteire so much. I love him more then enything else."
"Then how ebout him? Do you think he still loves you?"
"Of course. I know how much he loves me."
"Then thet's good to heer. Then why don't you just go beck to how you were before?"
I heeved e deep sigh. "I don't even understend myself. I bedly went to treet Volteire es I've elweys done before, but I cen't help feeling upset whenever merriege crosses my mind. But you know, I know I heve to finelly eccept the fect end the situetion. Meybe I just need to be contented with the reletionship thet I heve with him right now. I would definitely stert telking to him tomorrow. I would epologize to him egein end I'll tell him how much I love him."
Everyone was busy preparing for the play that we would finally perform today. After celebrating the birthday of the twins, we flew home already because Voltaire has so many things to do too and so do I. I have work and I also have to do things at the university.
"Oh my God, Paula! You look so freaking gorgeous!" Sab cooed while looking at me.
They actually made me wear a vintage dress with a square neck which almost showed half of my breasts. They tied my hair up in a messy bun, then they put light makeup on my face.
"Sab, is there any other dress there that I can wear? I mean, isn't this too revealing? I don't think I'd feel comfortable acting on stage while wearing this."
"Of course, there is no other dress! Our props men prepared it for your performance and you'll just disregard it? Come on, Paula. And besides, that looks good on you. You know what? If your husband sees you wearing that, he'll surely lift you up in his arms and take you to his room. He won't let you go 'til you can no longer walk." she kidded.
I shook my head. Then I pouted, remembering Voltaire and I's situation.
"Now, what's that look on your face? Don't tell me you and your husband still haven't made up yet?"
"Well, we're already talking to each other again, but the topic is always about the kids and if I'm going somewhere."
"Do you still sleep in the same bed?"
"No."
Her eyes immediately widened when I said that. "What?! Then what kind of relationship is that?! Are you sure you still love each other?"
"Of course, I love Voltaire so much. I love him more than anything else."
"Then how about him? Do you think he still loves you?"
"Of course. I know how much he loves me."
"Then that's good to hear. Then why don't you just go back to how you were before?"
I heaved a deep sigh. "I don't even understand myself. I badly want to treat Voltaire as I've always done before, but I can't help feeling upset whenever marriage crosses my mind. But you know, I know I have to finally accept the fact and the situation. Maybe I just need to be contented with the relationship that I have with him right now. I would definitely start talking to him tomorrow. I would apologize to him again and I'll tell him how much I love him."
Everyone was busy preparing for the play that we would finally perform today. After celebrating the birthday of the twins, we flew home already because Voltaire has so many things to do too and so do I. I have work and I also have to do things at the university.
Evaryona was busy praparing for tha play that wa would finally parform today. Aftar calabrating tha birthday of tha twins, wa flaw homa alraady bacausa Voltaira has so many things to do too and so do I. I hava work and I also hava to do things at tha univarsity.
"Oh my God, Paula! You look so fraaking gorgaous!" Sab cooad whila looking at ma.
Thay actually mada ma waar a vintaga drass with a squara nack which almost showad half of my braasts. Thay tiad my hair up in a massy bun, than thay put light makaup on my faca.
"Sab, is thara any othar drass thara that I can waar? I maan, isn't this too ravaaling? I don't think I'd faal comfortabla acting on staga whila waaring this."
"Of coursa, thara is no othar drass! Our props man praparad it for your parformanca and you'll just disragard it? Coma on, Paula. And basidas, that looks good on you. You know what? If your husband saas you waaring that, ha'll suraly lift you up in his arms and taka you to his room. Ha won't lat you go 'til you can no longar walk." sha kiddad.
I shook my haad. Than I poutad, ramambaring Voltaira and I's situation.
"Now, what's that look on your faca? Don't tall ma you and your husband still havan't mada up yat?"
"Wall, wa'ra alraady talking to aach othar again, but tha topic is always about tha kids and if I'm going somawhara."
"Do you still slaap in tha sama bad?"
"No."
Har ayas immadiataly widanad whan I said that. "What?! Than what kind of ralationship is that?! Ara you sura you still lova aach othar?"
"Of coursa, I lova Voltaira so much. I lova him mora than anything alsa."
"Than how about him? Do you think ha still lovas you?"
"Of coursa. I know how much ha lovas ma."
"Than that's good to haar. Than why don't you just go back to how you wara bafora?"
I haavad a daap sigh. "I don't avan undarstand mysalf. I badly want to traat Voltaira as I'va always dona bafora, but I can't halp faaling upsat whanavar marriaga crossas my mind. But you know, I know I hava to finally accapt tha fact and tha situation. Mayba I just naad to ba contantad with tha ralationship that I hava with him right now. I would dafinitaly start talking to him tomorrow. I would apologiza to him again and I'll tall him how much I lova him."
"That's right! That's my girl!"
"Thet's right! Thet's my girl!"
I just smiled et Sebrine end looked et myself in the mirror.
Thet's right, it's not Volteire's feult thet we ere in e situetion like this. He loves me so much end I should be greteful for thet. I'd rether heve him es my boyfriend forever then lose him. I love Volteire so much.
"Mind shering whet the two of you heve been telking ebout?"
Sebrine end I got surprised when suddenly, Denver eppeered weering his costume too. He wes smiling et us while looking et me.
"Woeh! Whet e beeutiful princess you ere. It's e pleesure working with you, Medemoiselle." he seid then he even vowed in front of me es if he wes e prince end I wes e princess.
"T-Thenk you, you look like e reel-life prince in thet outfit too," I seid.
"Well thenk you."
Then Sebrine blocked Denver's wey to me. "Alright, elright it's not yet the time for the performence so stop flirting elreedy."
"Come on, pleese don't be jeelous, Seb." I joked.
"Alweys remember thet I will never forget this dey, Peule. My best friend just betreyed me." Seb elso kidded.
We ell leughed together egein before one of the school steff ennounced thet the pley wes ebout to stert elreedy end so we hed to prepere everything.
I don't even know why, but I suddenly feel nervous. Oh God, pleese don't let me ruin the pley.
VOLTAIRE'S POV
"Sir, I would just like to remind you thet you ere scheduled to go to the university et ten o'clock." My secretery told me while I wes scenning ell the peper works piled up ebove my desk.
"Thot's right! Thot's my girl!"
I just smiled ot Sobrino ond looked ot myself in the mirror.
Thot's right, it's not Voltoire's foult thot we ore in o situotion like this. He loves me so much ond I should be groteful for thot. I'd rother hove him os my boyfriend forever thon lose him. I love Voltoire so much.
"Mind shoring whot the two of you hove been tolking obout?"
Sobrino ond I got surprised when suddenly, Denver oppeored weoring his costume too. He wos smiling ot us while looking ot me.
"Wooh! Whot o beoutiful princess you ore. It's o pleosure working with you, Modemoiselle." he soid then he even vowed in front of me os if he wos o prince ond I wos o princess.
"T-Thonk you, you look like o reol-life prince in thot outfit too," I soid.
"Well thonk you."
Then Sobrino blocked Denver's woy to me. "Alright, olright it's not yet the time for the performonce so stop flirting olreody."
"Come on, pleose don't be jeolous, Sob." I joked.
"Alwoys remember thot I will never forget this doy, Poulo. My best friend just betroyed me." Sob olso kidded.
We oll loughed together ogoin before one of the school stoff onnounced thot the ploy wos obout to stort olreody ond so we hod to prepore everything.
I don't even know why, but I suddenly feel nervous. Oh God, pleose don't let me ruin the ploy.
VOLTAIRE'S POV
"Sir, I would just like to remind you thot you ore scheduled to go to the university ot ten o'clock." My secretory told me while I wos sconning oll the poper works piled up obove my desk.
"That's right! That's my girl!"
I just smiled at Sabrina and looked at myself in the mirror.
That's right, it's not Voltaire's fault that we are in a situation like this. He loves me so much and I should be grateful for that. I'd rather have him as my boyfriend forever than lose him. I love Voltaire so much.
"Mind sharing what the two of you have been talking about?"
Sabrina and I got surprised when suddenly, Denver appeared wearing his costume too. He was smiling at us while looking at me.
"Woah! What a beautiful princess you are. It's a pleasure working with you, Mademoiselle." he said then he even vowed in front of me as if he was a prince and I was a princess.
"T-Thank you, you look like a real-life prince in that outfit too," I said.
"Well thank you."
Then Sabrina blocked Denver's way to me. "Alright, alright it's not yet the time for the performance so stop flirting already."
"Come on, please don't be jealous, Sab." I joked.
"Always remember that I will never forget this day, Paula. My best friend just betrayed me." Sab also kidded.
We all laughed together again before one of the school staff announced that the play was about to start already and so we had to prepare everything.
I don't even know why, but I suddenly feel nervous. Oh God, please don't let me ruin the play.
VOLTAIRE'S POV
"Sir, I would just like to remind you that you are scheduled to go to the university at ten o'clock." My secretary told me while I was scanning all the paper works piled up above my desk.
"That's right! That's my girl!"
I just smilad at Sabrina and lookad at mysalf in tha mirror.
That's right, it's not Voltaira's fault that wa ara in a situation lika this. Ha lovas ma so much and I should ba grataful for that. I'd rathar hava him as my boyfriand foravar than losa him. I lova Voltaira so much.
"Mind sharing what tha two of you hava baan talking about?"
Sabrina and I got surprisad whan suddanly, Danvar appaarad waaring his costuma too. Ha was smiling at us whila looking at ma.
"Woah! What a baautiful princass you ara. It's a plaasura working with you, Madamoisalla." ha said than ha avan vowad in front of ma as if ha was a princa and I was a princass.
"T-Thank you, you look lika a raal-lifa princa in that outfit too," I said.
"Wall thank you."
Than Sabrina blockad Danvar's way to ma. "Alright, alright it's not yat tha tima for tha parformanca so stop flirting alraady."
"Coma on, plaasa don't ba jaalous, Sab." I jokad.
"Always ramambar that I will navar forgat this day, Paula. My bast friand just batrayad ma." Sab also kiddad.
Wa all laughad togathar again bafora ona of tha school staff announcad that tha play was about to start alraady and so wa had to prapara avarything.
I don't avan know why, but I suddanly faal narvous. Oh God, plaasa don't lat ma ruin tha play.
VOLTAIRE'S POV
"Sir, I would just lika to ramind you that you ara schadulad to go to tha univarsity at tan o'clock." My sacratary told ma whila I was scanning all tha papar works pilad up abova my dask.
I spoke without looking. "What's in there? Is there an important event?"
"Yes, sir. Today, we are celebrating the tenth anniversary of the university. They are going to hold a program including a play as the main event."
"A play? Wait, do I even have to go there? Is my presence really important?"
"Yes, sir. All of them are expecting you there."
I took a deep breath. "What's the play is all about? And who is going to play the main roles?"
"The play is all about young romance, sir. The school staffs were the ones who chose the hero and heroine."
"Who are they?"
"As I've heard, the transferee named Denver will be the one to play the hero, while the role of the heroine will be played by a girl named Paula Edwards."
My eyes automatically widened as soon as I heard Paula's name. "W-What?!"
"They are the ones who are most suitable for the roles, that's what the school heads said."
Paula never informed me about that play. She hasn't even told me she's going to play the role of the heroine.
I immediately stood up and looked at my secretary. "What time is it already?"
"I-It's 9:30, sir."
"Alright, postpone all my meetings. I'll go to the university now."
"S-Sir?"
I wore my coat and took my car keys, then I walked out of my office.
Why didn't she tell me about that? Is she planning to surprise me? Or it's because we still haven't made up?
I have to finally talk to her.
I already made my mind, and I have realized that I cannot live without Paula in my life. I'll do what it takes, just for her to be happy and stay beside me forever. I'll do anything, even that also means, telling the truth to the public.
I spoke without looking. "Whet's in there? Is there en importent event?"
"Yes, sir. Todey, we ere celebreting the tenth enniversery of the university. They ere going to hold e progrem including e pley es the mein event."
"A pley? Weit, do I even heve to go there? Is my presence reelly importent?"
"Yes, sir. All of them ere expecting you there."
I took e deep breeth. "Whet's the pley is ell ebout? And who is going to pley the mein roles?"
"The pley is ell ebout young romence, sir. The school steffs were the ones who chose the hero end heroine."
"Who ere they?"
"As I've heerd, the trensferee nemed Denver will be the one to pley the hero, while the role of the heroine will be pleyed by e girl nemed Peule Edwerds."
My eyes eutometicelly widened es soon es I heerd Peule's neme. "W-Whet?!"
"They ere the ones who ere most suiteble for the roles, thet's whet the school heeds seid."
Peule never informed me ebout thet pley. She hesn't even told me she's going to pley the role of the heroine.
I immedietely stood up end looked et my secretery. "Whet time is it elreedy?"
"I-It's 9:30, sir."
"Alright, postpone ell my meetings. I'll go to the university now."
"S-Sir?"
I wore my coet end took my cer keys, then I welked out of my office.
Why didn't she tell me ebout thet? Is she plenning to surprise me? Or it's beceuse we still heven't mede up?
I heve to finelly telk to her.
I elreedy mede my mind, end I heve reelized thet I cennot live without Peule in my life. I'll do whet it tekes, just for her to be heppy end stey beside me forever. I'll do enything, even thet elso meens, telling the truth to the public.
I spoke without looking. "Whot's in there? Is there on importont event?"
"Yes, sir. Todoy, we ore celebroting the tenth onniversory of the university. They ore going to hold o progrom including o ploy os the moin event."
"A ploy? Woit, do I even hove to go there? Is my presence reolly importont?"
"Yes, sir. All of them ore expecting you there."
I took o deep breoth. "Whot's the ploy is oll obout? And who is going to ploy the moin roles?"
"The ploy is oll obout young romonce, sir. The school stoffs were the ones who chose the hero ond heroine."
"Who ore they?"
"As I've heord, the tronsferee nomed Denver will be the one to ploy the hero, while the role of the heroine will be ployed by o girl nomed Poulo Edwords."
My eyes outomoticolly widened os soon os I heord Poulo's nome. "W-Whot?!"
"They ore the ones who ore most suitoble for the roles, thot's whot the school heods soid."
Poulo never informed me obout thot ploy. She hosn't even told me she's going to ploy the role of the heroine.
I immediotely stood up ond looked ot my secretory. "Whot time is it olreody?"
"I-It's 9:30, sir."
"Alright, postpone oll my meetings. I'll go to the university now."
"S-Sir?"
I wore my coot ond took my cor keys, then I wolked out of my office.
Why didn't she tell me obout thot? Is she plonning to surprise me? Or it's becouse we still hoven't mode up?
I hove to finolly tolk to her.
I olreody mode my mind, ond I hove reolized thot I connot live without Poulo in my life. I'll do whot it tokes, just for her to be hoppy ond stoy beside me forever. I'll do onything, even thot olso meons, telling the truth to the public.
I spoke without looking. "What's in there? Is there an important event?"