"Hey you two you made me envy you’re so great for each other."
They both laughed as they saw Grandma Isay putting the bowls on, they ate together because Callie's flight will be tomorrow afternoon, Callie will be going home first because Asher has something to finish regarding the place for his next project.
"Son, look at that roast first. It might burn!" Grandma Isay ordered.
"Yes," he replied and looked at Callie.
He also organizes meals on the table.
"Wait I’ll just check the grilled meat."
"It’s because you left it." Callie replied smiling.
Asher returned to the grilled station, they really enjoyed last night.
And now, bonding with Grandma Isay, he knew Callie will miss grandma because she was very kind to them.
He looked at the girl, they were only a few days away, and he had asked for her address.
Callie also mentioned that she wily go straight to her house.
"Son, it's burning!" Grandma Isay shouted.
He looked at the grilled meat, and he was shocked because it got roasted.
Probably because the meat is greasy.
"It happened because you can’t take away your eyes to Callie." The old woman said and put the rice on the table..
Callie laughed and approached Ace.
"That's okay, it's still cooked." And she took the other meat which was already cooked.
"It’s because it suddenly blazing" he scratched his head because he was embarrassed to Callie.
"Come on, let's eat while it's all hot.” And held Ace's hand, to pull it off and they went to the dining table together.
"There you are, you made me envy again." Grandma Isay teased them and laughed.
Time passed, and Grandma Isay released a liquor.
It was for the meat to digest it’s not really hard..
"Grandma, just a little you might get drunk?" Callie said.
"Yes grandma, just a little." Asher also said.
"Hays, I've only been drinking for a long time. Maybe, my last drink. When, my husband died." She said and drunk the one glass of liquor.
Callie just smiled and drank her wine in the glass too.
Asher did the same and refill the glass.
Grandma Isay looked at her own house,
"My kids want to take me, they wanted me to live with them in states but I didn’t agreed." Grandma sighed.
"Those plants and flowers, together with my husband we worked hard for those beautiful species. We made a promise, whoever died first and who will remain should be the one to maintain the fragrance of these flowers because it is the sign of our undying love." She said on a teary eyes now.
"Grandma, So that’s why you didn’t go with your children? And lived alone?" Callie suddenly asked.
"I said to them, I will stay here because of my promise to their father. My husband died first, and as I held his hand, he repeated to me, that these flowers would not wither. Because no matter what his love will remain forever." Lola Isay breathed.
"Even how many times my children asked me. I did not agree to sell this place, as this place only reminds the only person I love." She said.
"I'm sure grandma, wherever he is. He is watching you, and he's happy because you still keep your promise." Asher smile to Grandma Isay,
behind the delicate face of the old man there was still a part of the sadness and memory of his husband.
"So you two, no matter what the challenge is, if the love between you two is strong. No one can separate you.” And looked at them.
"I know, you two will last. And I'm sure your relationship will be colorful and fun." She smiled at them.
The looked at her and smiled to each other.
"Promise Granny, all I have to do is make Callie happy." He made a promise and he took Callie's hand,
"And, I will never make her cry." He added.
Grandma left them, Callie drank again her wine and sighed briefly.
"Maybe, you're drunk?"
She just shook her head and smiled at Ace.
"I just missed someone." She said in a sadden voice.
"I said before, since my parents are gone, I will take care my sister. Especially we were only two."
"Callie?"
He felt anxious and also pulled his jacket over to put it behind her.
It was a bit cold and they were still in the Garden.
"Do you want to, talk?” He suddenly asked.
"It’s almost five years already, when I lost my younger sister. Her death was severe, it’s not an accidenta or sickness that killed her." Callie's tears begun to fall.
"She was in pain, a very deep pain.” She sighed and looked at Ace.
"You remember your question to me, why I was so annoyed with Asher, why I was angry to him?. He was the reason, he was the reason of all."
Asher paused and stared at Callie.
"W-what do you mean?" He asked.
"Sheys an avid fan of Asher Brooks, it's my fault too. I shouldn't have let her." Her voice is full of emotions, she seems to be repenting and she wants to bring back the past.
"Camille was smart, she was so inspired, because of Asher. He was involved in the fans clubs, and in fact Asher was one of her sponsors in the study."
Asher was stunned, he seemed go the idea on what Callie was talking about.
"One night, she said goodbye to me... "
"Sis!” Camille rushes to get close to her sister.
"Sis!, you wouldn't believe it, I had a one on one meet with Asher Brooks, I was chosen in the fan club."
"Wow, really?" Callie smiled and fixed Camille's hair.
"I'm so happy for you sis, but where will you meet him?"
"They said, there will be someone to assist us. Don't worry about me I’m not alone. At last, I can finally see Asher in person, and so that I can thank him too." She smiled again, she's super excited because for almond 3 years avid Fan by Asher Brooks and sponsor and now she's lucky to be selected.
"How unfortunate I can’t come with you, I love to meet him too so that I can thank him for the sponsorship. But, I have a flight to Paris."
"It's okay, I'll be fine. You take care, and I want a dried mangoes." She said and hugged her again with a kiss on the cheek.
Callie just smiled and watched her sister went to her room..
And that day. . .
Hello. Ms. Yoon?
Yes, speaking?
This is san Sebastian hospital this is where Camille Yoon was brought.
Just hearing her sister's name, she seemed to feel something different.
She even tried to calm down.
Until she returned to Manila, and she was shocked.
"She was a victim of Gang rape, she was tortured luckily she was a alive." The doctor explained
She was so shocked, she didn't want her tears to fall.
When she get inside of her sister’s room she couldn’t stop the tears to fall as she saw her sister lying on the bed.
She released all the emotions.
After that,
she read in her sister’s email the conversation of Asher and her sister.
It was said that someone will pick her up because Asher could not leave the meeting.
She didn't know if it was just and Alibi, so when she was home.
All his posters, photos, actor merchandise were burned.
And after a week, Camille committed a suicide.
Perhaps she couldn’t accept what happened,
She saw again in the e-mail that Asher explained.
Her sister said in the email that Asher was one of those he saw that night.
She burst into tears and went to Asher’s office, but she just got rejected.
She had no evidence of what had happened,
so her sister’s suicide was ignored.
"She had no choice, but to kill herself. She has no reason to live, and ended. She didn’t even talk to me
. "Callie cried again.
"I just saw her hanging and still holding the letter for Asher, saying to help her."
She hugged Callie, and don’t know what to do.
This is one of the issues about him, that’s why he avoids the fans.
But to the many people in the world,
why Callie's sister. Why Callie?
