1 Chapter 1

Celestine was packing her clothes when her niece suddenly enter the room .

"Where are you going?" she asked.

"I will be running away with my boyfriend",

"What?" her eldest cousin overheard her answer. He is laughing to death. "CELESTINE will be running away with her imaginary boyfriend", he announced it to everyone. And they all start laughing.

"Don't worry! I will still support Hanna in her studies", she said and the started walking outside the house.

"Just continue with your fantasies. No one will like you anyway", my second cousin said

"I bet you will come back after a week begging to accept you again just like you did the last time", my aunt said .

"This time I will make sure that will not happen again", she assuredly said to them.

"Celestine, pay the bills of house before you go", my uncle said.

She took her wallet and take out 3,000.

"This is not enough",

She took out all her money and gave it to them.

"This will be my last payment to you",

And then she leaves the house. She take a few steps away from the house and then..

"Yes!", she jumps with joy.

And then suddenly a car honked on her. The window of the car rolled down.

"Get in", its Dayl.

She pointed her luggage. Dayl opened the compartment . She is waiting for help but he did not get out of the car. She had no choice but to take her luggage into the compartment. She was surprised when Dayl help her and opened the passengers seat for her.

"So, where are we going?"

"We will take our wedding photos",

They went to a studio to take their photos. Celestine was surprised for there are people inside the studio preparing for their photo shoot. She poked Dayl and whispered in her ear,

“I thought this is a secret marriage. Why are there so many people here?”

“Don’t worry. I already told them our set-up”, he answered.

“Hi! My name is Josh and I’ll be you’re photographer.”

“Hi!”

“Ella, get her ready”, shouted to the girl.

Celestine went to the dressing room. After that Dayl went to his dressing room.

"Infairness, she's much cuter in person",Ryan said.

"Did she ask for money?" Josh asked.

While Dayl is busy putting his Tux.

"No"

"So, How did you convince her?" Ryan asked again.

"She said she's willing to do it",Dayl answered.

"Hmm..maybe she's really in danger or running away from her loans or debts?" Ryan curiously said.

"She's running away from her family",

"What?"

"She's ready", Ella interupted their conversation.

Dayl went out in her dressing room. He was surprised about the looked of Celestine. She is very beautiful in white.

"Ok! Let's start", Josh shouted.

Dayl helped her getting in the stage. They are doing whatever Josh tell it to them.

"Hmm, Groom..can you kiss your wife from her forehead?" Josh asked.

Dayl now hold Celestine in her shoulder and face her to him. And then kissed her in her forehead. Celestine is smiling while Dayl is kissing her.

"Good take! Now Bride, kiss your groom anywhere you like", Josh asked again.

"This is enough. We took a lot of pictures now", Dayl refusely said.

"This will be our last take. Come on! Celestine", Josh said again.

"I want Dayl to kiss me in my cheek", Celestine said.

"Oh, Dayl, kiss her in her cheek", Josh pointing Celestine. "Come on! Don't be so KJ",

Dayl looked at Celestine pointing her cheek. When Dayl was about to kiss her. Celestine face him all of a sudden and their lips met.

"Good shot!", Josh shouted.

Dayl was surprised what Celestines did. He didn't moved for a seconds.

"Congratulations! Mr and Mrs Morris", the staff shouted to them.

"Thank you", Celestine answered.

After the shoot they went for a dinner to celebrate for their wedding. They went home after that. Dayl is living in a penthouse. Celestine was surprised knowing that Dayl is a rich man.

"You lived here?" Celestine amazingly said.

"Yes", He showed her room. "This will be your room".

"Wow! This is big, I didn't dream to live such a big room like this", she went inside and throw herself in the bed.

"Hmm..Celestine", Celestine seated up and looked at Dayl.

"Just call me Toni, Celestine is too formal"

"Toni, Since this is a secret marriage. Don't let anybody know. Lets keep it a secret until my mother gets home",

"Sure! no problem. But why do want to keep it a secret?",

"Its dangerous",

Dayl said it with a very serious face.

"I guess its really very dangerous. You are really very serious", Celestine sarcastically said.

"Take some rest! Good night",

"Good night",

Its Sunday morning. Dayl went out early while Toni is left home alone. She was bored that's why she to her gay friend Mar.

"Lets go shopping", Toni said to him while Mar is doing her hair.

"Why don't you ask your husband to go with you? I have worked to do",

"He's busy. He went out early this morning".

"Hey! Are you sure of what you are doing? That's not an easy situation. Getting married to someone you don't know",

"I don't have a choice. You know my life is a mess. This is the only way to get out from my stressful family",

"Just think twice or thrice. You will regret it if when you realized that's is not the only way"

"I know that regrets will always be in the last. I will just prepare myself in any consequences, if there is a consequences",

"Hay! You are grown up. I will not intervene to your decisions",

She was very lucky to have a friend like him. He's always there for her every time she has a problem. She was busy watching her friend doing her hair when someone called on her phone.

Calling.......Dayl

Hello

Where are you?

I'm in my friends salon

Come home! we have to go somewhere.

Can you pick me up? I'm just nearby..in Maligaya Street...Cut Salon

He heard her sigh from the other line. It means that he didn't like that idea.

Ok! I will come over. Just wait for a little bit,

And then she hang up the phone.

"I have to go. Dayl called."

"Wait! There is something I want to give you",

Mar gets something in his bag. Celestine was surprised of what she saw. It was lingerie.

"Mar, What is this?"

"Its for you. Put it on tonight. You never know, maybe he will fall in love at you, instantly",

"I don't like and besides this is just an arrange marriage"

"Even so! You never know",

"No! You should be the one wearing that",

She went out from the salon. While waiting for a taxi, there is a car stopped by in her front. The window rolled down.

"Hi! Celestine, where are you going?"

Its Cian, the suitor of Celestine. He's been courting Celestine since college.

"What now Cian?"

Cian went out from his car. He has this arrogant behavior towards her.

"I'm going to have my haircut. How about you? I will give you a ride",

"No need!",

When she was about to leave. Cian blocked her way.

"until now you still don't like me?"

"I never liked you Cian. And will never liked you",

Cian grabbed Celestine's arm tightly.

"Cian, let go. Its hurting me",

"I get whatever I wanted with just one snap in my hand, Celestine. Remember that".

"Cian, let go", she was trying to get remove Cian's hand from her arm when someone did that to her.

"She said let go", it was Dayl. He remove Cian's hand with force.

"Dayl? Do you know her?", he's pointing his hand to Celestine.

"Yes",

"What is your relationship with her?" Cian asked.

"She's my employee",

"Your employee?", and he touched Celestine's chin. "You must be a very special employee", he smiled at her. "I better get going. Remember what I said Celestine. Whatever I like", and he went to the salon.