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Let Him Love You First

After leaving everything behind, Zoey needs to go home and face all she have left. She thought time can heal all wounds but after reuniting with her friends, she has to face her mortal nemesis as well as her ex boyfriend. Little did she know that there is a guy who is watching her from a far that will help her mend her shuttered heart. --- To: America Message: You know what? If you thought that Zoey was wrong for treating you badly, wouldn't it be better for the two of you to sit down, relax and talk? Remember that you've been friends since childhood. Reply: Earl it's easy to say but hard to do. Yes! We've been considering each other as best of friends but why did she decide to believe other people's hearsay? For their seven years of friendship, Zoey could say that America is a hard-headed person. Zoey pretended to be someone just to have a decent conversation with her. All she wanted was to know the truth. It started when one of her classmates saw both America and Michael, Zoey's boyfriend, at the mall. At first, when she heard about this, she thought that what was the deal of seeing them? What if they were buying some stuff together? She naïvely thought that it would be better than her best friend was on good terms with her boyfriend. In that way, she can help and understand them if they were fighting. But all of those thoughts disappeared in an instance when her classmate showed her a picture wherein they caught in the act of kissing and holding each other's hands while buying Cinema Tickets. She dialed America's phone number and tried to ask where she was last weekend when someone saw them together. America answered her calmly, "I was at home sleeping. Why? You knew that Mom was mad at me, and I grounded and forbad going outside last weekend, right?" After she had heard her reply, she thought that her response was like a big slap on her face; she knew that she was lying because her friend's evidence was authentic. The photo has a date on it, and it was impossible for anyone to edit or change the said photo because she used a film camera. Zoey thought of it before she called Michael and asked the same question. After Michael had answered her phone call and heard her question, his forehead instantly covered with cold sweat. Did Zoey found out about them? He tried to calm himself first before answering, "Babe I've told you that Dad was still mad at me and ordered me to stay at home and that was the reason I couldn't pick you up after your ballet lesson." Little did he know that his answer was exactly the same as what America has said to Zoey? Zoey started to have a doubt about them. After that week, Zoey found more about their illicit romance. They indeed are having an affair behind her. When most of her friends tried to convince to break it up with him, Zoey finally decided to do it. She then again called and asked him to meet her at the park near our village. When he arrived she immediately said, "Mike, let's end this." At that moment, she was already shredding her tears as she was asking him to end their relationship. Mike wanted to hold her hand but before he even had the chance to grab her left hand Zoey already stepped backward to avoid him. "Z I'm sorry. I know I'm wrong. I know I wronged you but please don't this to me. I was tempted, I seduced. I don't like nor love America. Babe, please don't say that." Who would have thought that Michael has the audacity to say that? Zoey was confused about what to believe; she didn't know if Michael was telling the truth or if it was another set of lies. But before she turned around and leaves, she took aback when she saw him kneeling and crying on the ground while asking for her forgiveness. She took them back her words.

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Is it, Nickel?

After knowing who owns the car that follows Zoey when she's gone, Nickel immediately exited the security office and drives his vehicle to where he thinks Michael might bring Zoey. Although it was a stupid idea to go to his apartment, Nickel was overruled by his emotions and desperation to see and find Zoey before the day ends.

Michael's apartment seems like an abandoned unit because not a single soul answered his calls to open the door. "Fuck you, Cortez. Open this god damn door." It is said to be that Nickel was already making a scene in that building that makes the other residents on the same floor curiously butt out their heads out of their doors to see what the hell was happening outside.

An old man who saw the depth of his emotions on his cries tried to comfort him. "Young man. I know I'm not in the right position but it seems like that the person you are looking for is not inside that unit. The person who lives there hasn't been home for a week or two. Also, its already might late and I still have a grandson who needs to see early."

The old tries to console Nickel as he also knows that Michael deserves the hatred that this young man was feeling. Michael was indeed a pain in the ass to all the residents of that floor. He never followed any rules of the building. He always looks down at the other people as if he was the only entitled person on earth.

Nickel also realized that it was already late that night to create a commotion and tried to produce a demon to go outside the door. He apologized to the old man and excuse himself. Now that he already has the identity of the vehicle owner he is now one step closer to find Zoey.

The Alcantaras were all distressed to find any clue of Zoey's whereabouts. None of all their connections can say who abducted her or where she has been sent off. Alfie who also hasn't blinked an eye was still on his phone trying his best to contact Nickel.

He couldn't leave the elderly Alcantaras because he thought he could be the instrument for Nickel to pass any information he had gathered.

Zick missed his duty because it was his sister we are talking about. He also used all his handful connections to help them find the youngest Alcantara.

On that depth of the night, Nickel arrived at the main residence. Fatima immediately saw his figure and rush towards him. "Son, have you found Zoey? Where is she now? I want to come with you to get here. Please tell me, where is my baby?" It wasn't just him that built up the desperation to find Zoey. Of course, it would be an understatement to think that her parents will calmly sit down and wait for any information that other people will feed them.

"Tita, I'm sorry but I haven't found her yet. The only thing that I knew was Michael had her." Fatima's complexion instantly turned white as a sheet of paper after hearing that the Cortez bastard took her only daughter.

"What did you say?" A scary deep voice echoed the entire residence, that voice emanates an intimidating aura. Everyone inside the mansion looked at the direction of the voice. Every single eye shows their own share of hate from the men who created Zoey's kidnapper.

"I said, what did you say?" the scary voice once again echoed. Nickel was about to answer him back when Mr. Alcantara hides him from his back and looked at the man harassingly asked Nickel if he had said the wrong name.

"Miguel let me ask you how's Michael by the way? Have you been in touch with your good son from these past few days?" Mr. Cortez paled that instant after Mr. Alcantara's rebuts. Cortez just wants to sympathize with the obstacle that their business partner had to face. It was a face-saving moment he, Mr. Cortez, thought.

The relationship between the two families has been rough since Mrs. Alcantara found out what did Michael had done to their sweet baby girl that made her flew abroad to spare herself from the guy who almost ruined her sanity.

"Nico, what are you talking about? Of course, Michael is fine and you also know that he already moved out of our house since he was in college. He seldom visited us as he was too busy with his work." Mrs. Cortez tried to soothe out the situation.

At the corner of the living room, Zick suddenly spoke out and asked the Cortezes that would validate the information that Nickel had.

*In a playful manner, as if he was just curious* "Tita! I forgot to ask what was Michael's plate number again? The head nurse forgot to ask him. We need to add that information to Zoey's file of response." (The scene that Zick was asking was the time that Zoey fainted in front of Michael and Michael rush her to the hospital because he thought something bad had happened to her.)

"I'm not sure which car did he used but its either MKC990 or CTZ369." Mrs. Cortez answered.

"Is it, Nickel?" After Mrs. Cortez answered him, Zick seriously looked at Nickel as if he was asking him if the plate number that Michael's mother mentioned where the same plate number he identified.

"Yes, Kuya Zick."