Chapter 2: Longing

As the environment changes it also affects my everyday routine though it showed me courage to never lose hope in any aspect. Learning life lessons motivates me to become the person I am today. The world is not cruel but us who continuously managed to do so. I've been through a lot in my 20 years of existence, all of the imperfections of a teenager I had experienced them al. Hoping that somehow I can surpass them without breaking my futures dream. I want to open a voice where I can influence todays generation because I am one of them.

The maid knocks to Cressida's room.

"Cressida get up! You need to go to your mother's office."-maid

Cressida didn't notice the maid's voice; she also forgot to set her alarm clock for her to wake up. But the maid made her voice louder and her knock.

"Cressida get up! You still need to go to your mother's office."-up-set

In her bed she is still lying down and very lazy to get up.

"5 minutes I will just take a shower and dress myself.���- closing her eyes still in her bed.

"We will be waiting downstairs."-maid rolling her eyes

5 minutes later…

"Cressida!!! Cressida!!! Wake up; it's already 8:30 in the morning. Your mother is waiting for you in her office; you still need to go there."-maid rolling her eyes so upset.

"Cressida, do you hear me?."-maid

Cressida still in her bed.

"Cressida!"-maid

"Your breakfast is already set, too."-maid

"Ugh, I hate it when they will disturb my beauty sleep."- talking to herself still in her bed.

"Okay, I'm coming just give me a minute. Don't worry I'll be there."- She got up while closing her eyes, and yawning.

As you can see to Cressida's face that she is still very sleepy, but she directly goes to her bathroom and take bath, then after that she dressed herself up and she comb her hair and putted a pin on her hair while watching her reflection in the mirror.

Watching at the mirror, while sitting down.

"I'm not pretty, I just confidently beautiful with a heart."-talking to herself before living. (She smile)

"Time to go Shin, good morning to you."- Carrying her laptop, as she also gets her cellphone.

She opened her door then goes downstairs, for her to eat her breakfast.

In the dining room.

"There she is, come faster you don't have enough time. Eat fast because your mother wants to talk to you."-maid

She goes to the dining room, and take a seat for her to eat.

"But why? For what?"- Curious raising her eyebrows

"We also don't know."-maid

"ok."-still curious.

She finish eating, then she brush her teeth and then ready to go. She go outside her house, she waited for her driver to come, while waiting she took her phone and put her earphones on, and she listened to her music in her phone. Didn't also notice that the driver is coming towards her.

"Ma'am, let's go."-driver trying to get the attention of Cressida

Didn't noticed the driver's voice until the driver poke her.

"Oh, I'm so sorry I'm just carried away to the music that I listened to." –startled

She took her earphones and turned her phone off.

"Let's go!"-Cressida walking towards her car.

Then the driver followed her directly.

I am inside the car with my Shin in my lap; I am running out of words, I have nothing to say but this.

"Hayyyyyyyyyyy, life is too short so we should make our life very meaningful Hmmmmmmmm."- as she talked to herself while thinking so deeply, looking outside the car's window as she slowly open the window and took a deep breath and feeling the breeze of the cold air.

After that moment, she opens her laptop and started typing about her family.

My mother is a businessperson, my family has a business where we sell any kinds of stuffs like shoes, dresses and many more we're are one of the most popular mall in the city where fit and styles fit in, and yeah I almost forgot for a short background of our business it was named after my name called CRESTALLINE. My mother worked so hard for her to forget everything what happened to my dad, my dad died because of home sick that what the doctor said to us but for me that's not the reason why, for me he died because of science. I noticed that when dad experiment a medicine inside his laboratory, a medicine about of not getting aged through the years, he is a scientist in America, and well he is a mad science too and he also almost didn't believe about God because of the knowledge he got through science. That's the facts of all facts about my dad.

-closing the laptop.

"Ma'am where here."- looking at the mirror of the car, to see me.

I just smiled at the driver and nod at him.

The driver stopped the car at the entrance of the building, I can say that our building is so huge, I didn't noticed that ever since when I was a child until now. The driver opened the door for me, and I just smiled at him.

"I will just text you, for you to pick me up."- smiled at the driver.

The driver just nodded at me and he off to go.

"Hmmmmmmmmmm."- taking a deep breath

I walk to the entrance door with a pleasing personality. The ambiance of the place is so very welcoming; it's so warm and cozy.

"Hello Ms. Brantford"- security guard

I just smiled at the guard while I walk in.

As I walk inside the building, someone behind me was calling my name. The voice is very familiar, I look at the person whose calling my name and it was the guy who talked to me the other day.

His getting closer to me.

"Sid"-nervousness can be seen in his voice.

We are now facing each other.

"Who are you? What do you want again?- voice of innocence

"I don't know, my parents just called me earlier. That they want me to come here for some important announcement, and well how about you, why you're here?"- mixed emotions

"Hello this is my family business?"- rolling her eyes.

"No. no.no, I mean what is the reason why you're here.?."-rattled

"Ah k,Just like you I also don't know."-smirked at the guy.

I was about to say, on what his name, when someone interrupt us from talking.

"Excuse Ms. Brantford but your mom is waiting for you in the office room. As well as to you sir your parents are also there waiting for you."- flashes a smile

I also smiled back at her.

"Let's go."

Me and the unknown guy followed the girl, we took the elevator for the easy way.

Inside the elevator, I am between the unknown guy and the other unknown girl.

"Excuse me miss, but for you what do you think is the reason, to why my mother called me and says that she needs me to go to her office."- being humble."

-looking into my eyes and she pressed the button of the elevator she pressed number 9 and says.

"I'm not that sure ma'am Cres, but I heard to my co members that you will be given a project by your mother on which you will be the leader to that project."

I was very shocked about what she said, and pretending that I didn't heard all what she said earlier. Because why, would my mother do that to me if in the first place, she don't have a trust on me and she also said that I am a threat to all kinds and she is even ashamed on me.

interrupting me from my thoughts.

"And what about me? Why I am here."

"Am ma'am, sir only your parents can answer all the questions that are running now into your mind."

As the elevator opened I immediately go out and then they followed. As we walk through you can really see here all the hard workers in this company they are really busy doing their stuff in their classified cubicle.

"Ma'am, sir please come in they are already waiting."

As the girl opened the door, me and the unknown guy entered. I see my mom sitting in between of all higher company members. Leaving me alone standing without noticing that the guy is already sitting in between the lady and the man, I guess that's his mom and dad.

"Cressida, dear please take your seat."

As I sat down beside my mom, I have this weird feelings …. I thought of leaving this enormous reality ,I don't even know where to start, I want to skip my story and end it quickly.

"Sorry to keep you all waiting but, I have this especial announcement to make I will be resigning my resignation to this company and my daughter Cressida will take my place as the new President of Crestalline group of company."

Seriously? Mom had just said all of that? This is really shocking, I'm curious right now. How am I going to tell this to Shin, if he was for real, he will be very curious too. Because in the first place we knew that, my mom will never trust me to handle our business; she never does trust me in the first place.

I will never forget this day, I am very confused right now, I was thinking to why my mom also calls the parents of that anonymous person. What would be his role in this situation?

What if....