The Beauty Of Paeoniaceae (Untamed Heart #1) ☑

Chapter 22

"Good morning, ma'am" I smiled when they greet me as I entered the Crodore Cuisine Restaurant.

I continued walking until I reach my mini office here in my own restaurant.

It's been five years and I happily recovered from my past. I've already forgotten my past life. I'm Paeoniaceae Avisha Alcantara the CEO of Crodore Cuisine Restaurant.

I pursue my study here in Canada, I took Culinary arts since I really love cooking. Hindi man ako sa barko at least I've already had my own restaurant. I'm really happy with what I have now.

I take the telephone when it started to ring it.

[Hello]

[Good morning, ma'am. Ahm, we had a visitor here looking for you, ma'am]

[Okay, I'll come. Thank you Ara.]

I fixed myself before I went out to my mini office. I started to open my restaurant last month kaya hindi pa masyadong kilala ito.

I smiled when I saw the visitor who was looking for me.

"Good morning, ma'am. What can I do for you?" She rolled her eyes when she saw me.

"Well, good morning too." I smiled to her when I heard her sarcastic voice.

"Hi, Kels. Thank you for coming to my restaurant." We didn't stop to communicate with each other. I contact her when I recovered from my Psychotic Depression five years ago.

Hindi madali ang lahat ng pinagdaanan ko sa loob ng limang taon. In my first year here in Canada, I can still hear the voice of Alberto, I'm still hallucinating Alberto's presence. I'm studying while I'm treating my illness. I'm still under my therapist dahil hindi pa ako masyadong magaling, na papraning pa din ako kapag nakakarinig ako ng mga bagay na konektado sa mga nakaraan ko.

"I'm happy that you wish comes true. You already have your own restaurant." Napangiti ako dahil doon. I'm also happy for her because she's already a flight attendant now.

"Since day off ko today, I want to bond with you." I glared her because I'm not in the mood to go in the mall. I have a lot of work here since I'm absent for two days.

"Please, my treat." I sighed bago ako bumalik sa mini office ko para kuhain ang gamit ko.

"Ara, ikaw mo na bahala dito." She nodded. Ara is my Flipino employee here in Canada. I have a lot of Filipinos worker, kaya hindi ako masyadong nahihirapan sa kanila.

"I have a lot to do in my restaurant, Kels." Sabi ko kay Kelsie ng makasakay kami sa sasakyan niya.

"I'm sorry, okay. I just want to spend my time since I'm going back to Manila next week." I stunned for a moment when I heard the word Manila. I saw her worried eye when she looked at me.

"I'm sorry for mentioning it to you." Tipid lang akong ngumiti sa kanya. Hanggang kailan ko ba dadalhin ang takot na 'to?

I'm trying to be strong and forget the past, but every time I heard the words or to see the things that are connect to my past. Bumabalik ang lahat na nangyari sa'kin noon.

I'm not yet totally recovered from my illness. I'm still scared, I'm still hallucinating, but not as before.

"You need to be strong, Peony no matter what happened. I know it's not easy to forget or let go the past, but you need to move on and start a new life. You'll never be happy if you're still hold on to your past."

"I've tried so many times to forget it, pero wala pa din nangyari. I'm still hallucinating the past." Huminto siya sa tabi nang magsimula na akong umiyak. I thought I'll never cry again, but I'm wrong, I'm still crying due of my weakness. I'm still vulnerable.