Love and Destiny : Chapter Seven

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Corleone Industries 

Makati Headquarters

Sarah Corleone stayed at the Corleone Industries main building. She made

plenty of phone calls to New York. She liked to be connected and updated.

with her companies and their latest developments. It was past 6 in the evening

and she still had to get dressed for the big party later. Her Aunt Nikki had

been telling her about it, she was tasked to entertain the guests as well. The

guest was a supposedly a 'well known singer' and the party was to welcome

him and his crew wherein her Aunt Nikki and Rachel were big sponsors.

As soon as she finished her tasks at Corleone Industries, Tommy her

bodyguard customarily escorts her out of her office. Sarah drove the De Villa's

new white Alfa Romeo Giulietta and decided to buy some groceries before

she headed for home. Sarah glanced at the store's parking lot and parked her

car. She went directly to the grocery section of the store. She started to look

for fresh fruits for Rachel when she noticed a dark, tall guy glancing at her

direction. The guy started to approach her and introduced himself.

"Sarah is that you?"

Sarah looked at him unknowingly.

"You can't seem to remember me. Well then, I'm Carlo De Guzman. Your

former schoolmate, if you can still remember.

"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't recognize you. It was a long time ago. We were just

kids -- 11, 12 or if I can guess it right, 14?"

"We were both 13."

"Yeah, I'm sorry, I remember you now -- you were my prom date. Right, we

were paired to go to the dance together. Months after I broke up with Mark..."

"God, I used to have this big crush on you. And you really are still beautiful

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