Secretly Married To My Teacher

Some promises are written long before you know what they mean.

Ayumi Alcover grew up in the quiet streets of Carcar, where the smell of chicharon and old stories linger in the air.

She never imagined that a rainy afternoon by the river would bring her face to face with Sean Marquez, the son of her parents' old friends, who had just returned home from London, and soon to be her History professor at Skybridge University.

Bound by a pact made by people who loved them both, they marry in quiet haste with no grand wedding and no loud announcements only a promise to give this unexpected bond a chance.

But as Ayumi steps into the university gates, they must wear separate faces because to the world, he is simply Professor Marquez and she is just another freshman but to each other, they are husband and wife, bound by a vow they cannot speak aloud.

Every morning they walk apart and every night they find their way back to the same home. They learn to love in the spaces between rules. Hidden behind silver chains worn around their necks, quiet gestures no one else notices and words spoken only when the door is closed. But secrets carried too heavy will always show and when whispers start to spread, they must choose whether to stay hidden in the dark to keep what they have safe... or stand together and let the world see that some bonds were never meant to be broken.

✍️: Mrflrstmr 'Mirayaaar'