Sweets Talk 2( La Vita è La Musica Sono Dolci )

- SUMMER -

3 Years earlier :

I was sitting alone on a table of a luxurious restaurant that night, trying my best to hold my tears that won't stop falling. But I need to finish these foods on the table, it's just stupid to waste such an expensive meal. It was suppose to be a dinner date two. Just a few ours ago I was so excited when I get there, expecting what surprise did Roux got for me this time. Maybe finally, will he propose?

But I was wrong, I was totally wrong. I can't still forget those words when he said, that it wasn't right anymore about the two of us. When he says sorry that he is not happy anymore..

Need not to elaborate this, he is not the part of the story anyway. I'm off to meet someone better that I deserve.

My name is Summer Martinez. I am novelist and I worked in Twin Aces Publishing Corp. where my cousin Jace's wife Kaylie is currently the Editor In Chief of it's weekly magazine. I was there because of Kaylie, when she finds out that I have a passion in writing fictional novels and short stories she didn't stopped encouraging me until my stories were published by Twin Aces. Not until that break up with Roux that made me decide to go what my parents wants for me, to take the culinary course in ICIF in Italy and follow the footsteps of my cousin Jace.

At the airport on my way to check-in my luggage. Suddenly someone who's in a hurry bumped into me and so I dropped my ticket, passport and my purse and everything on it scattered on floor. He was deligently keep saying sorry while helping me picking my things up while putting back everything inside my purse. Even if I wanted to, I couldnt get in my nerves to nag him, with his so sweet and humble voice that keeps muttering sorry, and when he brushed his hair up that covers his face, I'm star strucked. And when he's gone, I almost asked myself, did I just met a character of my favorite manga comics in live action? But then I shut myself up right away and get back to reality. Later while I'm on the plane and I checked my purse, I found something that wasn't mine. It was a mini silver USB type mp3 player. I concluded it was from that cute guy I bumped a while ago. I put my headset onto it to listen, it was only a melody of a guitar, I guess an unfinished song.

3 Years passed, I stay focused studies and few months from then I'll be finishing my culinary course majoring in pastries. I also found a part time job on a restaurant nearby where I'm staying. And I thought I already lost my mood in writing fictional stories, yet Kaylie didn't gave up on me still. She believes I just might need some push of motivation and inspiration and I'll be writing again. One day when I was cleaning my room sorting my things out, again I found that mp3 player, and once again I'll listen onto it playing all over again. Then suddenly there's an urge for me to write the lyrics, I can feel that there was so much love in the melody but I just can't find the perfect words for it . I fell asleep with my headset on, then I had a beautiful dream, that makes me woke up in the middle of the night and I was able to start a chapter and another chapter.... and another.

I told Kaylie about it, and she was excited to hear it. I told her I might be going home soon and will finish the story when I come home. Then I'm going to submit it in the publishing.

As I planned, at last after 3 years, I'm back in my home town totally moved on from that break up with Roux. In 3 years I am focused with my culinary course and job and lately with my new novel, no boyfriends, no commitments and no dates... just hanging out with some friends.

I was so happy to reunite again with my family and relatives, especially with cousin Jace and Kaylie where I'm very close at. But it only came to my knowledge that Kaylie and Jace were so desperate to conceive a child. In 5 five years of their marriage, because they were too busy both in their career, they never had one. But funny is they were more worried in me because I'm 28 and yet there's no any plans of being in a relationship again. They thought Roux left me that trauma. Maybe they're right but he doesn't affect me anymore, maybe my Prince is also having some backlogs that still hinders us to crosspath.

Kaylie and Jace were planning to go abroad for a while, maybe 6 months or a year. Just enough time for them to rest and enjoy together. Jace is planning to temporarily close the

La Vita è Dolci Cafe, and I object. They don't need to close the cafe, they can trust me now on watching over it. Kaylie asked what about my novel? I assured them that they don't have to worry cause I can do both. That's my life in Italy. And the couple shouldn't forget it's a Martinez forte.

Kaylie and Jace finally gone on their vacation. And I left supervising the cafe and good that I got along easily with the staff. While I still continue writing during off peak hours.

One day, that was almost half past 2PM, and the cafe was not so busy and I was able to settle my self with my laptop at the corner vacant table. Someone came in and pass by me with scent so familiar but I just ignore it and continued what I'm doing. Then one of staff came to that customer with warm greetings,

“ Sir Gil, long time no see..welcome back to La Vita è Dolci..”

“ Thank You, Dianne... Can I same the same as usual order? “ he answered as if he was already used and comfortable on this place and all the staff knew him and greets him. And finally that broke my attention. It was just like a slow motion when I turn to look at him while he was fixing in place his guitar in a bag beside him, and brushed his hair up with his fingers then he noticed me. Before our eyes met, I direct my vision back in my laptop again. But saying to myself, oh my! it was him, the manga character guy at the airport. Wondering what's happening inside me, why I suddenly feel shaky and conscious, I can't help but grin secretly at myself.

Lately when he's gone, I secretely asked Dianne about him. Dianne teased me at first but took it back explaining a lot of girls actually admiring him, because besides the fact that he is cute and charming, he is aslo so talented. Out of my knowledge while I'm in Italy that guy became a popular singer and musician in our hometown. His name was Gillraye Sullivan..

• GILLRAYE -

“ Play that Gill, I love to to hear it..” she asked over the phone

“ But it's not yet done.... and it won't be a surprise anymore if you hear it in advance..

Just wait for me.. ok? ” I woke past 3am with the same dream still missing Rhian. It's been 2 years already when she's gone and it's been 3 years since I lost that song she's been longing to hear, and no matter how I try, I cannot remember exactly the chords of that song. Why.... I don't understand why?

To be continued ….............