His Replacement Wife

First encounter

                                                                              [ROVERIE'S POV]

“I missed you already.”

“I missed you more mom.”

I’m really trying my best not to cry in front of her. I just got here in America for almost one month and I’m still feeling home sick. I badly want to go home but it’s not that easy since tomorrow’s the start of our class.

“bye mom, I have to sleep early. Tomorrows my first day.”

“Ok baby, goodnight and good luck for your first day.”

I ended the call and turned off my phone. I badly want to hug her, I missed them so much. I feel my tears fell on my left cheek. I know that it will always be difficult at the very beginning, I will still get used with it soon. I started to close my eyes and I fell asleep.

*KRINGGGGGGGG* the alarm sounded.

I immediately get off the bed to prepare for my first day in class. I have been doing the things I never did before because I have someone to do that for me but this time it’s a different thing. I lived alone, I must cook for my own food and basically serve myself.

I left the house forty minutes before the time and now I took a ride heading to Hallow University. The school was not that far and I already familiarized the areas around this city and already visited the school during the admission so I will not have a hard time adjusting during the first day.

I was about to enter the gate when someone calls me.

“excuse me!”

I look at him and... was really stunned from my position and trying to bring myself compose. This guy is so hot, so handsome.

“y...yes?”

“I think this is yours” he said and gave me a phone.

I tap the pocket of my pants and I can’t feel my phone, that’s when I realize that I fell that which this handsome guy in front of me just found. Am I the luckiest woman today??

“thank y... ”

I took my phone and was about to say thank you but he just walks away.

Okay, turned off. I thought I was the luckiest woman I was wrong, that man is so arrogant and I don’t know what is his problem. He could just at least listen and leave you know because no one would require him to respond.

I got into my first class in Basic Fundamentals of Management and the set-up is just very different from what we used to in the Philippines. By the way I took a business course because my parents are persons and they want us to have knowledge about business but I choose my own specialization which is Marketing.

I just listened to the instructor in front discussing about the policies, syllabus, grading systems and a brief introduction about the subject.

“you are not high schools anymore so be responsible.” – our instructor said.

You just imagine how Americans speak with their accents I was always hooked with that.

I got into my second class and it was just the same, introduction about the subject and so on. It’s already lunch and I had to eat alone in the cafeteria of the school because typically, I don’t have a friend here. I ordered my food and look for a table but it looks like it was all occupied.

I was walking to search for a table and I can see that most of students were just like me, eating alone while only few who’s with a group. That moment I realized that there is nothing wrong being alone as long you know how to survive alone.

“Hey, you want to sit here.”

“Can I?” – I asked.

“Sure!” – she said.

A girl just offered me a sit. She looks very accommodating and kind. I thought I will be the one who would ask for a sit from anyone here, but she did offer me, so kind.

“thank you so much, you are a life saver.” – I seriously said.

“*chuckle* don’t mention it, were classmates you know I saw you from our previous two classes a while ago and I guess we have the same schedules.” – she said.

“oh, I really thought that I will be alone for the rest of my life here.” – I joked.

“from now on, you will not, let’s be friends I’m Frankie.” she said and offered me her hand so I accept it.

“Roverie.” – I said and smiled to her.

God is really guiding me because He actually gave me an angel. I took a glimpse on her she is a black American but she was so gorgeous with a very stunning but not revealing outfit that fits her perfectly shaped body not to mention that she is so kind and approachable. Maybe she’s my true luck and not the guy I met a while ago.

“you done? Let’s go!” – Frankie.

“yeah!” – I said while nodding.

We stood and start walking out the cafeteria and Frankie walks ahead of me while I was at her back still observing at every student in the cafeteria, I just can see how different this environment that I have to the kind of environment I have in the Philippines, the culture, practices, the people, everything is just differe...

“oh my gosh, I’m sorry!”

I should supposedly take a right turn but I just walked straight because I was roaming my eyes around that’s why I bumped someone. I’m such a clumsy and i***t human this is so embarrassing. I looked at that person and I am stunned......again.

He was just looking at me with a poker face and I’m still in state of shock.

“I’m really sorry for what happened, excuse us!”

Frankie grabbed my hand. Thanks God Frankie was there because I don’t know what should I react or do, I was so unfunctional that moment.

“thank you.” – I told her.

“he’s a handsome guy you know?” – and she faced me like she’s waiting for an approval.

“I just hope he has a good-looking manner.” – I replied.

“what do you mean?” – Frankie asked with so much curiosity.

“we’ve met a while ago because he found my phone and I was thanking him when he just left me

with a hanging word.” – I explained.

“you two are cute.” – she teasingly smiled.

I was struck with her words and I just smiled awkwardly and didn’t say a word. We had a short tour on the ground of the University trying to digest the foods we ate and to pass the remaining time. We are in the middle of talking when the bell rings so we decided to go to our next class in Financial Management. We entered the room and...

“sh*t!” – I murmured.