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Dyosa was expecting Carissa to be angry, but to her surprise Carissa was as calm as summer sea and her face showed no expression. Dyosa could not tell what she was thinking of. Carissa smiled sweetly at them and asked, "What do you all want?"

Dyosa was speechless. She could not believe that her friend will be so nice to them. The Carissa she used to know does not smile or laugh with anybody that tries to bully her, but today she was different.

The men were also surprised. "Really? I never thought that this girl will be so easy to deal with" the first one said with a smile on his face. They actually don't know the kind of person Carissa is.

"What do you want?" Carissa repeated the same question again. Her face was calm and the smile never left her face. Dyosa looked at Carissa and knew she was planning to do something, but she don't know because Carissa's face never showed that she wants to attack this men.

"My name is Tiloy" he said and stepped forward. "You are such a beautiful girl and you can come with us. I mean with your beauty no one will see this beautiful..." He rubbed his palms together, looked at Carissa from up to down and said, "Lady and won't want to have her" his fat face showed a smile.

Carissa continued to smile as she watched this man come closer to her, closing the gap between them. He finally stood right in front of Carissa and placed his palm on her arm sliding it down to her fingers. Then he looked at Dyosa with his eyes wide. "Oh, I almost forgot about you" he looked at her up and down and said, "This is going to be fun"

Tiloy and his gangs are well known in the community. They harass girls and do all sort of bad things to them.

"Come on, let's go" he held Carissa hand and tried to dragged her, but she did not budge. She immediately twisted his hand with all her strength.

"Dyosa run! I will deal with these men!" Carissa said. She wanted to deal with these bullies herself. Dyosa tried to run, but she was caught by one of the men.

"Do you think you can escape?" he said as he grabbed Dyosa by her arm.

"Let me go! Carissa please save me!" Dyosa cried out.

"Let go of my friend! Now!" she shouted, but these men did not listen. They began to drag Dyosa by her arm. Carissa was very angry. She released Tiloy's hand, pushed him to one side and ran to get Dyosa.

She punched the man holding Dyosa on the stomach with all her strength. He held his stomach, but swallowed the pain. Carissa knew they were so strong and she won't be able to fight them. She looked around and found a stick and began to hit it on them.

She clenched her fist and rushed to punch them, but her hand was stopped in the air. Tiloy clenched his fist and punched Carissa in the stomach without any mercy. Carissa held her stomach in pain. Another punched Carissa on her mouth and blood began to race down her neck. Another raised his hand to slap Carissa, but his hand was stopped in the air. He turned to see the person that held his hand.

He wore a black shirt and a brown jacket with a blue jean. He is of average height, he has a dark eyes and they look so beautiful. His hair was brushed up and his lips were small and pink.

"Who are you" Tiloy asked with anger.

"You have no shame! You dare harass them! How dare you!" his voice sounded cold.

Carissa and Dyosa looked up to see who the person is. Their mouth opened when they saw the person. It was Alex.

Tiloy laughed out loud. "There is nothing you can do because we will have them and what will you do?"

"Let go of them!" Alex shouted

"Really? What right do you have to tell us that? Stay out of this or else..." one of the men said.

"Or else what?" Alex gave a smirk smiled, clenched his fist and punched the person holding Carissa in the stomach. He fell and curled into a ball holding his stomach in pain.

Alex fought all those big men one by one. Carissa was surprised that Alex was good at fighting combat.

Alex walked over to Carissa, bent down and asked, "Are you okay?" he was worried. Carissa nodded her head and hugged Alex tightly. "Thank you for saving us"

"Come on, I need to take you home" he said and pulled away from Carissa. He carried her in his arms and walked towards his bike. He placed her on the bike, wear her the helmet. Then he remembered that Dyosa was also here.

"Dyosa, how will you get home?"

"Take her home and I will get a cab myself"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes" she smiled. "I will see you at home" she said and left.

The bike is only for two people so Dyosa had to take a cab home.

After Dyosa left, Alex wore his helmet and the bike drove away.

At alvardo street, Binondo.

Dyosa got home first. She walked into the house quietly like nothing happened, but Elvira noticed her.

"Dyosa, you are back" she looked around. "Where is Carissa?"

"She is on her way" she said and sat down with her hands covering the bruises on her arm.

Isabelle saw her daughter and rushed to her. "Hey, you are back. I want to tell you something" she said and sat beside her daughter.

"What?"

"Do you remember the money I told you that I was saving" she said and pulled her arm.

"Ouch! That hurt!" she cried in pain.

Isabelle was surprised. "What hurt?"

"Nothing" she said and stood up to avoid more questions from her mom.

"Are you lying to me?"

"Of course not"

Isabelle knew her daughter was lying. She touched her daughter's arm again and Dyosa scream. "Nay, don't...Ouch" she said while covering the bruises.

Isabelle removed Dyosa's hand and her eyes widened immediately she. she saw the bruises. "How did you get this?"

"It's nothing nay"

"You are lying to me! Tell me the truth now!" she shouted at her daughter.

"Nay, it's Carissa you are supposed to worry about not me"

"What? What happened to Carissa?" Elvira was scared. She will die if anything happens to her daughter.

Before Dyosa could say anything, Alex entered the house with Carissa in his arms. Elvira was so scared when she saw her daughter. Carissa had lot of bruises all over her face and dried blood at the side of her lips.

"What happened?" Elvira was shocked.

Alex put Carissa on the couch and began to explain. "I saw some men bullying them and it's a good thing I was passing that time"

"Thank you so much Alex" Elvira said and sat down beside her daughter.

Elvira got ice for her daughter and placed it on Carissa's swollen cheeks.

"Why did you come to manila? Do you have any important thing to do here?" Carissa asked.

"No, I came here to see you guys. Your mom invited me to come here"

"You did not tell us you were coming. We should have prepared for you" Elvira said.

"Just wanted to thank you for the food you brought for me the last time" he smiled.

Lola belen, "Come and sit. Let us get you something to drink"

Isabelle, "Yes, I will go and buy soda for you" she said and left the house.

Elvira, "Let me go and cook"

Dyosa, "I will help you"

The only two people left with Alex are Lola belen and Carissa.

Lola belen, "How are you Alex?"

"I am fine Lola"

"You know when I first saw you I thought you were my son in law, but my granddaughter told me about you and now I believe that you are not my son in law. You know my son in law was just like you. when you was the life, my son in law was very kind, but he was killed by those monsters" tears began to roll down her cheeks. "Let's not talk about it anymore. I am very happy that you are here" she smiled. They chatted for a very long time.

Soon breakfast was served and they began to eat. They chatted, laughed while eating.

Elvira felt that her husband is with them again. Sometimes she will look at Alex as her husband.

Later in the night.

Alex spent the whole day at Elvira's house. He felt happy when he was with them. He glanced at his wristwatch. "It's late already. I think I should go now" he stood up. "Thank you all for your care and also thanks for the food. I really enjoy it"

"No, don't go. It's late already and it will be very risky if you go out this late and also south cotabato is very far from manila. It will take you hours to reach home so why don't you spend a night here and tomorrow morning you will leave" Elvira said.

"No, I can't stay" he refused.

"Please just stay for one night. You know when you will have the chance to visit us again" she pleaded.

"Yes Alex, stay for one night" Mrs belen said.

He could not refuse the old woman so he agreed to stay.

"Carissa will sleep in my room and you will stay in her room" Elvira said.

"Thank you"

That night, Alex was forced to stay in their house.