Chapter 76

Carla was Joshua's high school crush. He was so obsessed with her that it already pissed her off, hating him all through high school and a couple more years after. After graduation, Joshua continued pursuing Carla until his father died and he has to concentrate into helping his family by stopping his schooling and finding a job. He became busy with life that he ultimately changed his lifestyle and stopped fooling around and matured immediately. Years passed. Carla became a doctor and Joshua became an actor. She is always seeing him on TV and even though years had passed, she still has that feeling of uneasiness with him because of the memories of what he did during high school. Contrary to that, Joshua has never thought about Carla ever since his life changed by being a superstar. He has a girlfriend and the memories of high school were tucked in the deepest corners of his mind. Joshua was also able to put up a business with his high school friends. One late afternoon while he was going home from his restaurant, he saw a girl who was about to get hit by a truck. He saved the girl, and eventually found out that she is Destiny. She told him she is the path that a person takes in life. Joshua did not believe her until she saw proof of her abilities by taking him to places while explaining the realities of life and fate. Destiny then told Joshua that she is making him a Cupid. She explained that Human Cupids help in fulfilling the romantic destiny of a human being. She also explained to Joshua the concept of red thread of fate and how this is the basis of his missions as a Cupid. At first, Joshua thought that is was all a dream. But after an incident that happened while he was running, and also the Cupid Phone given to him by Destiny, he started to believe and accept his new role. He then met his Cupid Mentor who happened to be his former classmate Ria. She was the one who explained the rules and duties of being a Cupid, as well as the benefits and immunities they have. She even took Joshua to some of her missions to acquaint him of the job they have to perform as Cupids. Joshua then received his first mission, which is his former classmate Edmalyn and a videographer by the name Carlo Reyes. Ria helped Joshua strategized on how he can approach Edmalyn, and she suggested that they try using Edmalyn's best friend, who happened to be Carla, Joshua's high school crush. At first, Joshua does not approve of that idea. Not that he still has feelings for Carla, but he is still not comfortable being with her. But when Ria explained that that might be the easiest way to get close to Edmalyn, Joshua finally agreed. So Joshua and Ria set Carla on a date with him that acted as a promo of his upcoming movie. At first Carla wants to back out herself, but after Edmalyn's inquiries of why she still can't face Joshua, she agreed and decided that if there is someone who should be uncomfortable with the reunion, it should be Joshua. The date went well, though, and for the first time since high school Carla and Joshua settled things between them. After that night, they are now civil and decided they can be in each other's company as acquaintances. But Fate has other plans. She keeps on making excuses for Carla and Joshua to see each other. One is the outreach program they both attended with their high school friends. That time they had to spend the night together as Joshua got sick and they were stranded in the venue. There they have a heart to heart conversation about their past relationships, and it was a first step for them to be close to each other as friends. Another is when Joshua's ex-girlfriend became Carla's patient. It was revealed that she is Joshua's first love and not Carla. But even if that was the case, it is still considered that Joshua's feeling for Carla back then was stronger than what he felt for his first girlfriend, making him forget about her being his first love as he thought it was Carla all along. The two of them became closer when they had a trip at an amusement park. Carla felt like their relationship has progressed into something more than a friendship. But since Joshua is bound to believe that he cannot fall in love as an immunity for being a Cupid, he failed to realize that Carla is indeed his red thread, the only person he will fall in love with. Carla was hurt that her feelings seem to be one-sided, creating a conflict to their friendship and budding romance. After a reprimanding call from a drunk Ria, Joshua finally realized that Carla is his red thread, because he finally let himself acknowledge that he has already fallen in love with her. At first, Carla was mad that it seems Joshua is just playing with her feelings, but after talking with each other, they finally reconciled and finally, they became official lovers. At first, Joshua and Carla tried to hide their love affair from the public. Joshua thought that Carla might not be comfortable with the public's attention, so they go on dates in disguise and meet with each other secretly. But all secrets were bound to be revealed. Eventually, fans slowly recognize Joshua when they see him in public with a mystery girl. But still, Joshua decided to just let it be and ignore the rumors, thinking it's the best way to protect Carla. Until Joshua's ex-girlfriend, Caitlyn, came back to the picture. Ever since they stopped being a couple, her career has dwindled since people only wants to see her if she's with Joshua. Because of this, she has developed a grudge against Joshua. And upon seeing him happy with his love life, as well as being aware of his flourishing career, she became angry with him. The solution she had come up with is to use Joshua's popularity to gain the public's sympathy again. So Caitlyn did some posts online about not being able to move on yet with her break up with Joshua. Carla found out about these posts, and she felt guilty about being the cause of someone's emotional suffering. Out of sympathy with Caitlyn, she decided to take a break from her relationship with Joshua. But of course, the latter does not want to. So he explained to her that Caitlyn is not really in love with him anymore because no one will ever fall in love with him again aside from Carla. And that's when Joshua revealed that he is a Human Cupid. He was able to make Carla see their red threads by kissing her on the lips. After knowing that they are really meant for each other no matter what, Carla became confident with their relationship, and whatever drama Caitlyn did after did not affect her anymore. And that made Caitlyn even more furious. As a final blow, she decided to have an interview, and on that she told everyone that even before they broke up, she noticed that Joshua has become close with Carla. She also confirmed that Carla is the mystery girl that Joshua is secretly dating. Because the name of the love of his life is at stake, Joshua decided to fight fire with fire. He also did an interview, to clear Carla's name. He didn't tell the exact reason why he and Caitlyn broke up, though, but his words meant that Caitlyn is the one at fault. Caitlyn was furious again, but after a heated conversation with Tony, the guy he chose over Joshua, she realized that it might be her karma that's happening to her right now. That she is experiencing all the bad things because she had done something terrible to Joshua. In the end, she realized that what she is doing is wrong, and that the only person she should be mad with is herself and not Joshua. So in the end, she decided to stop using Joshua and Carla and just do what she had to do with her career, and life in general. The story ended with a homecoming event to CRPU, Carla and Joshua's high school. They attended the event, but before they went to the venue, they first went to this covered court where Joshua first realized that Carla is the girl he likes. Carla also revealed the reason why she did not like him back then, giving their relationship a 360-turn as they head towards their happy ever after together.