Mario is her only love - or so Sandara thought. When she received a text from him asking for them to meet in that exclusive restaurant on top of the famous The Torch hotel (the name was taken from the trophy shaped hotel in the middle of the city). She loved that restaurant because that's where he proposed to her 4 years ago. Its circular and rotates slowly to show the view of the city below by the time one ends their meals they would have seen the whole of the city. Its expensive there thats why they had to wait for Marios' first paycheck just to be able to eat there. But it was the most memorable day for her.

Mario was her class mate in college both of them taking up Mass Communication. They got close because they were partnered to work on the analysis of a movie which they had to see several times in order to make a sound analysis of its content. After their first collaboration they became friends often eating lunch together and walking her home afterwards. And even if Sandara belongs to an affluent family Mario was welcomed by the family as one of her close friends. So they would do their homework together and review their notes prior to exams in college. In the beginning it was purely friendship for her but as they begin to work closely together she developed feelings for him. He felt the same way but did not admit anything until a year later after both of them graduated and have landed in their first jobs. She was beyond happy hearing him confess to her. She being a Production Assistant at GMA 2 and he starting out as a model.

After officially becoming a couple, they would often go out. There were times when she will have to pay for the bill cause he still doesn't have money - modeling is glamorous but the pay comes months after each project and since he is not yet famous he along with other newbie’s get their salaries months after the shoot. Othertimes he would take her shopping for anything she wants. Growing up with everything made her humble not wanting much from him. At times he would complain that mayb