Chapter 43: Chapter 43

By the time Valeria returned, Rita was already setting the table, and she rushed to go assist her. They both set the table together, and done with that, they sat down to eat.

"Mmm....you never disappoint mom." Valeria smiled as she took her fork, ready to dig into the delicious pasta in front of her.

"Just eat up Valeria." Rita laughed. Valeria scoffed.

"Aren't you happy to see me?" Valeria asked with a pout.

"Of course I am honey, I'm so happy to see you, and your boss must be very nice, she let you come back home even if it's not the weekend yet," Rita said. Valeria sighed.

"What's wrong?" Rita asked when she noticed the sad look on Valeria's face.

"It's nothing mom." Valeria lied.

She truly wanted to tell her mom about all her problems, but she didn't want to worry her, and if she decided to tell Rita about the things she's facing at Michaelson's mansion, there's no doubt Rita would ask her to quit her job there, and she doesn't want that, she wants to continue working there so she could assist her mom.

"Are you sure, Valeria? I have the feeling that you're hiding something from me. I'm your mother, I know when things are not fine with you, and I can sense that something's troubling you." Rita said, then she put down her fork and stared intensely at Valeria.

Valeria felt uncomfortable under her mother's intense stare, it's hard to keep something from her mother, she has a way of talking Valeria into telling her things.

"Come on mom, there's nothing wrong with me, I'm totally fine." Valeria said, she was literally trying to avoid her mother's eyes.

She began eating slowly.

"Are you sure?" Rita asked, still not convinced.

"Yes mom, I'm sure."

"Hope there's nothing going on in that house?" Rita said. Valeria sighed.

"Please mom, I already told you, I'm fine."

"Okay, okay, if you don't want to talk it's fine, just eat, I'm sure you'll be leaving tomorrow."

"No," Valeria said. Rita frowned.

"No? What do you mean by no? Aren't you going to school tomorrow?" Rita said, a brow raised up in a questioning manner.

Valeria mentally face palmed herself.

"I mean yes, I'll be leaving tomorrow, but I'll be going to school directly from here. I'll return to the mansion afterwards." She said. Rita sighed.

"Alright, eat up so you can go get some rest."

"Alright mom, but I'll do the dishes before that."

"There's no need for that, I can handle things here, you just finish eating and then go to your room to sleep."

"No mom, I'll help with the dishes, no more arguments." Valeria said sternly, and Rita couldn't help but chuckle.

"Alright then, have it your way." She said. Valeria smiled, and they both began eating.

***

She lay on her bed, staring at her ceiling, she was finding it difficult to fall asleep, she'd be going to school tomorrow and she'd have to face Ergon and when she went back to the mansion, she'd have to face everyone else.

"God help me." She muttered as she finally closed her eyes and forced herself to sleep.

****

Next day....

Valeria was already in school, she'd actually left her mum's place, her eyes scanned the premises, in search of Ergon.

She didn't know why he'd been avoiding her.

She went into the classroom. Fortunately, the teachers haven't arrived. She guessed she had come early.

She walked to her seat and she sat down. She still couldn't find Ergon.

"I guess he didn't come early today, which is unusual," She thought.

She sighed and she took out her book from her bag.

A few hours later....

The classroom was already filled with students, except for Ergon.

"Valeria, come forward, it seems you haven't been paying attention to my teaching." Professor Wax spoke but she was deeply lost in thought, so she didn't hear him.

"Valeria!!" Professor Wax barked, thinking she was ignoring him on purpose.

Jason immediately tapped her and that was when she regained herself.

"What's it Jason?" She half yelled.

Jason hissed loudly and his eyes went back to the white board.

She wanted to yell at him but her eyes trailed behind his and she saw Professor Wax glaring angrily at her.

"Oh my goodness!." She mentally screamed, no wonder the classroom was really quiet.

"Come here, Valeria." He called to her. By then, the whole class was already staring at her, including Shiela.

She slowly stood up, so as to stop further embarrassment. This happened because of Ergon.

She went to Professor Wax and she bent her head down.

"Solve this equation on the board." He said, handling the marker at her. Her heart immediately skipped.

"How am I supposed to do this?" She mentally thought and she slowly took the marker from him.

She stared at the white board and a bright smile appeared on her face, although she wasn't paying attention to his lessons, but she already knew it.

Right from time, she's always been a genius at solving mathematics, so it's a piece of cake for her.

*****

Ergon sat in the school garden enjoying the perfect view. He'd have loved to stay at home but he couldn't because he'd need to explain why, and it's something he's really been avoiding.

He sighed and he bent his head.

Now he knew why Noah became a sex addict, he now understood perfectly.

Sex is something no one can control, it has its own way of controlling someone.

After the sex video Shiela sent, he wasn't himself, even when he tried to sleep, the image of her pussy kept on replaying in his head.

His thoughts and mind are clouded with sex. Last night, he cried himself to sleep.

He knows at a point like this he's supposed to open up to someone, he knows he needs help, but who would he trust? Who wouldn't judge or criticize him?.