Chapter 19: Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Still Maxine’s POV

"Maxine wake up .. maybe you'll be late for that." I heard Mom growl, it barely shook my deck.

I still wanted to sleep but I had to wake up.

I'm too lazy to get up ..

... I just let myself sit first while closing my eyes for five minutes.

"Get down there and when you can take a bath." Mom still sighed.

"I'm not in,‘ Nay ... "I replied while still closing my eyes.

“Gano’n ba. You're the perfect grocery store. I’m going to clean the master’s bedroom, eh. ”

I scratched my head looking at it, I opened my eyes.

“All right. But I’m a little impatient, ‘Mom. My classmate and I have a walk today. ”

"Why where are you going?"

“Meghan will make it worse to buy clothes for our acquaintance party. It's tomorrow night. ”

I folded the blanket first then went down the deck afterwards.

“Gano’n ba. Oh go ahead just don't. Just prioritize your walk and that is more important. ”

"It's okay‘ Mom, I can do it at the same time. " giit ko.

"Kuh, don't say‘ Nak .. I'll be there later. "

I felt guilty. I no longer help Mom much with the chores here at the mansion.

“Sige‘ Nay. I'll just get it back next time. ”

Mom smiled before speaking. "Take a bath ..."

"Yes."

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Lucas’s POV

I have been waiting here for THIRTY minutes, thirty minutes outside the mansion where Maxine works but it still doesn't come out. It's past seven o'clock. She didn’t even bother to pick up her phone for pete’s sake that mosquitoes were already feasting on me.

irritated I took the phone out of my pocket again and called but it still didn't answer. Until I saw from here outside the gate an elderly Lady, carrying a plastic bag of garbage.

I hung up my phone and waited for it to finally get out of the gate.

"Uhm excuse me .."

wrinkled when the old man looked at me but did not speak.

"Is Maxine inside?" my polite question.

"Maxine?" its again. "I'm leaving."

That's why. I think the former caught me.

“He was with his classmates. They seem to have something to buy. ”

"You mean .. he didn't go to school?"

She shook her head, plastering a smile on her face. She looked familiar anyway.

"She doesn't seem to be in today, eh."

Son of potrages.

I sighed impatiently. Why isn’t that woman letting me know ?! i have all the rights to know her whereabouts.

"I'm sorry, Ijo .. but are you Maxine's classmate?"

I looked at the Lady and shook my head.

"I'm his friend ..."

It smiled.

"What do you need from my son?"

Ayay! So .. this woman is Maxine’s mother?

I was scratching my head. what do i need

"Uhm-uhm, we have a conversation today --- Ugh, I want to see him."

I think the Lady's smile widened even more than I said.

"DRINK." said Maxine's Mom as she put down a glass of juice. I am currently in the living room of the mansion. I refused to enter but insisted on it.

"What's your name, Ijo?"

"Lucas." I replied.

"Gano'n ba."

Awkward. He kicked me from head to toe.

"Aren't you flirting with my Son?"

Jezz, I almost choked on this question. Suddenly my cheeks became hot.

"The truth of that ---."

"Who's that?"

Maxine's mother immediately stood up when she heard that voice.

"Uhm .. Maxine's guest, Miss Beatriz." its response to the woman just below from above, just as old as Maxine I guess.

the latter approached our habit and glared at me.

"All right Perlita, you can leave now." it turned to Maxine's Mom before sitting down in front of me.

"S-sige ijo ..." said the Lady who bowed slightly. I smiled at her in response.

"You look familiar .." whispered in front of me. I looked at him. “I think, I have seen your face somewhere --- OMG! Are you a Harrison ?! ”

I was no longer surprised at the reaction.

"By the way, I am Beatriz Alfonzo." he sighed and held out his hand.

"Keinth Lucas Harrison." I replied and accepted his hand.

"I knew it." he said with a sweet smile and squeezed my hand a little more. "What do you need for that mutsatsang --- este with Maxine?"

"I'm sorry .. but I don't think you need to know that."

She hissed, crossing her legs, looking at me aggressively.

shake that I avoided looking at it. I just need to expose in front of me that part that is covered with a scaly black color.

"I'm also obsessed with that woman ..." she said in a sarcastic tone. “First Hevo .. and now, you. just wondering what he does to get the attention of men. ”

I looked at him seriously.

"Maxine isn't like that ..." there was no expression against me. Based on the tone of his speech, I knew he didn't like Maxine.

"I know his types ..." he smiled wryly. "Simple but charara ---."

"Stop." I was stunned. "I don't know why you said that but that's not how I knew him."

I stood up and took a step heading to the door, I didn’t like the habit of it.

"Wait!"

I stopped and frowned when I turned around.

“I’m sorry .. I didn’t mean to say it but can you stay for a lunch?”

"I'm sorry, but I sent Maxine."

I kept going out and didn’t wait for anything else it would say.

I was riding a motorbike when a tricycle stopped in front of the gate. Maxine was the one who was spit on, she was carrying paper bags.

"Please pay." said the tricycle driver once reaching for the money.

I just let him go until he noticed me.

"Y-are you still there?" she asked surprisingly. it waited for the tricycle to leave before approaching me.

"Why didn't you say you had a walk?" when I objected to it, I did not answer his question.

"Because --- I forgot." its smile.

Nagpacute pa.

"You can't take me like that ...i uttered seriously, i didn't return her smile.

She frowned.

“Sungit. What do you need? ”

"We're going somewhere." my short response. She looked at me as if asking where are we goin ’. “... you don't come in, do you? I will ask you to do something. ”

"I'll just say goodbye to Mom."

it turned to enter the gate, not even waiting for my answer.

Author’s POV

THE young man took Maxine to the Harrison's house. Luke knew not but even himself he could not understand why.

“W-wait .. b-your house is‘ this ’isn’t it? what am I going to do here? ” full of astonishment Maxine asked Lucas as he dragged her inside the mansion.

"You're about to start your work ..." the young man replied without even looking at it.

"H-hah ?!"

Luke arrives with Father and Mother in the living room, including Lourine and his Grandfather, they seem to have an important conversation.

"Listen everyone ..." the young man called to get their attention. He wasn't disappointed, they turned around but their eyes were focused on Maxine.

"She's Maxine, and she's my FRIEND." Luke added, emphasizing the word ‘friend’. "I hope we understand each other."

No one spoke and just kept looking at Maxine who then bowed her head as a greeting of ‘Good day’.

"W-wait .. I'm not done yet." the girl complained when Luke pulled her upstairs.

"Your behavior is really rude, isn't it ?!" Maxine's words were unbelievable when they reached the young man's room.

"They're used to it." Luke replied and took off his top then stretched out on the bed.

Annoyed, the girl approached the bed. It looks like it intends to make him a sleeping keeper.

"What now?" Maxine whispered to Lucas that the tone of impatience could be seen.

"What?"

"I thought you were going to ask me to do something?"

"Ah, wait." Luke said as if worried. It got up and headed for the walk-in-closet.

... then messed up the clothes there. It also disrupted anything that would pass inside the room.

"What are you doing?" wrinkled when Maxine asked.

"Spreading." short response of the young man and stretched out on the bed again. "Be clean."

Maxine was stunned, as if her brain was absorbing that moment. Then it let out a deep sigh and began to clean up.

"Saltik .."

"Are you saying something?" Luke asked, looking depressingly at the girl as she lay down.

"Buy when you're talking .."

The young man laughed at what Maxine said.

"By the way, where did you go before?" again Luke asked with his arms still folded.

Maxine remained silent and seemed to be concentrating on what she was doing.

"Hey, I'm asking you ..." Lucas suddenly threw a pillow at Maxine.

The girl frowned. "What? Do I really have to answer that? ”

"Uh-huh ..." Lucas sat down and leaned on the headboard of the bed. “You’re my slave, remember?”

"At the mall, buy a dress for the acquaintance party tomorrow night." with a melodious annoyance Maxine replied.

"Acquaintance party?" Luke repeated. "Do you need to um-attend there?"

"Of course. It's a pity for your dress, then it's my last year. ”

“M-may date ka do’n? tsk, I'll just remind you ---. ”

"I know." Maxine's cousin. “You don't have to repeat it. Besides, I have a date that I should have dated. ”

"Really ..." the young man whispered, although his face had no expression.

Silence ..

"After I clean up, can I go home?" Maxine sighed as she picked up the clothes scattered on the floor.

"It's up to you ..." said the young man and turned a blind eye.

The girl was shaken and just continued what she was doing. He finds it hard to read Luke's habit, it's too moody, kind now and then suddenly resents.

To be continued...