"Good morning, young master!"
Vlad greeted the guy, who just opened his eyes. Liechael leaned his elbow on his side and lifted his upper body. He made a small yawn and looked at his butler for a second. 'It's always his face I'm always seeing so early in the morning,' he thought as he felt his feet being wrapped by his cotton slippers. He ignored Vlad, who's still smiling at him the whole time while putting on his slippers.
"What time is it?"
The butler quickly checked his pocket watch. "It's 6am in the morning, young master," he replied quickly. He dashed to the right side while Liechael was busy rubbing his hair and eyes. Vlad opened the glass window and tied the curtain. As soon as the young master entered the bathroom, he walked towards the closet to prepare the uniform. He made sure that there was no such crumple left.
Madam Lucielle asked him to let the maids change the bedsheets, so clicked something on his ears and within a minute, two maids with new bed sheets came inside and tidied up the bed. The thing on their ears was a wireless earphone. It was like a walkie talkie, so whenever there's someone needed by the madam or the young master, they can dash right away.
Of course, the Aphelion Group sponsored them. Lilith's family is one of their business partners, after all.
After taking a quick bath, Liechael exited the bathroom, wiping his hair with a towel half off his waist. The two maids witnessed this morning view that made their eyes turn to hearts as red leaked all over their faces.
This young master is outrageous.
Seeing these, Vlad cleared his throat and put his palm beside his lips. He whispered to them. "You need to stop yourselves from blushing,"
The two maids jolted from their stance and quickly bowed their heads, exiting the room.
Upon hearing the door closed, Vlad brushed his face and sighed. "Young master, please stop acting like an adult. Those ladies might get the wrong impression from you." he stared at Liechael's firm body. "I didn't even have that kind of body when I'm still a high-schooler"
The boy put on his white polo and hung his blue coat on his shoulders. 'But I'm an adult' he thought as he exited the door.
Vlad followed him with his bag to the hallways. Catching up to his pace to say something. "Young master, your art supplies arrived early this morning. Should I place it in your room?" he asked.
Liechael stopped and turned his head a little. "Can you make another room for me? I want to have an art room," he said, walking down the stairs.
His last words rang in Vlad's ears. Suggesting an art room isn't difficult in this household. Their workers can even make a wide room with a perfect ventilation in just a day, but what shocked him was the thought of Liechael asking for an art room.
Vlad knew that the young master and the head of the Ross Clan had a misunderstanding because of arts, and now, all of a sudden? Isn't that the reason why Liechael had this hatred towards his own father? He felt dizzy just by thinking about it.
***
Upon reaching the school, Liechael told his driver to drop him off in front of the main building. He received a text from Lilith that they should meet up there before the early class starts.
As usual, Vlad opened the door for him and gave him his bags. "Have a great day, young master!" Then he smiled and the black limousine went off.
He halted faster the moment he saw the student council vice president standing near the bulletin board. Since it was an open area, the rays of the morning sun shone above them. Reflecting a lively bright light to start the day.
Lilith put some posters on Liechael's arm. "Help me here," she mumbled after pressing the edge of the paper she just posted. The girl wiped the sweets from her forehead. "I made this for the art class,"
Liechael fixed the left posters and read the description. He couldn't believe that Lilith finished producing this over night. At least with these posters, the students inside the University will get noticed. "Thank you," he said.
"No need to thank me." She slipped out her phone and her brows totally crooked. "Where the heck is this lazy bastard?!" she tapped the words on her phone aggressively. "I told him to come to school ear--"
KYAAAAAAAA!!!!
The girls walking in the open field of the school, minding their own business and were about to head to their classrooms, stopped and gathered themselves. All of them screamed their hearts out with their blushing cheeks.
In the middle of the pathway from the School Gate, a handsome figure showed itself. He got one leg on a skateboard and black headphones covering his ears. As he pushed himself, his greyish brown hair gracefully swayed with his movements. Leaving the hem of his blue coat fluttering. With his hands in the pockets and bag around his left arms, he dashed to the figures familiar to him.
"Yow!" Shaun stamped the edge of the skateboard and it flipped up in the air towards his arms. He used one hand to put his headphones down and bent down his face closer to the girl next to him. "Good morning," then he smirked.
Lilith smelled the boy's perfume and his minty breath. Her frowning eyebrows went back to normal as she dazed for a second. She lifted her hand and was about to make a smack when Shaun touched her head and ruffled her hair. "Nu-uh, I'm in a good mood right now because I won 3 games last night, forgive me today for being late," He smiled before parting away.
He approached Liechael and dragged the male with him while bragging about the techniques he used to win the games last night. He even brought his Nintendo to show the proofs.
As the two figures got further away, the sound of her heart echoed in her ears. Leaving her with a ticklish feeling.
"Idiot!" Lilith cursed out.
AT THE BACKSTAGE...
Author: *holding an untra HD camera while hiding in the corner*
Liechael: *saw the author* Why are you hiding again, author?
Author: Ssshh!!! I'm waiting Lilith to blushed
Liechael: That's imposi--
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"Good morning, father!"
Justin wiped his face with a towel while holding the phone to his left ears. He sat down on his solo bed and rummaged through something inside his bag.
"Are you doing well? How's school?" The hoarse voice of the other man coming from the other line resounded on his phone.
Justin put his bag aside and sighed. He only had enough money to survive the day today. He didn't know where to get another budget for the next week.
"How's the eyeglasses I brought you?"
The word 'eyeglasses' rang in his ears, and it made Justin lower his head. He clenched the phone and inhaled. "I'm using it, father..thank you," he said with a bitter smile. He faked a chuckle. "Did you eat your breakfast, father? How about your medicines? Don't overwork yourself, I'm really fine at school..I-I h-have a lot of good friends." he gulped, stopping the sound he shouldn't let out.
His father, from the other line, crouched down and sat for a while. He tried to at least distance from the construction site because the machines were too noisy. "I already ate my breakfast, you too should eat, kay?" He smiled. "Be good at school and tell me if everything goes wrong or if you need anything." He covered his mouth and coughed, but quickly stopped it by drinking water.
Justin heard it. Even if he's father tried to hide it, he can still feel that he's getting older and sick. "Father, please don't overwork yourself. I told you to be careful.." he said in a worried tone.
His father chuckled and before he could make another word, the call ended.
Justin sighed and put the phone down. They really didn't have enough time to talk to each other because his father already sold his phone to pay half the price of his new glasses that are now broken. Working in a construction site every day, enduring the pain just to give everything what he needed. Justin didn't want to be a burden anymore.
The boy secretly took a part-time job at the bookstore meters away from their school. Making sure that none of his classmates would know anything about it. Studying at day and working at night is not new to Justin. He wanted his father to be proud of him.
If you are a scholar at E University, they prohibited you from doing any part-time jobs as a student. It's against the school policy. Scholars received cash every month for their budgets, but it's still not enough for Justin. He's renting a small apartment, providing his food, electricity, water and some personal expenses. If he wants to survive, he needs to take the risk.
He rubbed his eyes after feeling the heavy emotions. Before even thinking of crying again, Justin stood up from the bed and fixed the necktie on his collar. He caught a glimpse of his wallet. If he's going to walk to school, he'll surely be late.
"My bike," he mumbled to himself. Justin had his own bike, but since it's old, the tires are sloppy now. If the boy bought new tires today, he will run out of money for tomorrow. Including his food.
Another reason to feel anxious. Small tears fell on his cheeks while in front of the mirror. He tried all his best to stop it, but he felt so weak of himself. He's always crying whenever he faces a problem. One reason why Railey loves to bully him to the bone.
Suddenly, the phone on the desk vibrated and rang three times.
Justin wiped his face and answered. "Nana! Good morning," he tried to say it with a cheerful tone.
The girl on the other line clicked her tongue. "Stop crying and go down here, I hate waiting" Although she wanted to scold the boy, Alaena said it with her calm voice. She's been friends with the boy since the start of school, so she knew if he's crying or not just by hearing his voice..
It surprised Justin as he dashed to the right side of his small apartment and parted the thin curtains. Down there, he saw Alaena riding her sky blue bike with another seat behind. She waved the moment she saw him.
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The boy then lightened up. The heaviness he's feeling earlier vanishes. He grabbed his bag after fixing his things and putting on his shoes. He locked the door and did all his best to run down the stairs.
Justin was almost gasping upon reaching the front gate. He smiled and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I-I'm s-sorry," He mumbled.
Alaena was surprised to see his expression. She scoffed and chuckled. "What's the rush? It's still early for the first period, ehh" she moved a little and exposed the seat behind her. "Get on, Let's go to school together."
Justin then became more soft like he's going to melt. "N-Nana.."
"Geez, are you going to cry again?" The girl brushed his hair. "Don't let the snot ruin your cute face. Give me your bag, I'm going to hang it on the other side of the handles." She didn't wait for a reply as she pulled the male's bag.
A figure also riding a bike close to them put his hands behind his mouth and yelled. "Oi!! You two ducklings are too slow!"
Alaena chuckled, "The almighty old Aiden is getting impatient...Hurry before he scolds us again."
When Justin was already seated behind. Alaena kicked up the bike stand and balanced the motion with the air as they both moved ahead. "Grab my waist, we were getting faster," she warned as she pushed the bike more with her legs paddling faster.
The sweet scent from her smooth hair sprinkle onto Justin's nose. He couldn't help but feel his face turned hot for a second. He tightened the grip on the girl's back and watched the surroundings of the quiet morning road they're passing by.
Despite having problems in his daily life, he somehow felt lucky to have them by his side. Not friends, but genuine people validating his emotions and accepting his being. It's almost making him tear up again.
I want to hug Justin. He's so precious to cry. Alaena such a good friend..SUPPORT! SUPPORT!!
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