Chapter 3.1

"How's your shopping with Dominic, baby?", Mom smiled when I entered the kitchen, she was baking a cake as usual. When she's here at home all she does was to bake anything she thinks of

"It's okay, I already bought my dress for tomorrow", I answered weakly

"Good to hear that you might get wild again if you can't find or didn't like your clothes just like what happened before we didn't even attend 'because you cried so hard I don't know, but you're like a baby who was robbed of a lollipop, anyway did something happen? Where's Dom?”, she said with a wide smile, usually when Dom and I go out instead of going straight on his home he is still hanging out at our home, so that explains why my mom is feeling strange

"He's with Nicole!", I didn't intend to say it louder but it does so the other maids who were busy looked at me stunned and the other maids who were passing by stopped walking and turned to where I was, while mom frowned when she looked at me, am I that annoyed? Or was my statement just reinforced?

"Nicole? Your cousin?", Ah not mhie our helper, I rolled my eyes of course it's my cousin who could it possibly be? I just nodded in response and looked down at the kitchen counter "... What's wrong with that, they're just together, aren't they?"

"That's the problem because Dom likes Nicole!", I don't really know why I'm acting like this, it's just normal for them to be together but everytime Nicole and Dom are together, I'm also there and this was the first time that I wasn't with them then Dom doesn't let himself left alone with Nicole because he doesn't seem to be able to keep up with her trip in life, and now they're together?

"You know, Elie", she took a chocolate from one of the row of refrigerators and threw it at me, I catch it, and then I opened it and I started eating, she continued what she's saying as she approached me "… .you sounded like a jealous girlfriend ", jealous girlfriend? Of Dominic, really? "... I know that you have a crush on Kian 'your one and only dean' but I think that's not a crush anymore but an admiration, you admire him for being such a good dean and aside from that he's kind and not to mention he's really handsome, but what do you think of Dominic? Your childhood friends, you've witnessed how he grew, you know him more than himself, you accepted his flaws and treated him as your friend, a brother, but sometimes I doubt what you feel, is he really just a friend and a brother to you? I was just stating this because you've acted weird lately and for some—"

"Okay, mom. That's enough", I said while I stood up and shoot the trash in the trash bin "... that's what you get on talking a lot with Manang Tess, I'll go upstairs now", I said then went to her and kissed her cheek, mom knows a lot nowadays, maybe she and manang Tess is building a 'group' or a 'club' to be called 'Gossiper Neighbor” and who do you think would be the founder? Of course the one and only—Manang Tess

When I arrived at my room I immediately took a shower then blow-dried my hair and went straight to my bed, I feel really sleepy

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I woke up because of the noise of my phone, it's so bad, who can call this early? By the way, I also tried the phone last night before going to sleep, the quality is good, I even dropped it on the floor, it didn't break, so it's really super nice

I got my phone on the bedside table and answered the call without looking at the caller

"Hell-o", I closed my eyes in response, still drowsy

"Elie! Good-mor-ningggggggggg!"

"Who are you?", I asked, frowning but closing my eyes

"Oh M G! To the A to the Z! I'm hurt--"

"Hi Hurt--", hurt? Do you know anyone who is hurt? "... no, I don't know any hurt", I said while grabbing my hotdog pillow, she's crazy who's hurt is this? She'll just call without knowing if it's correct, or maybe I was pranked? Then she pranked the wrong person! I hate her, she ruined my sleep!

"What? Are you asleep?", she sounded bored, yet she's the one who called me

"Who are you? It's still early!”

"Are you drunk? You sounded drunk?", how dare she mistake me as a drunk person? Should I trample her?

"I'm sleepy not drunk!", I shouted on the other line

"Tsk it's me Nicole duh your cousin slash bestfriend slash the most beautiful among us two", tsk that explains why she's stupid

"Ah, that's why you're so smart"

"Huh?", See? She isn't just stupid she's also slow

"Hotdog! Is there anyone who's asleep but still managed to answer a call? If there is, then call him or her, so we can tweak one on one"

"Harsh, anyway are you ready?"

"Huh?"

“I said are you ready?", Will I ask again if I already hear it, tsk

"Ready for what?"

"Family dinner dzuh, don't say that you forgot about it?"

"I forgot", I honestly said instead of lying

"Oh fool—"

"Yes you are", I cut her off

"You're crazy, so may I just remind you five pm is our dinner and by four thirty you and your parents should have left your house"

"What time is it?"

"It's time for you to wake up, stupid!”, I heard her laughing

"Don't call me stupid, I'm still sleepy"

"Uh whatever, it's already one o'clock!”

--- CALL ENDED ---

She's so mean she didn't even say goodbye before ending the call. And did she just say I'm a fool? She's the fool because she said 'good morning' even if it's already afternoon

I put my phone back and rearranged my position to start sleeping, again, when I remembered the last thing Yuniza said before hanging up the call.

"Uh whatever, it's already one o'clock!”

One o'clock?! You mean to say? (> _____>)

I slept early, didn't I? I wasn't able to have my dinner then I'll wake up at this hour? I'm a very sleepy-fat kid

I hurried into the bathroom and took a shower because if we would be late, I also went down after it to eat for my stomach to have something on it, conserving fact, wake up at noon for you to save food, of course I'm just joking! You should eat especially your breakfast, the most important meal of the day, then as much as possible you should eat because it's really difficult if you might get sick

I saw Manang Tess in the garden, so I to her

"Manang Tess", I said softly once touching her side

"A horse!", He shouted at the same time, she even I jumped because of that. "You're already awake—", I immediately cut what she's about to say, I don't want to be rude at her, but I'll be late if I still listen with her speech

"No, I'm still sleeping this is just my soul wooh", I was threatening her, but obviously she wasn't affected, she was also frowning while looking at me, so I just fixed myself because of embarrassment "Anyway, where are my parents, nanny?", I asked, wondering, they should be here because we're going somewhere later

"They're still at work, and they'll come home at one pm to get ready before you guys can go to your family dinner—”

"What time is it?", I asked, she looked at her wristwatch before answering me

"It's only ten in the morning, why?", My cousin really played me well! I'll really hit her later, when I see her

"Ah nothing, by the way, thanks”, she just smiled at me

When I went back inside the house I immediately went straight to our dining for me to eat, it's just sad because I always eat alone except when my parents are here, nanny Tess is not joining me and also the other maids because they eat first, what will you do with such a big house when you are always alone? I'd rather choose for us to be poor and have a small house where I can always see my parents. I don't want us to be like this.

I was a bit pleased because there are already foods served at our table besides I'm also lazy to cook, even though my course is culinary, I'm not that good in the kitchen, but I'm good at baking, I inherited it from mom

I was absent for four days, from Monday to Thursday and I only attend my class last Friday, isn't I that lazy? That's why I don't want to be absent because it's continuous, I also expect my professors to scold me, but it didn't happen, they said I did the requirements even though I was absent, which is surprising because I didn't do anything else but watch to k -drama, read books or watch various videos

I just ate my food, I'm really very hungry, what's serve are also my favorite dish is like pochero, bulalo, milky fish porridge and adobo, it's so delicious I tell you

When I finished eating, I also washed my plate because the people with us at home were also doing other things, so that they would not even bother to wash just one plate instead they just had to go to F******k HAHAHA

When it was over I immediately went back to the bedroom and started fixing my hair, I put on a simple make-up as well

It was already two pm when I finished, and I'm sure that my parents were already downstairs, I also wore the dress I bought

My phone suddenly rang

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