CHAPTER 02

"Lever, I'll put your clothes here," Xyra said to her son Lever while her son was busy taking a bath inside the bathroom.

Xyra left the room to take care of their guest Luke. After taking a bath, Lever was wearing only a towel.

Water is still dripping from his wet hair. When Lever came out of the bathroom, he saw a black pants, colored maroon long sleeves and a pair of black shoes.

Lever started getting dressed. Even the clothes he was wearing he didn't know how much the price was because it was also one of the ones sent to him on his birthday last month, he had no intention of touching all those, but because his mama Xyra brought them out he had to wear them.

Lever was obedient to his Mama because he saw his Mama's hardship to raise him so even though he was against going to Manila, he could not disobey what his Mama said.

Lever walked to the front of the mirror to see if he was all right and if his hair was not messy.

"Oh my God!"

Lever turned his gaze to the source of the voice he was hearing. He saw his Mama Xyra who looked very surprised to see him.

"What's the matter, Mama?" he asked Xyra.

Lever walked closer to his mother because he was worried about his mother's reaction. Xyra shook his head and smiled in response to her son.

"I just saw Rifle with you," Xyra replied to Lever.

Xyra saw that Lever's hair wasn't very neat so she combed it with her hand.

"My baby is growing up," Xyra joked to her son.

Lever was suddenly embarrassed because someone outside might hear Xyra.

"Lever," Xyra called to the child as she fixed Lever's hair.

"Yes?" Lever replied politely.

"Manila is far away, don't make any trouble there," Xyra reminded Lever.

"You're not there, so I can do what I want," Lever jokes.

Xyra suddenly glared at Lever and slapped him on the arm. "I'm warning you," Xyra threatened her son.

Lever suddenly hugged his Mom. "I know my limitations, Ma, so don't worry," Xyra's son replied.

"It's good if we understand each other," Xyra said.

"Won't you come with me?" Lever asked.

She let go of the hug and looked Xyra in the eye. Xyra nodded at her son's question.

"I have a job here that I can't leave," Xyra replied.

"Then I won't go—"

"You go out and Secretary Luke is waiting for you."

Lever laughed at his mother's attitude. There was really nothing to do when his mama Xyra spoke.

"But you're going too, aren't you?" Lever asked again.

"Of course, I can't leave you alone there, remember you're lonely so take care of yourself," Xyra said.

"I'm sorry if I interrupt you in the conversation, but I need to pick up Lever, Xyra."

Secretary Luke suddenly appeared at the door of Lever's room, causing the mother and son to stop talking.

"All right ... go away," Xyra said with tears in her eyes.

This is the first time her son will be separated from her, she also doesn't want to be separated from Lever, but eighteen years ago it was discussed that Lever had to return to Manila.

"Mom," Lever called worriedly to his mom.

Xyra immediately wiped her eyes and hugged her son. "I just tell you never to forget, eat at the right time and go to bed early," Xyra explained.

"Lever, come on," Luke said to Lever.

"Secretary Luke, don't leave my son alone," Xyra said.

Luke bowed to Xyra. "It's my job to protect the Winchester," Luke replied to her.

"Take care of yourself, Mama, don't get too tired at work," Lever also instructed his mother.

"Yes, I will do that," Xyra replied.

Luke had already walked so Lever followed him, Xyra also followed to the outside of the house.

"Be careful," Xyra said.

She approached her son again and hugged him. Xyra is not used to not seeing the child so she is very sad that her sonis leaving.

"Ma ..."

"All right, get in the car," Xyra said.

Luke opens Lever's car door and hesitates for Lever to get inside because he's worried about his Mom.

"Call me right away if anything happens ah," Xyra said to Luke.

"Don't worry," Luke replied before he got into the car.

The car immediately started to leave because someone was waiting for Lever to return to Manila.

Lever and Luke are gone. No one speaks to them, only the sound of the car becomes the noise inside the car.

Lever looked outside and observed the places they passed.

"Now that you're next to me, Lever, I remember your Papa Rifle, the only difference is, you're quiet, your papa has no silence," Luke said to Lever causing it to look at him.

Lever doesn't know what his dad's character is, all he knows is the look and the name, other than that nothing, so he's interested to know about his dad.

"Do you know my Papa?" Lever asked Luke.

slightly Luke laughed at the question of the boy next to him. "Your dad and I grew up together," he replied to Lever.

"Your dad, sir Rifle is very reprimanding, but a very kind grandson," Luke told Lever as the attention was on driving down the road.

"Your dad grew up with Chairman Ramond," Luke promised.

Lever's face became even more interested because of what Luke was telling him about his dad, Rifle.

"Grandpa Ramond is a politician?" Lever asked, making Luke laugh.

Luke looked at Lever for a moment and saw that he was very innocent about his family. "No ..." Luke replied. He looks back at the road. "He's the chairman of a company," Luke added.

Lever was shocked by Luke's answer to him. He didn't think that his Dad's grandfather was a powerful man.

"What happened to Papa?" he asked Luke again.

Lever has a lot of questions in his mind because his mom Xyra doesn't answer them so he asks Luke who he thinks he knows a lot about his dad.

"I don't think this is the right time for you to find out all about that thing," Luke replied next to him.

"I've waited eighteen years and I think this is the right time," Lever explained seriously.

Luke rested deeply and looked at Lever. Lever has a lot in common with Rifle, he thought that Lever and Rifle had different attitudes, but he was wrong. The way he stalked in a serious tone he could tell that Rifle had this attitude.

"You're right there, Lever, not yet today, but soon," Luke replied to Lever.

The surroundings became quiet again because Lever never spoke again. He wondered why he had to wait so long just to find out the truth identity of his father whom he had never been with.

Lever turned his gaze outside. It just rested deeply.

Swaggerty's house

"Youno, please open the door for me," Youna Swaggerty said calmly in the room of her twin brother Youno Swaggerty. Son of Younis Swaggerty and president Snipe Swaggerty.

Youna crossed her arms while waiting for her brother to open the door. When Youno opened the door of his room, he was obviously just awake because his hair was messy and he was still half asleep.

"Tsk! It's noon you're still asleep!" Youna said calmly to her twin. "Then the ugly thing you're wearing, you really have no taste in clothes," she said irritably.

His twin frowned and looked at his insulting twin sister.

"What do you care about, then why are you bothering people?" Youno also angrily asked his twin sister.

Presented by Youna, Asking the hand in front of Youno wonder also looks Youno.

"Lend me your car key," Youna replied.

"Tell to papa first, before I lend you," Youno said to the sister.

Youno turned around, he walked to his bed to lie down again and to resume the sleep that was disturbed due to his twin's disturbance.

Youna followed inside. "As if Papa will let me," Youna complained to her brother.

"So I won't lend you," Youno said.

Youna sat on Youno's bed and looked at it wickedly.

"Your hatred!" annoyed Youna said.

Youno looked at the sister and looked at it seriously. "I'm not stingy, I'm just following Dad's order not to let you drive the car," Youno explained to his twin sister.

"I'll be careful, I promise," Youna said with her right hand raised as a sign of promise.

Youno just smiled at his sister. "Go away, I'm going to be asleep," he said to his brother.

Youno covered himself with a blanket so that he could no longer see his sister, but Youna pulled the blanket to annoy his brother Youno.

"All right," Youno insisted.

"Where are you going?!" Youno asked angrily to his twin.

Youno has lost sleep because of his sister's actions.

"I'll just buy cupcakes," Youna replied smiling.

Youno got a poker face at his sister's answer. "That's why you disturbed my sleep?!" Youno asked angrily.

"I'm hungry," Youna replied.

"Cook if you're hungry, not bothering me," Youno said quietly.

"You know your attitude is so bad, you might want to report to dad that you came home late last night!" Youna threatened her twin.

"Report it, you might also want to report that you and Joaquin are going out," Youno also threatened.

"We're not going out, I just went with that idiot because he didn't know where he was going," Youna explained to Youno. "Then it was only once and I have no intention of repeating it, let me borrow your car," Youna insisted.

"No, you're not allowed, you might hit some people," Youno replied.

"You're more worried about those than you are about me being your twin!" annoyed Youna said.

"Actually, last year everyone complained about you. They almost hit because of you so how will Papa's car let you," Youno explained.

He took his blanket and arranged to lie down. Youna in turn took the first and started to strike the twins.

"It's not my fault, it's their fault because they blocked my way," she explained while slapping his brother's pillow.

"Youna!" Youno shouted because he was annoyed with his sister.

"You're so mean! I hope your car breaks down!" annoyed Youna too.

Youno stared at Youna and Youna did the same. Youna turned to leave her twin's room.

"I just want to eat a cupcake," Youna whispered to herself and was obviously upset with her twin.

She went back to her own room and lay there as well. Youna hasn't been to school yet, she will start school in a week as a freshman college student so they are both her twins just at home.

She covered herself with a blanket to let her twin know that she was sulking. She knew that her twin Youno would not be able to let her when he found out that she was sulking.