Childhood friend

Chapter 9: Childhood friend

Catherine's Point of View

It's been days since that night and I purpose to ignore my father. I know that is rude but I am kind of upset.

The squad is lively as always as Pip and Zaizen jokes arouns and sometimes Piper join them, well in the end Piper get pissed because of Pip and Zaizen's tease.

I notice that Piper and Jenrick are already close. Me and Jenrick are okay, just good. We just have a short convo and then we are good.

I'm also happy that he is with us. I mean our squad is getting bigger and bigger. It's a good thing.

It's already saturday and I wake up from the sound of my alarm ringin around my room. I lazily stand up and stop it before I get annoyed by it. I look at myself at the mirror.

Dark circles and eyebags welcome me. I really need to minimize watching Kdramas. I go to my bathroom and start my morning routine.

It's Saturday meaning no class and it's time for hanging out. I wish that mom and dad is not here.

"Ms. Catherine the breakfast is ready" the maid told me and I nodded my head. I follow her down the dining room and I smile widely because mom and dad are already out.

"Are you new here?" I asked while getting my orange juice and she shyly nodded her head. Another new maid, I always wonder why the maid that is assign to me is resigning?

I didn't do anything to make them upset. I get a bacon and egg, a small of amount of rice. I eat quietly and I look up to the new maid.

"What is your name?" I asked while sipping my orange juice. She just look at me like she is surprised that I ask her name. She is working with us I should know her name.

Starting to get more friendly is not bad, usually I'm not friendly and I'm more careful choosing my friends but seeing Piper hanging out with someone who is not in our circle of friends is kind of amusing.

A friendly girly.

"Maria maam" she said and she look away when she saw that I am smiling to her. Did she get shy? What a cutie.

"Did you have a breakfast?" I asked and she nodded her head. Good, they must eat their breakfast before going to work.

"Thanks for the food, anyway I will go out for a while" I said and the maids nodded their head while fixing my dishes. I offer that I will wash my dishes but they insist that I shouldn't do this since they were get fired if my parents would know it.

I hate them for being like this. Yes they have the power but they can use it to the good not for the bad.

They were both in the medical fields, my dad is a general surgeon while my mom is a pediatrician. And yeah they want me to pursue medicine.

"Richie!!!" I said while getting at my friend's house. Well a special bestfriend, I get inside of their house and first thing welcome is his fluffy dog pomerian named Sky.

"Hello Sky where is your daddy?" I asked while petting his head. He just barked and he looks excited to see me here again.

"Early in the morning you are here already" someone said and I look back. I saw Rich in his pajamas while a towel wrap around his broad shoulders.

"Of course, I don't have any things to do" I answered and get inside while Sky follow me. Meet my bestfriend Rich, he is my childhood bestfriend.

"Why don't you hang out with your friends?" he said and he go up to his room, ugh maybe to change his clothes?

After that he go down and straigthly go to the kicthen.

"You mean Piper and Natty? They are probably busy with their families" I replied and look around. Seems like his parents are out of the town again.

"What about those dudes?" He asked

"Oh Pip and Zaizen? Busy maybe and also I have a new friend"

"Yeah?" He said and he start to make his coffee. I immediately get a piece of bread in the table and get some strawberry jam.

Their house is welcome for me like his parents are treating me like their own daugther.

"Are you not afraid that your parents might see you again here? I can't bare they curse and scold you again and again" he said

"Thanks, well Rich they are probably at their work as always. I don't care" I said and open it, he just look at me while I am eating the bread.

"Why are you still holding on? Your parents don't like me" he said that made me look at him. If his name is Rich, you probably assume that he is rich but the opposite he is in the middle of the standard of level.

"Well I should say that I still like you?" I said that made him laugh.

"Should I also say that I like someone else now?" he said while smirking at me. I hit him at his arms that made him laugh.

Those laugh I love the most. He is the most soft guy that you would meet. His love for the animals is at the top most level. He likes dogs, cats and other kinds of animals.

"Are you really serious about changing school? You know harsh our school is-"

"The academy is friendly Catherine it just the students who is enrolled at there is not. You know, they gave me a good scholarship. I can't miss that" he said while getting Sky at the floor. Sky sleep at his lap while Rich is petting him.

Were like arguing that for over weeks. He wants to go to our school and I don't know what his reason, maybe the scholarship? I guess but I feel something will happen if he transfer to my school.

"Well I will support you what makes you happy" I said that made him smile and mess my hair.

(FLASHBACK)

Third Person Point of View

"Ouch ouch huhu" a 5 year old Catherine while crying at the forest alone. She hurt her knee and it's already bleeding, their family went on a vacation to the province.

When they were on hiking, accidentally Catherine got distracted to the butterfly and she got lost. She is trying to look to her family but being a kid she get stumbled in the rock, where she get her wound on her knee.

She is crying in the middle of the forests while calling her mom name. She flinched when someone tap her, it also a kid around her age. He is smiling at Catherine while handling his hand to her.

"Hey kid I got you" he said while smiling to her. Catherine accept his hand and he made her stand up but she whine when she feel her wound in her knee.

"Your knee is bleeding, got on my back" he said that made Catherine furrowed her eyebrows.

"What? No I can walk" she said but the boy look back at her and he get her hand. He pull her but he heared Catherine whine.

"See? You can't walk properly and I am strong" he said and he position himself. Catherine slowly get in his back and he groan.

"I'm heavy" she said and she heared him chuckled

"Glad you know" he said and she just blush while looking at the boy's face. He is really attractive those red and plump lips make him look more attractive.

"Here we go, anyway I'm Rich and I am a kind of tour guide? No my parents are" he said while smiling to her. Catherine feels her heartbeat getting faster by his smile.

"We are at the helping station. What is your name?" he asked and she tries to speak but she is shaking.

"Wait I will call my parents" he said and he run going to his parents. His parents are the most kind people.

"Honey report to the station to call her parents. Her name is what?" Rich's mom said while looking at Catherine.

"I'm Catherine" she said and they nodded their head. While the adults are doing there job, Rich is looking at Catherine.

"Catherine, you have a beautiful name like your face" he said, later at afternoon Catherine's parents thanks to Rich's parents and also Rich for helping her.

In the end Catherine's parents offer a job at their farm by promoting and managing it.

Years after years Rich and Catherine got more closer than before. They were always playing at Rich house until Catherine feel something for the male bestfriend.

They were in their 2nd year in high school and Rich is still at the school. Rich invite her to watch his championship game in volleyball against with her academy where Pip and Zaizen are playing.

"I will watch it don't worry but I don't think that I can cheer you" she said while pouting, Rich just smile and pat Catherine's head.

"It's okay besides it's our school are against each other. And they are really a great opponent" he said that made Catherine's smile.

Rich just smile but deep inside he is already jealous because of the new friends that Catherine is talking about.

"Wow they are really tall" one of the teammates of Rich said and he look at the players who is getting inside of the gym.

The cheer got loud when the camera face Pip, he is smiling while talking to his friend, Zaizen. Rich clenched his fist when he saw Catherine with her two friends cheering for Pip and Zaizen.

Jealousy take over him that affect his play inside of the volleyball court. Pip is just calm as he hit the ball with his powerful spike that hit Rich's face and his nose bleed.

"What the- are you doing this on purpose?!" Rich said and he throw the ball at Pip's head. Pip dodge and he glare at Rich.

"What? It's your fault! You are just spacing out there" he said and Rich is about to punch him when his teammates hold to stop.

"Stop Rich, let's treat your nose" his coach said while dragging Rich away from Pip before Rich might do something.

"Dude calm down" Zaizen said while claming Pip who is already mad for accusing him. He look at the audience and he saw Catherine's worried face that made him sigh.

"I'm calm" he said and the game paused for a while to chill their hot headed.

In the end Maximillian Academy won the championship and Pip hail as the best spiker of the night that made Rich get more angry to him.

"Rich you don't have to shout at him like that" Catherine said as they met at the garden of Catherine's house.

Rich kick the chair that made Catherine flinched. She is looking at Rich with a full concerned in his face.

"So are you gonna defend him? Do you like him? he said that made Catherine shocked for what Rich is asking her.

"What? It just you made a mistake. He just doing his attack" she said and Rich smirk

"Whatever" he said while storming out of her house. He go to his room and lock himself up.

"RICH YOU ARE SUCH A IDIOT!" Catherine shouted that made him stand up

"You are the one I like stupid!" she said that made Rich open his room. He saw Catherine crying that made him guilty for what he did.

"Sorry" he said and Catherine is just crying. Rich pull her into a hug and Catherine is crying at his shoulders.

After one week Rich is trying to court Catherine. He is already prepare, he get his fresh flower that he bought at the flower shop with his own allowance.

He is about to ask her parents if he can court Catherine but to his surprised Catherine's dad wants to talk to him.

"Do you like my daugther?" he asked while sippin his rum. Rich feel the power of Catherine's father that made him look small.

"Y-yes sir" he said and he got surprised that Catherine's father hold his hand tightly while galring at him.

"Be friends only, don't cross the line little boy" he said while glaring at Rich

"What do you mean sir?"

"My daugther is my heirless. And somebody like you won't fit as her husband do you undertand me?" he said and Rich got scared of him.

He feels like Mr. Hughes is eating him up through his eyes. His plan to court Catherine messed up because of Mr. Hughes.

He tries to get over with Catherine cause he thought that it is only a puppy love but it turns out to be a serious one.

"Hey are you avoiding me?" Catherine asked when he was walking at the street to go home while Catherine is at her car following Rich.

"No, I'm just busy at school" he said while looking away. He is afraid that his feeling might get back again.

"Okay, just call me if you need anything" Catherine said and she smile. Rich is looking at her car vanish in his eyes.

"Love is really complicated" he said while walking.

He has new goal, go to her school and get back Catherine back. And prove to her father that he deserve Catherine

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