"Guest 2"

I helped her got up and we sat at the table near there. I told her about the boy who was staring at me continuously.

"I have something to tell you" I said in a whisper with my face leaning on hers.

"What?!" she also replied in a whisper.

I looked around to see if there are people around and when I noticed that there were none, I, again leaned on to her to whisper.

"I think I had encountered some crazy pairs of sibling." I said in her ears.

"Why so?" she asked.

"Let's go to my room first, I'm afraid that someone will hear us." I said.

"But I can't. Mom will scold me later, cause I was supposed to trim the plants here. If she saw that I haven't finished it while I came playing with you, then-" she said before heaving an exhausted sigh.

"Okay, then I'll just go and tell it to you here!" I said.

"Ok, so what is it?" she curiously asked.

I began to tell her.

"we have guests that have just arrived from Russia today right?"

"Oh!, Do you mean those people from earlier?" she asked.

"Yeah!"

"So what about it?"

"Well Aunt Xandra's son is quite.... Uhmmm, weird?" I told her with my face scrunhing from the gesture.

"Eh? How so?" she asked me with curious eyes, looking forward to why.

"Earlier, when he saw me, he actually stared at me for too long looking at me from head to toe. Do you know he stared at me with like, he saw a ghost or something, he looked shocked!" I told her.

Zoey giggled. "and then?"

"I don't know what's with him, but I think I'll stay away from him cause I feel weird with all of his stares and glares. I said and both of us laughed.

" Well, I think it's nice to just make a little connection. Ask him whys he staring at you and... Just be friends with him." Zoey said.

"I'm not quite sure" I hesitated.

We looked at each other for a second and I groaned. Zoey continued her job and played with the water on the fountain I laughed besides her. I ordered one of my maids to bring us some beverages and snacks; even though I just ate.

Zoey was plucking extra grasses around the fountain. She was wearing gloves and a mask in her and was plucking the grass thoroughly. I wanted to try and help her; it seems fun. So I wore gloves in my hand and bent down to the ground and plucked with Zoey the same time. It was so much fun.

We chatted and giggled until we were near finish. One last grass, Zoey was about to pluck it and I said: "Oh right!, The reply letters must've arrived today. Do you wanna check it out together?!" I smiled at her.

She looked at me with confused looks. "hmm, Yes! Why not!" she smiled at me and was really excited.

"Then what are you waiting for? Come on!" I stand up while removing the gloves from my hands and pulled Zoey up.

We cleaned up ourselves and ran towards the gate where the mail was located.

We sneaked behind the tall bush tree to see if there are guards on duty on the gate. Unluckily there were.

"Look if there's a guard guarding the gate!" I said to her in whisper to avoid getting noticed by one of the guards.

She nodded.

She tilted her head behind the bush and looked. She looked left and right and turned back to me.

"there are" she said.

"OMG!, Then how are we going to get those?!" I said a little dissatisfied.

"Then I'll go" Zoey suggested.

"Are you sure?" I assured her.

"Yeah! Just let me handle this!"

"OK!"

Then she left and walk towards the gate. I peeked and looked at her in case something goes wrong. I was quite nervous.

'Will Dad find out?' I was starting to think about what will happen if we were find out.

Zoey's POV,

I walked out the gate and passed the guards, luckily they didn't approached me when I passed thru them, or so.

(guard 1): "Wait!, Where are you going?"

When I just passed a little away from them, one off the guards tapped my shoulders and stopped me. I shivered nervously.

I turned around and faced the tall yet auratic man in front of me. I gulped in nervousness. I tried to appease it by calming down and just smiled at him.

I looked at Nicole, peeking at the bush and glared at her.

'You're doomed later' Me passing the message thru my glare.

Nicole on the other hand,

'Sorry!'

I exhaled deeply and went faced the guard once more.

"Hello!, my name is Zoey, one of the maids who work here. The butler, Allan has ordered me to take the mails in his stead cause he seems busy with preparing the guests needs." I told the guards.

"Mails?, since when did the Tan family receive mails?" (guard 2)

"What are you trying to do? huh!" (guard 1)

Guard 1 and 2 started suspecting me so of course I started shivering and sweating.

"Wa- Wait! Wait a minute! I can explain! Wait!" I started to explain to them.

"Oh no! Zoey's in danger! I have to help Her!" Nicole on the other hand started running to Zoey's location.

When,

"what do you think you're doing!"

Zoey and the guards looked on the side and Nicole stopped and went back behind the bush to see what was happening.

A man from not afar was walking.

"what do you think you're doing!" Someone spoke.

Zoey and the guards looked on the side and Nicole stopped and went back behind the bush to see what was happening.

Zoey's POV,

"What do you think you're doing?" A manly voice suddenly appeared.

I turned around and saw a tall charismatic man walking towards my direction. As soon as I saw him, my world seems to slowed down and were all just sunrays flashing through my eyes. I focused my sight and finally got to see his clear face, a brunette skin, dark hair and green brown eyes.

There was this Slo- Mo effect and my heart was beating fast as soon as I saw him. As he walks, the distance between us is closing up.

Me on the other hand, was fantasizing in my head and smiling lovely.

Until,

"Hello! Hello?" I finally got back to my senses when the boy started talking. I shooked my head.

"Uhmm, Hello!" I said shyly to him, with my head lowered and my fingers fidgeting.

(guard 1): "Who are you?! What's you're business here?!" one of the guards talked to him.

The boy faced them and said: "Hi my name's Xian Ham, I live across the street, and I believe that one of the mails were sent here and I'm here to confirm!"

(guard 1 and guard 2): Is that so? We are so sorry sire, if you pardon us, you can now go check it out" the guards vowed respectfully and allowed him.

Then suddenly,

"kyaaa!" I was startled.

He pulled me into his embrace and said:

"Well then, I would like this girl here to check it for me.... Just to be sure!" The boy suggested as he smiled at me. I was left dumbfounded staring at him.

"wha-whaaat!" I said surprised.

The guards agreed to it immediately, so we went to the mail stand and checked.

As I opened it, I saw the letters addressed to miss Nicole, but.... I didn't see anything named Xian.

I was curious.

Xian grabbed the letters and then we faced sideways and gave me the letters.

"This was for your young miss right?!, here you go!" he whispered in my ears.

'ackkkk!' the warm of his breath tickled my ears and made my heart fluttered. I reached my ear and looked at him with a flustered face.

"Tha- Thank You!" I said shyly to him. He chuckled at me.

"Well then, I got it! I'll go now, thank you for letting me see! Till we met again!" He left walking past the guards, he looked back at me and winked. Once again my heart fluttered.

I quickly hid the letters inside the pocket of my apron and went back inside the gate. As I passed thru the guards, they glared at me so hard which gave me chills up to my spine. I gulped.

I walked straight the path of the road and when I was already far from the guards sight, I ran away and Nicole on the other hand ran behind me.

We arrived at the garden exhausted. Our breathing was heavy and frail. I feel like I'm going to collapse in a second. As we pant Nicole started to laugh.

"Whahahahahahaha! OMG! That was so.... Epic!" she started.

"This is the last time I'll be doing you favors, the guards gave me a fright. But..."

Zoey started to smile, Nicole noticed it.

Nicole's POV,

"So, the boy" I mentioned.

Zoey started to blush.

"whatever" she rolled her eyes at me but in a friendly way and we sat down the chairs.

We settled down a bit for we were really exhausted after running nonstop. And then Zoey brought out the letters and put it down on the table. She looked at me with beeming eyes, waiting to see whats on the letters. She moved her chair beside me and started opening the first letter.

The letters has stamp on each of it and the envelopes are high quality.

We started opening the first letter I picked up and,

"Hi!" A voice was heard from behind. Zoey and I were startled and looked back.