Chapter 2 - Me and him

The next day, while mam Andrea was discussing during Homeroom,

"Psst." I turned to him.

"Didn't they invite you yesterday?" Ivo asked me. He's my seatmate.

"Yes. But I did not come. There's an emergency. " I remember the hospital again.

"Ah, okay. That's good. " He smiled. I don't know if I can trust him. I just smiled too.

The day ended with only performance tasks. I wanna go home. I want to see him again. Please don't tell me I'm still dreaming.

"Wait." I almost collided with someone.

"Why didn't you come last night?" Sharon said, Ivo's girlfriend.

"uhm, Sharon, there is an emergency at home so I can't."

"Shouldn't you reply?"

What is this? Are we in a relationship? "Ah .. you know, uhm, sorry." It is true that there is an emergency.

Geez. I don't know why you two in a relationship. "I'm leaving, bye." I really need to go home.

"SADIE!" someone shouted my name. He chased me from the fourth floor. "Wait a minute. You left your math notebook! "

He threw it to me. Damn it.

I waved my notebook and said "Thank you, Ivo."

"Are you done, Ivo? Let's go home together. " Sharon said. My goodness, I don't want to hear cheesy words.

I hurriedly walk home. "You don't have plans today?" he said when I got home.

I'm not dreaming. This is true. This is really weird, and I love it.

"Dad. I want to work. "

"Huh? Why? I have a good income from repairing vehicles. You are still a minor. I will be imprisoned for doing that."

"Still, I want to work. Please, retire."

"What can you do anyway?"

I was silent. "err, teach me how to repair motors. I can do that. "

"Come here, have a snack first. You're hungry, right?"

"Ahh! Please retire.... "

"Do you want milk? Or juice? "

"I will apply as a maid."

He took off his apron and threw it to me which surprised me.

"If you apply like that, I will sue you away. I make money for you and your sister, to make your life easier. As long as I live, I will support my family. I would rather suffer than see you suffer. " I'm speechless. He's right.

What should I do?

"I want juice." I returned his dirty apron to him.

The next day, during lunch break, I talked to Yvette, a schoolmate of mine. We're both juniors. Unluckily, she's from the other class.

"Do you know any job?" I asked.

"What do you want, legal or illegal?

"What the! Of course, legal."

"Online business? Reseller?"

I wrote her suggestions. "what else?"

What is the reason?

I want to help. I want to do something to make dad better. I will stop whatever pain he's experiencing. We will check up every week if necessary.

Even while in class, that was still on my mind. It seems like it's hard to get through such jobs.

"What are you thinking of, Sadie?" I'm really worried about this person. His face gets closer to mine. Damn it. He's like that, always.

But I don't mind. Coz he's not my type anyway. I mean, he looks good but, I don't really feel any spark. Am I not straight?

"What are you writing? Let me see." He took my notebook.

"Work?" he asked.

"Do you know anything? For a minor like me? "

"none."

"Wow, thank you."

I thought he have something to suggest. He just smiled.

The mechanic is really my choice. He has to pass it on to me.

The day is over again, I have to go home early.

"Hey cleaners." He pointed to the bulletin board.

"Is that so?" I scratched my head so hard.

"Santos, your sister is in downstairs. Are you one of the cleaners? " said by our class rep. "She'll wait for you."

"Thank you." I swept the floor and arranged the chairs.

"I'm done. I'll go home now." I smiled at them. But their response was strange. They look at each other.

That's weird.

I left the room and saw Ivo. "Oh? I thought you go home? " I asked him.

"Ah. I have club activity today. Let's go?"

We walked down the building together. "Sadie!" she waved her hand. It's my sister.

"Go home safe, Ivo. I will go with my sister." He said goodbye to me.

We just walked quietly until we passed a famous convience store.

"Do you like ice cream?" she asked.

She really knows my interests. "your treat, right?"

We went in and went straight to the counter to buy ice cream. The smell of the store is delicious. There were no people, and it was very cold.

We sat on the bench and ate the ice cream that was so big.

"Jae misses you." She says.

"Really? How's my cutie nephew? Please tell him I miss him too." This sister of mine married early.

"I need a babysitter for Jae." He held my arm. Pretty creepy.

I licked my ice cream, "When should I start?"