Chapter 4

Fliory

At night I was very nervous while serving food because of the thought that Magnus is coming home.

He said he was a bit late so we were already serving food so that when he arrived he would just eat.

"You look so bothered, miss." I looked at Rein who was currently putting wine in the wine glass.

"Huh? Nothing." He looked at me blankly and also looked back at the wine. After filling the three glasses he put the wine bottle in the refrigerator.

"If you need a wine just take this one," he said and arranged the dishes.

I literally wanted to laugh at myself because, if I get bored in this house. I'll just stare at him trying to catch any emotion that'll flash in his eyes, even simple smiles but nothing really.

Suddenly I remembered myself, I was like him, back when I was a teen. I was someone that's really mess up back then. It took my emotions away from everyone's naked eye. It was easier to push them away and to scare them, to show that I can dominate them.

I mean, I look cold outside but I'm suffering inside. That's how I was.

Looking at him reminds me of myself big time. And now I wonder what happened to him that made him this cold or maybe it's just him but according to what Magnus said about his experience about watching women abuse and all that, I bet something did happen.

"Stop staring, miss. I don't my lord won't be please to see you staring at me." I blinked and did not answer.

"I'm home." I heard Magnus's voice. I felt my cheeks burns.

Don't blush, you stupid! Don't blush! Don't!

It was as if my brain was going crazy as I stared at the door that Magnus would enter to get here. My heart racing, my mind flashing of images we just did this morning. I was actually there to explain that in case I did something else.

And there he is.

He came in with his messy hair, untidy necktie, his black tuxedo hanging in his hand and a stingy smile looking at me.

"Hey," he said while looking at me, I was immediately embarrassed so I just gave him an awkward smile.

Calm down!

"Fliory is spacing out the whole day, after I ordered her to bring your socks. What could've happened that made her space out." Rein said out of the blue so my heart was pounding even harder, pounding with so much shame! Ah!

I feel like my chest will be pierced anytime and my heart will jump.

So, this is how it feels like to desperately call for nature and eat me up.

"Hmmmm." Magnus looked at me and Rein. "Really?" Rein nodded.

"Let's all eat," Rein said and sat down.

Magnus seats at the head of the table while Rein and I seat next to him, but today I decided to seat next to Rein. I no longer looked at Magnus to check his reaction. I just dig in.

"I just noticed Rein, you don't go out for sex anymore," said Magnus. I stopped chewing what I was eating and looked at Rein.

He doesn't really show any emotions even with those kind of question.

"Who told you I stopped?" Rein replied, it made me want to laugh but I kept it in. So that's it again. How could Magnus have said that he stopped.

"You haven't told me about it," Magnus stated, like if it's one of Rein's job to inform him when he's going to have sex. I can't!

"I'm not just letting you know because you're BUSY." Rein made it clear with the word busy.

"Shut up, fucker," Magnus said.

"Pikon." Rein said coldly so I laughed. There’s obvious meaning to what Rein said especially since he emphasized BUSY. Maybe it's a boy's thing.

"Tss."

After eating. Rein and I washed together. He is the soap man I am the bath man. It's a progress.

We wash very little but at least I can do something on my own now.

"Rein! There's a package on the chin!" Magnus shouted from above.

"I'm wokring!" Rein shouted back.

Later I heard Magnus's footsteps down the stairs.

"Rein." It was Magnus standing near the kitched door. "Check the package out," Magnus said seriously. "I didn't get an email or call with a package coming from anyone."

Rein removed the gloves he was wearing every time he washed and bowed to Magnus. He left me here without a word so I finished washing myself. Maybe it's a business thing. whatever it is, I'm curious.

When I came out of the kitchen, Rein was still not there so I approached Magnus who was seriously standing near the door.

"Is it that serious when you get a package from someone?" He looked at me and nodded.

"Come here." He says. I went, and stand next to him. "Receiving a package anonymously is dangerous." His voice has a different tone. I could tell it's no joke.

"Why?" I wondered.

"You should never know," he said so I frowned. Now I'm more curious.

"My lord." We both looked so Rein.

He's holding an opened box.

Magnus came over there and so did I.

"Fuck!" Magnus.

There were so many memories I could recall when I saw what's inside the package.

It's a green cigarette, the others are almost crushed but you can still see and know it's a cigarette or more like a K2, commonly called as a synthetic marijuana too.

That kind of drugs was legalized in some countries but not in all countries. Some believed that it's safe to use that's why it was legalized but no. It's not safe. It destroys mind.

It's a trend now, especially among teenagers and many of them have lost their lives. Just like me. It helped in crashing my life.

"Why do you have that? Why would someone send that?" I asked, curious and not happy.

"Fliory, go to your room," Magnus said like he's sending a wife to hide somewhere.

I was curious but I knew I had no right to meddle with whatever it is. I looked at both of them. They didn't know it was coming so they probably didn't order it. That's good enough. I grimace in discuss looking at the drug though.

I am completely clean and I have no desire in tasting it again, but I'm definitely caught off guard. I never thought I'd see one here in Philippines.

"People nowadays," Rein spoke. It seems like he notice how I look. "My lord's parents are Billionaire, and that makes him one too. This is a sick prank. It always happens," he explained.

I look at Magnus and he was checking the box out.

I nodded and went to my room.

Around 11 pm, I heard a knock on my door, so I wore my sweater and opened the door.

It's Magnus, standing in front of my door. His eyes intensely looking at me.

"Yes?"

“About earlier,” he started.

"The drugs?" I asked. He shook his head.

“The kiss, I’m sorry. I wasn't thinking, ”he said.

I remembered again and again.

“It’s ok. I should be the one apologizing, I should've stopped you, ”I said awkwardly. I shouldn't be hitting on my boss, on the person that helped me, on the person that gave me job. I might end up losing it this job and creating bad image.

“No, it was me, I really shouldn’t have done that. I hope it didn't crept you out. ”

I shook. "No, it was weird but it was good," I said shyly. Well, it was! I can't find any words to say anyway.

I don't know him much but I know enough. With what I said, he should be smirking by now or chuckling but he wasn't, he didn't seem to notice what I was saying. It seems like the prank really did shook him a bit.

"Are you ok?" I asked and he nodded.

"I gotta go." He waved goodbye. I frown to that. It isn't like him to be this gloomy.

He looks like he’s thinking so much right now so I stopped him from leaving.

"If you feel really overwhelmed, try doing this." I took both his hand and put the left hand to the right shoulder and his right hand to the left shoulder. “Tap each other one at a time, it helps in calming down,” suggested and did the position myself. I tap my left hand on my right shoulder then next the right hand on my left shoulder.

"It will feel like you're not alone," I informed him.

He let out a gentle smile which caught me off guard. It was as if he really needed it so much.

“Thank you,” he weakly said. Your lips could lie but never your eyes. For a moment he looked really tired.