Chapter 9

the cab that Gian and So Young was in, arrived at their destination and they saw the "Maple leaf homes" sign standing beside the wall, near the gate.

the cab went inside, but the entrance was blocked, then a guard approached them and gently knocked at the car's front window, then the cab driver rolled down the front window's glass and faced the guard.

the guard asked "hello sir, this is a private property how may I help you?"

the cab driver replied and laughed a bit "haha you see, sir... I picked up one of your resident earlier, and now I'm driving him home. the problem is, he's dead drunk."

the guard gave a suspicious look and asked for Gian's ID "hmm tough luck, may I see some ID?"

the cab driver glanced at So Young and she replied with a nod, before searching for Gian's wallet. luckily, so young found a lot of form of identification for Gian, she then picked one and opened the rear's window to hand over Gian's ID.

after handing over the ID to the guard, his expression looked very surprised.

"wow~ I didn't know the person you're bringing with you is actually mr. alvarez!"

the cab driver asked curiously "what, the lad's famous around here?"

the guard gave an enthusiastic reply "what question is that old man? like why won't he be?! he own this whole place!"

So Young surprisingly asked "what, is that true?!"

the guard pointed a plaque with the "maple leaf home" on it and written under it was "by" Gian S. Alvarez. the guard spoke "can you see a person's name below the name of this place on that plaque? it's the guy with you right now."

the cab driver was amazed by the guard's revelation and asked "oh~ then, do you know where he lives?"

So Young begged to know, by putting both hands together while sitting besides Gian "yes, please tell us where he lives... I need to get him home, since he's really drunk."

the guard tipped his hat and replied after a sigh "alright. then, i'll give you a map of this place and encircle his residence. you'll know that you're in the right place if you see the largest house, since every other house looked alike."

so young gave her thanks to the guard as the cab driver proceeds to drive by the guard post.

"thank you very much, sir!" said So Young just before they departed.