Chapter 11

MAXXPAIN ELEANOR

"Ma'am, please ride to the van and we will go to sir Kendy's location."

This was all I heard from the two with me and they never spoke again after I sat in the back of the van.

Arthur was driving while Agustus was sitting in the passenger seat. The whole trip was so quiet so I decided to just listen to a song on my cellphone.

I took my headphones that were tucked in the small pocket of my bag and then put them in both my ears. I also immediately remove one of them when I thought of asking my companions.

"Where are Kendy and I supposed to meet?"

Augustus looked in the mirror in front of him and looked at me from there.

"Sir didn't tell me."

Suddenly, a cellphone rang. I thought it was mine, but Agustus opened the cellphone first. Someone must have texted him. He read it for a moment and then he looked at me again from the mirror.

"Ma'am, let's go to the dressing shop first to buy your clothes."

My two eyebrows met with confusion at what he said. "Why?"

"Because sir tells us that it's better for you to change your clothes than to go to his location with your school uniform."

Because of what Agustus said, I only remembered that I just came from school. I let out a deep sigh.

"Can't we go to the mansion first now?"

Arthur shook his head at me. "No, ma'am. We'll get away if we go to the mansion."

I nodded at him. I did nothing but follow their wishes. I don't want to ruin Kendy's birthday. If anything, they are right. It's not good to see someone like Kendy to go with a child like me. We might be mistaken as a father and child.

A few minutes later, we stopped at a dressing shop. I don t know where we are now because I ve been talking to them before. Vanessa is the listed name of the shop. The shop space is not very spacious from the outside, but obviously, the clothes will be pricey here because of the very nice design of the surroundings.

It's simple, but classy.

Augustus got out of the van first and Arthur followed. They both opened the door for me.

"Thank you."

Before I got off, I left my bag inside along with my cellphone and headset. Then, we entered the shop together.

Beautiful clothes is the first one I saw. Gowns, simple dresses, tuxedos and more. I approached the simple purple off-shoulder dress I saw that was up to knee length. I winced when I saw its price. It's fifty thousand pesos.

"Ah, are you sure I'll buy it here or I'll pay? I don't have any money yet," I asked my companions shyly.

Arthur laughed at me before answering my question. "Don't worry, ma'am Maxxpain. Sir Kendy will pay."

I just nodded at what he said. I was still hesitant to buy a dress, but Arthur and Agustus took it for me.

I was even surprised by the amount they chose so I reduced it immediately. We argued for a few minutes until we decided to buy only five dresses. Next, we went to the shoes shop and to salon until they brought me to a restaurant that I had only seen on TV before.

The food here seems to be more expensive than the clothes and shoes bought for me.

Arthur and Agustus left me and the restaurant staff came with me to take me to Kendy's place.

From not far away, I saw Kendy looking in my direction. He was wearing a black tuxedo and a gold -colored mask covering his eyes.

I saw the reflection of his smile as I sat down in front of him.

"Thank you for coming." He approached me and whispered in my ear. "You look so beautiful."

I don t know how I will feel after I hear what he said in his hoarse voice. I just felt the warmth of my two cheeks.

"T-Thank you."

I remember about going to salon with Arthur and Agustus. I'll admit I'm not that pretty and to this day I'm still really wondering why Kendy wants to marry me. I only have intelligence. Even in height, I was short, but I didn't think that just a little bit of salon, my beauty could come out.

I almost laughed at the thought. What s on my mind and I m not going to just focus now on the person in front of me.

Kendy motioned to the waiters behind us. In less than a minute, they had put a different dish on our table. Kendy then motioned to them again and they left one by one.

"Let's eat."

I nodded to Kendy and obeyed what he said. I don t know how I will feel now. This was the first time Kendy and I went out and ate at an expensive restaurant.

I was also taken aback by every glance he made in my direction. It was as if he was now examining every line on my face.

I simply shook my head. Now that Kendy and I have had a chance to talk at last, I will use this opportunity to ask him the things that are on my mind.

"How's your day today, Maxxpain?"

I was shocked by Kendy's question. Especially when I heard my name from his voice.

"It's okay. School is the same as usual. Nothing new."

I felt even more isolated because of my response. I simply glanced at Kendy, but he just kept eating while listening to me. I seem to be the only one who feels the estrangement between the two of us.

"Ah, I'd like to ask you something."

Kendy turned to me and smiled at me. "Sure. What's that?"

Suddenly, my heart beat faster because of his smile.

"The wedding of the two of us is about to take place, but I still don't know anything about you so I thought of asking. I only know your name, Kendy so can I. . . know your full name?"

I noticed that he looked at me a little differently, but it was only a matter of time before he smiled at me again. Then, he spoke.