CHAPTER 3

After three months...

"Iya! Iya, let's go, we need to hurry!" My uncle Tonio, said.

"Yes, I'm coming!" I said.

I go downstairs, and I saw our maids, cleaning the house, it's December and I will give them one month of vacation because we will go to Canada to celebrate Christmas Eve with our other relatives there.

"His cousin, are you excited‽" Welia asked full of excitement and joy, while I? I don't feel anything.

"No." I said to her with a cold voice.

I only bring two rolling bags, one big backpack, and then my shoulder bag.

I let my drivers bring all of my bags in the back, and I directly go inside the Tesla.

I started to be cold, hard-hearted, and always want to be alone in the house, and some of my maids, friends, and many people who surround me, notice that but Uncle and his family, don't even notice it, they don't even care about me! Yes I do want ever I want to do, I started to attend parties, playing some boy's hearts, and then I go to the bar, secretly. I'll just fake my age and then that's it! I'm a tall girl, just like an eighteen years old girl, I stop attending my class, so uncle Tonio decided to do the homeschooling for me, and I know that Uncle Tonio, knows that I'm doing those worldly things, but they don't care, they'll just say that I'm a teenager so they will let me do whatever I want, but that's not the main reason.

Three months when they started to handle our business, they earned a lot of money, I know that! But I don't care about the money, I don't care about the business, I just care about the justice I want to get! That's all. But every time I think about the hard work, the blood, the struggles of my parents just to have that business be on top, I need to get that too, but soon I'll get that on my way.

"Hey ceriya, why can't you be happy?" Welia asked.

She's sitting beside me, we're at the back of the tesla, while uncle Tonio and his mistress. Yes, a mistress because Auntie Delia is the first wife of uncle Tonio they are not yet divorced, because auntie doesn't want to sign the divorce paper, but she allowed her husband to find one, so that's it, this girl in front of me is the LEGAL MISTRESS.

"I don't know well, so please shut up." I just said to her and I get my airpod in my bag, and I Bluetooth my airpod to my phone, I'll just listen to some music than talk to this girl.

"You know what ceriya, you've changed a lot, you're only thirteen years old, but you act like a real woman, but... in a Wrong Way." She said I heard that. Did she notice that? Well, don't care, we're not sharing the same blood, she's just a niece of this mistress. So don't act as if she cares for me!

I removed my airpod then I talk to her. "You know what Welia, can you please stop acting as if you care for me, we're not sharing the same blood, so don't act. You....you're just like a stranger to me!" I said with anger.

But she just ignored me, she just close her eyes and then sleep. See? She didn't even care for me. She just cares because of my uncle's money, which comes from my company, yes. It's mine, my company

"Honey?" I heard my uncle's mistress.

Were at the 5-star hotel that owns by my parents, so we're here at the top of the hotel, this is our vacation hotel, I have my room here too, two big guests' rooms and a master's bedroom, a small dining area, huge balcony, and huge kitchen area, my uncle Tonio wants to stay at my parents' room, but I did not allow them. I'm not comfortable that there someone is using my parents' room.

"What‽" I shouted at her, while I'm covered by the comforter.

"Ahm. It's time for breakfast!" She said with her lovely voice. Yuck!

I remove the comforter to my face only, then I faced her.

"Then go ahead, you know what‽ You're just loving and caring for me, because of my uncle's money, or should I say my company's money." I said.

"That's not true, actually-" but I didn't allow her to continue her words.

"Oh! Shut up! And please! Go out!! I don't need you! Remember that MISTRESS!" I said with anger and hatred.

She just cried and then she just went out.

"Mistress. Mistress eww!" I said and then I laughed.

After a few minutes, I decided to take a bath and walk around the hotel.

I just wear a crop top and drawstring waist sweat pants, and I wear also my jacket because it's a little bit cold outside.

I went out of the room and then I saw them laughing with uncle, his mistress, and the mistress's niece, what a beautiful evil picture.

I just ignore them and then I went outside of the room.

While I'm in an elevator, I saw a handsome boy, I think he's eighteen years old, but I don't like him, he's not my type to play with.

When we reached the ground floor, and because of excitement, I accidentally bump his shoulder.

"Oops sorry!" I said and then I ran away from him.

I went to the garden to relax and chill after that, I decided to go to a convenience store to buy water and a chocolate bar.

I pay for what a bought at the cashier counter and I go outside to walk around here.

I saw a bench here with a great and cool view, then I take some pictures using my phone.

"Can I sit here?" A familiar boy asked me, Oh shoot! This is the boy that I bumped in the elevator earlier!

"Ahm... Yeah, Sure..." I said and then I move a little bit.

He brings out his ukelele from the bag and then He sings.

"I need somebody who can love me at my worst..." He started to sing while looking at the view.

Oh My gosh!!! His voice is so cool, soft, and shit. I can't describe it! I love it.

"Though I'm not perfect I hope you see my worth..." he continued.

Oh holy! One more time, please! I said to my mind.

But he stops and he gets his phone from his pocket. Oh, shock?! What a Disturbance! Grr.

"Hello, mom?" He said to the other line. Ops! His mother, I'm sorry, I just smile a bit because of what I thought. Over-thinking too much ha?

"Ahm, nice to meet you?" He said and then he offer his hands to shake hands with me.

"Ceriya Fountes, nice to meet you too?" I said then I offer my hands too.

"Ezekier Dave Garcia." he smiled and then I smiled too.

I went back to our hotel then I directly go inside my room.

"Waaa!! I didn't feel this before!! Why so!! Grrrr!!" I shouted at my balcony.

"Hey what happened Ceriya?!" Uncle asked with curiosity on his face.

"Do you care? Well if yes or maybe no, well Nothing, it's none of your business." I said to him.

He just nodded at me and then he left me alone.

I just lay down on my bed and then roll over many times, because of happiness.

It gives me good vibes, I never felt this before since my parents died.

After twenty minutes of laying down in my bed, I went to the bathroom to wash. Today is a special day for our family, it happens before the day of Christmas, so even though I don't want to attend, I need to.

It took me one hour of preparing I just wear my red ribbed dress and white rubber shoes, and then I tie my hair up and put on some light make-up, after that! Tadaa! I'm done.

Oh gosh! That boy is good! He gave me full-time vibes! I never felt this before or to some other guys!

It's a usual routine, when we arrived at the event, I just joined them and it gives me a little bit of joy and a big pain because I saw my cousins are laughing with their parents, just like we did in the past when there are not yet gone. I just missed them a lot.

After we eat, I went to the garden near our special event, and I sit on the bench.

I bring out my phone from my bag and then I directly go to my Facebook, and a big bright Idea comes to my mind!

I decided to find his name on Facebook, but there's no Ezykier Dave Garcia here! Oh, shoot! Very Useless Facebook!

"Having a hard time finding my name?" A familiar voice I heard at my back, and a very good smell! What is the perfume of this guy ah? I want that too!

"Wh-at did you... Say?? Hey! It's not like what you're thinking!" I said only and then my heart started to jump up to the sky again, and my tummy I think there was a garden over there because of the many butterflies I feel right now.

"Oh really? Ms.Fountes I know that you want to know my name..." he said and then he smirked at me. What the heck? Seriously‽

"So arrogant!" I said and then I just look up in the sky.

"Look at the stars, it's perfect, right?" I said and then my tears started to fall.

"Yeah, and I know there's a star that's very special to your heart, right?" He said while looking at the stars too, I looked at him and then I smiled, and when he noticed that he looked at me too, and then he smiled.

"Yeah you're right and those are my parents." I said.

"Oh I see, I'm sorry." He said and then he just looks away.

"No, it's fine, Ezekier!" I just said, then smile at him.

He is the first person I smiled with when it comes to my parents because when someone is asking or saying sorry whenever I said my parents are dead, I didn't give any effort to smile at them, but to this boy? I'm very willing to give my smile.

"May I know your Facebook account?" He asked with a little bit shy, I just smiled at him then I typed my name on his Facebook.

"Done!" I said with joy and excitement, yes I'm excited to screenshot that he sent a friend request to me and to accept him.

But when I saw some of my relatives are saying goodbyes then I decided to say goodbye for a while to Ezekier.

"Opps, Ezekier I need to go, I think the party is already done? Sorry, I'll accept you later, bye!" I said and then I left him alone.

"Bye see you again!" He shouted, I just raise my hand to sign that I heard him, but I hope I'm the only one who heard that.

While waiting for uncle Tonio, I'm just beside the car standing here and letting myself remember everything.

"Hey you, I know what happened earlier!" She startled me. Oh, shoot! This girl again.

"You mean, you saw us?" I asked her because of curiosity.

"Yeah, I got bored, and then I decided to find you but then I saw you talking to Ezekier." She explained, but wait?! She knows Ezekier too?!

"Yeah chill iya, I'll explain again okay?" She said and then she pause for a while, then continue again.

"Ezekier is my uncle, because he is the cousin of my mother, and auntie Fely, younger cousin." she explained.

"Really?" I said with a shocked face. Then she just nodded.

"Well, thanks for uncle Ezekier, because...Because we shared a short conversation, and happy for that, I hope you too!" she said, and then she winked at me.