CHAPTER 10

BORING. It's so boring. There's nothing to do at home, I'm just staring at the ceiling of my room because it's the weekend and I'm too lazy to go out and have fun next door, especially since that scoundrel is here. He must know what I'm doing, I don't know how he knows what nonsense I'm doing.

Ugh!

I got up from the bed and ruffled my hair. And removed the earphones stuck in my ears. What should I do? I was interrupted from my thoughts when I heard something downstairs, in the living room. My forehead furrowed.

What is that? Is my music so loud that I can't hear that noise? I stood up, left the room and went to the noise. I was shocked to see what was happening in the living room, there were so many people in black and I saw them, mom, in front of them, as if she was telling them something. Wait, what's going on?

They turned their heads at my behavior, their faces were very serious and it was replaced with a sweet smile. And their gaze returned to the men in black. I just stared at them in amazement until they finished talking and left.

"What was that?" I asked them immediately after the men in black left.

"Oh. It's nothing, honey." mom replied. "Have you eaten yet?" Changing the topic. I shrugged, maybe it's just business. They have business, mom, so maybe that's why.

"Not yet."

Mom accompanied me to breakfast, if that's what you call breakfast. After eating, I said goodbye to mom and went out for a walk. As soon as I left the house, I felt my phone vibrate, I took it out of my jeans pocket. It turned out someone was calling.

Vicente's Calling...

"Oh?" I asked immediately after answering his call.

"Isn't it trendy for you to greet people on the phone, gay?" he replied on the other line.

"No. What do you need, why were you summoned?" I asked while walking.

"Payne. Let's go shopping, girl," he invited.

I frowned. I don't like the fact that it's already boring here at home, so I'll go shopping, that's even more boring. Last time Em took me shopping with her, it was really boring. I would have preferred to be beaten up than with that girly staff.

"I don't want to, I'm lazy." I immediately replied. It's bad enough that I don't want to go.

"Aaay...go ahead please, I'll celebrate with you later." I imagined this gay man getting pissed. I just winced at the thought and shook my head.

"I don't want to. I have a walk, just take Em with you," I excused myself.

"Oh. Where are you going? Let's go together."

"It's not possible," was the emotionless response.

"And where are you going, anyway? You're going to have another argument, right?" See? He knew. I couldn't answer right away because I felt someone behind me. Alex was saying something on the other line but I didn't listen to him and just focused on the person following me as I walked, I was still a long way from home. I was just scratching my head wondering where I was now. Here I am.

Why is everything happening in this place?

I woke up to reality when the person on the other line spoke. "Hey!! Are you listening huh?!?" He hissed on the other line. I grimaced and pulled the phone away from my ear, wondering if I should shout.

"Call you later..." I immediately hung up the call and didn't listen to the last thing he said. Tss, here it is again, is there no other place I could end up if not here in our warehouse? I immediately faced the person who had been following me for a while. I was really surprised to see who it was.

"YOU! Why are you following me? Are you a stalker?" I shouted at him angrily. He just shrugged while grinning.

"If that's what you're thinking," my eyes narrowed. I'm not the one who's assuming, but that's exactly what came out of my mouth.

"Hey! Drexel, whatever you need to say, just say it," yes, this raw Filipino guy is following me and what else did he suck and is now following me. I crossed my arms looking at him and waiting for him to answer my question. "And I won't forget what you did to my car." I added.

I turned my gaze to the approaching luxury car and it stopped next to us.

"Get on," he ordered me. One of my eyebrows raised.

"And why?" I persisted. "Aww,"

Suddenly he grabbed me and violently pushed me into the passenger seat and he followed. My arm shook, huh. I glared at him and he didn't budge.

And ordered the driver to go to the supermarket. "What are we going to do there?" He didn't answer. I haven't complained yet, so I won't gain anything. We were quiet the whole trip and we finally arrived at the supermarket. As soon as the car stopped in the parking lot, he immediately got out.

"Stay here," he said and closed the door. Okay, payn. The driver and I are the only ones left in the car.

"Manong, does your boss have a topak?" I asked immediately. Fc much.

"Huh? I don't know, ma'am," he scratched his head.

"Aah. Okay" I just focused my gaze outside and waited for that man to return. While waiting, I saw two people looking not far from where I parked the car. I couldn't tell that I saw them because the windows were tinted. Who were they? I focused my gaze on them even more when suddenly someone tapped me on the shoulder and I looked over, I saw Drexel carrying a plastic bag. I turned my gaze back to the two people outside earlier but there was no one there.

I looked again at Drexel who was carrying a plastic bag. "What is that?"

He gave it to me. "I don't know what brand you use so I bought everything there." he said and I looked at its contents. Sanitary napkins? I looked at him with a frown in surprise.

"You got through." He said without hesitation, he just looked at me intently without a single emotion to be seen and ordered his driver to go home again.

As soon as I got home, I immediately got out of the car and rushed inside, unable to say thank you because it was so embarrassing, why now? I know it's normal but it's still embarrassing, of all people, why did Drexel see it?

You're really stupid, Jakie. I scolded myself. I immediately went into the bathroom and changed.

Wait, why is that guy doing here?