FLS #2 : Lucius Silveron

Chapter Four

Chapter Four

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After a few hours of driving, we entered a villa—more like a vacation house near the beach. Kaunting lakad lang pababa sa sementadong hagdan ay makakarating na beach.

Lucius parked the car and opened the door for me. He handed out a hand for me that I hesitantly accepted.

"Mom bought this for me when I was a child," he says and pulls me inside the house.

An old white house with a wide yard, there is even an old fountain in the corner that makes it look like a small palace style. It looks like it has not been used for a while but it wasn't that dirty inside.

"It's kind of dirty since we haven't visited here for a while."

I shook my head. "Hindi naman masyadong marumi."

Lucius' disappointed face looking at the house is funnier to me. He must have lived a very fancy life. Ang alam ko lang tungkol sa kanya ay nanirahan dito simula nang maikasal ang ina sa Daddy ni Chloe 5 years ago.

"I don't want you to clean this whole thing," sabi niya na puno ng pagkadismaya. "I should have got things ready before taking you here."

I rolled my eyes. "Lucius, it wasn't that dirty. I barely see dust. Gaano ba katagal mo itong hindi nabisita?"

"4 months."

This house seems to be 100 square meters with two rooms upstairs as I checked it. The rooms weren't that dirty either.

"Ano bang balak mong gawin natin dito?"

Lucius pointed to the window where we could see the beach. "Swim."

"Then let's clean this up before swimming unless you don't know how."

Agad na umalma si Lucius. "Of course, I know how to clean. Anong akala mo sa akin?"

Napangisi na lang ako at nagsimula nang linisin ang bahay. Tinulungan ako ni Lucius at ginagawa ang bawat sinasabi ko. He does know how but he would ask first, it must be the first time he cleaned a house.

Hindi na namin nilinis ang ibang kuwarto bukod sa master's bedroom at isang guest room. I cleaned the room while Lucius bought some food to cook. Ang sabi niya ay mas maganda kung dito na kami matulog at bukas na lang ng umaga umuwi. Hapon pa ang pasok ko bukas kaya ayos lang.

Pinagtulungan naming linisin ang kusina at nang matapos ay agad akong nagluto para makakain. Lucius took a shower from the bathroom on the floor while I used the bathroom in the room.

When I went downstairs, I saw Lucius busy on his phone. I walk towards him and peek at his phone. He was looking at a picture of me, cleaning the kitchen.

"I look ugly in it."

"No, she not—hey! I mean, kanina ka pa ba diyan?" gulat niyang tanong at agad na naitago ang cellphone.

I just smiled and shook my head. "Delete that picture. I look ugly. Anyway, let's swim?"

Agad na tumango si Lucius at tinignan ang suot ko. "Is that what you will wear?"

Napababa ang tingin ko sa suot kong shirt at short shorts na binili niya.

I shook my head. "Of course, not. I'm wearing a bikini underneath, the one you bought."

Tumango siya at hindi nawala ang mga mata sa akin. "Sorry, pinagod pa kitang maglinis bago mag-relax."

Tumawa lang ako at hinila siya palabas ng bahay. I feel... alive, somehow. Madalas akong mabagot sa bahay dahil wala masyadong kaibigan noon kaya madalas ay nakikialam ako sa mga maids namin para lang may magawa bukod sa pag-aaral.