6 months to live

Pleasant work

My view on Santiago changed almost instantly after what he had done for me. It felt like I owed him.

"You are incredibly brave for what you did. I really admire that." I approached Santiago as he was washing the windows. Of course he had to do it shirtless. It made me jealous because even though I was in the privacy of my own home, I wasn't allowed to do that. Not when there was a boy in the same room.

He turned around which made me avert my attention from the back of his head. "I was just doing what any rational human would do. I can't stand senseless violence," he looked at me with pain evident in his eyes.

I wonder what he's been through, I thought. I smiled at him for a couple of seconds before grabbing a rag.

"Are you..." He raised his eyebrows. His mouth hung down as I grabbed the rag. "No, I'm speechless."

I let out a little giggle as I sprayed Windex on the rag. Santiago mocked me as I held the rag awkwardly. I was holding it as if it had contained contaminated particles.

"You've never cleaned before...have you?" He laughed. His lips formed a square every time he laughed or smiled.

I felt embarrassed which made my ears feel hot. "No."

Santiago and I ended up doing his weekly job. He taught me a Korean recipe that his mother cooked for him as he grew up. Later I helped him sweep, mop, clean the tables, and water the plants. I had come to realize how difficult it was cleaning a mansion single handedly.

"How do you manage?" I stretched out my legs and back once we were once. My back felt numb from constantly being hunched over. I was sweating which didn't faze me much but it was the odor that caused me to feel grossed out.

"The salary is huge so I don't really care much," he shrugged. The place was silent for awhile before he spoke up, "how can you live like this?"

I sat on the grass beside him. We were in my backyard watching the sun settle down. "What do you mean?"

"What if one day everything is stolen from you?"

He took words out of my mouth. It never occurred to me that that was possible. I thought that once you were a responsible rich person with good investment skills, you could stay rich forever. "That won't happen."

"Yeah, that's what I thought too."

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Ooooooooo!!!! I was cracking up as I wrote that last sentence. Poor baby, Santiago!!! I want to protect him from this cruel world!!

I'm going to be honest with you😤. I honestly don't care about any of the characters other than Santiago, lol. Maya is alright but....eh. I guess the only other person would be her mom or Samaira.