Captured

Chapter 4

EJ and Kristine got along very well. They collaborated with each other when it comes to the lessons to be thought. The students liked how EJ teaches them.

It was already 3 months since EJ started working with Kristine. At such time he knew he was sure that he liked her. He saw how she works with everything she has on her plate.

In those months, he showed nothing but kindness to her. He really wanted to ask her if he can exclusively date her but he is hesitant to ask because he knew that Kristine loved her independence.

It was one Tuesday that they had an IEP meeting, when the rain poured hard on their place. It was 5 in the afternoon already and her ride was not there yet. EJ saw her waiting at the shed near the school bus stop.

"Kris! Hop in I'll drive you home!"

She was already soaking wet. She has her laptop bag with her and some papers.

"It's fine. My ride is coming."

"Kris! Don't be stubborn you're already soaking wet! Come on! I'll drop you home!"

Kristine didn't have a choice, she went inside his car and he gave her a towel to dry herself up. He also gave her his hoodie that he kept at the back of his car to keep her warm.

"Thanks."

She thank him and smiled at him. He felt happy. Her smile is contagious.

"You're welcome. I'll drive you home. We live in the same subdivision right?"

"Yeah. At Stanford. My house is at the corner end lot of the sixth block."

They arrived at the front of Kristine's home. He was about to tell her that they reached her home when he saw her asleep. He didn't want to wake her up so he carried her and asked one of their house workers to help him with her things.

When he scooped her up in his arms he felt that her temperature was kind of hot. As he was walking inside a sophisticated lady around her late 50's arrived.

"What happened to Kris?"

He assumed that the lady was Kristine's mother.

"She was waiting for her ride but she was soaking wet already so I offered to drop her home. I'm sorry if I just went in without permission."

The lady smiled

"No worries Hijo. Let's go and bring her to her room."

They walk the staircase and went inside a red-colored room. He gently put Kristine to bed.

"I think she's having a fever. I felt her body temperature was kind of hot."

Kristine's mom ordered their house workers to attend to her daughter.

"Hijo if you don't mind can I talk with for a while?"

"Sure Attorney."

He followed the sophisticated lady and they went inside a lavish study area. There were 4 huge desks made of mahogany. On the biggest one, a man around the 60's was seated with a lot of paperwork. It was Engineer Teodoro who was seated. EJ knew about Kristine's family they are the largest real estate company in the country and the largest exporter of electronics to be used on digital devices.

"Have a seat Hijo."

They told him. He sat down on one of the chairs in the seating area. He then followed with his wife.