Love Encounter

Chapter VI

"Thank you, sir"

The secretary from the production department took her files and walked out of the room. I streched my arms and stood up. I went towards the windows and looked at the vast city. A knock at my door caught my attention. It was Ken. He let himself in.

"Still working?" He said while proceeding towards the couch. "You can leave now. It's 3 (pm) already."

We are dismissed early at 3:00 for we have a cocktail party at 10 pm later. Ken was considerate to give us a lot of time for us to prepare.

He sat down on the couch and crossed his legs. I walked towards him and sat beside him.

"I am about to pack up." I said.

"Great."

He scanned the room slowly as if he was reminiscing about something.

"We have come so far." He stated. "All of this success is all because of you."

"Hey, I did not do everything." I humbly said.

He chuckled. "Well you did most of it."

There was a short moment of silence until he continued.

"So, shall we go now?" He said.

"You go on first. I'll fix my things first."

He stood up and fixed his suit. He waved his arms before opening the door and going out. I walked back at my desk and picked up the files and documents. After arranging everything, I sat back and held my phone. I dialed a number and put my phone on my ears.

"Sir Drew." Ethan said on the phone. "Are you on your way home? I already prepared some snacks for you."

I bought Ethan the latest model of Iphone - Iphone X. He was reluctant at first, but I manage to pursuade him. I also bought other things for him besides his new phone last Saturday at the mall.

"Im on my way." I said while getting out of the room. "Anyway, how is your driving lesson?"

Today is Ethan's first day in driving school. Yesterday and on Saturday, we made errands for the requirements for his license. I also found out that he was born on May 15, 1999 on his birth certificate.

"It was fine." He replied. "I was nervous at first but I am getting the hang of it."

"That is great." I said. "Oh, is Ms. Cruz there already?"

Ms. Alex Cruz is my senior highschool math teacher. She is the best teacher I came across with. I even think of her as my second mother. She is approachable and very intelligent as well. Although she excel in mathematics, she performs well with different subjects. I asked her to tutor Ethan about the basics of elementary and highschool, just enough knowledge for Ethan to cope up with senior highschool.

"Not yet, sir. It's only 3:45. She will be here soon though." He said.

The elevator opened and I went inside my car.

"I'll go and drive home now." I said to Ethan. "(I'll) Be there at 4 o'clock."

I drove my way home. The traffic went smoothly this afternoon. I arrived at home at 4:10. I was about to open the door when someone opened it from the inside. It was Ethan.

"Sir, go in." He said while holding the door open.

"I said drop the word 'sir' already." I said as I went inside.

While walking inside, I saw Miss Cruz sitting on the sofa in the living room. Books and pens are placed on the table

"Ma'am!" I called.

"Ethan."

She stood up from her place and gave me a warm hug. It's already a year now when I left my school.

"It's great to see you again. How have you been?" She asked as she breaks the hug.

"I'm very fine. How about you, ma'am?"

"Very fine as well."

Ethan came down the stairs. He went to my room to place my belongings. He went to join us in the living room.

"Come. Let's go back to study." Ms. Cruz said.

With no other words, Ethan sat beside Ms. Cruz. I sat beside Ethan.

"Don't you know, Drew was the best student from my class." She stated as she flipped the pages of the book on the table. "He was the top 1 in our class before and was able to advance two grade levels: one in elementary and another from highschool. He was also able to learn business by just reading in the library. He was even able to do it without losing track of his academics."

Ethan looked at me.

"You are so gifted. I hope I could be as smart as you."

"Hey, don't compare yourself to me. I believe everybody is unique." I argued.

They went back in studying while I watched them. Observing Ethan, I can sense that he is a persevering person. He was focused on the lessons Ms. Alex is teaching him. At six, we had dinner. Ethan cooked. I can tell, he is getting better and better in cooking. When the clock struck 8 o'clock, Ms. Alex started packing her things up.

"That's all for today." Said Ms. Alex.

"Thank you Ms. Alex. I learned a lot." Ethan replied.

"Do you want me to escort you back home, ma'am?" I offered.

"No, I'm fine. Besides, I have some errands to do." She started moving towards the door. "See you again tomorrow."

"Take care, ma'am." I said.

We followed her until the gate and bid her goodbye. Ethan and I went back inside.

"Take a quick shower and dress up."

We went to our separate rooms. I took a quick shower. I put on on my black coat on top of my white polo. I fixed a bowtie centered around my collar. I fixed my hair - parted it sideways to the left.

After  fixing myself up, I went downstairs. On the last step, I looked upon the living room. There was Ethan sitting handsomely waiting for me. He was not looking at me. I stopped and observed him. Suddenly I remembered something.

"Why would a man in a suit and tie, dressing up so neatly, and seems like a rich person sit beside a homeless man like me?"

Why did I ? What made me do it? Was it for pitty, or was it something else?

Ethan turned to look this way. He noticed me and stood up.

"Drew." He called. "Shall we go?"

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