Love me in 100 days // Ikon Bobby

Chapter Three

"Don't be so gloomy Hayi. At least you don't have to wear a uniform." Bobby grinned from ear to ear as he welcomed me inside his oversize house. I've never seen a house so large, but I couldn't concentrate on it since my mind was clouded with the thought of wondering how I got this bad luck.

"I've got the wrong house." I lied but Bobby only reached for my wrist and smiled "How can it be the wrong house if I was the one to give you the address?" I closed my hands in tight fists before being dragged into his home. "Let go of me!" I demanded but then I saw a woman stride towards us. She was soaked in wealth based off her clothing and the manner she stood.

"Is that your new plaything Bobby?" She exhaled disappointedly. I was past irritated and was about to express to her how I felt until he said "No mom. I just found someone who wants to work as a maid. She'll work harder and quicker than the ancient people we employed. Plus she'll work for less." His mom thin bloodshot tinted lips curled in a smirk and patted his back before disappearing. I snatched my hand away and declared "I'm not working here. So go ahead and voice to your mom." He wiggled his finger and smiled "Yah Hayi. Do you want me to tell everyone that you wanted to work as a maid?" I rolled my eyes "Go ahead. I really don't care."

I began walking towards the door as Bobby tried to get my interest again. "Hayi! I know you're doing this for money." I stood still as he continued "Whatever the reason is, you should be joyful that it was my family you encountered. Who knows whose family it could've been? What they could've do to you." As much as I despised this, he was right. I let out a sigh, before telling him I would take the job. "I knew you would pick the right choice Hayi." Bobby said trying to put his arm on me. I knocked it off and told him coolly "I'm only here to work. Don't think it's for you Bobby." He only teased me by stepping back, falsifying acting how scared he was before chuckling "You start after school then. Do you want me to walk-" I left him hanging as I went back outside to go home.

"Hayi! ~" my mother called out when I entered the house. She was wearing her well-known florid discolored apron and held a spatula. "Where were you? You came later than usual." I opened the refrigerator and pulled out my water bottle before answering "I went to look for a job." "Hayi, you don't have too." I looked her in the eyes "Yes I do. Especially if dad is being intimidated." Mom eyes fell to the floor as she stated for me to finish some of my homework before dinner was prepared. I didn't mean to sound so uncaring, but it was the truth. My dad did need some support.

I went to lay on my bed as the thought of working as a maid lingered in my mind. Being the maid of someone I disliked so severely. I let out a scream in my pillow out of frustration. I needed to obtain another job fast so I don't have to work as a maid anymore but no one wants to hire a student. They should be focusing on earning respectable grades and getting a degree not wondering if they can pay off loans, especially their parent's. But the sooner I work and earn money, the quicker we can return back home and our shop. Return back to where we belong, not here.

-Following Day -

I had just finished seventh hour and I was beyond tried. Last night I stayed up working on a project for English and some homework. Suhyun didn't come to school so it was even more of a pain to finish the project. "Hey." Bobby uttered as he once again tried to put his arm around me as I strolled with my bike. I moved to the opposite side, while he offered "Want me to walk with you? You may have-" I cut him off and told him I didn't forget the address. I got on my bike and rode past him. He started shouting for me to wait for him, but I only giggled.