Episode 4

She's done with her part time and while walking back to her school campus someone pulled her up dragged her to a black luxury car that the brand is too cliched to mention.

"Let go of me! Who are you people? I am poor I don't have money for ransom! Please don't kill me I have a poor brother to support he's only fourteen." She beg and screamed at the top of her lungs.

"Shhh quiet why are you so loud?"His voice is so thick and too hot to handle.

"And why are you kidnapping people, what's wrong with you"

She did not get an answer but he softly threw the computer book on her.

"You owe me a coffee."

He said expectantly his face shows no emotion except his eyes that are smiling and shines bright like a fake diamond.

"How many do you need?" She was really thinking of that instant coffee on the malls vendo.

"One will do." He looked at her with narrow eyes that has a little bit of suspicion since she readily agreed.

"Then let's go to a place." She remember a coffee shop that sells coffee out of their own farm although the place's location is a little bit on shady side of the town but the quality is superb. Chelsea doesn't really like coffee but she likes it when they put instant milk powder and sugar with ice.

"Are we still in Poppy City?" (It's a fictional City by the author)

He asks. Funny that they are already on their first date and they don't know each other's name yet.

There is a mountain of trash besides the coffee shop and the stink of dried blood from a nearby meat shop can be smelled althroughout the place.

"No I don't think this place is safe, let's go somewhere else."

He can tell that the coffee shop was not able to clean the greasy table since 1999.

"The coffee is good let's order a take out."

He didn't think they sell take outs nor is it even sanitary.

"No let's go, I'm pretty sure those butcher next door are selling human meat."

When Chelsea heard human meat disgust crept on her skin and drag him far away.

He can't help but chuckled. Her ID lanyard is swaying back and fort he caught it by his hand and read her name.

"Chelsea Chiu 160 West Starlight District Poppy City." She was trying to conceal her information but he was quick.

"Here look at my ID."

He pulled his driver's license and show it to her.

"None of my business." She said nonchalantly but she already saw his name Gregory Humphreys Empirial City of Cavanaugh.

So he is a foreigner? He looks Asian though. He probably has a mixed blood. Well it's not really surprising she thought.

"And why are we in this place?"

They were actually in a most luxurious hotel in Poppy City.

"To drink coffee."

She shook her head vigorously.

"No no no...not in here I can't afford this place, not alone I am allowed to step my dirty shoes on their carpeted floor."

She dragged him again and pushed him to the vending machine nearby.

"Hey Sadaku your so stingy." He scartched his head.

"Yes so what if I am?"

She almost never buy coffee herself because she can't normally afford it.

His brows creased unbelieving. Now bring me back to my school break time is almost over.

"But I didn't see you eating lunch yet."

His brows creased one more time. She didn't answered her free lunch will be hers and brother dinner later. Because her mother will be eating on her friends house again.

"Let's have lunch first"

She wanted to say yes but she really didn't have money. She decided to get along with him, accompany him to eat but she'll not order. She'll just keep quiet and pretend she's not hungry. She'd like to believe she had a date with the male god today isn't it thrilling or what?

This time he dragged her inside the hotel's restaurant and order the specialty of the house. There are thick beef, roasted pork and stir fried vegetables. She can't help but swallow her own saliva because the food smells so good.

Gregory served her the stake and convince her to eat. She tried hard not to eat but hunger strikes and affected her brain. Holy lord why is her life this miserable she can't afford to even step into this kind of places where she is afraid she will break something and she'll have to pay. Besides why would a teenager would go to a hotel?

"Can you not let me pay for this meal? I am honestly broke and poor." She confessed while mouth fool of food chewing it with her hearts content.

"Pfttt..." he burst out laughing like she's the silliest thing he's ever seen in his life."Slow down no one's gonna take it away from you."

While she's happily wolfing down the feast someone from behind call her.

"Chelsea you darn brat! What are you doing here? Aren't you in class, you shameful kid, it's as if we're not feeding you properly at home."

And he meet's her mother. And duh you let us starve otherwise I wouldn't be here. She did't voice out her complain and continued eating which amused Gregory more in his eyes she's like adorable little piglet. He can't help but pat her head.

"What was that for? Did you think of me as a pet dog?" She said aggrieved.

"No dogs are very on guard they might bite when you touch them while eating, you're more like a piglet." Then squeeze her face adorably.

"Aiyah, you're now ignoring your mother because of food? Is that how I teach you?"

She knew her mother as a thick skinned woman that has no sense of shame like at all, but facing reality on front of your crush is excruciating. Like humiliated is not even the correct description.

She can deal with everything except her parents and she can only accept defeat.

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