"Is that the gas?"
"Yes."
"Is that the brakes?"
"Yes."
"Is that…"
"That's the wheel, that's the window, and that's the windshield. Come on, it's just like other cars, drive it, I'm in pain," Glottis rolled his eyes.
"Mr. Sonora, I never drove such a car, I wanted to be sure," Rosemary said awkwardly.
"It's just us, it's weird when you call me Mr. Sonora. Please call me Glottis, don't you call Mike by his name?"
"I know him for a long time… but okay, Glottis. I'm going to start the car."
"Please do…"
Rosemary started by pressing the gas lightly, merely a gentle tap. This continued for a while, making Glottis watch her with amusement. They were eventually on their way, and she slowly regained her confidence when she found out it was not much different from driving any other car.
'What the hell about my mission?' Glottis muttered to himself quietly.
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| Current Missions |
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| Nobody Likes You |
| -Details: Turn someone important |
| to Mike Teuto against him. |
| - Prize: Stealing 10% of his Fate |
| Progress: 80% |
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'80% through? Seems promising. At least now I know that Rosemary is important to that bastard.'
"Hey, what is this?" Glottis pointed at a blue bruise on her wrist, pretending he only noticed it now.
"Oh, it's nothing, really."
"It's not nothing, it must be painful! Is it from Mike? Why do you protect him so much?" Glottis was indeed a bit curious, but he didn't really care; he was curious in the gossip sense of the word.
"I have known his family for a long time, and I know that he goes through some difficulties at home those days. He wasn't like that before, I hope he will go back to being himself soon," Rosemary shared in a sad tone.
"I'm sure he will," Glottis comforted her as she parked the car near his house. It wasn't a long ride, only ten minutes away from school. "Come in with me, you need to get your wrist checked."
"No, no, thanks. I need to go back to work, I have a class to teach in less than twenty minutes," Rosemary's hands clenched into fists, a sign of nervousness. Looking at the huge mansion caused her to feel uncomfortable, and she declined the offer to go in.
"Don't worry, it will only take a moment. I'm sure the doctor will give you a pill that will heal it right away, and a driver will take you back to school."
"Hmm, okay, thank you, Mr.- I mean, Glottis."
"It's ok, thank you for protecting me and putting yourself in danger when Mike tried to kill me."
"He didn't… never mind," the teacher looked down with a darkened face.
'He did try to kill him. I can't believe he'd do such a thing…' she sighed while her mind was occupied with thoughts about Mike.
The doctor examined her wound carefully after a direct order from Glottis and reassured her it was nothing serious. He gave her a healing pill and the pain disappeared almost instantly. She could only look in wonder as the blue mark turned red.
"This pill is too expensive, I can't pay for it," she said, frightened.
"Don't worry, Miss. Young Master said he would cover all the costs because you only got it to save him. Frankly, I was surprised to learn you are a hero," the doctor calmed her down with a smile.
"He is exaggerating," she said with a faint blush on her cheeks.
"He sometimes does it, but I'm sure there's some truth in it. Anyway, the driver is waiting outside for you. I must go visit the young master and report to him that you are safe."
'Why would Mike hate him so much? He might be a dick sometimes, but Glottis isn't a bad person,' Rosemary bit her lower lip in frustration, 'I know he is still grieving, but I must take a clear stance that violence would not be tolerated at school.'
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*Ding*
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| Mission Complete |
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| Nobody Likes You |
| -Details: Turn someone important |
| to Mike Teuto against him. |
| - Prize: 29 Fate Points |
+-----------------------------------+
'Great, that doctor gave the last push,' Glottis smiled triumphantly. 'Awesome, the prize was 10% of his original fate points, not after losing some to me.'
The door creaked open, and two figures entered. He expected the first since it was the doctor, but he didn't think Rosemary would come to visit him before she left.
"Glottis, how are you feeling?" She asked.
"I'm doing fine, just resting. The doctor said I only had one small fracture, so the pills my family acquired could heal it completely within a day. I will be brand new tomorrow."
"That's great to hear. I just wanted to thank you for the treatment and let you know I'm leaving. Make no mistake, tomorrow, our relationship will be back to that of a teacher and a student," she said the last words with a smile as she playfully pulled his ear. Her actions and her mouth conveyed entirely different messages.
"Hey, since it's not tomorrow yet, wanna know what Duke, Gabriel, and I were talking about when you saw us at school?"
"Sure, what was it?" asked the woman, intrigued. The incident slipped out of her mind, but now she was wondering about it again.
"I don't want others to listen, come closer," Glottis looked to the sides as though he was checking if anybody eavesdropped.
"It better not be nonsense," she warned him and leaned, her ear only a few centimeters away from his mouth
"I told them that you are the best at wiggling your ass in the whole school," he whispered before giving her a light kiss on her cheek and bursting into laughter.
"Ah! You…!" she straightened her back quickly when she heard his words and stared at him in exasperation. "You are an idiot," she muttered and jabbed him at the bandaged area, prompting a pained groan out of him. She left the room without looking back.
'Oh well, it was worth trying,' Glottis shrugged. He didn't care; it was time to deepen his foundation.