Xavier's POV:
I thought today would be like other days, but during breakfast, my father came home and coldly instructed me to dress up and clean myself. I thought about it and decided to listen in the conversation between him and his secretary. Turns out we're visiting the Smith family and my family would like to propose a joint venture on establishing an International Hotel Chain. But how does that even concern me?
I quietly ate and excused myself but before I got too far he called me again.
"Befriend the son of the Smith Family. That's the least you could do after freeloading so much."
So this must be the reason why he would take me with them. Tsk, why do I even bother?
"Okay."
"Rude bastard"
I heard him mutter but I paid him no mind. I went up to my room, and started preparing myself.
I heard a knock and I went to open it.
A maid carrying a wrapped formal attire and abruptly gave it to me but I became used to it.
This house is like a cage to me. As everyday passes by, I feel like it is slowly choking me to death. My father, who ignored me; my step mother, who abused me; the maids, who followed her steps and finally; my mother, who left me in this place. I hate them all. These dark thoughts keep brewing inside me with no place to vent, it stuck to me endlessly making my life all the more miserable.
I felt my stomach ache, but paid it no mind. I always get this stomachache whenever I eat after a long duration of starvation. Whenever my father is not here, the step mother often lock me up the room and let me starve for several days, the longest being 3 days straight.
I put on the slacks and long sleeved white shirt. I also put on the dress shoes that came with it.
The same maid came to my room to inform me about our departure so I went down.
While in the road, the car is extremely silent. I focused on the scenery outside, at least that's more pleasant than our atmosphere inside.
We slowly stopped in front of a large house, I was surprised because it is larger than our house.
A butler waited at the patio and ushered as inside.
As the butler opened the door I heard a squeel of excitement inside.
The door fully opened and what greeted me was the open arms of a boy smiling widely.
He moved closer to hug me and then my brain experienced a crash! I don't get what's happening at all!
But it's as if all the haze inside me disappeared, I felt better as he hugged me tighter and tighter.
"Hello, I'm Rion!"