Harmony didn"t know what time she fell asleep last night because a lot of things were running inside her head.
She massaged her temple because she felt a little pain.
"Urgh," she said as she slowly opened her eyes.
Suddenly, she heard a knock on the door. Then, another knock
"Harmony, aren"t you going to school?" It was her mom"s voice.
She was taking her masteral. Before her mom went back home, she was studying and at the same time working but she made her stop because she wanted her to focus on her studies.
"I am getting up, mom," she said and then she rubbed her eyes.
"God," she uttered. There was a flicking pain in her temple.
She took a deep breath and tried to relax herself.
She went to the washroom inside her bedroom.
Harmony turned the shower and then she put it in the warm. She wanted to relax under the warm water.
She didn"t know what happened but she felt under the weather all of a sudden.
It didn"t take long and she went out of the washroom and changed her clothes. Then she went outside of her room heading to their kitchen.
"Good morning, mom," she greeted. "Where is dad?"
"Oh, he already left earlier. He had some extra job to do," her mother said.
"Is he sure he"s okay? It seems like he is already abusing himself. Last night, he already went home late," she said, full of worry.
She poured fresh milk in her glass and drank it."I don"t know your dad, Harmony. I already told him that we should be able to survive with my baking goodies and I told him just to help me with the store but he said he can"t stop from driving. He is stubborn," her mother said.
"Did I take after him?" She said, which made her mother smile.
"Of course not. You are amazing, honey," she said. "That"s why I am so proud of you. I couldn"t ask for more. I love you and your dad. I thank your dad that he is able to raise you well even though I am so far from the two of you. Now that I am back, I want to return the favor and take care of both of you," she said and then she hugged her so tight again. Some may get irritated if their mom was like that to them but she loved how she was being drowned by so much love and care by her mom, actually both her parents. They have never been shy to show how much they love her.
"Thank you so much, Mom. I know that someday I will also make you proud," she said as she hugged her back.
"By the way, what time are you going home tonight? Will you be with Drake again?" Catalina asked full of curiosity.
"I am not sure to be honest, mom. Probably I will just send you a message," she said.It was true that she was unsure because Drake was like a mushroom. He just showed up anywhere without even saying to her just like what happened yesterday and the other day at the coffee shop.
It would really depend on his mood.
"Okay, mom. I will get going now and I might get late. I still need to catch the last bus and that"s arriving in fifteen minutes," she said as she hurriedly emptied her glass of water. Then she wiped her mouth and grabbed her bags and her books.
"Good bye, mom! See you later," she said while she was already heading to the door.
She almost shouted when she bumped into a hard object in front of her.
"Ouch!" She said and then she touched her forehead which bumped into the hard thing.
"Are you okay?" A baritone voice came in front of her. She lifted her head and saw a man was standing and their bodies were inches away from each other.
"God, what are you doing here?" She exclaimed when she saw Drake at the front of their house.
"I am picking you up," he said and then smiled.
"Why didn"t you even tell me? God! you are really like a mushroom," she couldn"t help but say.
"What? Mushrooms?" He said. "And how come you compared me in that thing?" Drake asked her and his forehead was knitted.
"You always show up out of nowhere," she said and then shook her head.
"Oh, right. I am sorry. I just thought of picking you up after I had a cup of coffee," he said which made her heart skip a beat.
"Here you go again," she said in her mind. "What are you planning? Do you really want me to fall in love with you?"
"Shall we go?" He said. "Good morning, Ms.Catalina. I am picking up your daughter and then I will also drop her later so don"t worry about her," he turned to her mom who was already behind them.
Harmony was frozen from where she was standing. She didn"t know what she should be feeling because of what the man was doing.
What if their contract already ended? What will happen to her?
He was spoiling her so much to the point that her heart was going tumbling because of his presence.
"Mom, we will be going to school now. See you later," she said again and then she walked with Drake.The man opened the door for her and then she got inside his car. Drake turned around to go in the driver"s seat.
That moment, Harmony felt like she was the most blessed woman in the world because she had known Drake.
She didn"t know what exactly she should be feeling because of what"s happening. Was she just getting confused because of his gesture? But Drake had been very clear that no one should fall in love. They were not allowed to fall in love because this contractual relationship had strictly no strings attached.