|| Ian ||
*That’s cheating, Javier!*
*No, it’s not! Splashed it on me first*
*It’s not fair*
*All is fair in war and love, baby!*
I groan and bang my hand on my desk. This voices has being annoying me and disturbing me from concentrating on my work.
“General, do you want to take a walk?” Brandon asked me.
“No!”
“Then should I get something for you to drink?”
“No, stop asking me stupid questions!”
I got off my chair and walk towards one of my big glass windows, from here I can get a perfect view of the backyard and see everything that is happening there.
I see Javier and that female doctor, they are holding my bedsheets on both ends and twisting it.
They are laughing and splashing water on each other, they seem so happy.
I clenched my fists and gritt my teeth. I don’t really know why but I feel so angry seeing them together.
*Hey, Aurora, you got something on your,,,,,,*
He didn’t complete his sentence before I see him bring his face closer to hers, his back suddenly faces me and I can’t see what they are doing exactly.
I narrowed my eyes and squirt my eyes,,,, what are they doing?
Are they,,,,,, kissing?
They are kissing!!!
“Brandon!!” I called.
I suddenly feel an intense anger erupt inside of me.
“Yes, sir”
“Get that doctor here!!”
“Do you want her to do something for you?”
“It’s none of your business! Just get her here!”
“Yes, sir!”
He rushes off.
*Javier!!! You are so dead!!”
*Catch me if you can!*
She starts chasing after Javier, my bedsheets on the ground.
I stomp back to my chair and sits down angrily, I tap on my desk as I wait for her.
*
*
|| Aurora ||
“Javier!!”
“What?!”
“Don’t make me come at you”
“Well, you are welcome!”
I narrow my eyes, my hands fist. I avert my gaze to the sheets on the ground.
“You just made all our hard work went to waste,,,,, Javier!! You are do dead!”
“Catch me if you can!”
I charged at him, but he runs away before I can hold him, and that’s how we started running round the backyard.
I carried the bucket of soapy water that we used to wash the sheets, I poured it at him and he stood gawking at me with his drenched clothes.
“You didn’t just do that” he said.
“Oh yes, I did”
He carried the other bucket of water, but before he could throw it at me, Brandon came in between us and stand in front of me.
“Doctor Aurora”
“Hey, Brandon”
“General requests your presence”
“Huh?”
“The General wants to see you”
What does this cold-blooded animal,,,,,, ok, I need to stop calling him that,,,, but what does he want this time.
“But I’m not done washing the sheets”
“Don’t worry, I’ll wash it” Javier said.
I nod.
“Thank you, I will be right back and we will continue this war”
“I’ll be here waiting!”
I turn back to Brandon.
“Let’s go” I said.
*
*
I tilt my head and see the General adjusting his mask as we enter his study.
“General, she is here”
The General waves him off, Brandon leaves and shut the door.
Now it’s just me and this stone face,,,,, let’s see what he wants to say.
I wait for him to say something but he’s not saying anything. He is just staring at me,,,,, or glaring at me,,,,,, well it’s hard to tell his expressions apart through his mask.
“I’m here, General”
“I can see that!” He growled.
Ok, what got his pants in a twist.
“What were you doing?!”
“Washing the sheets”
He scoffs angrily.
“Washing sheets or fooling around with Javier and making noise,,,,, disturbing the peace of my mansion!”
“We weren’t making,,,,,,,,,”
“Shut up!!” He cuts me off.
“Let me make something clear to you,,,,, you are my personal doctor and that you shall remain!”
I frown.
Why does it sound like he’s a jealous boyfriend,,,,, but jealous of what?
“I don’t want to see you fooling around with Javier!!”
“What?! Why?!”
“Because. You. Are. My. Personal. Doctor!!”
“What does that have to do with Javier?”
“Everything!! He won’t make concentrate on your job!!”
“Are you mentally ill?!” I blurt out before I could stop myself.
He bangs on his desk loudly and I flinch back.
“How dare you?!”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t get why you are angry in the first place”
He stays silent for a moment, and a sound comes from his throat as if he’s growling.
Then he speaks.
“Pack your stuff and leave my mansion! I don’t want you to work here no more!”
“Are you serious?!”
“Do I look like I’m joking?!”
I shake my head,,,,, I can’t leave, I must stay,,,, I have many things to do here,, first I’m yet to find my parents killer, secondly, I haven’t even earn my first salary.
I rush to him and fall on my knees,,, I grab his right leg as my actress instincts kick in.
“What are you doing?! Get off me!!”
I slapped myself and burst into dramatic tears.
“Oh! My oh so generous General,,,, have mercy on me,,, I know I was wrong,,,, but I’m sorry,,, ”
“Get off me!”
I shake my head and cry more.
“My kindest General in the whole universe,,,, don’t send me away,,,,,”
He sighs.
“I can let you stay but I will have to set some rules!” He said.
“Rules?!!”
“Yes, rules!!”