CHAPTER THREE

Three days passed, I'm still busy to find another worker to the Bakery shop. I don't know how.

"Harris." Someone called me.

"Winslet?" I said when I saw her walking towards me.

"I thought you are sleeping here again." She said and sit beside me.

I'm here in the rooftop again. Eating the lunch that Mr. Baker gave me and he continues giving me a lunch and snacks everyday.

"No, I'm just thinking on how to hire another worker." I said.

"You think about your business again?"

"Its not about my business."

"Yes it is. Just post on the website that your company is hiring. Thats it very easy." She said.

I just sighed. She really think that I am rich and I have my own business.

"I'm sorry for causing you a trouble last night. I feel shy whenever I see you." She said.

I looked at her but she looked away.

"Its my fault, not yours."

"Ahm yeah, by the way my Nanny wants to thank you and.."

"And what?"

"She asked for your cellphone number."

"For what?"

"Ahm I don't know. Maybe she wanted to say something."

"But I don't have cellphone." I said.

"Haha funny, very rich man but couldn't afford cellphone?" She said.

"I'm not----"

*The bell rings*

"Our next subject is starting to begin." She said and she walk away.

I fixed my things and went to my next class.

Why do I need cellphone anyway? I don't have person to call nor text.

After two subjects its dismissal time and I'm still thinking where to hire someone who needs job. I already posted a note outside the bakery shop but until now there is no interested at all.

As I was Walking I saw an old man shouting at the guy in the street.

"You must pay what you've done to my business." An old man shouted to the guy.

"I'm sorry sir but I don't have money." The guy said.

"What? You broke the mirror but you don't have money to pay for it? I will hire you as my worker."

"I don't want to be your worker."

"What the hell!"

"I told you I don't have money, but you are insisting me to be your slave for one week without salary because of that mirror? I could find another job and pay you." The guy said.

"You idiot kid. Don't know how to respect someone." An old man said and hit the guy in his head, but the guy doesn't move or fight agaisnt the old man.

I looked around and theres a lot of people watching them including me. I pity him. I don't know what did I do. The old man was about to punch the guy, but thank goodness I stop him by holding his close fist and bring it down.

"Calm down sir. You don't need to hit this poor guy like that." I said.

"And who are you? Do you want to hit too?" He angrily said.

"No I don't want and you don't have to know my name. I just wanted to know how much is the cost of your mirror?" I asked calmly.

"2,000 pesos will you pay for it?" He asked me gritted his teeth.

"You said its 700 pesos." The guy behind me said.

"Oh I hear it too." The Lady behind the old man said and blushed when I looked at her.

I get my wallet inside my pocket and took 700 pesos and gave it to the old man.

"I'll pay for it." I said. He accept the money and looked at the guy behind me.

"Don't feel relieved, because I'm going to hire you no matter what." The old man said.

"I was the one who have rights to say that since I paid his mess." I said to the old man.

He was about to say something but I cut him off.

"I will call the police if you insisted." I said that makes him quiet.

I turned around and walk away.

I lost 700 pesos because of that mess.

I am walking when someone walk besides me.

"Hey bro thank you for saving my life." The guy a while ago said.

"You are a man but don't know how to handle your own mess?" I said to him.

"Definitely yes, but I don't have the power to do that. Money is power for those greed people." He answer.

"Losing one mirror is also losing his business." I said.

"But still, he is greedy. He wants me to hire and make me his slave for seven days without salary? Oh come on. Then he said his mirror cost 700 pesos, but when you came up its already 2,000 pesos? He is a piece of shit." He said.

"You are a piece of shit too. That 700 is my two days salary."

"Thanks to that sexy chick." He added.

"Tss."

"By the way you are working?" He asked in surprise.

"Ow yes."

"I thought you are rich."

"Everyone is mistaken me for being rich." I said.

"You are studying at the famous school. Lavern Academy."

"I am scholar to that school. I only paid 1/4 of my tuition fee."

"Wow you must got a smart brain." He said.

"What about you?" I asked

"I don't have."

"What do you mean?" I asked again.

"I don't have smart brain thats why I don't go to school." He answered.

"Where is your parents?"

"I don't have one. They got a car accident when I was 6 years old. My relatives continue to support my studies, but they are so hard to me so I stop last year and do part time jobs because I'm still young and I don't want to go to school since I don't have a smart brain like you." He explained.

"What is your part time now?" I asked.

"I just kicked out yesterday to that cafeteria haha I always ask for cash advance because I have a lot of debts to pay."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Where do you live right now?" I asked again.

"I don't know where to live. The land lady kicked me out too because of unpaid debts." He said.

"I pity you." I said.

"How about you where do you work?" He asked.

"Bakery shop."

"Can I join there?"

"Oh yes, its a good timing I am finding a new worker to help Mr. Baker."

"Mr. Baker?"

"Thats what I call him."

"And where do you live right now?" He asked.

"Here." I'll stop at the gate and get my key and open it so I can go to my apartment.

We are a lot of neighbors here thats why we have our own keys.

"Can I join there?" He said.

I'll stop entering to the gate because I forgot his existent.

"No."

"Hey, I am not a burden to you I promise." He said.

"My answer is no."

"Don't you pity me?"

"Yes I pity you but I lose 700 pesos because of you."

"I will repay you."

"You have a lot of debts."

"But still I will repay you please I don't know somewhere to live in."

"Then live in your relatives house."

"Maybe you don't feel the same way. You don't know what was the feeling of being alone without someone and have nothing." He said and turned his back on me.

He started to walk and I feel the guilt inside of me. I am also like him. How can I push someone who has nothing like me?

"Okay its a yes. Don't be so dramatic----" I didn't finish my words when he went inside the gate and smiled at me.

"Come on." He said and started to find my apartment.

"The room 08." I said unbelievably.

When we went inside he asked someone as if there is someone out there.

"Hello? Were home?"

"I'm alone here." I said.

"Wow. Where is your parents?"

"Just like you."

"They also died?"

"No."

"Then what?"

"I don't want to talk about them. I'm so tired." I said and lied to my bed.

I was shocked when he lied on my bed too.

"Hey, I don't want you to share on my bed."

"Why is your bed is too small." He said.

"Then buy a big one Commander."

"Maybe you should let me lie here to make the bed suits to me."

"Hey, I already find you a job and let you live for a while here."

"Oh thank you. My body is aching will you massage it for me?"

"You are so funny, didn't you?"

"Haha. I'm just kidding. Have you eat?"

"Not yet."

"Then I'll cook for you."

"You know how to cook?" I asked with amazement.

"You do not?" He smirk.

"Tss. Get out."

"I'm just kidding. So this is what you eat when you are alone? Noodles and can goods? What the heck how can you have a good brain when you are eating this?" He said unbelievable.

"Just cook. I'm hungry." I said while removing my polo shirt.

"Okay I'll cook your favorite noodles." He said sarcastically.

I went to my bathroom and take a shower. Its too hot I need cold water to pour into my body.

I'll stop taking a shower when I think about Winslet and how we've met in the middle of the rain.

I look into the mirror and sees myself. I got looks. My body is too hot and I got a smart brain, and I won't deny it because everyone says it.

"I have nothing." I said to myself.

I'm just a stone to her and she is like a diamond that I cannot afford.

I stopped daydreaming when someone knocks.

*KNOCK*KNOCK*

"Hey, Mr. Brainy. I already cooked your favorite noodles. Stop daydreaming about chicks yow!" That guy said.

Ohh. This is what will happen if I live with someone else?

I finished taking a bath and went outside wearing a boxer only.

"Oh god. Where did you get that body? Oh wow six pack abs?" He said while lying to my bed.

"You are too noisy. My neighbors will think that I live in with a gay. Stop worshipping me."

"I'm Sam Perez and I'm not gay." He correct himself.

"Its good to hear."

"You are Harris Hernandez?"

"How did you know my name?"

"I saw your I.D." He said.

I just rolled my eyes to him and started to eat.

"I do not have clothes can you give me some?" He suddenly said while reading some comics in my mini bookshelf.

"Oh I forgot I got a homeless kid." I joke to him.

"Okay keep on insulting me but give me some clothes."

"Okay I'll find some tomorrow just sleep and do not disturb me." I said while eating the noodles that he cooked.

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I can't sleep. Sam is keep on snoring like the hell? Is he the owner of this house?

I tried to sleep but I can't. He was too loud.

Tomorrow morning I woke up 4 am.

"Whoah! I got enough sleep how about you?" Sam asked me.

"What do you think?" I asked sarcastically.

"You didn't sleep well, didn't you?" He asked while smiling like a devil.

I throw my pillow to him and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

After 30 minutes of preparing...

"Are you ready?" I asked him while we are walking. We are going to the bakery shop and this is his first day.

"Oh yes. So I can feed myself, buy myself clothes and rent my own apartment so I can't disturb you anymore." He said while smiling.

"Its good to know. I do not want to adopt someone, because I have nothing too." I said.

He stop walking so was I.

"What?" I asked.

"You see yourself as nothing?" He seriously asked and this was the first time I saw his kind of expression.

"Ahm yeah?" I replied.

"Do not. If you have nothing you won't help me to kick that old man, you won't feed me, give some clothes and let me stay at your home even if you are poor. Yes you are poor but in your heart and mind you are rich." He said while smiling and tap my shoulder. He turned his back and continue to walk while me. I still remain silent and keep memorizing his words.

I got hope to the message that he said to me. I can't believe that this guy can give me that kind of message.

Maybe this is what I want to hear that I can't hear to anyone. Everyone thinks I am rich because of my appearance. Maybe if I had a bad looks they will think that I am a beggar.