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Chapter 5: Franco & Lucio

                                                                 "Every person has its own story to tell"

ELAINE POV

It's been 3 days since my dad told me to chill out from going outside and my doctor is constantly visits me everyday for a check up. What's more stressing is I will be having an exam today.

Yes I'm still studying but I'm taking home school at my father's University the Yates. So I have my private professor and I am also enrolled in the school and mentions in some awards but they never get to see me. I don't care anyways

Father really do his best to protect me as safe til my brother finishes his studies. He is taking a master's degree at his second and his desired course. Well it's the deal he make to dad that after her graduated to his desired course he will come back here and take care of the company for my dad will give his all best to take good care of me.

But there's the good news, I'm doing great with my phobia but still I am prohibited in dealing hard pains or emotional breakdowns it might not just trigger my phobia but my other illness. Also I am still a mystery to my fathers company because if his rival will know about my condition they will use that to bring us down and I will not let that to happen.

"Ma'am?" I snapped out from my thinking at the cute figure of my favorite anime as I got addicted these past few days and I'm constantly getting annoyed with that name "Black", I think he is ugly and hopeless human! Darn

"Ma'am?" I look again at our maid and I smiled at her

"Your professor is here" I just nod and let him in at my room as we head to my study room where we usually conduct exams. All he need to do is take an exam with me and I'll do the studying if I find something confusing thats the time I'll contact him

Again the reason for that is to avoid closeness relationship to my professor it's the best way though and I'm getting okay with it besides I was born for quite long without friends and it's not a trouble. I learned to control my emotions and my desires as far as I could. I don't like to be a burden to my father and even to my brother

1:00pm

Oh I almost forgot lunch geez! And I will be having a break from school!! I just finished the last exams and it's anime TIME!!!

After I ate my lunch I decided to go to the mall and bring with me our two guards. Well I got permission to my father today and he said that he was happy for I get high grades this semester.

Maybe your thinking why I decided to go out in an afternoon where there are a lot of people? And me having a social anxiety?

It is because I wanted to grow and fight my condition. It is not everyday that I could lean on someone and just hide at the corner for the rest of my life. Also I got insipired with that anime.

"Uhmm can you change your clothes?" I ask this two guards in front of me, I don't like to look special because of their uniform. It was black suit with gold linings in both arms and a crest in their right chest with gold designs and black fitted pants with white linings at each sides. And lastly the gun at their lower side ot the body. It was a silver gun and it's quite beautiful.

As they headed I added "wear something cool" they smile and mouthed "as you wish milady" I grab my hoodie and my shades also I wear gloves. I'm also vulnerable of other diseases because I have a weak immune system. Yeah that's me... Fragile but kawaii

After that I decided to open my phone and see what am I rooting for. It was the newly released manga of my favorite anime! Where the main character is a Slime. I've just read it last night that today will be the launching day and I'm not gonna miss it!

"Milady!" I turn around and I was astounded to see my two guards. What the heck! They are so insanely gorgeous! Gash! They are wearing sando and their muscles are shouting and their abs is so clear in my eyes! They are lik-- wait what am I thinking? Am I drooling at their bodies? Ohh! I just noticed that one of them is European and omoo the other one looks Zayn Malik with muscles..

I composed myself "Wear t-shirts please. I'm not selling you" I said in a hard tone to look like I am not dozed on how they look and I immediately turn around.

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Finally! We arrived at the mall. So only one of them escorted me and it's the Zayn Malik guy the other one is task for the perimeter he acts like a guard from a far.

"What's your name?" I ask out of no where because I think it's rude to me not to know people who are loyally doing their job at our house. I guess I need to change but it's not that I'm building relationships to them. You get me?

They just look at me like I say something odd.

"We are not allowed to talk with you milady that's your dad's orders" I took a breath and smiled at them

"Just now" The Zayn Malik guy just sigh the other one just smiled

It's like knowing a person without getting to know them so that you can act accordingly. Like that

"I am Franco, 23 years old and the other one is Lucio, 21 years old"  he smiled at me and look at Lucio intesnsely then he also look around before I take a step

"Uhmm Franco? You don't need to do that. Just walk beside me and you can call Lucio so that we could walk together" he look at me as he couldn't believe every word I said-- do I said something odd?

"Are you sure? You can walk with us commoners?" What is he even thinking? I raised my eyebrows and looking intently to him

"I'm sorry milady, I  just can't believe that a person like you will show us kindness" even if I don't understand what he was saying I just nodded at him. I feel like I need to know more of them

5:00pm

The mall is getting crowded and these two young man is getting a lot of attention from people especially girls. Well I can't blame them they are so good looking.

'look at the two guys they are so hot!!'

'yummy'

'hello!'

'mind to take a picture?'

I laughed a little while hearing those words from people around me and these two guys looks like they didn't even hear a single compliment from people. They just look stoic and serious. Except for this o--

"Oh sorry!" I raised my eyebrows when two girls bumped at Franco and Lucio's body and touched their chest. What a low level woman, clearly she is a disgrace to the woman kind.

Two of them just nod and continued walking. I look around them and they look frustrated so I smiled at them and raised my hands forming bye hands and smirked then she raised her middle finger. What a low class girl... Pity

"Lets eat?" Again their reactions are priceless and they look at me like they hear such uncommon words

We headed to the nearest restaurant and ate then I took out my first ever manga!! I also brought some little action figures and posters. I am about to hug my stuff's for being so happy when I noticed Franco and Lucio looking at me and by the looks of their eyes it's like they wanted to say something.

"What is it Franco?" He immediately look back at his food "haha it's okay! I'm not gonna eat you" he looked at me with a teary eye seriously what is wrong with him?

"It's our first time to be treated like equal" I stop for a moment when I hear those words from him. They are human and I'm also a human so we should be treated fairly

"What do you mean?" I look Lucio who is also looking afar and base on his facial expressions he is also carrying some burden. Is it how the world works? Emotions that came from worst experience is fatal that it can kill your entire being. Now I understand my father and ever since I don't regret living in my house and not going out if that is my father's will. I should follow besides it's for my own sake

"Forget it milady, it's getting late" I hold his hand to stop him from going out

"You don't need to run from the storm of your past Franco" He wiped his tears and sat down again then he took a deep breath while looking below

"I'm an orphan Milady and after getting adopted I am sold as a slave for my adopted family got in debt of a very large amount of money. They were con and losses everything. Then your father helped me" This is how people feel when they are in pain. If I am in his case I totally died not because of pain but because of being outcast

"Your father paid all our debts in exchange of eternal service of me to your family" Dad is really a kind hearted man

"Even though he doesn't know a person he will help. That's my dad!" He smiled at me

"Your mother is a friend of my adopted father. They have a past relationship but your father sets aside that fact and also treated as like his friend"  It's must be painful for father but it is what they say past is past and my mother chooses father that is more important

"How about you Lucio?" I turn my gaze at Lucio who is looking at me with a happy eyes is his eyes sprinkles?

"I am the son of your company's janitor milady. In exchange for our family's debts we need to offer our services to your family until our very last breath" Thinking about my father who is smiling everyday and doesn't skip a moment that he will always check me if I was asleep or I am hurt. Sometimes he forgot that he has a life too. He is too occupied about other people that he became do selfless

I was about to say something when my heart suddenly felt slightly painful. Is this another feeling of love I am feeling? What is this kind of love? Ahh I forgot my medicine

"Are you okay?" Franco ask me while patting my back "Lets go home" Lucio stand and guided me to stand

The heck, I messed up again.. Am I not getting any progress with my condition? Is there any way that I can overcome this?

I just wanted to feel another kind of love

That kind of love is somewhat I can call

Friendship....

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