Chapter 8
“You like her don’t you?” Andrew asked Leo who was driving with a smile on his face.
“Very much,” admitted Leo. “I never feel like this towards any girl before. She’s really special.”
“I’m sure she is,” nodded Andrew in agreement, “One thing for sure I know she’s a shy and down to earth girl but she’s also always look down on herself.”
“Yeah I realized do realize that,” confessed Leo, “Do you know why?”
“Well, that’s because she’s not from a rich family. She always thinks that she shouldn’t be friends with any rich people because she’s not the same standard as them,” Andrew explained, “But most of our friends in school don’t bother much about her background except for one or two bitches and jerks.”
“No wonder she told me not to waste time with her,” said Leo.
“She tried to shut you out too huh?” asked Andrew.
“Yep,” nodded Leo.
“Nikita and I knew she would do that. That’s why Nikita invited us to come over to the boutique tomorrow, so that four of us could go out again. Nikita is the only person could make Luna listen to what she said. Just like earlier today,” laughed Andrew.
“Really?” queered Leo, “Thanks dude. Remind me to thank Nikita tomorrow huh?” Andrew nodded his head while the smiles stayed on Leo face until he reached home.
Finally he found a girl who doesn’t want to jump on him at every opportunity they have. First time, he falls for a girl not the other way round. Oh, no, he corrected himself, this the second time he falls for a girl. The first one was his mysterious girl but he thinks he’s not going to waste his time looking for her because now he’s going to concentrate in getting to know all he can about Luna.
He woke up with a smile on his face the next morning. Whistling to his favorite song he walked downstairs for his breakfast. This time his mother already at the table eating her breakfast alone. His father must have gone out somewhere, he presumed. George greeted him and Leo realized that his butler trying to hide his nervousness, maybe he’s afraid that Leo will confront him with the same questions again. Leo greeted him back with a smile and immediately a relief face appeared on his butler thinking that Leo has forgotten about yesterday.
“Morning mother,” Leo greeted his mother kissing her on the cheek at the same time.
“Morning Honey,” she replied, “Where did you go after the show last night?” she immediately asked.
Leo drank his juice before replying to her, “I went to the club with Andrew.”
“And you both abandon your dates?” she glared at him, obviously angry with his action.
“We’ve gone with the other guys,” he lied but keeping his fingers crossed underneath the table.
“What’s wrong of bringing them along? I don’t think your friends would mind?” she said.
“It’s only guys, mother no girls. Andrew and I didn’t want them to feel awkward,” he explained.
“I don’t think they will ever feel awkward. You are there to entertain her,” she point out.
“I don’t want to entertain her,” he stress, “I want to enjoy with my friends. Anyway you know I don’t like her! I don’t want to pretend I do when I couldn’t even stand her!”
“I couldn’t understand why you didn’t like her. She’s such a nice and sweet girl,” his mother said to him. “I think once you really get to know her, you really will like her.”
Leo rolled his eyes, “You already asked me to get to know her last night and I still don’t like her!” he snorted, “I want to choose my own friends. Can’t I just do that?”
“Of course you can chose on your own, sweetheart, but I just want to make sure you’re choosing the right person,” soothed his mother, “I want you to be careful in choosing friends, especially girls. They could manipulate you in getting what they want especially those models.”
So, he thought, his mother knew about him that he’s gone to the backstage, “We didn’t go to see the models, mother!” he told her rolling his eyes, “We went backstage to meet Andrew’s schoolmates who models some of the clothes last night.”
“Who?” his mother asked, “The Edward’s daughter?”
“Yes,” Leo nodded munching his toast.
“So, she went to the same school with Andrew?” she asked again.
“Yes. She and her friend, Luna,” he told her.
“Luna?” his mother queried, “Oh, the other girl,” she said in a disgusted tone.
“You know her?” he queered.
“Not really but I know who she is,” his mother bluntly told him.
“You do?” he asked again, “Then why was she not invited to our party?”
She gave him a shocking look, “Invite her to our party? Are you crazy?”
“Why, not?” he questioned.
“It’s not her place to be at our party,” his mother arrogantly told him.
“What do you mean by that?” he raised his voice.
“That’s what I really mean!” his mother said to him, “She doesn’t fit to be in our house.”
“Why not?!!” he raised his voice again angry with his mother attitude.
“Because,” she fiercely told him, “Her mother is our maid. She’s Maria’s daughter!”
“So, what?!!” Leo asked her angrily, “I just couldn’t understand you mother. You always like to differentiate between people, between the rich and the poor. What? The poor has not feelings? No dignity? Aren’t they human?”
“Of course they are human but they nuisance. They don’t know how to behave themselves unlike us,” she told him proudly.
Leo shook his head unable to believe what he had just heard from his mother’s mouth.
She glanced at his angry face, “Leo, you are still young, honey. You don’t know what these people can do to you,” she said softly trying to coax him. “They will manipulate you into getting what they need.”
“Whatever,” he bluntly told her uninterested to listen anymore.
“I want you to be careful with these people. I want you to stay away from Luna,” she warned him.
“What if I don’t?” he stubbornly asked her.
“I’ll ask your dad to send you back to Boston to stay there until your college open,” she sternly told him. “I’ll even ask him to cut your allowance and take the car away from you.”
He rolled his eyes at her, “You know I’ll do that, if you don’t listen to me,” she warned him again.
“I know that mother!” pressed Leo, “You don’t have to worry!!’ and stuff the food into his mouth hinting to his mother that he doesn’t want to talk about it anymore.
Leo could feel her eyes still watching him but he just ignored her. There was silence for awhile until she speak again, “What are you doing today?”
“I’m going out with Andrew,” he told her without looking at her.
“Where to?” she asked again.
“Somewhere,” he bluntly told her. He wipes his mouth, pushed the chair angrily and leave.
He was so pissed off with his mother. He couldn’t understand why his mother acted that way towards people who are less fortunate than them. Damn with her, he thought. He’s not going to give up seeing Luna. He’s not going to stay away from her. He found the girl that he finally likes and he’s not giving up. He’s still going continue seeing and meeting her not matter what or how.
He and Andrew arrived at the Mira’s boutique right on time but they were unable to see both Luna and Nikita as the girls were busy at the backstage. There were many guests which mostly were women. Leo and Andrew purposely chose to seat at the far end corner of the stage, away from everyone. They were talking to each other ignoring the rest of the guest when someone called Leo’s name.
Leo turned around, “Damn, shit,” he cursed and Andrew cast him a weird look. “It’s Lindsay,” he told Andrew and pointing at Lindsay who’s approaching them with her friend.
“Hey Leo, I never expected you to be here,” she said happily in her high pitch voice.
Leo rolled his eyes at her, “I didn’t expect to see you here too,” he smirked.
“I was invited to the opening yesterday by Mira the designer,” she told him proudly. “I love her dress and really interested to buy one or two for myself. Since you are here maybe you could help me choose,” she smiled.
“Sorry, I have a bad taste in woman clothes,” Leo told her bluntly, “Anyway I don’t think my date would want me to do that,” he added.
Lindsay eyes went wide opened, “Your date?” she asked in shocked looking around her, “Who? Where is she?”
“She’s one of the models,” he told her proudly, “She will be modeling some of the clothes today too. I’ll introduce her to you later,” he smiled.
Lindsay smirked hearing Leo’s reply, “Yeah, sure,” she responded back uninterested.
“Leo! Andrew!” someone called and both Leo and Andrew immediately turned his attention to the caller.
“Shit,” they both cursed at the same time.