gan's POV
"gan, Alice, please co with and join us to eat lunch." The housekeeper said to us, and we stopped cleaning, and we followed her to the staff quarter, and I realized they have their dining area. She served our food, and we ate our al in silence; and I smiled at Alice when I realized the food tasted so good, and I felt so full after eating our lunch. And then the housekeeper told us we could have our one-hour break, and I realized the last ti we ca here, Lauren only allowed us to have a thirty minutes break.
Alice begged to have our break near the swimming pool, and I know the beautiful garden near the pool is lovely. I hate to go there because I don't want to rember the embarrassnt I experienced because of Lauren. But I can't deny my friend to enjoy the view near the swimming pool. It was a beautiful sunny day, and it felt like we were spending our ti in a five-star hotel, and we were having a lovely day beside the pool. Alice asked to take her pictures, and I laughed when she posed like a model in a magazine, and I realized it feels so nice to have a vacation sowhere far away from the city.
As I looked around us, I realized I made the right decision about breaking up with Ashton because this place alone looked like a vacation hotel. The beautiful landscaped with a vast garden surrounds the mansion. And the big house behind us reminds that I am only nothing, and I need to stop my fantasy. And I know since I have been at Ashton's place, their house is much bigger and grander than Lauren's place.
"Can you tell now about your breakup? I know you are not yet ready to talk about it, gan, but you can never run away from it because you need to face it every day of your life." Alice said, and I sat beside her on the chaise lounge.
"Yeah, I know. I am sorry if I avoided the topic. I hate that I did it to Ashton. That is why I don't want to talk about it since I felt guilty that I broke up with him even if I am still crazy about him." I replied.
"gan, not all couples break up because they don't love each other anymore. Sotis so consequences are beyond their control, like what happened to you; who could have thought that your brother and his sister had been in love with each other, and your brother ended hurting Isabelle because of Ashton's dad." Alice responded.
"Sotis because of trust issues, and others are not willing to give a second chance, and they ended up regretting on their past judgnt, but it was already too late. I am not saying you are going to regret your decision, and I am just hoping you will not have any regrets in the future because I care about you, and I don't want you to be miserable." She said, and I smiled at her.
"I understand what you an, Al, and do you know I hated myself right now because I don't like that Ashton didn't even say hi to after I broke up with him?" I asked her, and she nodded her head.
"I know, gan, and even if you didn't tell , for how many tis I caught you were stealing glances at Ashton, and I can tell right away that you were hurting. What do you expect, g? You hurt Ashton by breaking up with him, and do you think he will give you another glance after you break up with him? Co on, gan, you are the most intelligent in our batch, and I don't think you can't get the logic." My best friend said, and I know she was right.
"He will never look at you again because you hurt his ego; Ashton Pritzgold is the most popular and handso guy in our school and got dumped by you. Girls chased him around, g. So, you better face it since you decided to break up with him even if he begged you not to, and I am telling you all this because you are my best friend." Alice added.
"So, you better stop thinking about him because you lose your chance to be with him, g. You let him go, and I think Ashton thought he doesn't worth anything to you because you broke his heart." She continued, and I realized my best friend was right, and I needed to face my decision, and I should never have regrets, and I know I was such a fool for
letting him go.
"I know, Al, I made a mistake, but even if I have regrets right now, I am still proud of myself that I made my brother happy, and I need to deal with my broken heart alone," I said.
"You made Dexter happy without realizing you were breaking your own heart. I wanted to tell you that ti, don't break up with Ashton, gan, because it will still be the sa pain." She responded.
"Hey, I know my brother was right; if I didn't break up with Ashton, I need to deal with his father soon, and it is better this way because I know Lauren and her friends will never bother anymore," I replied, and she smiled at .
"Well, you were right. Look at now, Lauren didn't give a damn if we are here or not, so at least you can now continue your goal to graduate high school without any drama." Alice said as she got up from the chair, and I realized our break ti was up.
"Yeah, that is true, and I hope she will not bother
anymore," I replied.
We went back to the main house, and we started working again. I was thinking about Alice's words as we continued cleaning in the hallways, and I hated myself that I couldn't stop thinking about Ashton even for a while, and I realized how much I miss him. And I know I have to deal with my heartache. And as we continued with our work, I couldn't stop my heart from feeling worried as the hours passed because I knew whether I liked it or not, I needed to face Lauren again since we would be working until midnight.
"Mmm, ma'am, excuse , can I ask a question?" I asked the housekeeper when we ate our dinner.
"Yes, what do you want to know, gan?" She asked with a smile on her face.
"I just want to know if Miss Lauren will throw a party tonight?" I asked, and she smiled at .
"Oh, are you afraid if you are going to fall into the swimming pool again?" She asked, and I blushed as I realized so of the maids were there, and she was among them because she supervised us that ti.
"I am sorry, gan, I don't intend to upset you. And to answer your question, don't worry, g, we don't have a party to cater tonight because our lady boss called earlier that they will be having a party after the ga at the Pritzgolds." She said, and I couldn't stop the rapid beating of my heart as I heard Ashton's family na.
"Aren't you going to attend the party? I believe that you are your classmates, and Ashton is your boyfriend. And I know why you are here; it was because my young lady boss was jealous of you. I heard everything Ashton said to Lauren that night, and I know our young Miss was hurt." She said, and I didn't know how to answer her, so I just shook my head.
I felt so happy that there would be no party tonight at Lauren's place, but I suddenly felt sad when I learned they were going to have fun at Ashton's wonderful place. After eating dinner, we spent our ti in the living room, and I know the site is spotless, but Lauren was the one who made the list of where we should clean. I was using a rag, and I was wiping the balustrade of the stairs when I suddenly heard Lauren's laughter. When I raised my head, I felt like I was frozen on my feet when I saw Ashton walking beside her, so handso as ever, and I knew he saw , but he continued to talk with Lauren as if I wasn't there.
"Do you want to co to my room?" I heard Lauren asked Ashton, and it was my cue to get back to work, and my heart was beating so fast as I waited for Ashton to answer her. And I think they got back together because he ca with her into her house, and right now, Lauren was asking him if he wanted to go to her room. My heart is in too much anguish as I continue to wipe the stairs.
"No, I will wait for you here," Ashton responded, and I let out a soft sigh of relief because I couldn't take it if he went to Lauren's room even if we broke up already.
"Okay, don't worry, I can change my clothes fast. Just wait for , Ash." Lauren said in a seductive tone, and she walked on the stairs without saying anything to . And I can feel the racing of my heart because I can feel that Ashton is watching , and I want to turn around and see him, but I don't want to get hurt. And it feels like forever before Lauren ca back, and I felt glad that they left quickly, and I sat on the stairs as I cried my heart out.
"Hey, gan, don't cry, don't let them see you are affected by them. Hold your tears and let yourself cry the mont we get out from here." Alice said, and I wiped away my tears without saying anything.
I felt glad Lauren didn't get back ho when the clock struck at midnight. I was running from the mansion, and I could feel Alice was following behind , and I felt so glad Dexter was already waiting for us. I said hi to Dexter after I sat beside him.. And I felt so hurt as we left the Astikoz Hills Subdivision.
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