Travis has been trying to reconcile with us for a few days. Mom still doesn't pay much attention to him. I just let him because he's just like my mother, they both don't know how to listen.

"Thank you, Alexa. Since you took her out every morning, she became more active."

"I should be the one who's thanking you. aside from having a part time job, Nana is taking away my stress. It feels like a medication from my stressful life.” I confessed.

"Oh yeah, how's your mother?" she asked.

"She's still recovering. As soon as her wounds heal she needs to have a therapy."

"How about the accident? Have you ever found out who did it to her?" she stopped whatever she's doing and look directly at me.

"We still don't know. The police are still investigating it, there are no witnesses in the area at that time to help the investigation. At first I we thought that it is a hit and run case but as my mother mentioned it seems that it was planned. And it seems that the suspect is a powerful person.”

"I am willing to help you for that." she smiles at me. She's just not just look like an angel but I think she's really an angel.

"No, it's okay. You have helped us a lot."

"I am willing to help. I will ask the private investigator that I know. To speed up the investigation." she firmly said.

"T-thank you! it will help us a lot!” I don't know how can I thank her for that. I never imagined that a rich person can help those in need voluntarily.
The worlds need those people who's willing to help others. But life is always unfair, some people who are helpful are being abused and has been taken advantage by the people who they're helping.

"No worries. Oh by the way. Travis told me to give this to you.” She handed me a paper bag. "I need to go. Thank you for today. See you tomorrow!”

“Thank you.”

What is it and who gave it? I opened the paper bag when I left Miss Denny's mansion. I frowned when I saw what it contained. I took it to see it in full.

"Do you like it" I almost screamed because of his sudden appearance next to me.

"What are you doing here? Do you want to give me a heart attack? Tss, what do you want to do with your jersey? I will sell it to your fangirls?” I frowned while looking at his hersey.

"Hey you're terrible. That's really for you, I did everything for my coach to allowed me. So you should appreciate that.”

"It's yours, I don't need that." I tried ro hand it over to him but he refused it.

“You need that. You owe me so much. I've been playing for so many game already but you still haven't watched it. And it is about to end you need to watch it. And you have to wear it because that's your punishment for not watching my game." he said in a demanding tone.

"I have a lots to do, I won't be able to watch your game." I muttered.

"Yes, I know it. I will not force you today but I hope you can watch the finals. I will make sure that we can enter the finals."

"Okay, just let me know."

"Why don't you seem to have any iny? Don't you like me and my team?" he asked annoyingly.

"There is. So, if you really want to see me there you need to win.” I said.

"You should have a date with me too." he baffled that makes me think.

"Huh?" I adjusted my bag and look to him annoyingly.

"We have a deal that you need to go watch every game but you haven't watched even once. That's why in order for you to pay all your debts to me you need to come for a date with me." he proudly said and put his arm around me.
I tried to push him away but he didn't bulge.

"How's your mother?"

"Why sid you asked? You come every day. Aren't you bored? You're being shunned." no matter how much I tried to stop him, he never listened.

"You know you are really mother and daughter. You both drive me away." he squished me up and I started to push him away.

"Stop it." I'm struggling to said a word. he's too close to me. I can smell his perfume very well.

"Let's go to the campus together. There's my car."

He opened the door for me. He looked like a coachman but before I could get into his car, his mother suddenly appeared. She was wearing exercise clothes. The reddish complexion of her skin made even more when she saw me.

"Travis, what are you doing with that girl?" she asked annoyed.

"Mom, we need to go to the campus. Let's just talk when I get home." he's mood changed when he saw his mother.

"Are you still flirting with this girl? Aren't you afraid of what happened to her mother? Like mother, like daughter.” she said mockingly.

"Can you please stop with that mom? She will never end up like her mom because I will never let that happen. I don't believe in what you have said. And you said that phrase, so you're also believed that, like father, like son? No way, I will never end up like dad. Please stop meddling your past with us.

I know you can't just forget about it. Because it was all part of us. But I will not let that ruin my present and I will not base my future on that.”

"Do you you taking her side instead of mine?"

"That's not my point mom. Her mother didn't do anything wrong. You're just insisting that she is taking away dad. Ever since I was a child you act like you are the main character on everyone's story. Move on mom, dad will never leave you but if you will continue to act like this I can't blame dad for whatever his decision is. I'm sick and tired to see both of you fighting every day."

"Let's go." He helped me get into the car.

His mom couldn't say a word anymore. He also got into the car and started the engine. We left his mom standing there deep in thought.

"Are you okay? You don't have to be rude to your mother to defend me."

"It's okay, honestly I've been wanting to tell her that for a long time. I'm just not given the right opportunity. Like when you first came home, she went home drunk and it happens every day. Ever since then, the tendency to fight with dad and doubt. But I know my dad, he will not cheat on my mom. I grew up with how he obeyed mom. That's why I want my mom to open her eyes to see all the efforts of my dad.

They have been fighting more and more lately and I think that's because my dad starts to meet your mom. But he'd only done it because of guilt. He blames himself for what happened to your mom. I'm happy that he told me the truth about that."

"You said that you will never like your dad, what does it mean?"

“I don’t like to be the younger self of my dad. He mentioned about the thing between him and your mother. He said that he fell out of love when she saw my mom and start flirting with him. tss, what a nonsense. If he really loves your mom he will not be attracted to another woman. He will not just throw away what he and your mom shared together for years."

"So have you had a girlfriend?"

"I haven't got a girlfriend yet. But if you're willing to be my girlfriend now, I don't mind. Besides, I want you to be my first and last." he laughed so hard. I really love seeing him happy. When he's not just faking it.

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"Thank you for accepting me here." I thank the owner of a restaurant because he accepted me here even though I was just a cleaner. My shift here is every night because in the morning I still go to the university and to the diner.

"I should be the one who's thanking you. You're really a big help, I would like to thank myself that I changed my mind. Be careful when you go home. And tale this home." he said. He supposedly doesn't want to hire me.

"No, it's okay."

"Don't be shy anymore. I know what happened to your mom. Don't worry, it's clean, I really cooked it so that when you get home, you won't have any problems with what to eat. Maybe you haven't eaten yet, how can you work on that?"

"Thank you." I bid my goodbye and walk to the bus stop.

Maybe I'll eat it first, I'm sure they're already asleep or maybe auntie is still at work, I'll just put them aside. Luckily there was a bus that stopped so I got on it right away. After a while I was here outside the subdivision.

It's really hard not having your own car. I still have to walk to our house because the bus cannot enter here. The surroundings are quiet. Most of them are already sleeping. Almost everyone in this area has more than one job. I also need to rest; I have to start work early tomorrow. It's a good thing Miss Denny allowed me to take Nana out earlier so I could enter the diner immediately. She also extended help for mom as well as Miss Carmi.

It's good that there are people who are still willing to help.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw our house. But I immediately frowned because of the car I saw parked in front of our house.

I hurriedly walked and looked at the car, "This is Travis's." I blurted out.

I was in front of the door, I was about to insert the key but I stopped when I heard loud laughter. I've never heard that laugh before, I'm sure it wasn't Auntie who laughed.

I was still thinking when the door suddenly opened.

"I knew it! You're already there. I heard your keys.” Auntie greeted me, "Come come."

I looked around and there I saw Travis smiling. Auntie told him that mother was in her wheelchair. I was surprised to see mom. The look on her face is not the same as when I was used to always having a frown. It's like she's having fun right now.
"Come here." I dropped my stuff and pulled him out of the house.

"Alexa, where are you taking him?" Auntie asked me in shock.

"I just have something to say."

I made sure we were far away from the house so they wouldn't hear us.

"What are you doing here?"

"Every time we meet, that's the question you ask me. You can try to ask me how I am."

"Just answer my question."

"I want to ask for your mother's blessing as well as to your aunt."

"You are always being silly. Do you even know what you're doing? How many times do I have to stop you?"

"How many times have I said that I don't care about what they say. I know you like me too. This fight will be worthy so please cooperate. Oh, before I forget, you owe me. Our game has started and you're not there."

"I have many things to do before watching you."

"Yeah, I understand it so you must also understand what I'm doing."

"Alexa, what are you talking about? Maybe what are you doing there."

"She's just saying that she misses me." I glared at him and kicked his knees.
"Ouch!" he holds his knees, "Look how she missed me, she's throwing a tantrum."
"Alexa! What are you doing? Stop making a fight. You just need that you missed him, okay?"
I rolled my eyes and stormed off.