Lance was about to answer the question when the Manager of Le Coup de Foudre Coffee Shop suddenly appeared infront of them. "What's going on here, Chelsea? What's the commotion all about?" her Manager started asking questions. "Just a little misunderstanding, Sir. Everything's under control." Chelsea tries to cover everything up. "No, sir. Everything's not okay! As a customer, I have complaints!" Demi suddenly said, while looking like a victim. "Is there something wrong?" the manager asks. "Your employee here started saying bad things about me and my friend! She told us that we don't belong here!" Demi started weaving lies. "That's true, Sir. We were just enjoying our coffee here and she started saying bad words to us." Paris lied, without blinking. "She called us "bitch!" Demi added to the lie. "They're all lying---!" Lance tries to defend Chelsea, but he wasn't able to do so because the Manager spoke again. "Enough! The customers are coming now, and I don't have time to fu
"Well, you just woke up at a perfect time. I just finished completing your release papers and the doctor gave us the go signal to go home. We'll just have to wait for the nurse to pull out your dextrose." Lance informed her. After a few minutes, a nurse came to her bed and helped pulled out the inserted needle from her hand that was connected to the dextrose. Afterwards, Chelsea saw her clothes which are neatly folded at the bedside table. "I'll just change my clothes." he told Lance. Lance quickly pulled the curtain close, and gave Chelsea some privacy. He patiently waited outside until she is finished. After a few minutes, Chelsea pulled the curtains open and gave him a small, polite smile. "Thanks for your help, Lance. How much do I owe you?" she suddenly asks him. "You don't owe me anything, Chelsea." Lance said in return. "Look, I'm not comfortable with the fact that you spent your own money on me. I have my own pride and dignity. Let's just get over this---how much do I
"It's an honor and pleasure to meet you, Madame Audrey Montefalco. My name is Chelsea and I'm going to be one of your house helper for a month." she politely introduces herself. The Madame of the house tenderly smiled at her. "You don't have to be nervous, dear. Anyway, let me inform you that there are almost no strict rules in my manor. As long as you are doing your job, shows respect and good manners to the other people in this house, and as long as you don't do any bad or dangerous things inside the mansion, then we won't have any problems." the lady of the house informed her. "So, that's it? There are no strict rules like what she usually watches on a television soap operas? There's no female villains who will make the heroine's life miserable?" Chelsea wondered to herself. "---You must be wondering why I didn't set up any strict rules here at the Montefalco Mansion. Well, I choose to trust all the people that I work with in my house, and that includes all of my house helpers,
Few days have passed. Chelsea is currently watering the plants at the very huge and spacious garden at the Montefalco mansion. Their gardener called in sick, so Mrs. Doubtfire asked her to water the plants since it's summertime which resulted to high temperatures. She feels like she is inside a novel of "The Secret Garden," which was beautifully written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. She imagined herself as the main character, Mary Lennox, who discovered the secret garden... She smiled at the thought. She noticed that she's been imagining a lot of things ever since she arrived at the Montefalco Mansion. She's not complaining, though. She's actually enjoying her time daydreaming while staying inside the mansion's premises. "What's with that beautiful smile, Chelsea?" Chelsea snaps out from her reverie when she saw Lance standing infront of her. He is also smiling, and she can see the sparkle of amusement in his eyes while looking at her. "I deeply apologize if my smile somehow
"Alright, then. I'll just go outside and get you something to eat so that you can eat something before you drink some medicine. Now, be a good boy Lance, and I'll leave the door open. I'll be back soon..." Mrs. Doubtfire announced, while looking amused. "I promise, I'll be good, Mrs. Doubtfire. I don't want to create any trouble." Lance promised the old butler. "Very well. I'll be back soon." the old woman nodded in return then afterwards, she left the room while leaving the door open. Once Mrs. Doubtfire left, Lance started talking again. "Why didn't you tell us that you're not feeling good? We should have done something at an earlier time." he gently asked Chelsea. "I thought that it was just a simple cold and flu. I never got sick like this before. So, I was just thinking that it will pass, and I can recover fast..." Chelsea tries to explain her side. "But you were sadly mistaken. It's a good thing that you just need to drink some medicine and have a long, good rest. But you
"Hey, Chelsea!" Chelsea wanted to hide at the nearest rock because of embarrassment when she heard Lance's voice calling her name across the University's grounds. All of the students at the campus looked at her direction. "Can't you tone it down? You're voice is so loud, and it looks like you're in the middle of a jungle!" Chelsea hissed at him, as he sat beside her at the bench. "So... Would you like to come with me to shop for my clothes for the Homecoming Party? I should accompany you too since we're going to be partners..." Lance continues blabbing on. She can hear some collective gasps from the girls once they heard Lance's statement. Some of the guys also started whispering at each other, and they're all surprised to know that she and Lance will be partners for the homecoming dance. "Can't you shut your big mouth? Why do you have to announce it like it's something really important?!" she angrily muttered at him. "Why, what's wrong about being your partner at the dance? W
The night of the Homecoming Dance finally came. Chelsea is quietly watching the people dancing at the dancefloor, as she's sipping a glass of lemonade. Lance excused himself for the meantime because one of their Professors wanted to talk to him about something, so she was left all alone. She doesn't mind, though… However, this party's boring her to death, eventhough the other kids are enjoying the part. She'd rather stay at her dorm and read until the break of dawn, but because of her deal with Lance, she doesn't have the choice but to attend the party. Anyway, she told him that she's just going to stay at the party for 20 minutes or half an hour tops, then after that, she's going back home. After a few minutes, she needed to go at the Women's Comfort Room. She walks her way towards the comfort room. And once she reached the comfort room, she almost steps back when she saw the girls who bullies her and her two friends inside, while retouching their make up. She was about to step
Lance is now escorting Chelsea back to her dormitory. He is wondering why she's been silent ever since they left the party, and she looks so exhausted. He's also wondering on how she got herself locked out from the Women's Comfort Room. There's definitely something wrong. Something happened, but she doesn't want to talk about it. Lance doesn't want to force Chelsea to talk. He will just wait for her to talk about what happened, whenever she's ready... "Thanks for driving and walking me back home, Lance." Chelsea suddenly spoke. "Chelsea, I'm not going to ask you what happened tonight, but I just want to say I'm really sorry for leaving you alone. And it's a pity that I haven't got a chance to dance with you... I hope it's not too late for me to ask you, but--- may I have this dance?" Lance suddenly requested, as he extended his hand towards Chelsea, inviting her for a dance. "You mean, here?" Chelsea unbelievably asked him, while looking around. They are alone the street, and th