Chapter 17

🌀🕋On The Fence🕋🌀

🍃👉 Falling At The Right Path 👈🍃

💞Love Story💞

🐾🐾 Chapter Seventeen🐾🐾

=====>>>🌲Switzerland🌲<<<=====

==((🏡)) Mr Jones Residence ((🏡))==

That same Saturday morning, Mark was in the living room tieing his sports shoes lace

Mr Jones didn't go to work that very day

Mark was almost done when Mr Jones rushed down from his room already dressed up on his sports wear

"see how dull he is, since then" Mr Jones said bouncing around with juggling

"where are you going to, dressing like that?" Mark asked looking at him still confused but still doing what he was doing on the lace

"and what does it look like?" Mr Jones returned the question

'this old man, this morning' Mark said inwardly smiling

"am confused, why aren't you going to work today?" Mark asked again by then, he was done as he stood up and hits his shoes on the floor

"are you now choosing when am supposed to work?" Mr Jones returned the question again

"shit" Mark said

"let's go" Mr Jones said

"go where?" Mark asked but Mr Jones has already jugged outside

Mark shook his head negatively before walking after him

Mr Jones was outside waiting

"you are delaying" Mr Jones as the juggling began

The street was just few people were walking on it since it was Saturday and everyone was doing their clean up

Mark and his Dad had to run around the big street before retiring

As Mark's normal way of juggling

"don't you know that you are old?" Mark tried teasing

"That's because of my look, I will show you that I still have fresh blood" Mr Jones replied

"so why aren't you going to work today?" Mark asked

"why aren't you going to school today?" Mr Jones returned the question

"today is Saturday of course" Mark replied as he turned his head looking at Mr Jones

"exactly the same reason" Mr Jones said

"ah, normally, there haven't been school on Saturdays". Mark said

"what if I tell you that I don't normally go to work on Saturdays?" Mr Jones asked making Mark to laugh

"you always like returning questions with questions" Mark said shaking his head

"you also do so" Mr Jones responded

"that's because I got it from you" Mark said

"then keep carrying the nature" Mr Jones said then speed up a little bit far and stopped while Mark came closer

"ah this old man, are you running or juggling?" Mark asked jokingly

"what does it look like?" Mr Jones returned the question but now he couldn't help it but laughed

"let's run, I will show you that my blood is still fresh" Mr Jones suggested stretching out his hand still juggling

"challenge accepted" Mark said hitting against Mr Jones hand as they began to run

A car drove from front towards their direction but was on the main road while Mark and his Dad was by the side

The car slowed down a bit turning down its glass

Mark noticed that but was focused on what they bets for

The driver nodded his head immediately they ran passed him

and almost out of his sight

The driver sped off to wherever he was going to

Meanwhile Mark and his father was trying their best to pass each others but they seems to have the same speed

Mark never liked loosing, so he tried his best and added a little speed

Soon, they were already back to the house as Mark collapsed on the floor breathing heavily because he hasn't run like that before

"see this lazy being" Mr Jones said standing as he was breathing heavily as well

"this is what we call fresh blood" Mr Jones tried making mouth with a juggling style but his ankle hurts him a little as he stopped immediately not to cause himself a problem as he sat down on a stool

Miss Hannah rushed down with two white face towels and gave it to them

"I haven't tried this before" Mark said still breathing heavily

"thanks" Mark added collecting the face towel from Miss Hannah who just smiled

"that's why you can't compete in running because you can never win" Mr Jones said cleaning himself

by then, Miss Hannah was out of their presence

"that's because I got it from you" Mark replied

"you can never get such from me, ask about me then, I was the fastest runner in our set" Mr Jones

"That's what you will say because almost all your childhood friend are not living here"

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==((🏡)) Mr Richard Residence ((🏡))==

Rita woke up somehow tired that she couldn't stand up since morning

She always thought of what Mark told him the other day

"Good morning Mark" she greeted her imaginary Mark, smiling

she was just busy turning around her bed when Peter (the last born) came in

"I thought you said women are not lazy?" Peter asked referring to Rita who sat up immediately

"of course we aren't" Rita replied looking at Peter

"but you are still sleeping" Peter said placing his hands on his waist

"says who? Am not"

"check your time then, and see what the time is" Peter said as Rita rushed to her phone

she gasped

"9:30" Rita murmured

"don't worry, Mom is not in the house and Dad has gone to visit someone, so it's better you start your own work" Peter said

"although I have done some of yours" he added

"wow, thanks" Rita said removing the blanket on her

"don't thank me, I am a man and we don't get tired of working" Peter said walking back to the door

"oh, you don't get tired?" Rita asked just to be sure of what she heard

"don't even go there, so that you will be giving me your work to do for you, it won't work, women lazy beings" Peter said as he opened the door

Rita threw him her pillow but he was already outside laughing

Rita turned to her phone

she took it and unlocked it as Mark's picture shows up

she has been watching them since night

"I don't know why I fell for you but God's will shall be done" Rita said smiling as she kissed the picture

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==((🏡)) Mr Jones Residence ((🏡))==

On Sunday, Mark was back from church as he walked around the house thinking of what next to do

he doesn't like weekends because it was always boring for him that he ends up troubling his father just to kill the boredom

he was still walking around touching the walls and the flowers when his phone rang

he checked it and

it was nobody else but Mikhail

He was forced to smile

"seems like you know that am bored" Mark said smiling

"I have known your weekends already, hope you went to church?" Mikhail asked

"is that form of caring or teasing?" Mark returned the question already smiling knowing what next

"jeez, you haven't changed, always returning questions" Mikhail said of course that was what Mark expected

"why not I did" Mark responded laughing

"have you called Rita today?" Mikhail asked as Mark face curved a little

"why would I call her, I don't even have her number" Mark said

"it's up to you, hope you haven't forgotten that tomorrow will be Lucy's birthday?" Mikhail asked

"oh my God! I totally forgot" Mark said scratching his head

"I need to make a plan" Mark added

"of course, you need to make it 2-2" Mikhail replied

"That's why you are always my bestie, I need to make a plan, I will give you a call" Mark said

"are you trying to hung up?" Mikhail asked

"are you for James or for me?" Mark returned the question

"ah, this dude is crazy here, bye" Mikhail said instead and hung up even before Mark would say anything

Mark called his bakery mistress immediately

"good afternoon madam" Mark greeted

"is this really you Mark? good afternoon, it has been long time" the woman said from the other end of the phone

The woman talks a lot that's why Mark finds it difficult to cope with her

"yes ma'am, please I need a special cake" Mark said

"are you celebrating your birthday?" the woman asked

"please don't start, I am not I just want a special and surprising cake, I will send the caption to you now" Mark said and hang up immediately knowing that the woman would like to say something

He scratched his head and called Lucy who picked up at the second ring

"Happy birthday in advance baby" Mark said smiling

"wow, that's so sweet, thanks babe" Lucy responded

"are you planning on something special tomorrow?" Mark asked

"yeah, Becky has been here since morning and we are planning, I guess I will be throwing a party" Lucy replied

On hearing of Becky, Mark's mind sped off to what Becky did to him the other day

'only God knows what she is up to' Mark thought and waved it off

"that's awesome, so let's see how it will be" Mark said smiling although Lucy wasn't seeing him

"sure, take care of yourself babe" Lucy said

"sure, you too" Mark responded and hang up

He texted the woman with the caption as he smiled

"how I wish I have a mother she would have given me a tip but this man won't" Mark said

"and who is this old man?" the question came from behind

Mark turned around and it was Mr Jones

"oh no, aren't you old?" Mark asked back as he was moving using his back

"but I won you during the run". Mr Jones said walking closer

knowing what would happen next, Mark turned and ran while Mr Jones ran after him

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=====(((🏫))) School (((🏫)))=====

The following day, they arrived according to how they normally do

James was in his position

Becky has told him already that he has everything planned

Few minutes later, Mark arrived

he waves his hand at anyone who waved at him

"happy birthday sweetheart" Mark said as he dropped his bag

"thanks so much baby" Lucy response smiling

Becky take off her eyes from them and Mikhail was just observing it

and was just smiling

He trusted what Mark can do

A teacher came in almost immediately

Later in the afternoon time, Mark came in from nowhere but claimed that he was called by a teacher, although told Lucy that

He walked to his normal seat

"I have a surprise for you" Mark said to Lucy as he sat

"wow, that's sweet"

"which surprise is that?" Lucy added

"when I told you it's a surprise?" Mark asked back smiling

"okay, now" Mark said turning to the door as he clapped his hands

A junior student walked in with a package on his hand

everyone turned looking at him, even Mikhail was also looking because he doesn't know what Mark planned

Mark stood up and walked to the front

he drew a desk closer as the junior student placed the package on top and walked out

"Happy birthday to the queen of my heart ♥" Mark said as he opened the package

It was boldly written

Happy Birthday My Heart

it carries Lucy's name and hearts were used in decorating the top

Mark lighted the candles

"wow"

"romantic"

"softening heart"

"sweet surprise"

"so sweet"

"favorite dreams"

that was all someone could hear from the class

"That's good show" Phillip whispered to James

"am aware, but I have a greater plan ahead, let him show for now" James responded

Mikhail was smiling and also busy watching Rita

she was also smiling

Mikhail wondered how she do manage smile

Mark turned to Mikhail and raised his hands up

He brought out his middle and the next finger of his right hand side

he did the with the left hand side

indicating 2-2

No one understands it except both of them

Lucy in the other hand walked out from her seat to where Mark stood

she couldn't stop smiling

"make a wish" Mark said as Lucy closed her eyes and blew off the candles

She turned and kisses Mark

James began to burn immediately

Tbc