Chapter 3: New Housemates.

In the morning. Jim woke up to prepare a thing for the incoming new tenant. The first to arrive was Leonardo Gonzales or better known as Leo. He is tall and has pale skin. Jim happily greeted Leo, but Leo frowned.

"Hello, I guess you Leonardo Gonzales, right?."

"Where's my room?."

"You just follow me."

They going to the bedroom 1. Jim explains the rules and who his roommate is . While he explained the doorbell was ringing.

"I think the new tenant."

"Just wait, okay, I entertain the visitor."

He open the door and he saw the new tenant name Ashton Lim, also known as Ash.

"I think you are an owner of this house right?." He asked Jim.

"Yeah, I'm an owner thought you are a new tenant. So come here and I show you your room." 

"Sure! Thanks."

He presenting the room with his roommate Leo. 

"I hope you are bond together. If you are hungry I prepared a breakfast."

Suddenly Pat arrives them while they exit the room. They were surprised by each other. Leo asked Jim.

"Who's that boy? Tenant too?."

"Yes, he is new like you but he went to this house yesterday."

"I get it." While his face looks wondering.

"Hello, my name is Ashton Lim. You may call me Ash." He introduced himself to Pat.

"Chinese-Filipino man?."

"Yes, I'm half so I am Chinoy. My father is a business tycoon."

"Who he is?." Jim wondering asked him. Suddenly Ash's phone was ringing.

"Wait a minute guys, my mom call me."

"Okay, that's fine with me." Jim said to him. Pat suddenly interrupt to him.

"With them, go ahead boy." Pat interrupt.

While Ash going far to them. Jim wondering of Ash's father.

"Hello, mom! Why you call me?."

"I'm checking if you are okay. You know mother did the best way for her child." His mother tells him via phone.

"I'm renting a house. So by next week the class are started. Don't worry about me. I'm safe."

"By tomorrow I send you money for your expenses okay."

"Don't mom, I just try to be independent but thanks. Always take care and I love you."

"I got the rumor about school is a more case about bullying, so just take care. Don't join in a fight or else your father punch you."

"Don't worry(chuckles) I'm keep safe myself. And you too."

"Goodbye, I think I disturb you, so I'm out."

"No mom. You never disturb me. My dad maybe disturb you every night. I am your only son, so you may add one more."

"I'm okay, thanks. If we die, it is good if all our property and bequeathed to the only child without a share."

"You are young to say that. You reach to old before that."

"But me and your father's age is not backwards. So maybe that happen. By the way, good luck to you, my child."

She end a call and suddenly Lim Yange De arrive and asked her.

"Who your talking? Our son?."

"Yes, I checked him."

"I see. Next time if you talk again you remind him always behave or else I punch him with matching turning back kick okay?"

"Yes, sure. I tell him earlier, so don't worry."

"I miss him so much, but this is his journey to success,, so that's okay."

"Me too. I hope he is always young, for he is always here in my arms."

"This is his journey, so let's support him." His wife agreed with him.

Meanwhile..... At the Jim's house.

Ash came back to them. Jim prepared a breakfast and he call them to ready to eat. They are joined to eat a breakfast.

"Why are you guys here? For studies?." Jim asked them.

"For studies, I'm enrolled in the Boys University of Rizal." Ash answer him.

"Same." Jim said.

"Ahhh, same too. How about you? Mr. Quite boy?" Pat replied.

"I think we are same reason." He replied to Pat.

"That's cool!! What course?." Leo sudden finish his breakfast and he goes to the kitchen to wash a plate.

"I think he is sociable." Ash tease.

"I think he is very happy when he's a child so maybe he is exhausted to be happy." Pat replied to them.

"I think he needs to be happy." Jim answered.

"You think so? (He realized they are roommate) why I'm same room? My goodness, I'm dying." While he touched his forehead with his worried voice.

"I'm thankful we are roommate Jim." Pat said to him.

"Me too."

"What is his pass you think?." Ash asking to them. They are sudden go away in the table.

"I'm done." Pat tell to him.

"I didn't know sorry."

"Hey! Why you left me? I'm lonely."

Meanwhile...

Pat call her dad's secretary to enroll her in the Boys University of Rizal with same course and section of Jim.

"Hey, Secretary Dolph, I have favor to you. You may enroll me at the Boys University of Rizal."

"Yes, sure, why not? I have good news for you. I'm accepted as a Lim Yange De's Secretary. We did our best."

"Just keep safe, my big brother."

"Don't worry, I have a plan to not discover my identity. So far I enroll you in the Boys University of Rizal, okay."

"Thanks, remember on course and section okay!." He agreed to her.

"Keep safe."

"You too buddy. You are in the cave of lions every time you dying."

"Don't worry, just remember always update to your mom for she didn't worry about you."

"Yes, thanks Secretary Dolph." Pat ends the call. She imagined what happen to her dad.

Jim suddenly enter to the room. He noticed to her looks worried.

"Why you look worried? You are worry? For what?." He asked to her.

"Just nothing. I'm remember about my mother. Is she safe as of now."

"You are Mama's boy? Wow! Same. I'm Mama's boy too. I miss my mother." 

"I'm papa's gir... I'm mean papa's boy. I love my dad where he is now."

"Why? He is dead?."

"No! He is leaving without telling everyone how okay he is."

"Everything is a reason. Maybe he can't tell his reason but always hear he said but feel it if tell the truth or not."

"Thanks for advice."

"I'm mad at my father and it is a long story since my mother died a month ago."

"Condolence."

"Thanks, that's okay with that."

"He is a good guy. Sorry if I use you for my father. I wish you understand what I did now." She tells to herself.

To be continued.......

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