C1: Long Time No See
As Maurine walk in their stair yawning, Dalton immediately had a say in her action.
"Gross"
Maurine look at where the voice came from, just to see her brother's contorted face, who was tilting his head to look at her as he is obviously playing a console game.
'Ugly'
She just wake up and too lazy to say that, but she just roll her eyes as her answer. It was when she was in his back when she notice a boy who seems like the same age of his. She was shocked to see a new face and how he immediately smiles at her.
"Hi!" He said that makes her look at her brother.
"He's Kyle, my classmate, I just got to know today that we're neighbors" He explain so she nod and look at him again.
"Hi, Kyle! I'm Maurine" she said and also smile and offer her hands to shake. As they shake hands, they had a smile both on their face.
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As Maurine walks down in their stairs, she was stretching her neck as she was closing her eyes when she heard her brother.
"It's already noon, how come your only getting up now?" Dalton ask her but as she open her eyes to bicker with him, her eyes shifted to his side, it show shock and excitement.
"KYLE!" She shouted as she run fast to hug him, though they almost stumble, fortunately Kyle had foreseen this and calculated her fall, so he caught her in his arms, but the momentum got them kind of spin a little.
Kyle chuckle at her enthusiasm, he hug her as she hug him completely as they got stable.
"Miss me?" He ask her softly that she nodded, this made him smile as he find it cute.
But their action stop when Dalton force them apart.
"Stop that! It isn't like you didn't got to see each other for years. How come you're not like that to me?" he stated and push Maurine to the kitchen, as he knew she was fetching something to eat when she comes down.
Maurine tried to be free from him, but the latter was strong that she can't help but to smile with no humor.
"It's not like you travel away from home like Kyle did and FYI, I always got see your face every minute that I can, so why should I?" She retorted and caught him off guard that she got away from him.
[FYI – For Your Information]
She smile in triumph and make a face to pissed him off that make Dalton point a finger to her.
"Y-you!" Dalton move like he was going on a fight so Kyle step in and move his hands sown and smile to him.
"Stop it now. You both become much harsher than I'd think of" he stated as he shakes his head.
As Maurine get a bread and a milk, she goes to them.
"Ask that man, he seems to not treat me like a sister. Fortunately, I have you" Maurine said smiling at him before she bite on her bread and drink her milk.
Meanwhile, Dalton just roll his eyes and take the plastic away from Kyle's hold, it was an item he's holding since a while ago, so he wants to know what's inside.
Kyle's attention become on his item that was snatched away so he immediately had it withdraw.
"Hey, Dalton!"
"Hahahaha No! It's not like something precious, you would give it to us anyway" Dalton snorted while making it hard for Kyle to catch the item.
As Maurine saw this, she can't help but to roll her eyes.
'This is why they're being accused to be gays.'
She goes to their side and punch the back of Dalton's knee. As it bent just a little Dalton feel like he lost his balance, so Maurine look at him like he was dumb as Kyle took back his item.
Dalton saw how their faces become smug, he immediately fixed his posture and glare at Maurine, who just walk again to the counter to bite and drink.
At this time Kyle give her the content of the item and saw that it was a limited chocolate that is her favorite.
She immediately jump in triumph and kissed the cheeks of Kyle.
"Thank you very much Kyle" she sincerely says and excitedly open the chocolate wrapping.
"Tsk. I thought it was something like jewelry that you would be wary of me taking it" Dalton hissed.
Kyle who was stoned look at him before changing it to Maurine who had yet to open the wrappings. He can't help but to pat her head, and smile.
"Cause you're a glutton" Kyle simply said that Maurine had stop her action and look at her brother to smile and give Kyle a thumbs up.
"True!" Her face says it all as both her and Kyle was heard, Dalton face becomes gloomy.
"You both!"
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As a girl enter a building, a receptionist called her as she look young, and she never had saw her.
"Good morning miss, how may I help you?" A receptionist ask.
"I'm Maurine Adiro, I have newly bought a condo here" She said as she gives her government ID.
The girl had her eyes open wide, as she thought she was just a little girl, she looks young to have a condo now, but in the way she is clothed, the girl thought maybe she came from a rich family.
"Sorry for inconvenience miss, you can now go to your pad" an apologetic smile plastered on her face as she return back her ID.
Maurine was really tired that she didn't even bother to smile at her and immediately go to her pad.
She just got return from a 12-hour flight, she needed rest.
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When midnight came, the music and lights was evident outside of a bar, she was excited to see her friends she haven't seen in flesh for a long time.
As she entered crowd immediately welcome her as well as a smoke and drinks fill up her nose. She walk by past them and go to a private space in third floor, in here the ambiance was different as well as the music.
It was not as chaotic as what was on the ground floor. A guard halted her upon seeing the right door, she immediately give her the electronic invitation from their group chat, she smirk anticipating their excitement.
As she enter all eyes on her, so she was like all poised when she walks towards them.
"Waaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! The bitch!" Sandra squeal.
"Wait, Maurine?" Fiona who seems confused.
"Bitch you fucking came back!" Ria who had her finger point on her.
"Your loud!" And of course, Grace, that despite her name, was the biggest badass among them.
"Ouch" Sandra complain as Grace slap her arms slightly like she was hit hard, which is not.
"Hey bitch! Welcome back" Grace said.
Maurine was all smile seeing them again.