"Do you swear to protect me at all cost..?" A girl extended her small finger at me.
"Why wouldn't I..?" I giggled. "I'm your ---- after all." I said smiling, linking my pinky with hers.
"It's a promise alright!!" The girl smiled happily.
A memory from the past. Why did I have to dream about that out of all wretched memories I have..
The smell of medicine and sun. I opened my eyes and saw and unfamiliar ceiling infront of me, It looks like I'm in the infirmary. Did I really pass out just like that. How utterly disgraceful. I covered my face with my hands, having an urge to scream as loud as I can.
"Ah you're finally awake!" Aviel spoke beside me. I flinched in surprise and felt someone was at my feet, I looked down and saw that it was Klaus sleeping. "You got us all worried there for a moment." She adds with a scolding yet pouty tone. "Sorry, I didn't realize I would pass out just like that.." I said as I sat up. "You don't know how surprised we were when Sevastyan suddenly came to us during our free time and told us you were in the infirmary because you passed out."
"Is that so.." I muttered with a quiet voice, turning my head towards the window. "Why don't you just take a rest for today..? I'll explain to the agency that you're not feeling well to—" Before she could finish her words, I cut her off. "Do not cross the line Lin Shuxian.. Do I seem like a weak child to you..?" I spoke in an intimidating and serious tone.
Aviel's immediate regret look flushed through her face, covering her mouth and quickly apologizing. She totally forgot about how Gabriel truly is because he hasn't been showing his true emotions ever since he left the main house of the Lee Family. Gabriel Lee despises appearing as weak and incapable towards other people, especially those who are connected to his family.
"I'm sorry Gab, I was out of line." She spoke feeling sad, I sighed and pats her head gently. "It's okay, you damned dummy." I smiled teasingly.
The infirmary door opened. "Ah your you're finally awake, you passed out for a whole lotta hours you know..? School's already ended.." Caleb said as he closed the door behind him and his arms holding tight 3 cans of soda and 1 small box of milk. My eyes widened and immediately checked the time in my wrist watch.
4:59 PM
Crap. I slept in the infirmary the whole class hours..? "Why didn't anyone woke me up during recess or lunch break..?" I asked still trying to process how in the world did I sleep like a log. Klaus then woke up from the noise, rubbing his eyes groggily and immediately surprised and worried as he saw me. "Are you okay..?" He asked, leaning towards me. "Ye-Yeah.. I'm alright now.." I stuttered, he then sighed in relief and sat back to the chair.
I turned back to Caleb, tilting my head waiting to her the answer to my question. "...Well..." He hesitated at first but answers anyway. "During recess we ran towards here as soon as we heard you passing out and by the time we got here.. Lucas was also here and.." He fidgets for a while.. "He left when we arrived!.." He smiled awkwardly.
I felt really suspicious, was it really that all, is he hiding something from me? If that was really all, there was no need for hesitation in the first place. I glanced at Aviel and Klaus, both were avoiding my eye contact and remaining quiet with that acting dumb look. Just what the fuck happened when they arrived. I frowned, my fist clenching in frustration. If I found out what they're hiding from, I'll beat the crap outta them.
Snap. Snap. Click.
The flash from the cameras hurts my eyes, but as the time passes the more my eyes gets used to it. We've been at the agency for almost 3 hours now, my body is so exhausted and hungry but still keeps on my composure. Most of the pictures we're taking today are from brand endorsements and ads on billboards you'll see on the city or road, earlier we were taking pictures of clothes and now it's skin essentials and perfumes.
As the photoshoot was already over, me and Aviel heads back to our dressing room, both of us has separate rooms for privacy reasons. After I finished changing back into my clothes and was ready to head out the CEO of the agency we are currently in enters. A lecherous man with many past issues of sexually harassing his young male models but still managed to escape the court as he has many powerful connections, and of course I'm also one of those victims in the past.
"Good work today as well Gabriel~" He said with a over familiar tone. His height was 5'5 with an age around 58-60, his hairline was receding, his face looks like a person who wouldn't commit such crimes but this man is the most disgusting of all. The make up artists that were in the room with me left with a rush, I mean not only that this guy sexually harassing his models but also abusing his workers. This agency of his only managed to come this far as the greatest in the world only because of the Vice-President's hard work.
"Thank you, President." I gave him a forced smile, my whole body felt disgusted. This wretched disgusting pig of a man, if only he weren't introduced to by father in the first place I would've killed him a long time ago. His skills were no joke in his prime but now he's nothing but a wart on this agency by being blinded by fame.
He steps closer to me, with his vile hands extending towards my face. My fist clenched in anger, any step closer I'll kill this man right here and right now. I raised my hand to punch him before he touches my face, but was stopped as the dressing room's door burst open. The president turned his head quickly retracting his hand. My eyes widened, I've never felt such relief in my whole life.
It was my servant, Benedict who came back from his hometown and came straight to the agency to come pick me up. Unlike all servants in the main house, Benedict was different from all. Benedict quickly approaches the president and gave him a huge slap on the face, normally any other servant would have been dragged to court or be imprisoned but not this servant of mine right here.
"Tsk." He clicks his tongue showing a disgusted expression. The president could only do is to overlook this incident that my servant ended and ran away in shame.
Benedict or Koizumi Toru, the eldest son of a Japanese Yakuza. He was hidden here by the my family or technically by my Uncle from Japan since my Uncle seemed to have some kind of friendly relationship with the Yakuza who is Benedict's biological father. Many of the people involved in some kind of illegal never dared to mess with him because of his father.
Now, why is he working in the Lee Family especially as my servant..? Uncle took him in when I was a child and never gave him any special treatment, both of us are about the same age so eventually we got close and out of all servants my parents picked for me to take care of me, I chose this guy who seemed to know it's owner and is too loyal like a dog to stab me in the back.
He wipes his hands with a wet tissue and tossed it on the ground before greeting me with a huge smile on his face. "Long time no see, master."