Owning Her Innocence

a's

to fall. The window of my room was closed, but the cold was still entering my room because of the holes in my ap

noise from the outsid

up from the bed I was lying. If she waited even long

, ma'am..." I u

between the two fingers and removed it from her lips. The woman that owned the apartment blew s

weak, Brea!

y tone. I stepped my feet back to get a

d from me?" I po

ectricity bills. I don't owe anyon

ment," my landlady s

'm not doing anything w

the cheapest apartment here in Los Angeles. Others are so

o give him something if we meet someday. I also can't afford

of this apartment right now! If you haven't left yet, I m

d me to leave. It's cold outside. I am not ready

again. I also only feel lucky when I'm with Mateo. He's not besid

fe..."

g is enough for my things. So, I prepare my black duffle bag. I put it on my bed. My chest was heavy as I

so hard to fall on the street now because the weather

ted because of my landla

n difficult? I can't count because there are so plenty. I don't know why I still can't stop crying even though I am used to this pa

re

dlady. I speeded up packing before she could yell at me loudly.

want to see you

his. We are not always talking, and the last ti

ulder. I walked faster towards the door of my apartment. I bent down my head and

e anymore, Brea! Your disgust

en a good tenant for almost a year. I did not co

her wrong with me t

e payment!" She thr

ouble that I gave," I mumbled even though

y, Brea!" Sh

thrown at me. It can be a big help to me. I will need

sighed. I even saw smo

ndle this ...

r tenants look at me. I bent down to avoid their eyes looking at me. I

where the snow was falling on me. The cold breeze surrou

are for the bir

lot right now, especially since his company's problem has just

It is cold, but I can't deny that snow is beautiful.

trap of my duffle bag that hung over my shoulder while looking at the expensive car in front of m

s a nice car that suddenly st

pped when I saw the m

ee with his emotionless face. He looks mad. Why do most of

suit with his long black winter

asked with his bossy tone. He's in front of m

sorry,

g sorry?" His face

closer to him even though we were so close to each other. H

are m

are you here outside?" he calmly asked. His gaze went to th

ked me out of my apartmen

r elbow. "Did that woman do something wrong with you? Did she hurt you? What h

ly emotionless face is now full of concern for me

eo. Thank you."

at I was biting now. He swallowed, an

p, Brea. It might hu

f his command to me. I always think that

grabbed my right hand. He also grabbed my

t's

e door of his car in front. I immediately went in

ide of his car, where the driver's seat was. Mateo opened the back seat door and put my

sat in the driver's seat. "Where will

corners of his lip

nt. "Why am I going with you? I still

for a place to move. Y

w what to say, and I have nothing to say either! I

correct? Or ma

fix up your ro

g that I lived in

g, Brea. You will

t looks like Mateo ended our conversation because of his decision. I also don't

I avoided looking at him and just ke

only hear music from the radio. Calming good music

e breaks the sil

t y

ed his car to park at a restaurant near

eat f

as an answer.

old my hand because what he was doing was fine with me. His warm hand relieved the cold I was f

o," he said t

staurant's customers look at Mateo, who does

billionaire who owns air

assisted me to sit down. I sat there, and he still couldn't let go of my hand. Mateo pul

you wan

y," I answered a

t of our table. I sat quietly next to him and waited for the w

y in front of us, I immediately open my mouth, "What

nal Airlines, so I was surprised that he s

wered, short and straightfo

t is why he visited me? Is it normal? Did he also d

k, right? Are

s a lot of time for me. He even goes to my apartment like he is not

usy, my

ly landed on my hair that was on the side of my cheek. Mateo carefully pinned my hair to my ear. He

plenty of time for