Heart Stolen

know why Maxi

g garlic and turned to E

re? Did he do something whi

. I'm just curious

was relieved and went ba

sibility study. I think it's f

stable job to ma

Marcelina dried her hands on

ell this to

sity boiled i

was forced

t? W

disdained face. "I told him dating his boss was a bad i

ught for

sn't dumped. It's the other way around. And if he was forced to

second, internally agr

t people's lives b

ard Maximus. Like rats caught stealing chee

nd greeted her, "Good morning. Why do y

tire time, Maximus never gave Eliz

e used to treat

l so clingy to each other, and Marcelina watched them with adoration wh

ome clothes, and I ne

weekend so I can drive

You said you have a family

I would love to let you use it,

mom," Eliz interrupted.

o call a cab. How are you gonna go to wor

and other special occasions to gift her with a car. But she was stubborn, and

y," Eliz said, thoug

she was going straight to the mal

er things when she got a text. She placed

ry? You're not even done e

f water in three huge

already outside. I as

celina on her f

nd Preston facing each other as if they were

ston

her and smiled widely. Eliz's heart-shaped face was Pr

," Presto

aware of how Maximus was

is it this time? What did I d

nd her body automatically responded by catching it. She notic

y girlfriend to t

she gonna

imus immediately turned around and le

pened?" s

on sh

aid and offered

a car now,"

re you telling me I drove here

se? It's better this way. I don't want to tro

t mind,

chu

t up to you, how about ice cream t

e offer to Preston. I

aid, "Nope. Not en

ilt. "I promise, one day, I'll repa

I'm just trying t

ith you. So what do you want me to do? Some

d and said, "

expect that.

That's

she said.

ardly, which ma

ugh," he said

pouted as she got

r? Did your sister make a fuss about it? Ho

, now you're touring the town?

ce blurted with dismay. "You always say th

mus said, unbothered by

a fuss? Did she complain

t the fuck up, Jenice, and wear your sea

nce and fastened her sea

ine came to life. When they finally le

You're showing colors

ximus asked and glanced a

just in the middle. You don't like showing emotions, but you also don't want to be di

you tryi

ticed you lose your cool wh

his hair wit

us. What the hec

d deepened, he knew he had to do somethin

f my sister? Not with somebod

r arms and stared

Do I have a reas

eching of the car. Maximus had stepped o

ximus stared at Jenice. He declared, wit

to convince himself