🍭MAY
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(R0m-n-ce is a Meal)
By Sommy Pearl F.
Chapter 29&30.
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“What are you doing?” Raymond asked again.
“Shouldn’t you be inside?” He added.
May folded her li-ps.
“Yeah. I will be right up”
Ryder inhaled de-eply and stood up.
Coral turned her face back to Ryder.
“Are you-
“Hope I didn’t push you too ha-rd? I’m really sorry but you took me by surprise” May said, interrupting Coral.
Ryder dusted his trou-sers.
“I’m fine. Go in,, I’m gonna leave now. Good night” He waved to her.
May nodded and walked into the restaurant. Coral stood there with a less expressionless look in her face.
She folded her fist ti-ghtly and sighed de-eply before walking in.
Coral went upstairs and entered the room. She met May facing the mirror while applying her facial cream.
Coral sat down on her b£d and kept her hands on her thi-ghs. She was staring at May.
May noticed she was staring ha-rdat Coral because the mirror showed her reflection at the side.
“Why are staring at me like that?” May growled, lowly.
“He lied” Coral replied, softly.
May tapped her face gently trying to get the cream to relax better on her face. Afterwards, She turned her face to her.
“Who? What do you mean cause I’m confused”
Coral scoffed dryily and looked down.
“Ryder lied. He was hurt”
“Don’t say what you don’t know” May abruptly said.
“I noticed it but you were too busy to notice. You pushed him rou-ghly to the ground, making him hurt himself. I noticed the way he walked. He was limping. May,, you hurt him”
“Liar. I asked if he was alright and he clearly told me he was fine” May muttered.
Coral sighed and stood up.
“I’m gonna brush my teeth now. If you don’t wanna believe,, I won’t for-ce you. I don’t un-derstand why he behaves like a total fool in front of you”
May looked at her without saying anything. She watched her leave to the bathroom.
May rou-ghly blinked her eyes. She was nervous and had begun to feel guilty.
She took her phone out and quickly made a call to Ryder. He picked it up after the first ring.
📞 Ryder?
📞 Oh May? Whoa,, can’t believe you called. Missed me alre-ady?
Ryder chuckled softly.
📞Are you hurt?
May sighed.
📞Huh? I’m not. Why? Are you still worried? I’m cool, okay? I’m not hurt.
📞You…sure?
📞Nothing but the truth
📞It’s a relief. Have a good night.
📞Yeah. you too. Sweet dreams.
📞Okay…Bye.
May looked at her phone screen and hung the call. She heaved a sigh in relief.
“How dare she try to make me feel guilty? Who does she think she is?. I don’t condone such trash,, plea-se” May muttered.
She dropped her phone and the mirror,, then stood up. She left the room and went to Raymond’s door.
She knocked it briefly before hearing his voice which made her smile.
“Who’s that?” He asked.
“Chef god….
“May?”
“No one calls you that here, you know”
“What do you want?”
May inhaled and exhaled de-eply.
“I…I wanna…talk with you. Can you just give me five minutes plea-se”
May didn’t hear his voice. She looked down in disappointment. She contemplated whether to leave or stay but just then, the door opened before her.
She looked up and after seeing Raymond’s face, she smiled warmly.
“Come in. Also, I don’t want the conversation getting past five minutes” He said, cooly.
May chuckled and nodded. She walked in and the door closed before her.
****
Ryder scattered his hair in frustration. He looked at the time. It was alre-ady 7:45pm. He was stranded on the road after his power bike g@s got finished.
He nee-ded a refill. However, he had just few cash with him. He couldn’t also trek back home. His left foot was really hurting badly. It was extremely far too
Ryder had enough money for the bus but there wasn’t any bus going to his area at that time.
Getting a cab was out of the question since they were expensive. He only had just 100 dollars with him.
“Wait a minute. I have an idea” Ryder bulged his eyes after recalling something else.
“The buses going to my place aren’t moving right now but the ones going to the amusement park manager place are moving now” He thought.
“I also nee-d to give him his costume” Ryder thought.
“Damn it! Why didn’t I go to him first. He might be furious. May really distracted me” He thought.
“Well, I’m gonna go to his place. Apologize to him and give him back the teddy bear costume. After that, he is gonna give me my 2000 bucks and also the ticket he promised me. With that money at my fin-gertips, I can go home with a cab or even fill enough g@s in my tank and still have left over” He smiled to himself.
Ryder kept his power bike at a parking lot. He used 40 dollars in paying for the parking. He took out the costume from the power bike box and left.
He hurried to the bus park. Luckily for him, there was one alre-ady there. He entered, paid for the bus with the last 60 dollars and went in.
****
“What do you mean you can’t pay me? I struggled to get here although my leg hurts” Ryder half yelled.
“Did I break your leg?! Not that it’s my fault! Anyways, there are lot of reasons why I shouldn’t pay you” The manager said.
Ryder sighed and ru-bb£d his palm against his fore head.
“Don’t get me wrong. Not that I don’t wanna pay but I can’t pay you. I paid your colleagues if you wanna know”
“Why can’t you pay me? Why?! Damn it! You even paid those two? Why am I different? Like fu-ck,, this is so annoying!”
“You didn’t come on time!,, that’s number one!. Number two,, from the place I rented the costume,, I was asked to pay additional money for not bringing it back on the required and promised day”
“Aiish! I really nee-d that money! How do I go home? How do I get this treated?!” Ryder growled, pointing at his leg.
“I’m sorry but there’s nothing I can do now. You just have to find your way” He said.
“Can’t you give me just a little? I’m sure you never paid much for the rental service. Some cash might still be remaining, right?”
“plea-se leave. Don’t come to my place disturbing me. You brou-ght this upon yourself. Of course, I did promise you a free coupon. Here you go, bring your girlfriend along. I’m gonna treat you both nicely there” He smiled, and kept the ticket in his brea-stpocket.
He tapped him on his shoulder before slamming the door, right on his face.
Ryder screamed and hit the door ha-rdwith his fist.
“I got no girlfriend okay? So stop with your bullsh*t!”
“Darn it! I’m fu-cking doomed” Ryder said, devastated looking around.
He rou-ghened his hair out of frustration.
****
“Leave!” Ryder’s father, Mr Hart roared.
He threw his things out.
“Darling? plea-se…let’s just talk and sort-
“Are you sure this boy is my son, woman?” Mr Hart pointed at his wife.
“Wh…at?” Mrs Hart stuttered.
“What is that supposed to mean?”
“He looks nothing like me! His face, b©dy and even character. Nothing at all. He leaves the house and comes after spending nights outside!”
“Honey plea-se…
“Let him go to where he spent his last night! When he’s re-ady to apologize just like the prodigal son did,, then I’m gonna let him in”
Mrs Hart looked at her son quickly. She had a terrifying look on her face. She quickly held his hand.
“Ry…der. plea-se, apologize to him. Just apologize and say you wouldn’t do any wrong thing again”
Ryder was about to open his mouth when…
“Don’t forget to tell him to sell off that motorcycle. His designers should also be divided and se-nt to the poor! I want no spender and scammer as a son”
Ryder scoffed.
“What? Did you just scoff?!” Mr Hart yelled and slapped him ha-rd.
“Oh goodness. Where is Percy? Let her hurry home and solve this” Mrs Hart thought.
Ryder li-cked his inner mouth wall by the right side with his ton-gue. He slowly took his turned face back to his father after the heavy slap that pushed his cheek to the left side.
“You are right. I’m nothing like you. Especially the character…You fu-cking su-ck!” Ryder screamed.
Mr Hart quickly gr-abb£d his collar.
“I don’t wanna see you here again. If I cross path with you, I’m gonna make sure you lose your life, got that”
“Honey,, plea-se…stop,, plea-se” His wife held his hand which were on Ryder’s collar, almost choking him.
“You never cared about me since we moved to Korea. I wanted that nice father we had in Italy. What the hell happened to you?”
“Leave and never return. I owe you no explanation. You are disowned!” Mr Hart scowled and snapped his hand away from his collar.
He went inside immediately.
“Ryder, Let’s…
“Mum. Forget about it. I got nothing to say anymore. Just have a nice life. Goodbye” He said, took his bag and started limping away.
“Your legs…what happened?” She whispered.
It was too late though, he was alre-ady far.
As Ryder walked, he began to cry silently but bitterly.
A car drove past him, in it were Percy and Sandra.
TBC