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****Mike pov****

Everybody already know me to be a late commer even gave me a nick name out of it- MIKELATE. I don't find it funny but I think I can't keep shutting more than 100 classmates of mine up for calling me that, I'm tired. They can call me all I care. They don't know what always stole my time like that so, I don't blame them.

After making sure the CEO's office is well cleaned, I jumped to the manager's office hastily with fear in my heart. They have warn me not to come late to school if I don't want to open a can of worms. which I know will lead to depression for me.

I checked the manager's clock as I got in with a bucket of water on my right hand and a mop on my left hand. It's ten minutes past eight and I need to get to school before eight thirty. My body became heavy and tired at the same time. I can't pause here, I have to do what I have to do in oder for my school fee to be paid.

I Started mopping the floor when I heard a knock on the manger's door.

"Who's there?"

I ask with my voice cracked. I don't know if the person could hear me clearly but I know that's the maximum high my voice could go. I didn't hear anything from outside.. what's going? I continue mopping as I didn't hear anything. Maybe I heard a wrong knock from different place.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

I heard another knock again. This time, thrice the one I heard earlier. I just drop the mop on my hand and angrily walk to the door to see who wants to make me late to Allen luxury international. Immediately I got there, I open the door and it's a young Beautiful girl that stroke me. She must be the manager's daughter. I could tell through her pointed nose.

"Hello, mike. I'm Michelle. Your boss's daughter."

She smile at me while introducing herself. I already know she's manager's daughter through her pointed nose. I just have to act as if I just knew to make her feel special, somehow.

"Oh really? You are welcome. How are you?"

I smiled back at her as I get to threw her those questions. I noticed she's just staring at my face. I don't want to assume she's tripping already. Angel must not hear this, lol.

"Yeah. Thanks. I'm good. I'm here to represent my dad's position for today. I and the CEO spoke last night and yes, here I am."

I can't believe this little girl will be managing his father's position. Does she have knowledge about this? Have she in any way gotten the opportunity to do this before? Like, if she's older than me, maybe with a year older. I just can't believe what I just heard her spew out. Well, I can't compare my status with her. I just have to act as if it's normal to me.

"Oh...wow. That's's amazing. Permit me to keep you waiting for a minute, I'm almost done cleaning your office, ma."

"You are so funny. I'm not ma. Maybe if I could observe your age, you will be two years older than I am. I'm just a little girl, mike. Don't think otherwise. And yes, not my office, my father's office. I just have knowledge of leadership from little l, so my father already told me what to do and how to do it and I've done this before."

I can't believe I'm older than her. I guess she just want to pull my legs to get off my mindset about her. But I know for certain that she's beautiful and must be intelligent for her to agree to manage this position for today.

I wonder how the other employees will react to this. I just smile at her and finish my cleaning.

"Jeez! It's 8:20Am!"

I screamed as I said that. She look back and see if I'm okay.

"Are you okay?"

"Yes. I'm late already. I just have to reach school before 8:30Am because head might rolls for me."

"I understand. You don't need to worry. My driver will zoom you to school. So, perish the thought. You will get to school before then. "

"Wow. Thanks. I really do appreciate this."

I know I'm already late but getting to school before 8:30Am will be my first time coming to school at that time and my classmates will be surprised. I really don't like going to school late but my work before school always go against it and it's not my fault.

Immediately I finish cleaning the manager's office,I quickly make use of the manager's toilet to clean up and change to my uniform which I had kept there before. I change to my uniform and make sure I use the water to clean my black shoe so that it can look nice and then, I back my tarthed bag.

Immediately I open the toilet door to come out, my eyes and Michele's eye jam. She's already in the office sitting like a queen she potray.

I quickly remove my eyes and bury my head down. I don't know what I just did. I just pray she didn't call the manager to tell him. I will just apologize and make sure she accepted my apologies.

I raise my head up to try apologizing but what I saw was different. The way I left her staring at me earlier, that's the same way her face was. Looking like she's flirting with me and very seductive.

I really don't know what she see in me that make her kept staring like that. I don't know if she have lost it until I started feeling awkward of the look.

"Hello?"

I wave my hands trying to get her out of this awkward moment. She didn't even shake her body. I began worried on what could happen if I'm not the one she was staring at. Then, I wave at her again,she didn't retaliate. I walk towards her and tap her gently.

"Michelle, are you okay?"

"Yes. Yeah...I'm...okay."

I don't even know what's wrong with her. I just want to tell her I'm ready to go to school so that she can tell her driver to zoom me to school.

"You look so handsome, mike. You must be what perfection implies."

I have never in my entire life be complemented beautifully like this, I just don't know how to hide my blushes than to make it obvious.

"Thanks."

I said while smiling like someone that won lotto. I just loved how she complemented in a beautiful way.

"I'm sorry, I will be on my way to school already. Bye. Take care. "

I said as I turn my back to excit her present.

"Please, collect the little gift I have for you from my driver, my number is there. Call me."

She said camly.

"Okay.Thank you so much."

I left her present as I said that. When I got out, I quickly catch some breaths. I have never been in that awkward moment before. It's weird to me.

A man walk towards me as I step out of the company.

"This is for you. From Miss Michelle."

"Oh! Thanks. Can we go now?"

I didn't check the box I'm being given. All my mind is in school because I seriously don't want to open a can of worms for myself. Though, I'm impressed and appreciative. I just want to get to school already.

"Yeah. Hop in the car."

He said as he open door of the back seat of the car for me to enter. I was surprised and kinda felt some kinda of way. Maybe because it's my first time some will treat me like a golden boy,lol. I hop in and then, he zoom off to Allen luxury international, my school.

My name is Mike Ben. I'm 19rs old of late Mr and Mrs. Ben. They died few years ago on the hustling on getting me the best education and life. But life happened and both kicked the bucket on their way home one day after work in a fatal accident.

Since then, I'm been living with my grandmother and took over my mother's work which is a cleaner in Rien Deal company. It's one of the biggest and influential company in our state.

They pay my school fee every term and pay me monthly salary to support my grandma and myself too. It's a great deal for me because, I get to attend one of the most influential school in my state, Allen luxury international.

I've been working with them for 5yrs and it has been a great deal. Even if I get to go to school late most times but it pays me because, they are sponsoring my school and daily meal.

If I didn't accept to do this, I might not get the opportunity to school in Allen luxury international and met my girlfriend, Angel who means a lot me and my best friend shoy who always make sure I get the best moment in school.

I am intelligent and very attractive, I know I am. But, I always feel inferior sometimes because I don't come from a rich family and many rich girls are tripping for me. I don't know how I get to win angel's heart. I think that's the best thing I've ever done. Well, I'm the only child of my parent before they kick the bucket.

I know you would assume I don't feel bad. I think, I've done that then, and I don't need to dwell in the past again but what's presentingly happening to me to bask every moment to achieving my goals so that my parent will be proud of me while gently resting up there.

"Thanks. Extend my greetings to Miss Michelle."

I said as I hop down the car while the car change direction and zoom of off our school. I'm in school already. My class is opposite the place the car dropped me. The place is called "Bell point."

It's the place the time keeper do come at specific period of time to ring the belle. I know my classmates will tease me and want to interrogate my ass on who just drop me because they know I don't have a car that I usually board a taxi to school.

They all actually think I'm in this school with the help of scholarship but it beyond that. I didn't tell angel because I don't know how she's gonna feel about me being a cleaner. I just want to maintain the genuiness our relationship now and maybe later, I might let the cat out of the bag.