Christina stared at the clock for the hundredth time that afternoon.She had no idea when Max would get here. The only thing he gave her was his words of mouth that he would be at her door by noon to pick her up to the place that only the heaven knows.And to make matters worse, she had no way of contacting him to ask if he had cancelled or not because she doesn't even have his phone number to begin with. None of them had even thought about asking the other for it so she wouldn't entirely blame herself too.Besides, it's not like she'd need to call him often, neither are they close friends so she doesn't really see the point of having it.With a deep sigh, she stood up from the couch and made her way towards her bedroom to get ready. She undressed and decided to take a shower. Maybe by the time she was finished, he would've arrived causing waiting doesn't seem to help.Max arrived minutes later and walked towards Christina's door after parking his car at the entrance.He placed a knoc
"What exactly did you put in here that's so heavy?" Max groaned as he pulled out the last of Christina's luggage from the trunk of his car as soon as they arrived at her apartment. He threw his eyes at her direction only to see her subtly glaring at him.She's never forgiving him. That's a truth he has almost come to peace with. Almost. Here he was trying to make light of the situation since she hasn't talked to him all through the drive and like usual, she was still uninterested."You seriously owe me for this." He said trying to make small talk but she doesn't respond."Are you really going to ignore me forever, cupcake?""It's Christina and yes, I plan to." She answered nonchalantly. "And if it's any consolation, I actually didn't want you to help me but Bryce insisted and you agreed to it when he asked so I don't owe you anything.""I agreed to it because it's not like you have anyone else to do it for you.""That's the thing. I never asked you to do it. We can't even stand each o
"So, when are you moving to your new place?" Nathan asked after the first class for the day was over. It's been a month since she moved in to stay with Hera and she was settling in nicely.She had also developed a friendship kind of bond with Nathan. He was a nice person and hasn't given her any reason to complain, at least for now. Just like her, he was also from a religious home so it was easy for them to bond and understand each other."A little over the weekend." She answered whilst shoving her books into her bag. "Hera still wants me to stay at her place but I can't deal with the distance to college everyday. I did promise to visit her regularly though. Luckily Bryce came through.""She'll get used to it, eventually. She's married after all and she has her priorities now." Nathan handed a book over to her and she took it."That's what I'm hoping for.""So about that man." Nathan started, earning a curious look from Christina. "I meant the one who picked you up last time. Is he st
"I um...I thought that I forgot something inside but turns out that I didn't." Christina stumbled at her words as Max made his way towards her. He knew that she definitely heard something and that she was terrible at the pretense and lying game."Let's go." She said and turned around before making her way towards where his car was parked. Max trailed closely behind her."I wanted to grab you something to eat before—" Max started, pointing towards the restaurant but Christina shook her head negatively at him."Don't bother. I'm not hungry. Please just drive me home. It's getting late already." She persisted as she waited for him to open up the car door which he did almost immediately.She got into the car and soon enough, he was pulling out of the parking lot as he drove out of the restaurant.Throughout the drive home, no one said anything and somehow, Christina preferred it because she had nothing to say to him if she decides to start a conversation. He wasn't exactly the type of per
Christina had no choice but to follow Max into the restaurant. It was either that or wait out there in the car and she didn't trust him enough to wait. For all she knew, it might be a prank to keep her out there until she was tired and frustrated while he remained inside.She was at least going to make sure that he was serious about eating so that he would finish on time and take her back home. At this point, she would've chosen to wait for Bryce instead of following him home. He was intentionally trying his best to irritate her and it was pretty obvious."What would you like to have? I'm pretty sure that you haven't had lunch yet?" Max questioned but she only looked away. He approached a table and pulled out a chair for her to sit which she did reluctantly."So?" He repeated in respect to his previous question but she only shook her head negatively."I'm not hungry thank you." She answered with a lie and folded her hands over her chest. She was hungry but she couldn't bring herself t
"What are you doing here?" Christina asked Max much to the surprise of Nathan who couldn't quite figure out what was going on at the moment. Christina looked upset and that was his first time seeing her upset.Did she have unsettled business with this man or was he a bother? The energy between them was off but still, he didn't say anything."I came here to pick you up. Can't you tell? Why else would I be here off all places especially when I don't attend your college to begin with?" It was Max's turn to ask this time around but Christina wasn't having any of it.He couldn't blame her though. He had been a jerk by saying all those things to her the first day they met so he understood why she didn't want him around. He owed her an apology, which was why he agreed to pick her up.At first, when Bryce had called him to help him out, he had almost declined with the excuse of being busy but when Bryce said that it was about Christina, he readily agreed. Hera was a friend and more like a sis