Between LOVE or MONEY

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It's eleven o'clock at night. Max was still struggling with the key in his hand.

"Why does Bellen keep all the keys into one like this!" Max is angry with himself.

"Lia! Are you okay in there?"

"Yes, I'm good"

Lia's voice sounded calm. Max is quite gripping Lia's condition. He was already impatient, let alone Lia in there.

"Lia, do you want to hear a guess?" Max looks for the topic of conversation, while finishing the rest of the key boy.

"Yes" Lia replied briefly.

"From a, b, c, d to z what letters don't exist?"

"No letters?"

"Yes" Lia was silent for a moment. Maybe you are thinking, or you are thinking.

"letter E?"

"Not"

"Y-letter?"

"No.." quiet again. Max awaits Lia's answer, while in his hand there are two more keys.

"I'm giving up!"

"You're giving up?"

"Yes." said Lia as if clearly sound resigned.

"Okay, so the breath that doesn't exist is.."

THE CLUCK!!

Door opens. Max looked at Lia's pale face with messy and dirty hair. The man tried to brush off the dust in Lia's hair. The girl could only nod and stare.

"Your hair is a lot of dust" Max told me, Lia gave a small nod. But he hit the wire of the vent cover that was never cleaned, so you can imagine how thick the dust that had accumulated on his head.

And now, Max's eyes are down. He found Lia's wet shirt, making her breast skin clear. The shirt looks transparent. Until max can see clearly the color of Lia's underwear. He immediately unzipped his jacket. Max gives it to Lia. The girl nodded and gave a small smile.

"Thank you for helping me" Lia said, holding haru. It felt like he had only realized that he had not eaten and that his legs were trembling. Lia almost fell if not max quickly caught her body. I think this scene is so familiar. Max remembers what happened at the club'.

"Can you stand up?" Lia tried to nod and try to straighten the body, but max did not just let go, he still guided Lia. He held Lia's hand and grabbed her waist.

"You sit down first" max led Lia's body out of the hallway, they went to the main room where lined shelves with merchandise, Lia grabbed a snack, she was hungry, the girl grabbed a soyjoy, maybe soy calories can fill the energy. Max pulls the cashier's chair, he leads Lia who tore the snack wrapper in her corner with teeth. When Max finds out what he wants, Lia seems conscious. She's very ungraceful. Max sees all the bad sides of him. Lia cleared her throat and tried to keep the image. Isn't that too late. Max asks Lia to sit down.

"I'm going to make instant coffee and noodles" max said by keeping Bellen's shop keys on the table. Lia could not comment much, she nodded.

Before max makes the food he grabs a pack of tissue and hands it to Lia.

"Thank you, I really need this!" Lia said lifting the wet tissue pack, she devoured one bite of her snack and grabbed the tissue sheet. Lia wiped her face and head. He also wiped the sweat off his skin. It feels so sticky.

"Why did you get stuck in there?" Max asked curiously. Lia breathed a heavy sigh.

"I think I know what's going on, it should be!" Lia was annoyed.

"You mean?" Max doesn't understand

"You know, your college colleagues don't seem to like me, they lock up and curse about me! How regrettable!" Max is seen thinking with Lia's words, while his hands begin to busy making instant noodles in the cup. He also grabbed two bottles of coffee and put them in the microwave. Hot coffee might be better.

"They did it intentionally. So obnoxious!" Bump Lia while straightening her legs. 

"But why are you here?" Lia just realized why Max could save her. That sounds impossible.

"Yes like you said, someone deliberately set you up, and someone deliberately sent me to help you" Lia was confused.

"What do you mean, they purposely put us together?" Max laughed at Lia's absurd speech. He had trouble stopping his laughter. Max chuckles until he holds his stomach.

"Hahahah, no. That's not what I mean!" Lia frowned. He only thinks according to Max.

"Then?" Lia curious. Seeing Lia's serious face, max stopped his laughter as much as possible.

"Bellen asked me to take care of the shop, she thought there was a party at the cafe tonight. But in fact there's nothing here" Max shrugged and turned his head, staring at the store's empty space. "Except you" he continued making Lia sigh long.

"Yes, thank God Bellen asked you to. It would be sad if that girl's the one he trusted!" Upset Lia regulated her breathing. Calling the girls made Lia instantly emotional.

"So the girls?" Lia nodded. Max seemed to think. He lifted the cup of noodles towards Lia, landing on the table. Max came back again and grabbed two cups of hot coffee.

"Ah, I don't know what to say thank you for how much more" Lia lirih said. Max shook his head as if to answer, it doesn't matter. 

Lia started bribing her noodles. Max leaned his back against the wall. Lia devoured quickly as if she had forgotten there was a handsome young man accompanying her at this moment.

After eating her half, Lia realized max's whereabouts, very late. He didn't even offer food.

"Mm.." Lia was trying to find a topic of conversation. He felt a little clumsy with the look of max's eyes staring intently at him.

"Mm, what about the answer to that puzzle?" Finally there is a natural thing that becomes a topic between them.

"Oh yeah." Max remembered his guess. The man got up from his backrest, he opened the arms.

Max walked over to Lia who was only a meter and a half away. He leaned his back waist on the side of the cashier table, where Lia could find max's side face firm and stunning. The girl forgot her mouthful. She grabbed the hot coffee and let go quickly, Lia flicked her hand as the temperature of the coffee was still too high. Max chuckled, amused by Lia's behavior. The girl met red.

"So what letters don't exist?" Lia asked, leaving behind a moment of her drink. Max gave a small nod, he turned around, folded his hands on the table and crouched down. He held his head close in front of Lia's face. The girl pulled back her head slightly. That's too close.

"The one that doesn't exist is the letter U (you) because he's stuck in there" max pointed towards the bathroom with his head. Lia was silent for a while trying to digest max's speech.

Triying!!

Max's phone is ringing. The man pulls from inside his pocket, staring at the screen that displays Pauline's contacts. Max immediately lifted without stalling.

Max: hello ma-m

Pauline: where are you? Why haven't you come home yet? I'm home and you're not here!

Max : mom..

Pauline: you won't let me down, will you?

Max: I'm at college ma, there's a thing to --

Pauline: are you in college? All right then. Well be there, and get your business done. Mom will continue the work.

Max : mom..

Pauline: all right, baby, see you at home.

Lia widened her eyes, her brain had just returned to work. The girl raised her index finger with a face.

"Aaa---" max covered Lia's mouth with his burly palm. 

Pauline: honey?

Max: okay, ma, see you at home

Pauline: well baby, mama misses you

Max: me too..

Max let go of a sigh of relief. He pressed the call to end. Lia tried to rebel since then, but max power is not playing. Lia stomped on max's foot with all her might. Fortunately, he had eaten earlier. Otherwise he could have fallen unconscious. Max held his mouth so tightly. Max's wide hands could even cover half Lia's face.

Max pulled his hand and smiled wryly. Lia snorted irritatedly with a portion of her face flushed red. Max you put your energy on a girl's face.

"You!! Ck.." annoyed Lia. She seemed ready to grab Max's face, get revenge.

LIIP!!

"Aaaakkkhhh!!!" Lia shouted and grabbed max's waist. The room loses light. Dead lights! The girl immediately hugged the waist behind the max, until her head headed something.

Oops..

"Max.." said Lia in a frightened voice. The girl tightened her grip, and buried her head. Lia where you put your head. Max biting lips, grimacing. That's pretty painful.

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