Chapter 39: Climbing

The next day, Lucas woke up in the morning excited. Today would be a great day, he thought.

Yesterday was a great day. He approached May and helped her with her problem. He also managed to get closely involved with a schoolmate.

Clovis left May’s apartment yesterday with the tail between his legs. She had done a good job of persuading him. After that, she followed him to retrieve Amy, and Lucas simply went home to sleep.

He didn’t need to do anything else, May was able to handle the rest, not to mention that she would have a reunion with the daughter she hadn’t seen in two weeks.

Now, he was getting ready to go to school, wondering if May would give him a ride over there again. After showering and changing clothes, he grabbed the keys and his backpack and left the apartment. With a few steps, he was in front of May’s apartment.

He knocked on the door and waited.

“Lucas?”

A voice could be heard from the other side of the door moments later. Lucas answered back and the door then opened. May, wearing casual clothes, appeared in front of Lucas. She was wearing a normal tight shirt and shorts. On her feet, a pair of slippers.

Seeing her like this in the morning is refreshing in more ways than one. Lucas had to try his best not to drool over her incredible body while he spoke.

“I came to see how you are. Did everything go well last night?”

“Yes, everything went well. Do you want to see her?”

Lucas hesitated for a moment, for some reason he wanted to automatically refuse. He didn’t know why, but he didn’t want to meet Amy. Lucas’s reaction surprised May. After all, why would he hesitate like that? Just meet the girl, she won’t bite you. Not really understanding his reaction, May pulled him by the arm into the apartment, preventing Lucas from refusing.

In the living room, Amy was sitting on the floor playing with some scattered toys. When she saw them coming in, she held out her arms, as if asking May to carry her, and that’s what happened.

“Lucas, this is my daughter, Amy. Amy, this is our neighbor, Lucas. Greet him.”

With a delightful smile, May started talking to the girl. Lucas, on the other hand, was silent, watching Amy. He did not show any reaction and simply greeted her.

Amy, on the other hand, although she didn’t actually “greet” Lucas, after all, she didn’t even understand what May was talking about, she still looked at Lucas and smiled.

“Ah, she seems to like you. Do you want to hold her?”

Seeing the smile on her daughter’s face, May offered, but Lucas instantly refused.

“No!!! I mean, no, I have to go to school, I have no time, I think I better go.”

Lucas’s instant refusal scared May and the girl in her arms. The girl in particular almost started to cry, if it weren’t for the attentive care of May, who put out the fire before it spread.

Lucas quickly left the apartment. Descending to the ground floor, he took his bicycle and left the building. Looking at the clear sky outside, an uncomfortable feeling took over Lucas’s chest.

“Why did I refuse like that?”

Riding the bike, he started to pedal, lost in thought. He couldn’t understand his reaction. It was just too abrupt, rude, and extreme, totally different from his normal behavior.

He didn’t know that he could react that way.

“Master, what happened back there?”

Caritas appeared on the bicycle handlebars and asked. She was also confused by Lucas’s reaction.

“I dont know.”

She said nothing. After a few moments of silence, she simply disappeared.

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Ten minutes later, Lucas put his bicycle in the bike rack and appeared at the door of the school building. He was still thinking about what happened minutes before. After so much time thinking, he came up with a possibility as to why he didn’t want to get close to Amy.

“Lucas!”

Suddenly, someone called from a distance. Turning his face, he saw Violette approaching with a small smile on her face. What caught Lucas’s attention, however, was the entourage of people behind, and the number of people paying attention to her movement.

Several beautiful girls were walking after Violette. All blond, tanned, and wearing provocative clothes. If it weren’t for the difference in the size of the busts, Lucas would have thought they were clones.

“I thought you would come early.”

“Were you waiting for me?”

That was a surprise for Lucas. Why was she waiting for him?

“Didn’t we agree yesterday to meet early at the school entrance?”

“True, but we don’t talk about the time.”

With a raised eyebrow, Violette expressed her dissatisfaction with Lucas’s response. After all, she was trying to imply something, and she felt that Lucas understood, and yet he still pretends not to understand.