My Crazy Housemate: What Makes You Happy - Chapter 283

“Don’t you feel awful about it? Not celebrating with your family, I mean.” Jeremy asked. He was inside Chloe’s room which used to be Mia’s room and once Leo’s ‘unholy’ room.

They assumed Mia was resting or probably still in a bad mood so they chose to stay inside the room instead of the sitting room so as not to disturb her with their voices.

Jeremy sat on a chair while she moved around, trying to get her things inside her purse.

“I don’t know.” She answered before turning around to look at him.

“You don’t have to lie to me.” Jeremy said, pressing for real answers.

“I am serious, Jeremy.” She went to the bed and sat down, facing him.

“I have always wondered how it would be like. My graduation I mean, but I imagined it would be boring. Having dinner with my family, them telling me how happy they were for finally graduating the univeristy, maybe later, I will go to the mall to work… nothing special.” She shrugged.

“But…?” He asked. He felt there was something she wasn’t telling him. Or maybe he was simply thinking too much about it.

“Well… I think this is all kinda new and great. I mean, I graduated well, I have the freedom to do what I like…” She paused and looked him up and down with a little shy smile, “You are here.”

He blushed shyly and looked down to avoid her eyes contact.

“We are going to have fun and well… I have to go job hunting later like most people. I think I prefer living like this. Makes me wonder why I didn’t rebel a long time ago.”

“I… am glad you are happy, at least.”

Chloe looked at him, sensing there was something wrong, she asked, “You think I may have been regretting my decision?” She waited for an answer but it didn’t come so she continued, “Leaving home, taking part time jobs online instead of walking at the mall, walking and taking taxis instead of driving my own car, and also agreeing to be your girlfriend. You think I regret it?”

He shrugged. “I… I don’t know. You know… you are used to that life and I am not sure you are really happy living like this and I… well… I cannot give you all of that—”

“Why would I want you to give me all of that?” She asked, cutting him off.

“You.. are my girl–friend and you are used to getting all you want.”

“And I can get anything I want if I put my mind to it. I am not depending on you to provide for me Jer, so do not try to push yourself. I am happy, believe me.” She stood up from the bed and planted a kiss on his forehead which surprised him.

Ever since that evening before he officially asked her to be his girlfriend, they haven’t done anything quite intimate.

“Louis should be here soon. Let’s go wait outside.”

He smiled and nodded. He wished she would continue to give him surprise kisses like this. It made this whole thing between them feel real. Just maybe, they day would come when she would also say the three magical words to him.

****

Mia moved around her room like a zombie as she tried to find something to wear. It had been almost an hour since Louis called her, yet she was still finding it difficult getting dressed. Not because she didn’t know what to wear or because she wanted to look pretty, she simply wasn’t interested. She sighed as she remembered their conversation on the phone earlier.

“Hey” Louis said when she picked the call.

“Hey.” She responded dourly.

“You are still sulking? After everything you achieved? Come on.” He complained.

“Can you try to stop nagging at me?” She asked and heard him chuckle.

“I cannot help it when I know you aren’t in a good mood. So in an hour, I’ll be in your place. Make sure you are ready by then.”

“My place? Like your brother’s place? Why?” She asked with a raised brow.

“We are going out remember?”

“Oh… going out.” She remembered he mentioned it back in school.

She heard him sigh before he answered, “I told you we are going together with Jeremy and Chloe. It’s just my little way of trying to be sure you won’t be gloomy all day. So see you in an hour. And make sure to cover up properly, it may get cold later.” He ended the call.

And since then, she had been trying to get herself together.

Mia suddenly heard Jeremy’s voice in the sitting room and also a familiar voice which she knew was Louis’ and wondered when they both arrived. Reluctantly, she left her bed and opened the door slowly.

“I still do not like you so if you hurt my sister, it’s going to be very easy for me to kick your ass.”

Louis was warning Jeremy. Chloe was nowhere to be found.

“Wow! Didn’t know doctors also threaten people.” Jeremy said, looking genuinely surprised which made Mia chuckle, getting their attention.

A few minutes later, they were all inside Louis car. Chloe sat in the front seat beside her brother while the other two sat behind.

“Where are we heading to?” Mia remembered to ask.

“Beach party.”

“Beach party?” She asked Jeremy in surprise.

“The beach party being organised by Kelvin?”

“Yes.” He answered with a shrug.

“So why are we going there?” She asked again.

“Because it’s a party for the graduates regardless of who organised it. I cannot let go of the opportunity to have fun and also taunt him with my presence.” He grinned.

Louis didn’t understand most of what they were saying so he simply focused on driving.

“What about Ellie? Is she going to be okay alone?” Mia asked.

“She is spening the night with Mrs Wesley. Ellie asked me to have fun so yes, I have her permission.”

“Mrs Wesley?” That was something that finally caught Louis attention. “Maria?”

Jeremy wanted to ask how he knew her but remembered he was supposed to know her since Chloe knew her. “Yes.”

Mia was a bit lost. It seemed everyone knew who the woman was except for her but she didn’t take it to heart.

“Long story.” Chloe said to her brother who was still curious about how Jeremy knew her.

“She wanted to meet you but you left the school premises quite early.” Jeremy informed Mia.

“I’ll have to apologize to Ellie later—”

“Not Ellie.” Jeremy interrupted. “Mrs Wesley.”

“Who is she?” Mia asked.

“Well… we can just say she is our godmother.” He said with a grin. “You see… I have a super rich godmother.” He whispered to Mia even though they all could literally hear him.

Chloe rolled her eyes in the front seat while Louis looked even more curious now.

“…and she wants to meet my best friend.” Jeremy continued.

“You have a best friend?” Mia asked curiously.

“It’s you dummy!”

“Ahhh! Are you insane?” Mia blew up when he flicked her forehead.

“They are a piece of work aren’t they?” Louis whispered to Chloe in the front seat. She eagerly nodded in agreement.

All the while, Mia’s phone was in her hand and she kept checking the screen every minute.

When she was not looking at the screen, she was looking at the face of the person driving through the rearview mirror and it was embarrassing because he caught her staring at him several times.

‘I miss Leo.’ She said in her head before she sighed out.