Chapter 3 The Mushroom and Potato

"Callista?" he said.

It was Ken.

At the playground, Callista tells her past story. She tells me why she has a mask.

"I was bullied because of my face. Even the man that I trusted betrayed me." she said and bowed her head.

"I have this scar since I exist on the earth. I was born in a poor family." she said.

"As you can see I work as a part timer in the cafe. Plastic surgery is very expensive. There is a woman who helps me to hide my true face. " she added.

Ken quietly listens to Callista.

"I didn't see your whole face. Can you remove it?" he suddenly asked.

"No, You're gonna laugh because of my face" she said with a worried voice.

"Hey! look at me. I'm not the type of person who judges by looks. Trust me." he said seriously.

His eyes tells that he is sincere. Callista decided to remove her mask and she looked at him with a teary eye.

Ken observed her face and touch face.

"Where is the ugly?" he asked.

"You see, the face has a big scar. It is redish. Sure, ugly face I have," Callista said.

"Mushroom, I don't think you are ugly. I think you don't need to be affected by what others say. Because you didn't do anything bad right?" he said.

"You are handsome, that is why you are confident" she said.

"Oh! you admit that I'm handsome, well a lot of people said that." he confidently said.

"I thought you were just a quiet man. A lot of people said that. But when we are together you are being talkative." she said.

"Hey! You're judging me. l only talk to you because I don't know. Maybe, you are different from others. Also, it seems like you are my rival in academics. Just kidding" he said and chuckled.

"You didn't get into the top 2?" she asked.

"Never, not once" he answered.

"You are seriously a genius," she said.

Ken's phone suddenly rang and he answered. After that, he talked to Callista because it's getting darker.

"My mom called me. I need to go. You must go home too." he said.

"Wait, you must keep it a secret right?" she asked.

"I have three conditions. First, beat me. Be the Top 1. Second and three. I will tell you soon. Bye for now mushroom " he smiled and ran away.

" I want to die," she said with an exhausted feeling.

Callista goes home and she's irritated and scared because of Ken. But she realizes even though he is annoying and always messing up with her she feels grateful.

Callista walks in the field and imagines the two types of Ken.

"Don't worry I'll keep your secret because I'm an angel" Angel Ken said.

Another one showed up.

"No, I will not keep it. You always hit me. You will be my slave and I will be your master" devil Ken said.

Callista holds her hair and she looks like she's going out of mind. Callista imagines what consequences she needs to do. However, she doesn't realize a soccer ball is landing her and it hits her head and sits in the grass. A male student came to her and it was Travis.

"Hey! Are you okay?" he breathlessly said.

"Ouch.. my head" Callista said and felt dizzy.

Callista looks at him and she feels awkward. She suddenly got up.

"Oh, I'm okay, nothing to worry about," stuttered said.

"Okay" he coldly said. Then Travis left and didn't ask anything.

Callista finds out he's being arrogant. In the library, Callista is reading books to review. She needs to review because she thinks that Ken would expose her true face. But she's lost some confidence because Ken is always in the Top 1. She thinks that she is really in trouble. Ken saw Callista reading books and he came.

"You're doing your best to beat me?" he said.

"Hey! this is wrong!" she said. She stamps one's feet in anger and Ken smiles.

"Give your number" he suddenly said.

"Why my number?" she said.

"Remember I have three consequences for keeping your secret?" he said.

"But I didn't agree with that. You're too much" she sulky said.

"Well, okay you don't like then I'll go to your friends and tell" he threatened.

"Okay, I'll be in Top 1. Here's my number. " she said.

"Good girl. Good luck in studies." he said and he petted her head. Then he left.

In the classroom, Marjorie, Mara and Callista retouched their faces, took a selfie and gossiping. Until Callista receives a text message from unknown.

"Come to the rooftop. If you don't go you know what will happen. Save this number, mushroom" he said.

After receiving a text she ran and cursed on the way to the rooftop. She knew that it was Ken.

At the rooftop.

"I'm here," she said.

"Oh? you're fast, come here" he said.

"What do you want?" annoyed said.

Ken showed a lot of food on the table.

"Eat this," he said.

"Why would I eat that?" she said.

"Don't want to? okay, too bad this is my second consequence" he said and pouted.

"No, okay I'll eat it. I'm very hungry."she said

She started to eat and enjoy the food. Ken joined her to eat.

"You are really an eater," he said.

"By the way, why did you have this food when you can eat it all?" she asked.

"It is from the girls in the school. I can reject their feelings but not the food. It will be a waste that is why I called you." He explained.

"From now on, you'll be the one who finishes eating this food every lunch," he added.

"No problem. Advantage to me I'll not spend money." she happily said.

"My last consequence, I will be your master and my maid," he said.

Callista stopped eating when she heard that.

"What?" she said. In her mind she thinks that he is out of mind.

"Don't like it?" he said.

"No, but you must have limitations. You are being unfair" she said.

"No problem, it is only for three days," he said.

"Okay good" she said.

"You're gonna call me master, okay" he said and smiled.

"W...wait, here? In school should I call you master? you know you have girls here. They might eat me alive." she said.

"Nope, but in messaging me, you should call me master and outside the school. If you want to do something you must follow okay?" he said and petted her head like a puppy.

"Okay" she sulky said.

"Say master," he teased.

"Potato, I mean dumb ass no I mean M..master" she said. She finds it cringe for her.

"Good girl. Good luck, do your best to be a Top 1 " he said and smiled.

Then finished their food and they both left.

Callista grants their promise with Ken. She became his maid and every night, in her workplace Ken always pays a visit. She always looks at her. The way she smiles and works.

In his room, Ken is studying and he suddenly thinks of Callista being annoyed by him. He realized that he's smiling. He slapped his face back to normal.

He looked at the window.

"She's so cute"