SZNS SERIES 1: Summer by Maria Writes (book series for 10 year olds .TXT) 📕

"Where have you been? You looked so stressed, are you okay?" She observed him closely, other than his weird appearance today, that's the only thing wrong she sees in him. Other than his messy look today, he seems fine to her.

"I just have a lot of things to do, but I'm almost done. After lunch I have to attend class then back to work again." He said while eating fast. Good thing he didn't choked on his food. She gave him a bunch of tissue to wipe of his mouth after eating. Chloe is really getting super worried of Jesse's situation.

"What do you mean work? You’re working at your father's office again?" Chloe asked but she never received any response from Jesse, instead, he stood up after eating and left their table. Why does it feel like he's hiding something from her?

After lunch, she went back to the boarding house since she doesn't have class anymore. Chloe went straight to her room and change her clothes. She made her moves fast as she has a special task to do for the rest of the day. After stripping off all her clothes, she when to her closet to grab a shirt and a pants, then she pairs it with flat shoe. Throw her hair in a messy bun, grabbed her bag and head downstairs.

If Jesse won't tell them what he is up to lately, then she'll have to see it for herself. She's really worried about what is happening to him and if she could do anything to help, she will. Chloe really wants to know what's keeping him busy the entire month.

Outside the boarding house, she ran towards the parking lot and hopped in her father's car. It's been sitting here for a few months now and this is the first time she will use the car again.

She just sat there and waited for Jesse to go outside the school. Chloe stayed inside the car until class ended. It was the most awful three hours of her life. But she endured all of it just to know what is happening to Jesse. That's her goal today, found out what he is up to these days and help him in any way she can.

Finally, after waiting for a very long, agonizing, four hours, Jesse stepped out of the campus and went straight to his car. She let him drive first for a couple of seconds before she followed to make him not suspicious. Chloe is not familiar with the path they are taking, they head towards down town and it seemed that Jesse knows that she is being followed.

So, to get out of that situation, Chloe made the most rational thing her made can think of and turned towards the drive-thru.

She was forced to order something to eat, that's a good thing she guess since she'd been waiting in her car for four hours then drive without knowing her destination. Now, she has to figure out where Jesse is going. He's surely not going to his parents’ house nor to his father's office since she knows the way that place.

Chloe is thinking of ways on how to follow Jesse when she realized that she has her phone connected to Jesse's, that means she can track his destination. She quickly took her phone and looked for his destination then drive over there. Still, she's not familiar to the place she's taking.

The maps lead her to an abandoned warehouse and she's hearing commotions happening inside. It's creeping her out but when she saw his car park outside, she knows she'll be safe. She stepped out of her car and looked for the entrance. Chloe slowly opened the door and went inside. There were sounds heard from where she has standing.

And what she saw next blows her mind. So, this is what he is up to lately, she can't help but feel pity of what Jesse is going through this past month. She and her friends has been having fun and relaxing while Jesse is here busying his self with whatever he's doing.

"Jesse."

Both of them were surprised of what happened next. She didn't expect what she was about to saw inside of that warehouse, good thing, Jesse was not mad and he understood why she did what she did. But when Chloe felt that he's uncomfortable with her presence, she left the place after giving him the extra food she bought on the drive thru earlier.

Her drive was not that worth it but at least she now knows what Jesse is doing, and she can't help but pity him. If only she could do anything to help, but it was clear as crystal that Jesse doesn't need her help and will never ask for her help. He was very determined that he can do whatever he's doing on his own.

With a heavy heart, Chloe was forced to leave the warehouse and swore not to tell a single soul about what Jesse is up to. Until Jesse is not finished with what he is doing, everything should stay between the two of them. No one should know, not their friends, not his family, and most certainly not their professors. No one.

She drove her way back to the boarding house, thinking of anything to do just to help Jesse, of course without him knowing. It will surely lessen his worry and will make his job easier. That is her goal now, help Jesse in any way she can. She can do that. It'll be easy. Chloe will turn all her attention to him, and only him. If that is the only way to ease him of his burden.

Chloe felt like a boulder was lifted from her heart now that she knows what's making him preoccupied these days. She parked her car on the school parking lot and made her way to the boarding house. The house