Aelinae's POV
I let my eyes adjust to the sunlight as I stared at the plain ceiling. I wouldn't say I'm a morning person, I just had something like a timer in my head so I always know when to wake up. I check my phone squinting my eyes to see it was seven o'clock.

I get up and do my morning routine which consist of me making my bed and going to the balcony to do my yoga in my PJ's. I used to think yoga was dumb until I tried it. Its just so calming with the morning breeze hitting my skin. While doing my yoga, memories flow through my mind: from past memories to recent memories.

I didn't really have a childhood like most did. I followed my parent when they went for business trips sometimes. They would leave me in the hotel and go for their meetings and I would leave and watch the cleaners; most times help clean too. It was the only fun thing I could do. They would tell me about their families and stories about them. I always loved it. I like knowing things; reading things; watching things.

I didn't have much friends till I met the gang. I'd never forget how I met each of them. Smiling to myself, I finished my yoga heading to my bathroom to start my day. I make French toast and bacon for breakfast heading to the garden to eat.

The garden was probably my favorite place to be in. They were so many flowers decorated everywhere; complementing each other. I knew Kc would love here too, she always was the ascetic one. I hear my phone ring as I grab my phone to see the caller ID.

"Hello Aelinae" he says in a British tone.

"Hello kind old sir" I say in a mocking British tone. I hear him laugh as I smile to myself. This was how we always answered each other.

"How is my favorite girl doing?" he asked

" You have a wife Martin" I say rolling my eyes as I continued eating my breakfast.

" Are you going to see the doofus?" he asked making me laugh

" yes I am, I'll tell him you said hi" I say teasingly.

" You sure you don't want me to come back, I know how boring it is there" he askes like he does every time he calls.

" I'm good, stay with your family... or our you tired of Maria already?" I knew he wasn't, he loved her trouble way too much.

"ahh I'm having grey hairs just by staring at her" he says sounding worried.

" You always had grey hair you old man" I said laughing walking back to the kitchen with my empty plate getting ready to leave the house.

"Be safe Aelinae" he says sweetly

"Greet Maria for me" I say cutting the call after hearing him laugh.

I always preferred the person that called to cut the call but knowing Martin, I knew he would just leave his phone forgetting to cut it. he was my parent's butler-he has always been, I grew up with him. He took care of me.

On my sixteenth birthday, I made him promise me to stay with his family instead of staying here. I could take care of myself and he needed his family. It took a lot of begging but he finally left promising me that he would call once a week and I would visit him once a month.

Leaving the house I head to the bus station. Taking my usual window seat, I watch people go by wondering how their day goes by. When I get to my destination, I adjust my dungaree, tying my hair in a messy bun.

I step into the workshop seeing all the scraped metal lying everywhere as I head straight to the garage hearing metal clanking.

He really needs to clean this place up.

Maybe even organize the junk.

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"Martin says hi" I says going to find him as I move over metal piles like a 2D game. I find him under a worn out car. I see him come out with his helmet glaring at me,

"I thought I told you not to call that name near me" he says taking his helmet off letting me see his brown eyes. I laugh at his comment. The two- and their love hate relationship- were childhood best friends: Martin and Theo.

Theo owned this workshop and I came here most weekends since I was thirteen. Martin actually took me here one summer when he noticed I always fixed the appliances at home. Theo wasn't fond of kids but I grew on him over time so we fix worn out cars.

Heading to the car I was currently on. I grab my gloves and my tool box as I continued from where I had stopped last time, taking out the motor to analysis it.

" Where's your scary evil friend with the big for nothing hair" he says making me laugh at his description of Kc.

I took her here because she needed scrapes for a sculpture she was doing so she obviously met Theo.

And let me just say, those two clashed like peanut butter and tuna fish. Always having petty fights, they couldn't agree on one thing. It was always funny watching them together. I think they secretly liked each other but where too proud to admit it.

"Well, she's Kc, probably everywhere yet nowhere" I say shrugging as I go back to the motor I was analyzing. The rotor, stator and commutator were still working just the terminals that where off. I don't know how I do it, I just know what part was wrong so it didn't take time for Theo to teach me the parts and how to fix it.

Machines were easy. It was either this or that. It was logical. Everything had a reasoning. I focus on fixing the terminals while time goes by.

I feel someone tap me as I turned to see Theo holding a glass of lemonade for me. I smile as I take it, dropping my gloves and turning to see him sit on a stool next to me.

"How is Tiana" I ask seeping on my bitter lemonade. He made the worse lemonade ever. I think he forgets the sugar. Then again, I doubt he has sugar in his house.

"She's good... Leo took his first steps last week. I'm telling you, that boys going to be as great as me when he grows up" he says laughing to himself while I roll my eyes at his cocky behavior.

I listen to him as he tells me about his adventures like he does every time i come. Theo has a bit of memory loss.

ok! that's a lie, a lot of memory loss.

Well not memory loss, more like a broken record.

But it's due to old age I guess. I've heard this stories through out my years and his grandson Leo, should be five years old. It's like a reoccurring episode except one slight thing changes. He can remember somethings on somedays. He can remember what he did last week.

It's just when it comes to Tiana and Leo, that's when his brain loops- like its triggered. So he tells me about her then he talks about his adventure with martin on July 4th. And then, he goes back to normal as if nothing happened.

I know I should stop asking him about Tiana but his doctor said I should keep reminding him and Tiana herself sees him sometimes to remind him. He's getting better.

Looking at the time, I see it's eight o'clock. I swear the workshop has magic. You can be here for two hours and it turns too seven hours. Getting up, I take Theo to his house-he has a flat upstairs.

"Goodnight Theo"

"Goodnight Wally-E" he says in a robot accent making me laugh. He always calls me that. I kiss him on his cheek and head out, clearing out some things in the garage, making it neater. By the time I'm done, it's 8:13 so I close the shop for him and head out.

On the bus, I check my phone to see tons of messages from the group chat I had with the guys. I smile at some of the memes sent before dropping my phone to look outside the window.

I get a beep from my phone when I get home.

the_one_and_only_Kc:

U up for the park tomorrow?

Before I could even answer her...

Nevermind, of course ur up for it. ;)

I roll my eyes at her, not bothering to answer her again as I stare at the empty space I call my home.
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I did Design and Technology in Junior high so I know some mechanics.😌🙈

Poor Theo! It felt weird to say Theo instead of Mr.Theo but I have to put myself in my character's shoe so I push regardless.

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