"I don't like the feeling really. Not in a bad way that I don't like to love you. I don't like it in a sense that I felt helpless, not knowing what to do." Mayu pursed her lips. I'm not sure if I should still be swooning at this rate or consoling a kids, she thought. This guy just randomly confesses his feeling then says h doesn't understand, what am I supposed to say to you? Her mind further complained.
"My chest feels like it's about to burst open with too much emotion. I don't know how to deal with it. It's so sudden. It came like a thief and I can't restrain it anymore. Yumi, are you still listening." Here comes her beating heart again. It's so loud!
"Yes," she sobbed as she laughed. This man is amazing and annoying. She sighed and word her tears.
"I hope you're still listening. Well, even if you don't I'll still talk, who knows. I wanna give it a try. I want to go crazy in love again. With the length of your stay here, I already know that you're not in any relationship with any guy. No stupid guy would leave his girl alone with me. Ah, I'll kiss gramps when he comes back home. Why did I get blinded only now? I hope it had been earlier so my heart would have been lit when I met you."
She heard him clear his throat, his tense still building up. She saw small droplets of sweat building up on his temple and his forehead so she grabbed a tissue and wiped it away. He got startled and sharply turned at her.
"Is it done?"
"Ssshh." he obediently followed.
She grabbed a headset and connected it to his phone. She plugged one earbud to his ears while she listened on the other.
"I'm not asking you to love me back." he became silent of the other line. She turned to look at the man sitting beside her. Is it done already? He just smiled.
"O damn, I'll make you fall for me." one of her eyebrows raised. That was bold.
"I was too confident there," she hit his arm lightly when he spoke, suddenly enjoying this but of time she had with him.
"Don't disturb." he pressed his lips tight again, obediently putting himself in silence.
"Yumi, I would understand if you refuse to listen to everything I just said. You can even forget it. I just have one request." she drew a deep breath as he draws his on the other line. He heard him breath heavily beside her. Oh, the great boss I nervous!
"Can you extend your milk?" she was struck dumbfounded with what she just heard.
What?
"What's that Glenn, are you still with me? Hello! Hello! That's not the content of the letter I asked you to write earlier. Where are you now?"
"Son of a jumping shrimp! Man, why did you go home? I need to finish recording this before Yumi thinks of going home. We have not even gotten to the confession yet!" she heard his continuous litany on the other line.
It appears that he even got his lines rehearsed. Chryxso is already covering his face when she looked back at him.
"Stupid Glenn, he did not even edit it." She heard him mumble and she suppressed a smile as she looked on helplessly. Oh, the woes of having a close friend!
"Auntie went shopping? My goodness. You should have gotten Chico to sleep first so you don't have to juggle with this kind of advertisement. Oh! My bad. You're definitely the best guy in this life. Let's continue with this and get Yumi to forgive me okay."
"Just edit this one out. I'll smack you if Yumi hears this. Ahhh! Is the world against me right now? You better make sure Yumi would forgive me with this. Where are we again? I lost my momentum." Silence. It seems he reviewed his previous statements.
"Yumi, I would understand if you refuse to listen to everything I just said. You can even forget it. I just have one request." he repeated the same words he just said.
"Can you extend your stay here with me?" Mayu blinked. Can I?
"I just want to prove how much you have made me change and how much you mean to me. Please. Please. Please? Man, don't you think that sounds overbearing. I sounded like a desperate fool. Yeah I know, been like this for days now. It's not your business if I only decided to confess now. You don't know how terrified I felt when I heard her walk out of my office. Man, she's crying! She sounded like she's really leaving me this time-"
"That's nonsense now." Chryxso pulled the earbud away and turned to her.
"Hey, I'm still listening." she complained.
"There's nothing after that anymore. We're just trading caustic remarks." he ended the phone call.
"I find it cute. Behind the scenes!" she faced him as well, her mood a little relaxed now.
"I did not know you could be that cheesy." she teased, trying to ease his tension.
"Shut up. Stop teasing me. I'm not a very romantic person okay."
"So? Everyone knows that! Is there anything you'd like to add from that?" he grew silent once more. She just flicked his forehead.
"Aww! What did you do that for?"
"Nothing," he gaped at her and sighed.
"You're evil. You're abusing my kindness. You just found out that I like you and you're already abusing me." he accused.
"Well, life is made that way. If something can make it better, then you have to utilize it." she heard him say the same idea from before. He just sighed.
"So...what now?" he asked again after some time.
"I don't know! What are you talking about?"
"What do you mean you don't know? I'm waiting for your answer."
"Did you ask me anything?"
"Yumi," he pleaded helplessly.
"You really did not ask me anything. I swear." she maintained her innocent facade.
"Can you stay here for a bit longer? Until I can get my sight back. I'll behave, promise." she was taken aback.
The guy can't see but she can she his eyes pleading, she smiled. Maybe I more than like him.
"We'll see." she answered vaguely.
"What do you mean?"
"It depends."
"Can you not give that kind of answer. It's frustrating." she laughed.
"Now, you're laughing at me. And I'm not annoyed. It's so annoying." she laughed more.
"It depends if you can feed me now or not," she finally gave her an honest answer.
"Huh?"
"I thought you're treating me for dinner. All you've done is starve me." she complained.
"Let's call Glenn again. I asked him to help me out. I apologize if you're blind admirer has limited capabilities right now." she blushed.
He's too straightforward in declaring his intension and she's not used to it.
"So long as you don't poison it, I'm good."
"How could I do that to-" he felt offended and immediately tried to correct himself.
"I'm just kidding. Just chill, okay." her earlier annoyance have long since gone.
She wants to enjoy being the center of his attention. It would be nice falling in love. There's nothing wrong if she takes a risk on this since the person she likes also likes her back, no?