So the two of us pretended in front of her. And she seems so happy. Miss Eunji likes me so much I think, that she slept with me everynight since that day. She made my room into a girl's room when I'm out and treated me as if I'm her daughter. And I began to love her as well. Maybe because I'm secretly longing for a mother's love.
Jin? Well, I don't know but even if I know that it's all just a show I'm still happy. And worse is that, I think I'm falling even deeper in him as days goes by. Miss Eunji is trying her best to find something she thinks that romantic and engage us in it. And she always do some crazy excuses just to leave us alone together in my room. She didn't know that we even don't talk at all while she's not around. But even if we're like that, I enjoy the silence between us. I enjoy watching the sky with him quietly.
Then another day went by and it's the sixth day of our drama.
....
"Tada!!" Napanganga kami ni Jin sa t shirt na hawak niya.
"A couple shirt?" we both said.
"Yeah! I secretly ordered this in Korea and this is made especially just for the two of you. Istn't it cute? Come now and wear it." She said with her usual excitement. She is even more excited than I am. Then she grab me and hinila niya ako papasuk sa kwarto para maisuot ang t shirt.
"Oh my god! It's perfect for you!" she excitedly shouted as soon as naisuot ko ang damit. Then she pulled me out to the sala and as I look at Jin, the shirt is perfect for him as well.
"Oh my! Both of you were super cute. Aigoo, the perfect couple. Wait this moment should be..." mabilis siyang nagtungo sa kinaroroonan ng bag niya habang pinapanood lang namin siya. Then, inilabas niya ang camera. Para siyang batang tuwang tuwa habang kinukunan kami ng picture.
"Remove the shirt now." Agad niyang sabi pagkatapus ng pictorial.
"Huh?" sabay naming sabi.
"I'm going to wash it with my hand for you to use it later when we go out." She cheerfully said.
"No, I'll just bring it to the laundry shop." Agad namang sabi ni Jin.
"No! This shirt is special so it should be washed with love not by a machine because machine doesn't have a heart." Protesta naman agad nya. Gusto kong matawa sa mga sinabi niya.
"Tita, Look. You're sick." Sabi naman ulit ni Jin.
"I'll wash it... with my own hand." Putol ko na lang sa argument nila. Para tumigil na rin sila. Besides, deep in me I'm sure I wanted to do it.
"Aigoo, this is why I'm liking you even more my dear." Sabi niya at nagpalit na kami ng damit.
....
It's already 4 PM ng itulak niya kami palabas sa veranda.
"Aigoo. Both of you should have some privacy also. Stay there and talk while I'll cook for our dinner. Okay?" She smiled mischievously at us and she closed the door.
"Yah. Then why do you need to close the door?." Protesta ni Jin pero tumigil din siya dahil alam niyang hindi magpapatalo ang tita niya.
So, eto. Nandito na kami sa veranda at nakaupo lang sa floor habang nakatingin sa kalangitan. Wala akong nilagay na chair sa veranda ko dahil hindi naman ako namamalagi dito pero sitting in the floor like this with him by my side is enough for me to feel complete. And i don't know but when Jin and I are silent like this ay parang napakagaan ng pakiramdam ko. I felt so relaxed and it seems like the silence between us is like a warm breeze thats kicking the cold away. I don't know if he ever felt the same way but i know i just felt he doesn't hate it. If only this is not just a show.
We stayed like this for 30 minutes when the rain began to fall. Tumayo kami agad at nang bubuksanna ni Jin ang door ay, what? Naka lock?
"Yahh!! Tita!! Open the door!! It's raining!" sigaw ni Jin pero walang nagbukas ng pinto. Sumilip ako sa loob pero wala siya?
"Oh.. That crazy woman." Sabi niya at mukhang nag give up na siya at napasandal sa door. Then, the rain began to pour heavily. Sumadsad kaming dalawa sa door pero masyadong malakas ang ulan kaya unti unti rin kaming nababasa. Then the wind began to blow as well. Sumilip ulit ako sa loob when he talked.
"It's no use. Lumabas yon for sure. She did this on purpose."
"Huh?" I can't believe this. Hindi parin tumitigil ang ulan at basa na kami. Ang ulo at likud nalang namin ang hindi nababasa. And I feel so cold now. Basa na rin ang mukha at mga bangs ko.
"Come close to me." Sabi niya. Alam siguro niyang nilalamig na ako masyado. Hindi na rin ako nagpakiput pa at lumapit ako sa kanya. Our shoulders touched and it feels so warm that it made me blush again. But the wind keep blowing and the rain keeps falling heavily. And I felt like the cold is diving deeper on my nerves now. My knees began to shiver as well. It's nearly an hour that we're on that state but she never come. Naiwan sa loob ang mga cellphone namin kaya wala na kaming magagawa kundi hintayin siya.
I tried to smile at him whenever he look at me for him not to notice that I felt so much cold now. But after a while hinila niya ako.
Huh? Nasa harap niya ako then he hugged me from the back. Napasinghap ako sa ginawa niya and I felt like the heat from his body suddenly being transfered into mine. Then he laid his head on my shoulder as he keep on hugging me tight. Now my heart is going crazy again that I can't help but blush even more. I felt like I'm in fairy land again. And then the rain seems like they turned into something magical.
We stayed this way for ten more minutes i guess. But she didn't came back. And the rain is getting calm now. Deep in me I wanted her to delay much longer. Because staying like this... with him hugging me tight seems like another fairy tale come true.
Then the rain stopped. But he didn't let go of me. Maybe because it's still cold and malapit na ring dumilim. Afterwards, he lifted his head. Napatingin ako sa kanya and he is looking up the sky. Tumingin din ako and wow, it's beautiful. Katatapus lang ng ulan kaya unti unting nagbubukas ang langit. And then the red sun colored the beautiful clouds. It's very unusual to see a sky like this here in Bagiou because most of the time, the sky is covered by thick ugly clouds. But now the sky in front of us is I think the prettiest sky I've ever seen.
"Wow." I unconsciously uttered.
We watched the sky queitly until the the color of the cloud fades as the sun sets. Then, it keeps getting colder. But she's still not here.