Jose scratched his head after heard the whole explanation from his foster mother. Either he should cry or laugh after hearing the story. This foster mother really has a natural talent for attracting the "troubles" in her life.
Thankfully, he visited the orphanage during his long vacation so he was able to spend more time here. At the same time, maybe he could use some help with psychological approaches for the strange girl.
"Ok ... I'm on vacation so I can help you out to take care the girl."
"Anne, I need you to handle Mother Hua. Let her stay in your room for a while. "
"And you guys, as the time being, please help Mother Hua, okay? Be good and help her to clean out this place... "
In an instant, Jose gave some brief instructions to Anne and the children nodded their heads obediently. In no time, they dismissed and do as they were told swiftly and quickly. Mother Hua was immediately transferred to Anne's room while the children starting to sweep and cleaning the place.
Jose always has the aura of a natural-born leader. Whatever he said, they will remember and do it afterward. It has always been like that.
Shortly, the living room was deserted. Now, Jose takes a deep breath and let out a long sigh with a heavy heart. This year, his vacation surely will be a long holiday for him.
.................
The girl had just put the baby to sleep on the bed when Jose slowly entered the room and carried the tray with a lunch meal on it. She stared at him menacingly. Not even once she let her guard off while Jose stayed calm and keeping his distance while he placed the food tray on the desk.
"Mother Hua is not feeling well, so…"
"I'll be in charge and delivering the food for you."
"And, I'll always put it here ..."
After placing the tray carefully, Jose walked out slowly and closed the door quietly. He seems didn't care of her suspicious glance at him while he was doing all of these. Later that night, Jose does exactly the same and replaces the empty tray with the new one. And so on, Jose did the same thing over and over for 2 weeks constantly. He also sleeps in the living room and stays alert at night. Whenever the strange girl starts screaming because of her nightmares, Jose wakes up immediately and calms her down. Meanwhile, as time passed by, under Anne's care, Mother Hua's health is recuperating and she's getting better.
In the third week, Jose opened the door slowly when suddenly he saw a dark silhouette right in front of him. He jolted up in shocked when suddenly, the figure took the tray from his hand gently and placed it on the desk then handed him over the empty tray.
Her bright blue eyes no longer glanced at him with anger and fury, but they look much soften and friendly. She keeps stay silent but Jose knows that this girl is starting to accept his presence eventually. This is a good sign. Although he doesn't know when Jose is sure that this girl will start to open up sooner or later. He will have waited for that. No hurry. He also won't do anything reckless. At least for now ...
In the following week, the girl began lose her defend and let the door slightly open so that Jose doesn't have to knock it again.
The room was quite big but it was a bit fuggy and dark because the girl always refused to open the window, but Jose knew that she always has been waiting for him. That morning, after Jose put the tray on the table, the girl walked over to him while she was carrying the baby in her arms.
She showed him and gave the baby in her arms to Jose very carefully as if she put half of her life in the man's hands. Jose took the baby in and looked at his little round face, chubby cheeks, and small mouth. The baby is sleeping and he looks very adorable. The girl observed him carefully while Jose carried her baby and slowly, a small curve appeared on her face.
"This baby ... is a boy?"
The girl nodded.
"How old is he?"
The girl answered again by pointing out the number three using her fingers.
Jose cuddled him for a while then handed it over to the girl.
"He's so handsome ..."
The girl showed her wide smile happily and laid him back on the bed.
"It's a bit fuggy in here. May I open the window, please?"
Jose asked the girl politely and asking for her permission. The girl surprised at his request and stared at the curtains anxiously.
"It is okay. I am here. No one will be able to hurt you now ... "
As if he could see the girl's fear, Jose coaxed her and soften her heart.
She nodded her head once again and Jose walked a step forward. Pulled the curtains slowly.
Srttttt… the sound of sliding curtains swiftly moved sideways, allowing warm golden light to enter and illuminate the room shortly after. Seeing a beautiful sight in front of her, the girl's eyes widened as she gasped in awe.
Unconsciously, she walked a step. Moving toward and approach the light source. She raised her hand and feel the warmth of the morning sun for the first time.
"What is this?" the girl asked softly. She was still mesmerized by the morning sunlight as she is seeing now.
Looking at the girl's response, Jose even became more confused. For normal people like him, the morning sun was just a common thing. But to this girl ... it seemed ...
"It's the morning sun ... why?"
"It's warm ... .. I like it ...."
Tears of joy streamed down at the girl's face and she moved forward. Immensely herself in the beam of sunshine and closed her eyes in satisfaction.
Under the golden morning sunshine, Jose is able to see the whole features of the body and her facial expression of the girl. Her skin was pale and there were big dark circles under her eyes. She is very thin and her long hair was messy. Even so, her face is symmetrical. She's tall and has a nice bone structure. Each curve of herS showing her natural beauty as if she was born to be a supermodel. If she is able to maintain herself, her beauty definitely will shine forth.
The girl continued basking herself in the morning sun until her whole body is dripping in sweats then she slowly opened her eyes. Now, those pair of blue eyes no longer hold pain, but much more alive and shone with joy. The girl turned away her head and looked back at Jose in gratitude.
"May I know your name?" Jose asked her in a curious tone.
"Blu ..."