''Boom! Boom! Clack!'' The rumble of thunder sounded loud. It was raining heavily that morning.
Lilian awake shockingly when she heard the loud bang of the thunder. She slowly opens her eyes while still comfortably laying down on her mattress. She turns her body toward the window and saw it was raining outside there.
For a moment, she stared out to the window and thoughtful. Slowly her mouth grinned widely. She lay there while embracing her blanket warmly. In fact, she knows that day is her birthday. At the same time, she feel sad because she missed her mom.
''Mom…the day has come. Like each year before, I always miss you... Thank you for giving birth to me…'' Her tears slowly fell.
Suddenly, there someone knocks on her door. She gets up and opens it. It was her dad standing infront of her while holding a flower and cake. He grinning.
''Happy birthday, my dear.'' Mr Blake said and give her a warm hug.
''Dad…thank you. Let me guess! Did you buy this cake yesterday, right?''
He chuckles and nods his head. ''How do you know my dear?? It's correct, but...I think that I have already hidden this cake tightly in the refrigerator.''
''Well, I still can smell it. It's my favourite blueberry cake, right??''
''But, I thought you already sleep soundly last night.''
She laughing. ''Well, I know it!''
''Okay, never mind. You win after all. Anyway, happy birthday to you my lovely daughter. I hope I'm still the first person to wish you a birthday, the first one to give you a cake and this flower.'' He gives out the cake and flowers to her.
Lilian laughs and she hugs her dad warmly. She feels grateful and relieved. She knows that her dad really has a hard time whenever her birthday comes, because of her mom. Despite all of that, he always shows his smile toward her daughter and chooses to hide his grief.
''Dad...thank you so much. I love you so much, dad. No matter what, you are always my favourite dad and always the first person to me.''
''I love you too, my dear. But...I think, there was someone will take my place soon.'' Mr Blake said and chuckled.
''Huh? What do you mean by that, dad?? Someone??'' She was curious and she quickly went to the living room after her dad point out to someone was in there.
At the same time, her heart was pounding. Her step suddenly stops for a second. She was nervous. She worried if that person was not the person that she want to be.
She slowly walks closer toward the living room while closing her eyes. She already standing there in front of that person, but she still didn't open her eyes yet. At that moment, Brent was in a puzzle after he see Lilian standing with her eyes close.
''Lilian...? What happened to you? Are you okay?'' Brent said
After hearing a familiar voice, she immediately open her eyes and she was surprised and she still standing there like a frozen stone. Lilian was just dumbfounded.
''Err...Brent?? I mean, senior...? Hi!''
''Hi, good morning!''
''Err-um...good...morning-too! She answered with a stutter. ''Mmm…why are you here…? I mean, it's still early in the morning.''
''I want...!'' Brent can't finish his words when Mr Blake appear in there too.
''Okay, I think I have to go to work now. My client already waiting for me. I hope you two can have fun today. Brent, I give my daughter to you and please take care of her.''
''Yeah, sure Mr Blake. I will.''
''Lilian, I have to go now. Happy birthday to you once again dear. Love you. See you later, bye!''
''Bye, dad! Love you too. Please drive carefully, it's raining.'' while waving her hand with sadness. Her dad reply with a thumbs up and went out.
In fact, she knows that her dad was forcing himself to remember her birthday because he still can't forget about his wife. That's why he always avoid celebrating Lilian birthday together each year.
At that time, Brent who is still standing behind Lilian just keep quiet and he just stared her back from behind. When he saw she shed tears there, he can see that she was sad. Seeing her tears, his heart was in hurt too.
He didn't expect that human emotion really made his heart move too. Especially when that person is Lilian. He feels that he wants to stop her from her sadness and whatever feeling that makes her tears fall down.
He just let her be alone for a while and watched her quietly there.
Then, he slowly walks closer toward her from behind. He touches her shoulder gently. ''Lilian, are you okay?''
She just realized that Brent was in there too and standing closer next to her with a worried face. ''Umm...sorry, I just...too emotional. I'm okay.'' She said and smile. She wipes out her tears too.
''It's okay. If you want...I can lend to you my shoulders. Or maybe another thing that you want but...I don't know too.''
''No, I'm fine. I'm sorry because you have to see all of this. I...I just feel embarrassed. I shouldn't be like this but...I just can't control my feeling. I don't know if you still remember what I'm told you about my mom... my birthday, I just...!''
''I know. I remember it. I still remember about it all.''
Lilian was a little surprised. She actually didn't expect that he still remember that. She thought that he will not remember it after a long time. ''Did you?''
He nods. ''Yes. Don't worry, I understand how was your feeling. I'm here...I will always be by your side...here...'' He said while stroking her hair softly.
When she heard him saying those words, she was dumbfounded. She clearly heard what he was saying. She was a little confused. ''Err...what do you mean?''
''I mean...if anything you want or you have a problem, I will be here to help you.''
''Oh...thank you.'' She reply with a little upset. She was thinking something else when he say like that. Her face becomes gloomy.
''Why your face like that? Did I say something wrong?''
She takes deep breathing and looks at him with an angry face. ''No! So, anything else? I have a class later, I have to get ready.'' She was ready to walk away from there but Brent quickly grabbed her hand.
''I have something to say...!''
She was shocked. ''W-What...?'' She looks at him and waits for his word eagerly. Her heart beating faster again. Whenever he wants to say something, she always looks forward to what he wants to say.
Both their eyes were met into each other passionately. For a second, Lilian forgot that she was sulk before.
''Lilian...! Ugh!!'' Suddenly, he screams out. While his hand is on his chest near his heart. He fell down on his knee while holding his pain. His vision becomes fades. He feel a little confused for a while and his heart was in pain.
''Se-senior! What happened to you?? Are you okay??'' Lilian was shocked and she managed to hold his body but she can't make him stand because he was more weighed than her.
When she touch his body, she feel that his body was too cold. His eyes turn red. She feel a little scared but she was worried too about him. Did he get a fever? She thought. ''Senior, can you walk? Let's take a seat on the couch here.''
''It's okay, I'm fine. I just... feel a little dizzy.''
''But your whole body was cold! You can die from the coldness!'' She shouted at him.
He smirked. ''Don't worry, I will not die easily like this. Especially in coldness...''
''What?? How come you can smile like that?? I'm so worried about you right now! I-I...I don't know what should I do. You-you...you suddenly like this, it makes me...makes me in flurried.''
''I went to my room first and take out some blanket. Please wait for me.'' When she wants to go away, he quickly grabs her hands. He pulls her closer toward him. She was sitting down beside him.
Lilian was nervous. Her heart beating faster again. For this time, she can hear his breath close to her ears. He put his head on her shoulder in a closer eye. She cannot do anything and her body was frozen like a stone-cold.
''Se-senior...I think...I think you are sick. You get a cold.''
''Sick...? I don't think I can sick.''
''Uh? Why? Did you never get sick? Is this the first time you get sick?''
''I don't think so...I'm not sick. There is something wrong...'' He replies with a weak voice.
She feel a little strange about the answer he gave to her. She was confused too. Or maybe he really sick which makes his body become weak and make his head unconsciously. She thought.
''Something wrong what? Unless you want to say that you are not a human?? So that you can't get sick?''
''You can say it like that...''
She make a deep breath.'' It's okay, don't talk anymore. The more you talk, the more weird thing will you say...''
''I'm not...''
''Just wait here, I go take a blanket first. At least you can feel a little warm.''
''No need! Just stay here with me.''
''B-but...your body...!''
''Shhh...don't talk...I just need you to stay calm...''
''Umm...how come I can calm myself if we were closer to each other like this...'' She mumbled in silence.
''Do you say something?''
''Err...no! Nothing...''
''Don't worry...I will not do something toward you...but before that, can I say something...?''
''Hmm...what it is?''
''Happy birthday...'' He whispers gently into her ears. She smiled widely. She feels happy when she hears him wishing her a birthday. She thought that he will never say that to her but at least he say it.
''Thank you...'' She replies in a soft voice. While grinning, she quietly takes a glance at his face.
''Actually...I have something for you, but...I cannot take that thing with me because...it was not a thing...''
''What do you mean by that??''
''Later...'' It was the last word he says and he was sleeping beside her.
''Later?? What is that?? Senior?? Senior??'' She sighed after seeing he was sleeping.
At that moment, she takes a chance to see his face closely. She smiled with herself when she had that chance. She slowly get up and put him kindly on the couch. She let him lie there and take a rest.
When he was still sleeping, she take a blanket and put it on his body to cover him from the cold. She slowly fixed his hair and suddenly, his hand was on his cheek. She touches it softly and his lips too. She stared at it for a second.
''Oh, crap!! What happened to me?! Why I'm doing this?? Okay, stop! Lilian, stop!''
''Why...? Why is my heart always beating for you?? Why do I feel that my feelings were stronger toward you?''
''Argghh!!'' She mumbled.
''Anyway...Brent, thank you for being here with me today. Even I don't know what the real reason you come here, but...I can feel that you...you come here...is just...for me...''
**At that time, for a couple of hours, Brent still didn't wake up and he was still in his sleeping. Lilian also fell asleep beside him and that day was a peaceful day for both of them. That was the first time ever Brent was sleeping soundly beside her.
Even though Lilian don't know what actually happened to him, she decides to wait patiently and wait for him to wake up again.