"Is there anything that I can help?" She asked while hiding half of her body on the wall. She stood right there before the kitchen's doorway and watched him prepare lunch.
"Take a rest. Your feet are not yet fully healed." She pouted and looked down at her bandaged feet. She got scratches and wounds when she walked in the forest without wearing any shoes.
Though it's not really that painful, he is right. What if she accidentally did something that might lead to infection? She can't remember when he cleaned her feet but when she woke up, she already got it bandaged. She just didn't notice it because she was scared that he might attack her. She went back to the living room and looked for the music channel.
Aside from listening to music, if the weather is good, she will stay in her small garden. Every last Friday of the month, she will go to the doctor to have her eye check-up. She got blind due to severe stress and the doctor said that she might be able to restore her vision if she will start reducing or eliminating the things that give her stress. She is indecisive. She wants to see again to have a normal life and at the same time, she also wants to remain blind because she doesn't want to be back to her foster parents anymore.
Her real family died in a car accident when she was seven. She is the only survivor. Her twin brother died along with it. The police brought her to a foster home but since she got inheritance from her parents, anyone blood-related to her can take her away from there. She stayed in the foster home for a decade but no one came to bring her back home. When she turned eighteen, the couple who stood up as her foster parents legally adopted her. At first, they were happy. A part of her inheritance was spent for a new house, a gift for her new parents for taking care of her. She thought everything was fine until her father started spending everything at the casino and her mother bought expensive and high-end things like bags, clothes and makeup.
Before those things happened, she graduated from university. She was able to finish her studies early as she was accelerated. She was able to look for a job but problems came up and it started stressing her. In order to get away from what she called home, she went back to her old home. Half of her remaining inheritance is safe in the bank while the other half was supposedly spent on renovating her old home but it was taken away by her greedy parents.
"Are you okay? You look pale." Her mind went back to reality when he tapped her shoulder. She nodded and scooted to the side to give him space.
"How did you find me?" She suddenly asked and he took his seat beside her. He reached for the remote control and turned the television off.
"I saw you leaving from here and I followed you. Your foster parents called me last week and they told me that I should start reporting by Monday." He answered and she lowered her head.
Right. It was only Monday yesterday. She thought it was a good time to go to the forest because everyone is busy and no one will be there aside from her. Though why did her parents send a caretaker for her? They abandoned her when she was turning blind. She is sure that they are already having a good time because they forced her to sign the papers about transferring her remaining inheritance to their names.
When she turned blind, though not completely, she found a friend who can help her. She introduced her to a local government unit and they started giving her allowance. She refused to stay at the facility since she got her old home. Every other month, a staff from the local government unit will visit and interview her about her condition. And then, they will give her a box set of beads with a single color and then, she will make bracelets to help them earn funds. It is fine for her because they are helping her and making bracelets is the thing she can only do to help them back.
"I will visit my doctor this Friday. Can you help me go there?" She asked and he hummed softly as an answer.
"The other room is not yet cleaned, so for the meantime, you can sleep here in the living room. I will start cleaning it after lunch." She reminded herself that he will be a stay-at-home caretaker. It also means he will be with her 24/7.
"You can have your rest day during Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. I will not be able to give you a salary but I will provide your meals." She added. He nodded this time.
"Also, I'll do my own laundry. Don't worry about my laundry. I can handle that." She blushed faintly, thinking that if he will do her laundry, he will be able to see her undergarments. She bit her lips when she remembered that she's not yet introducing herself to him.
"I forgot. My name is Hasegawa Fuyu. You can just call me Fuyu." She reached her hand out and he shook it gently. She can feel his stares on her as if he already forgot that he kissed her a while ago.
"What will you do if I'm a bad person?" He suddenly asked and she turned to look at him. He sounded so serious, so she started feeling nervous.
"If you are a bad person, you already killed me and you will not save me when we were in the forest." She answered back. He raised a brow and a small smile formed on his lips.
"What if I want you sexually and there will be time that I will force you to have sex with me, what will you do?" He asked once again and she took a deep breath before taking his hand. He immediately pulled his hand away since she was about to place it on her chest. She chuckled softly and he furrowed his brows.
"You can't even lay a finger on me." She said as she stood up to go back to her room. He snickered in amusement while looking at her.