She smiles widely when she looking around in the small garden of her grandmother, she loves flowers very much, but she never picks them, she feels pity if someone picking a flower, she tenderly touches the blossom.
"What a lovely flower you are!.. talking while she staring at it.
"A lovely as you are!..
She shocks and looking around wondering who talking that she heard. Her eyes opened widely when she saw a man standing outside of the bamboo wall.
"Hi!.. I'm just passing by and I heard you talking with that lovely flowers..
"Ah!.. it's okay!.
"I'm Curt Gilbert, but just call me what you want. I'm just living here since grade seven.
"Ah, okay!.. Anyway, I'm Bainessah Kate, I arrived yesterday from US.
"Ah!.. so can we be friends?..
"Oh!.. sure why not!..
"Thank you!.. he said with a cute smile.
"Your welcome! she smile too.
"If you don't mind, you can go with me every morning, just jogging around the village.
"Wow! sure! I love it.
"So see you tomorrow?.
"Okay!.. bye,
When Curt leaves, she sits on the small swings that have there. She sighs, looking at the sky. Now she starts a new life with her grandparents. Her parents pass away because of a car accident three months ago. she is the only child. She growth in the US but they are all Pilipino blood. "What life I have now without my mom and dad?.. I don't know God if I can manage it alone. But I know you there, watching me and guide me. She said with teary eyes. She missed her parents so much.
"Bai, breakfast is ready, come and we eat together with your grandfather.
"Yes! Grandma, I'm coming.
She sighed again and she walks inside their house. "Good morning grandpa!.. she greets and kisses him on the forehead.
"Good morning granddaughter how were you sleeping last night?
"It's good grandpa. I think I love to live here, I can adjust quickly maybe. And by the way! I have already a friend, I met him outside.
"Him? her grandma asking.
"Yes grandma, it's him, because he is a guy. He lives near our house.
"Who is him? her grandpa.
"His name is Curt Gilbert.
"Ah!.. Yes I know him, the cutest smile in the village as the girls talking about him.. her grandma said playfully.
"Yeah!.. I think you love to live here Bai. Anyway I don't saw any bad side in that boy. You can friend with him sweetie, but of course, don't forget to your study okay?..
"Of course Grandpa. and tomorrow I need to go to the school so that I can enroll.
"Okay! I ask Curt to guide you there. her grandma said.
After they ate breakfast she goes her room and takes a shower, she wants to go around but she even doesn't know where she starts, that's why after taking a shower she decided to go with her grandpa to the farm. She wore jeans and boots with a big hat, a white t-shirt is printed "I HEART U".
"Grandpa, I won't go with you to the farm.
"Are you sure?.. it's hot today.
"It's okay, I have a hat you see?
"Okay! as you said.
She enjoys watching her grandpa's helpers doing. They planted rice, the farm of her grandparents is bigger than what she thought. have an area for rice that is where she is now, have an area of coconuts, mango, watermelon, and more. She has a wealthy family she can't deny it.
"Hi miss beautiful, are you new here?.. one guy asking her.
"Yes!.. I arrived yesterday. she answers politely.
"Ah, I see!.. I'm Lester, son of your grandpa's helper grade twelve this year.
"Oh? really?.. nice to meet you, Lester, I'm Bainessah kate.
"Hey, Lester! come over here, give me that water that I ask, his father shouted.
"Okay!.. Ahm, Kate! I leave you here okay?.. I bring this water to my father.
"Okay!.. and I go inside the hut my grandpa is there.
She stays a moment, she closes her eyes and feels the fresh air. Mom! Dad! I know you are there, watching me. Don't worry I'm very much okay!.. grandma and grandpa caress me well as what you care about me. She opens her eyes when she feels her tears coming out. She starts to walk without thinking that the path is watery. When she steps suddenly her foot slide, and she is going fall into the mud.
"Oh my!.. she shouted.. but before she realize that she falls, strong arms catching her.
"Careful!.. a manly voice.
She opens her eyes slowly. "Who are?.. CG?. she shock and give him a name of her own.
"Hey!, I'm Curt Gilbert, not CG,.. wake up.
She rolls her eyes and stands in distance with him. "Thank you for saving me from that mud. she points to the rice field.
"Your welcome. Next time watch your step. and don't mention the name of your boyfriend again in front of me.
"Excuse me, he is not my boyfriend, and for your information, I only met him a while ago.
"Who is him? I don't know that name. even the sons of your grandpa's helpers are my friends, and no one names CG.
She smile, "Yes maybe you don't know him, because I only give that name to you..
"What?.. you give me that name? he shocks.
"Shocks?.. You don't like it?.
"Of course I like it,. you are only calling me that name.
"Anyway, why you are here? what are you doing here? and how do you know this place?..
"I go to your grandparent's house because I met my first girl bestfriend, I bake cookies, and your grandma said you are here with your grandpa, and since my friends' fathers work here of course I know this place because they bring me here before not once but more times.
"Oh? really?… surprising.. and you called me your first girl best friend?..
"Yes!.. you heard right. "I heart U".
"What?.
"The printed of your shirt!..
"Ah!.. Yes! my shirt. She smiles secretly, she feels shy.
"Let's go there? he said and point to the hut.
"Okay! He agrees
At night, Bai can't sleep because she thinking about CG, she felt different from her heart, and that is new, she never felt that before, she had more suitors in the US but no one of them she felt like what she felt from CG now. She sighs and forces herself to get sleep.