The night at Normal City, in Nina's new house, Humberto was resting on the couch in living room. He felt relieved to get some rest after packing the house from afternoon to evening. He closed his eyes, trying to sleep for a while, but was interrupted by water dripping on his legs.
"Is it raining now?" he though, as he usually felt this when it was raining. He opened his eyes.
Nina was standing in front of him half-naked, she had just finished her bath. He was startled, he closed his eyes back immediately and asked her.
"What are you doing, Nina? You shouldn't stand in front of me with just a towel on," he said quickly, flustered, as his face turned red.
"Why not? I've seen your body, so it doesn't really matter if you look at mine. Anyways, it's your turn to use the bathroom now"she replied while drying her hair.
He ran to the bathroom with his eyes closed, bumping into the wall twice but refusing to open them. She looked at him with a bemused expression before heading upstairs. In the bathroom, he felt so embarrassed knowing she had seen his body.
"What's exactly she has look?"he asked himself while covered his red face with both hands and with all the shyness he felt he jumped to tub without undress, worried if Nina just casually walked in when he bathe.
After 48 minutes passed, the food for dinner was ready to be served. They both cooked different food. Humberto brought burgers and fries, while she brought ramen to the table. They two confused with the other food as they don't usually eat that. After taking a bite of each other's food, the look on their faces showed satisfaction.
"Your food is good. What's it called?"he said.
"Thank you, your food is delicious too. It's call ramen and what's your?"
"It's burger and fries"
"Do you usually eat this for dinner" they asked at the same time.
"Looks like we're thinking the same thing," she said.
"Yeah, how about we teach each other on the weekend?"he replied.
"Sounds good"she agreed.
After finishing their meal, they washed the dishes together. While washing, she asked him.
"Have you think what to work at here?"
"I think I will just go every place and asked for work"he replied while give her a wet dishes.
"Oh, okay"she said with a low voice while dried dishes. This made him suspicious, since her voice was usually loud and cheerful.
At bed time, Humberto was lying on the carpet in living room while Nina sleep on the room upstairs. They only have one room with bed, beside that is clothes room, and the small room on downstairs. He was still thinking about what could have disturbed her, as she hadn't seemed well for several days. On the process to find the answer he fell asleep without realizing it.
The next morning, when he woke up. He was surprised to see Nina sleeping beside him, holding his hand. He woke her. Nina got up but she was sleep inertia.
"Nina, why are you sleeping at here?"
She rubbed her eyes and looked at him, then returned to sleep. He sighed, He then lifted her into her room. He was confused because Nina had been like this ever since her parents' death. He remembered the night he slept with Nina in the hidden room.
He took a shower and had breakfast. He had left note for her that's say don't forget to eat breakfast before going out.
He walked slowly to enjoy the surroundings in this city, as he had never gotten to do this in the past.He felt so calmed to see orchids, lily and the trees along the way he walked. He arrived at the school, there he tried to apply for work. Unfortunately, he can't even get the lowest job the at there as it already full. Then, he tried to apply at the store, but got rejected too. This left him with one final hope, the job he had confident he will get but he didn't really want the job as he planned to try something new.
At the restaurant, he got a job as a dishwasher. He also can start work at there immediately, the pay was enough for him to take care of his own needs without burdening Nina. He started work from 10:00 to 22:00 every day except weekends.
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"Nina"he called as soon as he entered the house.
"Why?"
She was sitting on the couch at living room while watching TV.
"I get a job and started work there immediately, so I ..."his excitement voice faded when he looked Nina.
"So what? Why are you stop?"she asked.
While remain silent, he stood in front of her.
"Why do you look so sad?" He asked.
"No, I'm not sad. I'm just tired from the work I do"she replied
"Oh, so you too get a job, nice. To celebrate we got a job today, I will cook for dinner tonight"he became cheerful again.
He then went to the kitchen and started cooking without changing his clothes first, while she continued watching TV. After one episode of doraemon end, he called her, but she was quiet. He went to her and saw she had fell asleep, he woke her. She got up while being holding by him to the table.
After a few minutes, she excused herself and went to her room. He just saw her and started to wondered.
"Why she always not finished her food? It has been three times she doing so"he remembered yesterday's dinner, today's breakfast, and tonight's dinner. He was the one who finished her food.
"Not to forget, she too always sleep with me when I should be sleep alone"he tried to thinking the answer, but he was too stupid so he give up after thinking for 15 minutes straight while clean dishes. He sighed, took a bath, and then went to sleep.
The next morning, when he awake and stretch his body. He felt something was off as he didn't feel his hand being held by Nina today. He though maybe she finally could sleep alone, so he just do his routine, taking bath and went to work without checking her room.
At work, when the restaurant was quiet without customers, one of Humberto's coworkers asked him.
"Hey, you lived with your sister right? Does she have a boyfriend?"He lowered his voice a bit to avoid being overheard.
"She is not my sister. We just lived together since her parents has passed away. I think she has a boyfriend" he replied, even though he doesn't know what boyfriend mean. He just said that as he thought it meant a male friend.
"No way! I thought you were her brother since you have the same hair colour as her. Looks like I need to find someone else"he then go away. Then, his female coworker spoke.
"All male are same. Just want someone beautiful only"
He doesn't know what to react when she suddenly interrupted.
"Hey you, just from what you said earlier you must have some problem with your girlfriend now that it has been so long since I last see her"she continued to talking while playing on the phone. He nodded.
"Can you explain to me what happened to her?"
He then told her everything about Nina after she lost her parents, except for the time she stood in front of him with just a towel.
"I see. Are you stupid or what, it's clearly that she have..."she can't continue her sentence since a groups of customer suddenly came.
"I'll tell you after work"
They then went to they own station and worked.
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After worked, he quickly went to his workmate and asked her to continue what she wanted to told him.
"We don't have time for that just take this and go back home, she needs you"she give him porridge and water bottle.
He ran home, tightly holding the plastic bag.
At Nina's room. It was still dark, and she had been lying in bed since that morning. She had a fever and struggled to breathe. She felt so dizzy. She tried to get up, but her body was too tired and made her fall, but before she fell to the floor, Humberto held her.
"Nina, why you didn't called me for help if you were sick?"he said with a low voice.
She looked him in the eyes then she cried as that eyes made her remembered her parents. She can't bear anymore to looked tough in front of him. He lift her to her bed and tried to calm her.
"Why are you crying, Nina? This isn't the Nina I used to know" he said while gently pat her head.
"I'm.."she can't said anything as her tears keep coming even when being wipe.
"It's okay, Nina I'm here" he then hugged her. Her crying became louder as she hugged him back.
After an hour streak of crying, she calmed down and her eyes had swollen. He laughed at her, she hit and scolded him to not make fun of her face.
"So, care to tell me now what made you sad?"
"Yes, I'm ready to tell you now"
They then had a heart-to-heart conversation while Humberto helped her to eat . After done told him, he apologized.
"Sorry, if only I'm not this stupid, maybe I can help you before you get sick"his body bent forward.
"It's okay, it's not your fault I'm the one who should've been open with you since I know that you're not sharpest"she said.
He got up and asked for permission to leave and take a bath. She spoke to him, while smirking.
"Hey I want to take bath too, please help me to go to bathroom"she said. He then lifted and brought her to the bathroom.
At the bathroom, he set her down and started to leave, but she stopped him.
"Hey do you remember what I said when we first came here"
"Yes, I still remember. Why?"
"Then we should start that now by taking bath together" she jumped on him.
"Wait, weren't you ill just now? How could you be this strong?"he was caught off guard.
"It's because of you"her voice had also returned normal as he remembered. Humberto smiled when he saw Nina's bright smile return.
"Hey, let me go first. I want to tell you something"he said while being hugged by her.She then get down and he kneel down in front of her.
"I think the first things we need to do is let me do this"he then grabbed out ring from his pocket.
"Will you marry me?"he said, showing her the ring. She surprised to looked on the ring as that ring was her mum belongings.
"Did you plan this with my mum?"she asked him.
"No, I just followed this note's instructions," he said, showing her the note. She realized it was her mum and dad's handwriting.
"I hope I can see your marriage with him but it looks impossible since I'm already dead (should be dead if not just forget about this note and come to me) anyways I bless you to marry with him, so please take care of yourself when us has gone"
She turned the paper and see the other rings that belong to her dad and pose Humberto just do. She smiled.
"So, what's your answer?"he asked
"Yes, I will" he said while slide her finger into the ring.
They smiled to each other.
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One year has passed since they moved to Normal city. They had been doing many activities in that time period such as camping in Normal Forest, dating in fun fair and join many volunteer activities, but today there are more happy thing will happen. Humberto ran with a smile on his face after getting a phone call from the doctor.
Meanwhile, Nina was in the hospital room. She was sitting on the bed while hold her newborn baby. Humberto burst into the room and went to bedside. His eyes pupil were big looking at the baby.
"Is this really our son?"he asked as he still can't believe he was finally getting a child with her.
"Yes, what kind of question is that. Do you think this son belong to the next room?"she replied firmly.
He then leaned down and kissed his wife forehead making him blushing.
"Why you suddenly kissing me?"
"Thank you Nina, I know is not easy to giving birth. You have done well to survive that process"he said while gently touching his son hands.
He felt confused as Nina was not reply. He then looked at his wife and saw she was crying and at the same time their son also cried.
"Hey, Nina don't cry now you can't looked so fragile in front of our firstborn"he said to calm her while wipe her tears.
"Sorry, I just felt moved by what you said. I promise to you that I, Nina Matthew will always stay by your side no matter what's problem we facing"she said while calmed their son.
"It's okay, I too promised to you to always stay by your side not matter what happen"he said gently while pat his wife head and smiled to her.
"So, what are we going to name our son?"
"Soto, Soto Matthew"
"That's good name, I like it"
They then kissed their son.
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On the dark place in Normal city, Crow has ready to make comeback with his gang.
"Just you wait, punk. I will get my revenge," he said before heading to the surface of the city.