CH: 21 HIS VOICE

He then asked me to sit down and himself sat on the bed the music was still on, he started applying oil in my hairs and it felt so awesome his hands were doing magic in my head, it relaxed every single muscle in my body I was enjoying it too much.

Suddenly, my favorite song played the song of that unknown boy and I felt Jacob's hand tighten in my hair. I asked "what happened, hyung."

"Nothing...nothing" he said as he loosened his grip and said "where do you have this song from? I mean which song is this?" he asked stuttering I turned my head towards Jacob and said, "It's not a song of a professional singer. It is a song of my schoolmate I don't know anything about him but when heard his song for the first time I just melted and his voice... isn't it great I just love his music so much? I recorded it once, it's my favorite song."

He didn't react so, I asked again and then, He nodded his head and said, "Yes, it is good." And again started massaging my head after a few minutes we decided to sleep as we both were sleepy. I stood up and took the bottle of oil from him and placed it back from where I picked it. And then we both went to the washroom one by one to brush our teeth and to wash ourselves.

I was the first one to go to the washroom and then he went in there after I came out. When Jacob was in the washroom I picked up the other stuff from the bed and arranged the pillows, and placed one pillow in the middle which separates the bed in two halves. I laid my lifeless body, down on the bed as I was so tired from the work, while waiting for Jacob to come out of the washroom. Within, few minutes he came out of the washroom. I stood up and sat straight on the bed, I saw that he was wearing a white shirt from which his body could be clearly seen and had black shorts on. He was looking so adorable in those clothes. When I was staring at him I realized, that since the first day we met till now I found him getting more and more attractive, adorable, special and sweet person to me. I was busy with his thoughts in my head meanwhile my eyes were busy staring him. They were glued on him, and were rejected to look away, when he walking towards the bed. He finally sat down and said, "Mason, why are you looking at me like this, is there something on my face?" he said getting unconscious while rubbing his fingers on his face to remove something if there was any.

I quickly turned away my gaze from that face and moved my face, so that he couldn't see my face while searching an excuse in my brain, and replied, "No, no... I was just thinking about something." And hoped that he didn't have why I was looking at him?

But he slide that topic away and asked "Oh... what is this pillow for?" pointing at the pillow which was placed in the middle of the bed to separate our sleeping territories. I replied "It is to separate the bed so that you don't feel uncomfortable."

"But who said I'll feel uncomfortable and why I will?" he said as he was confused at my action.

"But I thought you will feel uncomfortable in sharing a bed with someone you don't know much," I said when he was removing the pillow from the middle.

"No it won't be like that, I've shared my bed before also. "He passed and placed the pillow back at its place "When my dad went to drink and I suffered from fever Eddie stayed at my home to take care of me and we slept on the same bed." " And it's nothing to be uncomfortable of because we are friends Mason, why would feel that and I know you a lot I know all the thing I should know to tell you that you are a pure and good person, never say that you are some stranger to me."

My mind went blank, I was happy that he thought me as a good one, but again a thought came in my mind, "why Eddie? Why he has to be in his conversation, I just hate his name? " but when I thought in otherwise I realized "Maybe because Eddie is there for him from more time than me and he always supports him in his illness." I thought and but a look of disappointment formed automatically on my face.

"What are you thinking, mason?" I heard his voice, seeing my making disappointed look he at a sudden held my cheeks and pressed them, "are you worried about something?" he paused for a while looking into my eyes and again said, "you seem to be worried because you are zoning out, again and again, is something going on in your head?" And again he melted my heart, with his caring and loving nature and I stuttered "nothing... nothing" he sighed in relief and removed his hands and said,

"Ok! Let's sleep now you've work tomorrow. Right?"

I nodded my head and l laid down at my place and rubbed my cheeks softly as soon as Jacob turned off the light. After that I was getting more and shyer as now we were close to each other that my hand was touching his hand because there was no boundary between us. I was breathing so heavily and I was sure that it was audible, but then I fell asleep as it was a very hectic day and I was so tired also because of walking too much in the library for placing books in the shelf and picking books from various shelves of various heights.

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In the morning it was around 8:30 am when I opened my eyes and stood near the window and felt the fresh air filling in my lungs and the voice of birds chirping were delighting my ears. It was a good and fresh weather outside but I decided not to go for jogging because I wanted to make the breakfast for Jacob.

I ran inside the washroom applied a proper amount of toothpaste on my toothbrush and held it under the running tap to make it wet after that, I brushed my teeth and was thinking about what to make for breakfast. I then took a bath as fast as I can because I wanted to do everything before Jacob wake up. After getting ready I headed towards the kitchen to make breakfast.

I wore the apron and took out the pan and put oil in it let it get warm at low flame and on the other hand, I started beating the eggs after that I added some veggies and some spices in it. And after I mixed them properly and then emptied half of the bowl in the pan. And cooked it until it turned golden brown and until it was fully cooked I poured some juice in the glasses. After the omelet was ready I prepared the next one and finally it was done. I plated them on the table with the glass of juice beside them and went into the room to wake up Jacob. I reached near the bed and saw Jacob sleeping while holding a pillow. And his face embedded in the pillow, I was so curious to know how he can breathe while placing a pillow on his face.

"Hyung, wake up the breakfast is ready," I said and shook Jacob

He snuggled and said, "No... I don't want to wake up." turned on the other side of the bed while his face was still in the pillow.

I went to the other side and again shook him hard and requested, "Please hyung wake up I have to leave in an hour and I want to eat breakfast with you, please wake up hyung." But there was no response but I wanted to share my breakfast time with him. So, I decided to wake him up the last time but not by shaking him. I held my hands near his feet and shouted, "Hyung, I'm saying the last time." But there was no response again so I started tickling his feet until he replied.

"Mason, leave me... please... please...ok Mason, I... I will wake up just... just leave me please..." he said in between of his laughs he was laughing so hard because of the tickle and I was laughing at his struggle to remain calm which was going in vain because I was tickling him too much.

I finally decided to stop and said, "Come fast hyung otherwise the breakfast will turn cold." I said and started moving outside the room. I stopped when I heard him whispering, "I will revenge it. You Mason." I chuckled and went near the dining table and sat on the chair waiting for him.

"Where are you hyung?" I shouted as he didn't come out of the washroom and 10 minutes already passed away since he went into the washroom. But there was no reply to my question, I again shouted and there was no reply again. I went near the washroom and knocked on the door there was still no reply. I then said, "I'm coming in hyung." I gathered the courage to do that because I didn't know in what condition he was inside but I opened the door and saw Jacob sitting on the floor. I thought he fainted, but he wasn't collapsed on the floor, he was sleeping on the floor while his head was lying on the wall. I realized it when I saw flicking his hairs back from his face. I smiled and shook Jacob, "wake up hyung! You are sleeping on the floor you will catch a cold." And finally he woke up and stood in an instant and said, "sorry...sorry I was so drowsy so I fell asleep."

"It's okay hyung you can go sleep on the bed I will eat breakfast alone and will leave yours in the fridge you can warm it when you feel like eating," I said and headed towards the table. I was about to put Jacob's breakfast plate in the fridge when I heard his voice, "Hey! I will eat breakfast with you, I'm feeling hungry now." And sat on the stool and I put his plate in front of him. And I sat on my seat to eat the breakfast. We started our jobs with the cutlery and I asked, 'when will you join your work hyung?"

"Maybe from day after tomorrow..." he said and rested his palm on his leg and continued "my leg is all right now. But I still want to rest a bit." He said in a lazy tone. I giggled and looked at the watch it was almost my time to leave; I quickly finished my breakfast and waited for him to finish as soon as he was done I picked up both of our plates after and washed them. And went outside to take my cycle out and Jacob came behind me and stood on the door waving me a bye.

I said, "Bye, I'll be back at 6:30." I was dumb to say that as he already knew that I will come at 6:30 but still told him. We were getting more and more like a cheesy newly married couple but I liked it, I wanted to happen it daily.

I was willing to do anything to let this happen daily I wanted this happiness in my life at any cost. It wasn't like I was so needy for it, I needed it because this was the only thing that was missing in my life I didn't know what to name this but whatever it was it made my heart flutter; and this feeling it was beyond any other feeling.

I paddled towards the library humming a beautiful song...