Chapter 28: Something I Haven't Had Before (Part 2)

I pulled a chair to the bedside. "Babe…" I grabbed her hand and took a deep breath.

"You had typhus. I should bring you to the hospital and your mom on her way," Rose whine. I know she doesn't want to make me anxious. "Don't work too hard. You're my nanny." She slaps my shoulder.

"I'm concerned about your health." She said as she playing with my hand. "Even though nothing will change, at least I know your company will be stable and fine. I don't want you to have a rough time alone."

"You change someone and it's a matter." I put her hand on my heart. "Do you know something?" She looks at me. "You already melting this heart. I-I know you… just do your job, but it's different."

We stared into each other eyes. "I can feel it since we first met." What? "I know you want to… kicked me. It's already written on your face."

My heart pounding fast. "Do you want…"

Rose shook her head. "I'm already falling for you. What about you? Do you feel the same?" She looks me in the eye. I took a deep breath.

"Belive it or not. I do. I even burned my ex photograph, and maybe you not noticing." Rose looks at me without saying a word. "It's fine. You don't have to trust me." I put her hand down and walked outside. I meet her mom and jolted. She glared at me.

"What have you done to my daughter!?" She crossed her arms over her chest. I gulped and took a deep breath. "Answer me!" I get back inside her room and look at her. Rose's mom pinched my ear and drag me to her side.

"Mom!" I keep looking at her with my puppy eyes. "C-can you… not pinched her!?" I keep begging on her mom. "L-let her go. W-we… already in relationship."

"Why you not telling me this bastard is your lover!?" Oh, God. What!? Her mom already knows!? I looked at her, furrowed my brow. Rose's mom let go of her pinched.

"We…"

"There's a lot misunderstand we should get it straight, aunt." She glared at me. I rub my ears and took a deep breath. "I love you, Rose. You right, I wanted to kick you because I'm in my grief. I broke up with my ex a year ago and… you know the rest, but the point is. I'm not regret to having you by my side. You changed me, and… it's your choice to trust me or…"

"Don't leave like that before. I thought you… don't love me." I furrowed my brow. "Sarah already told everything about you. Remember when I said we had a movie night?" I'm nodding my head. "Honestly, I already told them we already have a relationship before your departure." Huh!? "We scheduled a… sleepover when you went to Borneo to discussing you."

What? Are you over thinking about what Sarah said about me!? "That's why you get sick?" She nodding her head. Rose. You make me want to kiss you right now. I can feel her mom glared at me as we speak earlier. Her eyes piercing through my bones. I can feel her aura. She can kill me whenever she wants. God. Why did your mom frightened me!?

"About I learned about your company… it's true. I told Kwang In to give me every report you received. Why did you do that!?" Did what? "Why did you not let me know that you struggling?"

Rose. Can I… be honest forever to you? "I don't want you feeling it, too. I saw you get bullied several times and… it breaks my heart. Remember when you have a reunion with your highschool's friends?" She looks at me with tears in her eyes. "Y-you can ask Hanks whatever I did after that. I just… want you to be happy." She changes me.

I don't have a word for today's moment, and… time's up. I should go home. Her mom prohibited me from staying at the hospital because she thought I will do something to her only daughter. She holds my hand tight and shook her head. "Stay here…"

I'm looking at her mom and she keeps glaring at me. "Y-your mom…"

"Please?" She looks at me with her puppy eyes. How can I reject her request? I should ask permission from her mom.

Her mom keeps observing me from my head to toe. "Your girlfriend…"

"Mom! She… will not do that thing to me." I let go of her hand and rubbed it.

"It's lunchtime. Your mom is hungry. I'll get lunch, okay?" I'm looking into her eyes.

I know she wants me to stay, but her mom is literally a bulldog. "Did you call me a bulldog!?" I'm shivering, then hugged myself. Shit. She can read my mind. I'm looking at my girlfriend and kissed her forehead. "She will not do that thing to you, right? Why you kissed my daughter!?"

I tried to ignoring her, but she keep glaring at me. "Mom!" She's whining and arguing with her mom.

I keep standing between them because I don't know what to do. It's better I'm waiting for one of them to give up.

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I'm tapping my fingers while waiting until Sarah arrived. I was wondering what she told Rose about me. "Lobak! You alright?" She pulled the chair. "Hah… today's weather damn hot sia!" Singaporean English? She puts a bottle of mineral water and leaned her back.

"You… already know about our relationship, right?" Sarah nodding her head and she smirking.

I took a deep breath and sighed. I don't know how to start this conversation, but she deserves to know. "You fall in love with her, right?" That's right and I'm not shame about it. "You deserve to be happy with her. I support you with her 100%. Besides, she's your type, right?"

Sarah, right if she said she's my type. Does she plan this from the whole time? "I met her while I'm in Borneo. Do you already know or… she told you?" I raised my eyebrow as I put my hand on the table.

"She told us. I'm not expect more from you. Glad to have you back, comrade. We miss Lobak." She said. Sarah stand up as she tapped my shoulder, then walked to the cashier to pick up her order. I took a deep breath and looked at my surrounding.

Yesterday was a history, today is a new day, and tomorrow is a mystery. I leaned my back and ponder what I have so far. With her by my side, will she stay with me forever or… we separated by fate? I don't know yet. Let's just… live in the moment.

I standing up, then approaching her. "You right, I deserve to be happy, but… there's a question I want you to answer. It's just…"

"Do you still asking me the reason she left you!?" I'm nodding my head. Sarah rolled her eyes and took a deep breath. "Since she humiliated you. I tell you why." Ready or not. I'm ready. "She was jealous of your achievement so far. You differed from the mostly people she ever met, but… it's not the specific answer you wanted to get, right?" I'm nodding my head.

Sarah put on her tray, then picked her phone. "I hope you will remember why she left you." I took a deep breath as I heard a notification sound blipping.

Whatever it takes, I should remember today incident.