Chapter 8

"I'm going to wash," he said after dinner.

I didn't answer him and got up to put away what we ate.

"I'll take care of that too. Leave it to me, I know you're tired. You should take a rest." he whispered before starting to soap the ones we used.

"After that, I will go home, I need to go home," he added.

I looked out the window.

The rain is still pouring, it's dangerous for him to travel. And besides, their house is far from here.

"You're here to spend the night," I said, still not taking my eyes off the window.

"What? Are you sure about that?" I felt his shock when he said that, I also knew that he was looking at me now.

"Don't feel too much about that. As I always tell you, I just don't want you to get into trouble and get sick because most likely, your family will blame me again." I stood up and began to lay on the wooden bed.

"I see." He said rudely and resumed washing.

I started laying on my bed. There is only one bed in this apartment and I'm wondering where am I going to put this man.

I have nothing else to sleep on here. The floor was very cold, and because of the cold he would get sick. And what's worse is that he might get lung disease.

Ahhh!

I even scratch my head.

Hays, what trouble did you get into, Ria? Also, you only need your ID from him, right?

"I'll just sleep on the floor," he said, sitting next to me.

"What? Stay away from me," I growled at him because his face was so close to mine.

He moved away a little.

"I can go home if you're not comfortable with someone," he whispered.

"It is not a big deal if I'm with someone, and even if you're a man," I said rudely.

I looked at him before speaking again, "Don't be so full on your self,"

"It's just that, if I was Clash then you'll be comfortable," he said.

"What do you know about me? About us?" I asked, confused.

I always asked him why he knew so much about Clash and me but he always didn't answer.

"Why?" he said out of nowhere.

"What, why?" I asked him rudely.

"Why? Why do you love him so much?" its a serious question to me, I looked on the floor and did not gave him an answer and just took a broom to sweep the floor where this man will sleep.

Even though I was irritable to him, I still made sure that his bed was clean.

I stacked the cardboard that was there to be his bed. I also put two thick layers of it to make sure he doesn't get too cold.

Although I know it's cold to lie on the floor, I don't know what else to do other than send him home in this kind of weather or let him lay on this floor.

"I'm okay there. You should sleep, you still have school to attend for tomorrow." he said, lying down on the mattress I laid.

"Here's your pillow." I handed him my two pillows.

I know he's not comfortable on the floor since he's rich, but I also won't be comfortable if I lay him down next to me.

And why did I think of laying him down next to me? What if he does something bad? Oh Ria! Think sober!

I didn't know what time it was, because I spent a lot of time thinking about a lot of things.

I looked at the time on my cellphone.

I barely glanced at him, he was sound asleep. But obviously not comfortable either because mosquitoes always bite him.

I stood up, looked for a kettle and lit it. I put it near this grassy looking man.

I went to bed again for a while but I was interrupted by his coughing one after another.

Sheep! What am I going to do? I only have a clip fan here and it focuses on me because it doesn't rotate. If I focus on him, I will probably be bitten by mosquitoes.

I scratched my head.

No matter what happen, after this night, I'll just think that nothing like this happened.

I tapped him lightly but he never woke up.

Tsk! This grassy looking man filled with glutathione is sleepy head.

I tapped him again, stronger than before but he still didn't wake up.

He's handsome but he is crazy.

His face is so perfect, you'd think there was no ugly part. And he also has a pair of dimples on both cheeks, did I notice that before?

Maybe if there was no Clash Perez in my life, he would be the third person I would like.

I smiled as I remembered who the second man I used to like.

He's the one who saves me, it's been a while since I last saw him. I heard he suddenly left with his family and no one knows why. The news at our school was that they had gone to another country to study there.

What's his name again? I forgot that because it was long ago.

"Enjoying the view? Am I handsome?"

I came to my senses when he suddenly opened his eyes and spoke sarcastically.

I looked away, "I'm looking at where that mosquito went, thank me 'cause I didn't hit your face," I said irritably before getting up and going back to my bed.

"Really, Wife? Hahaha!" he was laughing so hard.

"Do I look like I'm lying?" I forced myself not to scream at him, I covered myself with a blanket because I knew my face was getting hot. I don't want him to see that because he probably won't stop being teasing me again.

"Let me see your face, then." he said, I could feel him sitting on the side of my bed.

"Look at me if you're not lying?" he tried to remove my blanket.

"Get out of here, grassy looking man! It's not funny at all!" I protested, pulling a blanket over him to cover my face.

"Tsk, ok." He suddenly complained and left the side of my bed.

"Let's watch, do you have a television here?" he changes the topic.

I sat on the bed and removed the mask.

"I have none," I said calmly.

"I only have a radio," I added.

He looked around before looking at me again, smiling.

"Okay then, let's open your radio so we can fall asleep," he said.

"All right I'll open it, you should go to bed." I whispered and then stood up to pick up the radio in my suitcase.

He lay down on the floor again.

"Stand up, don't sleep on the floor, you can sleep on my bed. I am the one who will sleep there." I said while adjusting the radio.

"I'm good here, I don't want you to sleep on the floor either,"

"Let's sleep on one bed," he was shocked when he heard me

Oh, Ria, what's with you?

"I mean, you.. sh-should sl-eep.. next to m-me," I said shyly.

"What? I respect you, Wife. I don't want—"

“Nothing else is going to happen, nothing like what you think,” I cut him off.

"I mean, you don't have to do this. I'm okay here," he insisted.

I placed the radio on the table beside my wooden bed, gently searched for a sensible signal.

"I don't want to explain. You can sleep here next to me, don't be so naughty." I tried to speak properly while trying to focus my attention on the radio to reduce the nervousness I was feeling.

"Okay okay, I'm not going to do anything to you either." he said, stand next to me and lie down immediately.

When I found a good radio reception, I adjusted myself before going to bed again.

“I never thought that you would be the one to hold my heart

But you came around

And you knocked me off the ground from the start" the music on the radio starts.

"That's a nice song, isn't it?" I heard him saying that.

"Hmm," I sparingly answer.

“You put your arms around me

And I believe that it's easier for you to let me go

You put your arms around me and I'm home"

The song is so beautiful, I just forgot its title. I would have learn to sing this one.

“How many times will you let me change my mind and turn around

I can't decide if I'll let you save my life or if I'll drown"

"You don't know how you saved my life,"he whispered softly, just right for me to hear.

Even though we turned our backs on each other, I could still hear what he said.

Is he already dreaming?

“I hope that you see right through my walls

I hope that you catch me, 'cause I'm already falling

I'll never let a love get so close

You put your arms around me and I'm home"

"From now on, that will be our theme song, okay?" he weakly said but you feel the sincerity on it.

"What?" I confusedly question him.

"What did you say?" I added

I still want his answer but he seems to be asleep.

This one is really sleeping fat.

“I tried my best to never let you in to see the truth

And I've never opened up

I've never truly loved 'till you put your arms around me

And I believe that it's easier for you to let me go.

I hope that you see right through my walls

I hope that you catch me, 'cause I'm already falling

I'll never let a love get so close

You put your arms around me and I'm home

You put your arms around me and I'm home."

Whatever trouble I get into today, I can only be sure of one thing...

I'm happy.

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Every Inch by: HerWordsWithoutHeart

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