Daisy and Fern?

Gamaliel was casually walking towards their office and was surprised to see Fern already on her desk, working earnestly.

He knows that it's not his right or it's not a professional to ask about what he witnessed yesterday. So he just went directly to his working area, his hot Choco is already there, sitting and melting into warm Choco. Fern had been in the office a lot earlier than he thought.

Fern knows that Gamaliel had some questions, maybe he saw them yesterday but she doesn't have the right to tell her personal story to an intern. So she swallowed whatever she could had been wanting to sputter.

She closed her eyes, and inhaled for a deep breath before she opened her eyes once again. Fern wants to avoid Yohan but she doesn't know the reason why she should. Yohan appeared and with a calm expression that even freaked Fern. He was the one who spoke first and said asked for forgiveness immediately. Fern was weirded out but she knew she had to apologize also. They both don't know the reason why both of them got angry but for certain is it's hard for both of them to see each other in pain, they both witnessed that once and that is enough.

Yohan woke up earlier and watched Fern sleep soundly. He can't remember the last time he watches her sleep. A warm smile appeared in his lips when he looked at her carefully. They had been telling stories non-stop last night. They had been drinking cups of coffee to match their unending reminiscing memories but when they cuddled in his bed, they seemed to had just melted in each other's embrace.

It was not their first time sleeping together but the first time they were caught was terribly horrible. What made it horrible is that they were caught by Yohan's mother. It was a shock to his mother, they were both surprised.

Yohan's mother paid him a visit in his boarding house unexpectedly. She had been knocking so she opened the door using her own key. Mrs. Kayang called Yohan but no was answering. A female shoe was at the entrance that immediately caught her attention, and a bottle of wine and two used glasses were on the table. She carefully looked into Yohan's half closed bedroom. She realized quickly that Yohan was sleeping with a woman.

She can clearly see the face and the back of his son but couldn't recognize the girl as Yohan was tightly embracing her towards him. Mrs. Kayang slowly pulled down the blanket but she was not still certain who the woman is. She panicked of course, but she managed to calm herself and sat down in the living room waited for them to wake up.

But within just a few minutes the bedroom door opened fully and Yohan appeared in the doorway, still in his jeans and shirt.

His son froze when he saw her mother. Mrs. Kayang is still in control of her emotion that's why she was able to face him calmly. He was nervous, and sorry. His silence was enough for her mother as an answer.

"Figure this out on your own, you're an adult. I can't force you to do something or not to do something but son, son…. what I'm hoping is for you to finish your studies, don't lose focus. You are now in your senior year"

Yohan can't answer yet and just kept on nodding, still silence as his answer.

"Then who is the girl then, is it Daisy?"

Mrs. Kayang asked

And was even more surprised when she noticed that Yohan is hesitating to answer.

"No...…" Yohan replied

"No? I thought she is your girlfriend. Did you guys broke up? Then who? I already saw it with my own eyes that you were sleeping with her, who is she?"

"F…..."

"F, who is that? I don't know someone with that name" She said already agitated

"WHO?", she asked again already angry

Yohan looked at her mother and sincerely asked her mother not to get angry. With that his mother became angrier but promised to not get angry. So Yohan looked at her mother earnestly and sincerely said;

"Fern"

"What do you mean Fern, I don't know someone whose name is Fern.

"Mom, Fern, Fern Tuknaw. I'm dating Fern Tuknaw and she is the one sleeping there. She is the one who I slept with yesterday. Yohan said directly that seemed to hit his mother like an arrow straight to her heart.

"What, what do you mean Fern. Yohan dear, are you talking about our Fern. The Fern I know. Fern the daughter of my friend" Mrs. Kayang said and totally in disbelief.

"Yes" Yohan replied with sincerity

Mrs. Kayang was already on outside when she heard Fern's voice. It's really her. She stayed for a while to listen.

She listens as her son talk to her in a very sweet manner that relieved her and worried her at the same time.

She was on her way home to the province when she received a call from his son.

"Mom, don't worry about my studies. I know how you, Jonathan and dad are working hard to provide for my schooling. Don't worry and...."

"and, hello? Yohan are you still there?"

"and don't worry about Fern and I, we just got drunk with the wine and got sleepy so…...nothing, nothing really happened" Yohan said

That eased the worry of Mrs. Kayang but she told him again that he should be the one to act maturely because he is older. She kept that secret dear in her heart, hoping that they it would be known in due time. It's just that she didn't expect that it would be sooner and even in more complicated situation.

She can't understand her own feeling when she heard that Fern lost a six-month old baby. She had her many if-only. She felt guilt and sorrow and, love all together when she faced Fern now.