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"I'm leaving." That’s what Harold wrote in the piece of paper. He has been quite since we returned home. "Mr. Shein is upstairs.” He wrote again and so I nodded. I went back to what I was doing, I was planning to bring food to Mr. Shein upstairs. He must be hungry. I heard Harold's footsteps walking away. As long as I know I have someone with me, I feel at ease. I just don't want to be alone. I feel like I can't breathe. I took the food to the room. There, I saw Mr. Shein lying on the bed and seemed to be deep in thought. I let out a deep breath before going inside. "I brought you food." I said. I didn't get any response from him so I approached the bed. "Are you alright?" I asked him, calmly. He didn't answer. I looked down because I think Harold told him what happened at home. I feel guilty. "Can I borrow your clothes? Ahm- I want to take a bath.” Mr. Shein didn't answer but I felt him get up to get some clothes. I sat on the bed waiting for him to come back. I literally don’
I'm lying in bed now. I am with Mr. Shein. I'm looking at the front. I heard his weak sigh. "You want to study again?" I immediately looked at him. And think—the truth is that I want to graduate. It's just that we don't have any money. "It's my father's dream that I finish school so I want to finish but I'll save first." I said. Mr. Shein suddenly became silent, so I faced him. "Why did you ask?" I closed my eyes when he touched my cheek. This is one of the things that I noticed about Mr. Shein. He's touchy. "I can support you love. You can study again." I'm surprised. I immediately returned my gaze to the ceiling. "You can continue your studies. I will take care of the tuition, the pocket money, and everything you will need. I will also take care of supporting your family." The truth is that I was shocked by what he said. I didn't react immediately and it seems I was still processing what he said. He has helped me so much. He paid the hospital expenses. It seems too much if
Harold did accompany me to school. As Mr. Shein said, I enrolled in a university here in town. I told Harold that I'm fine even at the community college because the tuition is free only for projects and the fare will be spent, but he said that it was ordered by Mr. Shein to enroll here so I don't any choice. We are going home, we just finished eating at the cafeteria earlier. I don't even know if Harold is okay because earlier when I took him to the grocery store, I saw him grimacing slightly. I wondered if he was used to such things or not. I was just looking outside. That's where I focused my full attention as we drove the way home to Mr. Shein. I saw a kitten on the road. "Oh no! Stop it Harold." I said and stopped him. I immediately got out of the car and went to the black kitten. "Poor you. Where is your mother?" he just made a "meow" noise and licked my hand. Awww. How cute. I faced Harold. "Can I take her home? I will take care of her." I told him. I saw on Harold's face th
The next day, I saw Harold in the living room. He had a frown on his face while holding a piece of paper. My eyes fell on his hand. "I'm hungry," my lips parted in what was written. After he was rude yesterday he will be like this? Why! I put Oprah down and she immediately ran around the big house of Mr. Shein. Speaking of, I didn't catch up with him after waking up. "Wait there. I stayed up late last night." I told him and it was true because my husband was talking to me last night. I think we slept late. When I turned to look at him, I saw his strange smile. "What are you thinking?" 'I'm not thinking of anything bad.' His letter. I narrowed my eyes at him. Why do I feel like he's lying? "What do you want?" I opened the fridge. It's empty. I turned to Harold. "Just eggs and fried rice let just it this first. The fridge is empty." I said. He immediately wrote. "Okay. We're going to buy groceries after." He says. I was in awe of Harold for a while. It's not that I don
It became awkward between the two of us. After what happened earlier, I just watched a TV show. He was in the seat next to me. We seem to feel each other’s mood. I want to speed up time so the night comes faster. I want to enter Mr. Shein’s room and talk to him all night. I don't know why we got to the point where he was hugging me. I didn't even have an idea before. I was carried away by my emotions. It's like my tears. When I was filled inside, I just started crying even though the reason was very shallow. Really annoying. I saw him stand up. I followed him with a look. He seems to be going out of the house. Will he leave me? I hope not. I'm really afraid of being left alone. I was about to get up to follow him when he suddenly came back with a pizza. I smelled the scent he brought. Oprah jumped off the floor and ran over to Harold. Maybe beg for food. I swallowed as the scent stung my nose even more when he opened it. Great! Appetizing. "Pizza," I heard him say. I want to i
10 years ago The sky is mourning. You see nothing but a glimpse of light behind the thick dark of columbus clouds. It's sparkling, causing sounds that brings fear and anxiety to everyone. The loud thunder that strikes in the sky gives scream to the hymn of a child from her deep slumber. People are running, putting their things above their head, covering it from the droplets that slowly pouring in the surface. She's sitting in the single seated chair outside the store. Holding the books tightly without minding the people surrounds her. Of all the people running outside, he was the only one that Harold Oliver Shein was watching in front. He couldn't approach her even though he wanted to protect her with the umbrella he was carrying. No rain fell on him, but his clothes were wet from sweat when he ran from their house to Lorelay's school. "I’m late." Mr. Shein whispered as he continued to watch the girl who was silently waiting for the rain to stop. An hour passed. Sheila arrives
"You smell like strawberries," I cursed myself non-stop after my wife said that. I just ate strawberries a while ago when she's washing the dishes. And literally forgot about it. I take a deep breath and look at the mirror. I've done so many mistakes today. I almost exposed myself earlier when Gregg called me. I used to be with him in the camp when I joined the army. I never thought that we would meet at the grocery store earlier. And I just realized lately that I was wearing the wrong contact lens. I took the cellphone from the drawer and saw that Lee had a missed call. I looked at Lorelay before going out. Lee is calling again. I took the porridge he brought to the room and put it down. Oprah immediately greeted me. I gained weight everyday. I need to go to the gym to exercise or else I will gain weight. I ate twice a night. I can't say no to my wife. She cooked it for me so I don't want to waste it. "Shein," "Yes?" "Where are you?" “Home. Why?” "I saw your brother," -----
"So you're a voice actor now?" I frowned when I heard the two in the kitchen. I'm ready to go. When I looked at myself in the mirror earlier, I smiled when I saw that the uniform fit on me. It's just surprising because I didn't say my size, but it looks like my husband already knows what it is. Why not? He has seen your whole body.' I blushed when I heard myself talking to the reflection in the mirror. Also, my clothes here are my size. It's like everything is customized for me. Even shoes or slippers. Everything fits. I went back to the kitchen and heard the two talking. "Shut up!" his interlocutor growled, which made my forehead frown. Mr. Shein's voice?! He's here? I hurried to go to them, but what I found was Richmoon and Harold eating. They turned to me together. I was disappointed to see that Mr. Shein was not with them. I thought I could see his face. "Why?" asked Rich. I smiled rawly at them. I met Harold's eyes. I smiled at him. "Nothing. I heard the voice of Mr. Shein,