HAPPY PILL, that's probably the effect on Ashey of the kiss she and Randall shared last night. Can fade sadness, literally. She felt light when she woke up today. And she knew that was because of her boss and the things he made her feel new to her. Anyway, ever since she entered the coffee shop earlier, she hadn't seen Randall. When should they talk about the kiss. Because it was new to Ashey, she didn't know if they were in a relationship already after that kiss, even though no courtship had happened between them? Can they really be considered in a relationship, now that they admit they like each other or they already like each other? She doesn't want to assumed. It's good to talk and have an explanation on both sides, isn't it? Where is that boss of her?
"FINALLY!" Randall said when he came out of that coffee shop of one of their new clients.
He arrived in Manila at 7AM where he met their new client. He never thought he would last there long at three o'clock in the afternoon. The new client they have today is annoying. He assisted them as if he's a politician. It's hard to refuse and they say, customer is always right.
He is in a hurry to get home now because he wants to talk to Ashey about what happened to them yesterday. He just smiled when he remembered it. She's definitely waiting for him. He forgot to get Ashey's cp number, he couldn't have texted and called her. Never mind, only later. They will meet .. in a bit ..
"Sir! You forgot something, Mr. Chan demand me to chased you." Before Randall could close the car window he was caught by one of the crew of his client, Mr. Chan. He reached for his cellphone that handed to him of the Mr. Chan's staff.
"Thank you, Miss," he said to the crew, smiling.
"Oh, sorry Sir," she apologized, because at the same time as she handed to him his cellphone, the crew handed him the newspaper she was holding too. "I just picked this up on the table as well." The crew of the businessman, Mr. Chan said, even if he doesn't ask. She's talking about the newspaper. Randall just nodded... and frowned...
"Ahm, are you going to throw away that newspaper, Miss?"
"Yes? Ah, yes. Will you read, Sir?" When Randall nodded in response, ahe immediately handed him the newspaper.
He gave the crew a 100php tip, which was very happy. Well, he still has a coin on the dashboard. Giving tips to people like her should be normalized for everyone, so that they can work hard at a job they would not like if there was a chance that they would take a different job. He knew because he had been through it too. He, first became a porter on someone else's farm until he became a farmer and now he is still a farmer but in his owned farm. Anyway, because the newspaper was open in the missing person section, Randall had just noticed that he knew a face that was there, when the crew mistakenly reached it to him. He looked at the newspaper first, before starting his car again. He was right. He knew one of the people in the missing section of that newspaper ..
Ashey Emerald Brown, Teacher ..
"HI! What's that?"
"Scrambled egg with V-cut," Ashey replied to Randall.
He approached her while she was cooking. Below the quarters is the kitchen of all of Randall's stay- in workers. They use the same kitchen to be exact, it is forbidden to cook in the rooms reserved just for rest. Stay-in mandatory rules. But the foods can be brought up to the room when they are cooked. It is forbidden to cook as precautions in the event of an accident.
"V-cut?"
"Yes." She couldn't look at her boss.
She was embarrassed. She's been waiting for him all day and now he's here, will she be ashamed? Gah, Ashey, where are the: you going to ask for an explanation, as you said before?
"Is that delicious?"
"Uh-huh," was her only response to Randall. She heard him chuckled.
"Don't you want to see me? Why don't you look at me?" Randall joked to Ashey.
She let out a deep breath, "Why are you here at this hour, Santillan?" She asked without further a do.
Randall chuckled once again. When he looked back at her, Ashey had the familiar feeling... It looks like someone is digging into her stomach without knowing what it is...
"I'm busy, meet up with the client. Past 6PM, I got home." Randall looked at his wristwatch, "It's only 7PM, you're the first one I drop by after I took a shower," he told her with a smile. Flexing the braces and the dimples.
"Oh, taste it." She just poured the spoon with the egg on it. She blew it first, of course.
"Delicious," he said. "But for sure, I'm more delicious here, Girlfriend .."
"Ew," just pretended, disgusting. Just pretending thay she didn't shudder at the word 'girlfriend'.
Randall laughed at hus own joke, "Do you want us to talk about that? Or is it just tomorrow?"
"What should we talk about, Randall Santillan?"
"What do you want to talk first? The kiss or the one I said I wanted you and you said you wanted me too. Or the one I just told you was my girlfriend now, or maybe the..." Her boss looked at her from head to toe. She forgot that it was only now that he saw her in that clothes. She was already wearing the clothes they had bought. Loose shirt-- she's only wearing a loose shirt tonight and undies. "My verdict for changing your dress?"
Ashey laughed, "Crazy!" She said, pinching her boss's nose, which in return caught her palms.
"There's more, the loss of your eye glasses ..." Randall said it in a tone as if he had just noticed that she wasn't wearing her glasses.
Ashey doesn't wear it when she's not working, anyway.
"Hey! You have something else to talk about! The burning egg, you two!" Jepoy, who immediately turned off the stove.
The egg is already burnt!
"Aww--" Ashey just take a glimpse to the egg she was going to eat, because Randall had already pulled her away.
He dragged her and then carried her on his shoulders. Those who witnessed their tenderness shouted again behind them ..
"Can we taste the hot soup soon, Bossing?!"
Randall and Ashey just laughed at what Jepoy shouted.
"YOU need to help me, human."
"Azraelle! All of a sudden you're showing up!" Ashey could almost swallow the drink in the angel's sudden rush, facing her from fetching water in the fridge! "What help? For what?"
"I'm stunned I don't know .."
"Huh? Why?" To a puzzled person, Azraelle looks far from that emotion. As usual, he probably mastered at poker face university.
"I don't know. But I have an idea. Because you are my only connection here in the world of life." The angel seemed very sure of what he said. Nakakakaba naman ..
"Did I have to do that?" Ashey asked in a tone of astonishment and .. twitter. Yeah, maybe that's what it is ..
"Are you in love?" The angel bluntly asked. Ashey was drenched in drinking!
"What's that question, Azraelle? Wait, don't tell me .. you think you're in love?" Ashey's eyes widened, "Sa-- man?" OMG!
"I think so, but, that's not possible. We don't have emotions. And you're the only reason I can see why I'm like this." Azraelle, you look stressed, based on the tone of your speech.
"Love is mysterious and powerful, Azraelle. I'm sure I have nothing to do with your feelings," he said, because it's true! How is he involved? She don't get it.
"So, are you in love?" He asked her again. Ashey analyzes the feelings .. does she love Randall anymore? Is it love when you are no longer put to sleep by worry? 'When your hindu day isn't complete, is it conversational and hurtful? ..
"Did I mention, you look like you're in love, after all."
"Hey, you're judgy in that part!" Ashey blurted out with an obvious joke tone. Don't just sell to an angel without emotion.
"No, it's you and your feelings, because I'm under you. You're the only under my soul who was in love during your borrowed life. But at least now I know, next time, I'll be aware. Because I can't It's impossible. " The angel said one after another. It seems puzzled ..
"Wait, if you can't, eh, how's that? How are you?" Ashey just wanted to be sure of what could have happened to the angel. Maybe it also knows the full extent of that.
"I don't know .."
"You look .. frustrated, Azraelle .." Ashey's eyes widened at what he said. Look? ...
Azraelle's eyes also widened as they looked at each other- masculine which was even worse when sinking into the angel happened!
To Ashey amazement, she blurted out again ..
"Ma-y emotion ka na Azraelle! Tao ka na!"
"Who are you talking to?"
"K-talk? Nothing-- nothing. I just woke up and took a shower," Ashey answered Randall's question. Ashey is staying at his house. Just like he said, now that she's his girlfriend, he doesn't want her to sleep in the quarters. The size of his house so that it can still stay in the meager room. Besides, what kind of a man would allow his girlfriend to sleep there, even though they are in the same place where his big house is also located? They talked about getting to know each other better when they got together and not just from house to house. They are adults. That doesn't matter to them. Randall admitted that he was possessive so he immediately informed to the whole farm that he and Ashey were together.
"Ah, on the cell phone! I had a conversation on the cellphone earlier," she added. But Randall knew she's lying. he always overheard it talking to someone, just now he asked. Another, it left the cellphone on the bedside table today. He didn’t know why it had to lie. Aside from what he discovered in the newspaper, he didn't know what else the woman he loved was hiding from him ..
Yes, he already loves her. They say, love moves in mysterious ways and that is applicable to him, to Ashey. Ashey was different from the women who passed to him. She is different because from the very beginning, he was interested in recognizing it. From the beginning, deep inside him, he knew, this was the woman for him. That there was a reason why she suddenly came into his life and messed up how he was feeling.
"Okay, are you done? Can we sleep now?" He just led Ashey back to bed.
"O-- f course .. yeah. Let's sleep." Ashey tenderly hugged Randall. Randall heaved a silent sigh.
Whatever Ashey's secret, he just hopes he has the courage to know and face it all. Because he's happy that she's glowing now. He's very happy that she is no longer the Ashey he first met whose eyes are full of sadness as if that sadness has penetrated her soul ..
Sadness that he first noticed of all. Sadness that lead them to what they had now ..