After work, I felt very tired. My mind is full of things I don't know what they are. I decided to take a short break and take a walk to a park not far from our company. It was strange to see such an empty park. But for me it doesn't matter, actually I think this is what I need after a day of sitting and interacting with lots of people. I sit on an empty swing, thinking back to my college days. I still remember how I was called by the nickname Madonna from all my friends. I think at that time, everyone liked me, no, not everyone, even though we were in the same class, she didn't like me. She like Alicia. But that didn't make our day at Flower Lane awkward, I still enjoyed my time with all of them. I remember the first time she came and cooked for us, or the time we had a farewell party on the roof of the house, which eventually in the end take a result, Alicia was able to make her change her mind again and stay with us. While we were in college or when we met again at this company, I would just remain her secret admirer and never be more than that.

"Are you sure it will fly, sis?"

"Of course I am sure. It will not only fly, but will fly so high in the sky. "

My thoughts were interrupted when I heard several voices not far from where I was sitting. I looked to my left and saw two small children with an older girl. It took me a long time to look at the older one and finally got to see her clearly when she turned around and looked at me. She is the woman I saw the other day at the cafe. I saw her who said something to the two children and walked over to me.

"Hello, we meet again. You're from the other day, right? Miss…??"

"Chelsea. My name is Chelsea. Yes, we met a few days ago. Thanks again for your help "

" You're welcome . I'm Alexis. But everyone calls me Alex. Feel free to call me whatever you like. So, what are you doing here? "

"Nothing. Just wanted to rest a little bit."

"So, you're not doing anything right now, are you?"

"…I think so"

Before I could ask why she asked me that question, I felt my hand being dragged to where the children were standing.

"Okay. We have four kites in here. Let's have a match. Whoever can make their kite fly higher will be the winner"

"Of course you will be the winner, sis. You can always make the kite fly first"

"What?? You gave up before you tried ?? You can work together if you want. If you guys can beat me, I'll treat you to big ice cream. "

"You promise?"

"I promise"

The kids who heard about the gift suddenly ran away from us and tried to fly their kites. Alexis gave me a kite, but because I had never played with this before, I felt confused. I look at her, and when I see her face I could tell she already knew what I wanted to tell her, but she was waiting. Waiting for me to ask for her help. I didn't give her what she wanted, with my mouth still closed I handed my kite to her. We were silent for a moment, then suddenly she burst out laughing.

"Is it really hard to ask someone for help when they are standing next to you?"

"Is it really hard to help someone when you know they have a problem?"

I returned to return a question to her. Yesterday I thought she was a cool person to stand up to help me. But today, she is like a different person, likes to make fun of other people.

"I was just kidding. I didn't mean to make fun of you. I just wanted to see your sulking face again. That time, when I saw it, I thought it was so cute"

Don't know what surprised me even more. The way she knows what I'm thinking or the way she says I'm cute. She told me to hold my kite, as she walked away to loosen the string. She says wait till wind blows, then I let go of the kite. I looked up at the sky and together with the two kites of the two children, my kite flew. She gave my string back and taught me how to fly it. Not long after she made her kite fly, she was standing beside me. I did't know when the last time I enjoyed a break like this. When I saw my kite flying above the sky, I felt like I was the one flying free in the sky. Suddenly, while I was busy with my thoughts, the wind was blowing very hard and I saw my kite break from its strings. Don't know why, but I felt a sad feeling fill my heart.

"Hold my kite for me"

"Wait ... what? What do you want to do?"

"I'll catch your kite"

From afar she answered me. I saw her running towards my kite. I didn't know how far she would run and how long she would run, but I decided to go after her.

"Chelsea, what are you doing ??"

"What do you think? Of course I follow you"

" What ?? Where's my kite, by the way? "

"Huh?"

I remember when I ran to chase her, I was still holding the string, but because my mind was only focused on chasing her, I didn't notice I took the string off my hand.

"I accidentally let go"

"What??"

"It's because of the crazy thing you did, made me forget your kite"

"What?!?"

This is the first time I have spoken to someone while running out loud because we are still far apart. Sometimes I feel like I've turned into a crazy person because of her. When I almost caught up with her, I saw a mud puddle in front of her.

"Watch out !!"

"Huh?"

I tried to warn her but it was too late. Now her face and body are covered in mud. She stood and looked at me. I try to hold back my laughter, but I can't. Because she looks so funny standing like that.

"Laughing at someone who gets into an incident is bad, you know."

"Ha .. ha .. haha ... sorry .. haha ... sorry ..."

I tried to calm myself down, but it didn't work. The last thing I felt was mud on my clothes. I stared at her, only to see the grin on her face.

"YAAA !!! You wanna die? "

She didn't care what I said, and kept throwing mud at me. And suddenly a hand grabbed me and made me fall into the mud puddle too. When I saw her laughing, I picked up mud and threw it in her face. She was silent for a moment but after that she made another counterattack. I don't know how long we've been throwing mud at each other, the arrival of the two little children stops our fight.

" What are you guys doing ??"

"Hmm .. take a bath. Do you want to join us? "

"Yuchk. No, thank you. Anyway, we have to go home now. Don't forget to treat us because you are the one who loses, sis "

"Okay .. okay .. Next time we meet, I'll treat you. See you again "

I stood up from the puddle only to see how dirty I was now. Today I don't go to the office in my car, so if I come home like this, everyone who sees will laugh at me. The only solution I can think of is to call one of my ex-housemates.

"My house is not far from here. If you want you can use my bathroom and I will let you to wear my clothes too. I bet I have something for you even though our bodies are a little different "

I tried to think for a moment about the offer. I've only been to my ex-housemate's apartment. We weren't that close, but she offer it for me. With a nod I gave my answer to her. Then she told me to follow her. I look at her house. It's not too big and not too small. She has many flower in front of her house and one swing on the left side. When she opened the door, a brown dog ran to our direction.

"Hello buddy, I am home"

"Woof..Woof.."

"I think he likes you. Why not try to pet him"

"…I don't think I can do that"

"Don't worry. He doesn't bite"

With a smile she offered her hand. I locked my eyes with her and gave my hand to her. Little by little she moved my hand to the head of the dog and after my hand was on its head, I opened my eyes and saw the dog's tongue coming out, as a sign that he was welcoming me.

"See ... I told you, he's a good dog"

"Hn .."

"You can take a shower first"

"Huh ?? How about you?"

"I can wait"

"No. This is your house, you must go first "

"It will be a long conversation if neither of us wants to give up. Then, you can use my bathroom, and I will go to use my neighbor's bathroom. "

"Wh-

Before I could finish my words, the door closed. I sighed and walked to the bathroom. A towel, and clothes were already there. When I entered I smell a nice fragrance. I bet it smells lavender. I remember when she was near me, I also smelled this smell on her body. I shook my head trying not to think about strange things.

"Are you done?"

Alexis was at home when I finished taking a shower. She took something I believe was food for her dog and put it in a bowl. I just gave her a nod and sat on the sofa.

"It's almost dinner. Why not stay here and have dinner with me, then I'll take you home "

"You do not need to do that. I can call a taxi to pick me up "

"How bad it would be for me to be a housekeeper to let my guests take taxis when I have a car. It's okay, I don't feel bothered. By the way, have you ever eaten Macaroni and Cheese? " She asked me as she walked into the kitchen.

"Just once. Can you cook?"

"Why ?? Do you think I can only make coffee?"

"No, I did't think like that. Just surprised to know that. You are like the kind of person who is full of freedom. And I envy you"

I didn't say it out loud but it seemed like she could hear what was going through my mind. For a moment, she stopped what she was doing and just stared at me before turning around and back to her activity. For a while I thought we would be quiet until dinner, but I was wrong.

"You can freely do whatever you like, Chelsea. This is your life "

"No, I can't"

"You can. But you don't want to do that. Because of every pressure you always face. Am I wrong?"

"You don't need anyone to make decisions for you. As long as you know that in the end it will make you a wonderful person. Why not? As I said, this is your life "

"So what kinds of decisions have you made in your life?"

"Hmmm .. Just doing everything that makes me feel happy"

"... But life is not always full of happiness"

"True. But happiness is a choice, not a result. You're the one who make your own happiness, Chelsea. How you deal with problem which come into your life, it's your choice"

"Okay. I think we should end this conversation. Come and sit with me. I'll serve you with the best Macaronie and Cheese in the world."

"... I'm sorry, because I always talk, I forgot to help you"

" Do not worry . Remember, you are my guest. So it's normal to do this. And because you talked to me, I didn't realize that I finished it all. Come on, give it a try "

"You don't eat with me?"

"You first. I want to hear your opinion "

"... Okay .."

I tried a little of the food. I find it weird when someone just silently watches me while I eat like this. I remember the last time I ate Mac and Cheese was when I was studying abroad. But, I feel this food is better than what I ate before. When I saw her eyes that were always fixated on me, I almost forgot the reason she still hadn't touched her food.

"I think what I ate before was better than this" I said trying to make fun of her

"What ?? Really ??"

"Hehe .. Just kidding. Your food is better than what I ate before "

"Really? You didn't say that just to cheer me up, did you?"

"No. If you don't believe me, why not try it for yourself"

"Right. It's really good. See, I told you this is the best Mac and Cheese in the world."

With smiles we continue to eat our food. After dinner, we chatted for a while. Although it's a small talk, but I quite enjoy it. I pointed to her home phone which had a voice message she hadn't heard. But she just said it didn't really matter and would hear it before she went to sleep. At 22.00, I arrived home. After I thanked her and saw her come home, I went to my bedroom.

@Alexis's POV

I put my car keys back in the usual place. After I returned from driving Chelsea home, I took a drink from my refrigerator and walked over to my home phone. I pressed the voice button to listen to the message left for me.

"Good morning ma'am. This is Takeshi. About the project you said earlier, they agreed to do it."

Beep

"Good afternoon, ma'am. This is Eric. Today's meeting went well, and a new project has been published. "

Beep

"Good evening, ma'am. Takeshi speaking. Regarding our cooperation with XXX company, they agree with us. So you can join them on July 12th, you will introduce yourself first in their meeting "

Beep

"YAAA !! Alex !! Where are you? !!? Mother has been worried. When we meet again, I'll beat you up. You better call mom when you hear my message "

When I look at my calendar, I smile when I hear my sister's voice. After I saw that the date he mentioned was tomorrow, I pressed a few digits.

"Hello, mom"

"Alex .."

"Sorry for not calling you"

"It's okay. I also told your sister that I was fine, but I'm sure she told you the opposite, right"

"Haha, yes. Something like that. She said she would hit me when she saw me "

"Don't worry, mom won't let it happen"

"Thank you mom. I just wanted to hear your voice. I have a meeting tomorrow, so I have to sleep early"

"I understand. Good night, sweetheart. Love you"

"Good night mom. I love you too"