Sitting down on my seat , I looked out of the window . Today is quiet . It feels weird though .. too weird ! I mean , its not like I don't like the silence .But , the thing is … Its just TOO quiet ! I turned my head and looked at the empty desk next to mine . I haven't seen her all morning ! Lunch is going to be over soon . Where is she anyways ? She can't possibly be lost … I mean .. that's just crazy ! The classroom door slid opened and the teacher walked in .
"All right class , settle down !" He shouted across the classroom . Everyone went back to their seats and the most boring lesson begun . That's right .. English. Sigh . I took out my textbook and flipped through the pages .
"Why must the last two hours be English ?" someone said . I looked up and saw the two girls that were sitting in front of me whispering to each other .
"I know right ? Sigh , Chiyo sure is lucky . She's not in school today ."
Not in school today ? Did she have extra work back at the restaurant ? No , if there was , manager would have called me as well .
"I heard she caught a cold ..."
A cold huh ? So the weird queen actually caught a cold .
"Yeah ,I hope she's doing okay . She is living alone after all.."
Wait , that's right , her parents are not around anymore . So she is alone . I wonder if she's doing fine ? Ah , she's probably fine ..She's old enough to take care of herself . Why am I worrying about her in the first place ?! Echizen Ryoma , you are not going to worry ! You are not going to be bothered by something as small as a cold !
3 hours later …
I hate myself ..I thought I told myself not to worry ...So why the hell am I standing in front of takanishi-san's apartment, pacing around like a complete idiot ?! Should I ring the god damn bell or Not ? God I swear I am going to kill myself !
*Ding dong ..* I rang it . I stood there and waited for sometime .
(5minutes later...)
*Ding dong...*
(Another five minutes later)
*Ding dong...*
This is starting to get on my nerves ! I have been standing here for the last ten minutes and no one is answering the god damn door !
"Hey weirdo ! You in ?" I shouted but there was no reply . I starting banging the door . No one answered . Maybe she's not in .. Man , if I see her at work , I am going to kill her ! As I was about to leave , I heard a soft cry . I stopped and I listened closer . It was a cat's meow . I looked at the window and I saw kiki standing on the other side of the window behind the curtain . She kept scratching the window as if she was begging me to let her out . I thought something was wrong so I looked around to see if I could see what was happening inside . I walked up and down but I still can't see the inside of the house .
"Ah , are you a friend of Chiyo-san ?" I turned and saw a lady standing there .
"Ah.. well ..yeah.." I told her . Who is she ? The landlady ?
"Is she home yet ? I need to collect this months rent by today or else I can't pay for the electrical bill ..I haven't been able to contact her since this morning .. I hope she's not in some sort of trouble ..."
Yep , I guessed it . The landlady . Wait , she said since this morning . If she's got a cold , she should have been at home all this while . But the landlady said she can't be contacted since morning . Don't tell me …!
"Erm ,miss landlady... do you perhaps have the key to her apartment ?" This is stupid but its worth a try .
"Yes .. I do but what do you need it for ..?"
Erm .. what now ?!
"I'm her classmate and my teacher told me to check in on her to see if she's okay . She caught a cold . But she's not answering the door so I thought maybe something might have happened so-" before I could continue , the landlady cut me off .
"AH ! So you're her boyfriend !" she shouted .
What ?
"Just give me a moment !" She ran down the stairs , back up and placed a key in my palms . "Here you go ! Now if you'll excuse me , I have to go back home to prepare dinner .I'll be back to check up on the two of you later ! See ya !"
Before I could say anything else , the lady disappeared from my sight in a split second . What the hell ?! I wanted to ask her to check in on takanishi-san , so why am I the one doing the job ?! Are all Aunties like this ?! And I am not her boyfriend ! Sigh . I took the key and opened the door . I stepped into the apartment . The house was filled with complete silence .
"Hey .. weirdo..?" I walked in to the living room . Takanishi-san's cat , Kiki, meowed . I looked down and saw her rubbing herself on my leg . She then ran off to one of the rooms and meowed . I followed her . As I entered the room , I saw takanishi-san lying down on the floor . She wasn't moving .
"Hey Weirdo ?!" I shouted and ran over to her . I helped her up in my arms . I felt her body heat , she's burning and she was breathing heavily. I used my other hand to feel her forehead . What the- she's having a high fever !
"Oi takanishi-san ! Hang in there !" I shouted and shook her . I carried her up and walked towards her bed . I placed her down and covered her with the blanket . Now what ? That's right , cooling pad ! I ran to the kitchen and searched the cupboards . What the hell ? No , cooling pad , no fever medication ! Nothing ?! This is ridiculous ! I look like a complete clown now ! I stormed out of her house and ran to the nearest convenience store . I grabbed a box of cooling pads and some cold medication and headed back to her apartment .
"This is worse than working on a Friday night shift !" I said as I pulled my neck tie off . I took off my school jacket and pulled my sleeve up .Using a towel , I wiped the sweat off takanishi-san's face and neck and placed the cooling pad on her head . She can't take her medicine without eating anything . So .. For a sick person .. porridge should be best . Plain porridge .. I just have to boil rice in water only . It shouldn't be hard . I went to the kitchen to prepare the porridge . After that I just have to wait for 30 minutes and it'll be ready . I walked out of the kitchen and collapsed on the sofa .
"Ah ...i'm exhausted !" Who would have thought that taking care of a person is this hard ..
Ring ring ..ring ring .. my phone rang . Oishi-senpai ? Why is he calling me ? I picked it up .
"Echizen !" He shouted across the phone . Ah what the hell ?!
"Oishi-senpai stop shouting on the phone !" I heard kaidoh-senpai on the line . "Echizen .. where are you ? Manager told me you took the day off ...are you okay ?"
"Ah … i'm fine ...i was just..."
"Just ?"
"..Its nothing .."
"I see , well if you need anything ..you can give me a call .."
"Okay... well then ...I'll see you at school ...Bye"
I hung up and sighed . Oishi-senpai is really … I got no comment .. I closed my eyes and I was about to take a few minutes nap . I need a rest .
*Ding dong *
NOW WHAT ?! I jumped up from the sofa and stormed to the front door . I opened it .
"Yes ?!"
The landlady stood there and stared at me .
"Oh its you landlady..."
"Yes its me .. is chiyo-san home ?" she asked .
"She's home but … she's not feeling well right now...and she's bedridden ."
"Oh dear … what to do … I need to get the fees by today ..." she said with a worried look on her face .
Fees ? You mean the rental fees ?You're worried about that ?! And I thought you were worried about her health !
"..Can't you get it from her tomorrow ?"
"I need to pay the electrical bills by today ..or else...oh I know ! As her boyfriend , why don't you help her pay for the bills first ?" She grabbed my hands .
"I-"
"Oh come on , you can right ? Can't you do this poor lady a favor ?" she looked at me with puppy eyes . Wh-why has it come to this ?!
(Five minutes later ...)
I handed Five hundred dollars to the lady .
"Thank you so much ! Chiyo-san is really fortunate to have such a nice boyfriend ! I won't disturb the two of you anymore .I hope the both of you a nice night !" She walked away and disappeared from the corridor in a split second again . For the last time , I am not her boyfriend ! And what did she say ? She hope the both of us a nice night ?! What is she trying to say ?! Thank god I'm not renting an apartment ! Then , the aroma of the porridge filled the air .
"Crap ! I forgot about the porridge !" I ran to the kitchen and turned off the fire . I scooped some into a bowl and walked into takanishi-san's room . I placed it down on the table . I have to wake her up . I helped her up and shook her gently .
"Hey takanishi-san... wake up .. you have to eat something so that you can eat you medicine ."
Slowly , she opened her eyes and looked at me . She look weak .. she can't possibly hold the bowl of porridge .. Ah , there's no other way ... I held her up and she leaned on my chest . One of my arms went around her to support her , holding the bowl of porridge and the other held the spoon . I can't believe i'm doing this .. Slowly , I fed her the porridge , bit by bit . After she finished the porridge , I gave her the medication and she fell asleep after that . After cleaning the kitchen , I went to change her cooling pad . She seems better now.. maybe I should go ..
"...mummy.." Takanishi-san moaned . Is she dreaming ? "...Daddy... don't go..."
She's dreaming of her parents … I guess she really miss them , even though she doesn't show it .
"Don't go...don't leave me all alone …. I don't want to be alone ….i'm scared..."
I looked at her . I don't know why but... I just can't leave her alone like this .. I held her hands and squeezed it .
"Weirdo... you're not alone ...so don't be scared ..." I know how scary it is to be alone ..i know how it feels to be left alone, to be abandoned by the ones you love and trust . "Its okay ...everything is going to be okay..."
"Mummy...daddy... its..so lonely in the house without you ..."
You idiot … if you're so scared of being alone … why do you act like its nothing to you ? And yet .. you still smile like its nothing … being able to be so cheerful everyday . Compare to someone like me ...
"C-ch-chiyo..."
I released her hands and fell backwards . What did I just say ? What did I just call her ? I'm going crazy ! I walked out of the room and fell back on the sofa . What's going on with me ?! What's wrong with me ?! I can't think straight ! My mind is in a mess ! I don't know what's wrong with me ! All I know is that , I don't want anything to happen to her...
The next morning …
Chiyo POV :
I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling of my room . Looking around , I kept wondering what happened . The last thing I remembered was fainting on the ground , but now , i'm lying on my bed . I think I remembered someone calling my name . I got up and saw a cup of water and a box of flu medicine on my side table . I wonder who brought this ? Landlady ?There was also a cooling pad on my forehead. I stood up from my bed and walked out of my room . As I entered the living room , my eyes widened . Echizen-san was sleeping on my sofa with his hands on his forehead . I also saw a pot of porridge in the kitchen . Did he do all this ?
*Ring ring ~* The house phone rang . I went over and picked it up .
"Hello ?" I answered .
"Good morning , chiyo-san , are you feeling better already ?"
"Ah , ms landlady .. how did you know I was sick ?"
"Yesterday , as I was back from shopping , I saw your boyfriend pacing around outside your apartment . That's how I heard that you were sick . He was quite worried about you . Chiyo-san , you have such a nice and caring boyfriend . He even paid your rent for you , You should treasure him ."
"Erm , landlady he's not-" As I was about to say something , I heard a baby's cry .
"Oh dear , my son's calling me right now , I have to go ! Chiyo-san , take care !" She hung up the phone .
So , the person that was calling my name was echizen-san ? He took care of me when I was sick ? He paid my rent for me , bought the cold medicine and cooling pad , and he even fed me porridge .. Echizen-san did all this for me ..? I smiled and walked over to the sofa . I squatted down and stared at him .
"Thank you ...echizen-san..." I said softly . I looked at his sleeping face . I always thought he always put on a straight face in whatever he do , but , he looks kind of cute when he's sleeping . Unknowingly , I used my finger and poked his cheeks . He groaned and I fell back . His eyes open and he looked at me . His eyes widened and he sat back up .
"Er...so.. you're awake ?"
"Yeah.."
"...How are you feeling ?"
"I'm fine now , its all thanks to you ."
"...I didn't really do anything ..."
"You liar .. you bought cooling pads , cold medication and made porridge for me ! You even paid my rent for me ! You did a lot of things .."
"Well I..."
"I know . You don't have to say it . Come on , I'll heat up the porridge ! Lets have breakfast !" I walked towards the kitchen , but echizen-san grabbed me . I stopped and looked at him .
"You're still having a fever , so why don't you just sit down and i'll do the job .."
"But i'm feeling better already !"
He came over and placed his hands on my forehead .
"No... you're still having a fever ..."
"But..."
"No buts ! Stop being so stubborn and rest !" He shouted .
"O-okay..."
Why is he being so mean ? He's such a bully ..But .. I feel a little happy , hehe . I went in my room and changed clothes . After that , I walked out of the room and peek into the kitchen . I can't believe what i'm seeing ! Echizen-san is wearing an apron with his sleeve pulled up and he's holding a Ladle ! He looks like .. a house wife ! I took out my phone and took a shot of him secretly .
"What the hell are you doing there ?"
"Hehe , nothing , I just got something nice !"
"Huh ? Anyways here ..." He placed two bowls of porridge on the dining table and he took the apron off . The both of us sat down and ate the porridge . I didn't remember the taste of the porridge last night but it taste pretty good !
"You're a pretty good cook yourself !" I said .
"Hmmm..." he replied . Seriously , can't he be at least a little happy ?
"Thanks .. for eveyrthing ..." he's always there whenever i'm in trouble .
"You don't have to thank me every time... Its nothing ..."
Even though you say its nothing , Its something to me . I continued to eat my porridge until I remembered something .
"Hey , what about school ?"
He stopped eating and then he stood up all of a sudden , surprising me .
"Damn it ! I forgot to set the phone alarm !"
Done done and done wahahahahahaha ! Okay I am starting on the next chapter already ! So it won't be long before I upload the next chapter ! Hoped you enjoyed this chapter ! Hehe , ryoma took care of chiyo ! I really enjoyed writing this chapter :D Wahaha . Thanks for all the support guys ! I know that there are some errors in my chapters . I will try to change them if I have the time and i'm trying my best to avoid the errors ! Hope you'll keep on reading . Hearts XD
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