"You... you..."
A gentle push and Miriam's soft voice woke me up. Her light brown eyes looked at me shyly, as if she's afraid I might be upset about something.
"Hi, good morning."
"Are you mad because I woke you up so early?"
"I was the one who asked you to wake me up, remember?"
I smile and looked at her happily, happy that she's the first person I see when I wake up.
"Did you sleep well last night?"
The way she asked seems a little nervous, which I could tell. It's like she's surprised to wake up hugging me, since we had fallen asleep like that in the middle of the night.
"Yes, I slept well."
"You didn't wake up in the middle of the night, did you?"
"No way. I slept straight through until now. Did something happen?"
"No!"
Her voice get louder.
"Seriously, nothing!"
Miriam jumping out of bed and stretches. I watch her natural movements and smile amusedly.
"Okay then, I'm going to take a shower. I don't want to be late for work."
"Smile. I'll make you something simple to eat."
The little girl freeze and turned to me, looking a little surprise.
"Make me something to eat?"
"Yes, why? What's the surprise?"
"I usually don't eat breakfast."
"That's not good. Breakfast is important. I want you to have energy for work."
I smile and go to the kitchen. Yesterday, when we went to the mall, I bought sausages and eggs and put them in the fridge, along with a gallon of milk. But when I noticed that Miriam isn't moving, I turned and raise my eyebrow in suspicion.
"Aren't you going to take a shower?"
"I... I will."
"Hurry up, so you can go out and eat."
Miriam look a little shock.
"Hmm?"
"I didn't think you would cook for me."
"Don't couples do things like this?"
"Couples?"
"Yeah, we're dating and living together now. We should do this kind of thing."
I pouted a little.
"Aren't you serious about this relationship?"
"It's not that, it's just... awkward."
Miriam raises her hand.
She scratches her cheek, genuinely embarrassed.
"I just thought living together would be enough, but now you're cooking for me too. It all feels so real."
"Because it is real."
"..."
"I'm your girlfriend."
"What are you saying?"
And then the shy girl run to the bathroom, probably to curl up in the bathtub and let the awkwardness wash away with the water. As for me, who had never cooked for anyone before, I'm excitedly making breakfast, armed with all the knowledge I'd learned from watching YouTube.
