It's raining. A regular occurrence when the month of December comes.
The air is cold and no matter how hot the sun is in the morning, the rain is just as strong in the afternoon until the evening. It's normal and luckily, I brought my umbrella with me.
"Sir, may I know how much these candles cost?" I've asked. I am currently here in the neighboring town’s market an hour away from us because I was afraid that Orm might happen to run into me while getting imperative things. I still don't know how to lie and Orm knows at first glance if what I say is true. She always teases me because I often get confused and stutter when I don't know what I am supposed to say.
"It's only a hundred baht for 3 packs, how many do you need?" The vendor asked and I mentally calculated my expenses.
Flowers? Check
Fairy lights? Got it.
Venue where there is catering of Orm's favorite foods? Got it covered!
It's been a busy week for me and I really meant to take a week off from work just for this. It will be my girl's happiest day so why should I save on anything?
"Give me five, sir. And could I have it boxed?” I asked, the salesman just nodded after I handed over the payment.
I sighed deeply and somehow, contentedly. The appointed day is tomorrow and i dont mean to but I am counting the days since then.
I feel divided. I'm happy but I'm afraid. I was nervous and hesitant and more than once I questioned myself if I was doing the right thing. I just came back to my senses when the salesman handed me the box of candles and I softly thanked him before leaving.
My hands are already full of what to carry but I'm fine. Of course, I'm okay. The sky is still dark and it seems like it's continuously raining. The problem is that I can't open the umbrella because of the things I'm carrying. It took just a few seconds to shrug as I didn't hesitate to run to the car. Not caring even if I get wet in the process as I welcome the rain, soaking me in.
"Why is the rain even consoling me?" I asked,laughing to myself while adjusting the seatbelt of the car. Orm always reminds me to be cautious as always and there’s nothing that i can do but follow her. Otherwise, Orm will literally explode in fury like a tiny goofball bursting red. I smiled at the memory.
I have met her ever since I could remember. She’s already there. Literally. We are living in a coastal town, it's small but the view is scenic and life is simple. People are close to each other and know each other. When I was a child, I thought we were born together by our mothers who were friends. Our houses are next to each other and because we are the same age, we also went to school together. We’re Classmates from nursery and high school. Only separating our ways in college when Orm chose to become a Nurse while I studied Finance, nevertheless, we were in the same university so we almost went to school together. What's funny was that even until we got to work, we decided together to leave our town to go to Bangkok and live together in a rented apartment. She is a Nurse in a well-known Hospital while I am a Financial Advisor of a large Company.
A month prior, Orm asked to go home to our province because she wanted to spend her christmas with the family and I agreed. I wanted to go home for a long time as my mother was always whining about me not coming home often but my decision to go home was strengthened even more when I knew about the plan.
