Warmth Lies Within | MiChaeng

Please Stay

The awkward atmosphere is something I don't want to last long. So I decided to brake the silence.

"Thank you for treating my hands." Is what I said to her with a warm smile. " I wasn't expecting you to come this early. You know. I had no idea when your shift ends. But you actually came on time. The food is ready, let's go and eat."

Without waiting for her response I dragged her hands a long with me to the kitchen. The table had the salad on it. I just need to take out the fish from the oven.

While I was attempting to open the oven. This girl rushed in and took the fish out herself. "Do you expect me to let you burn yourself again?" She said while placing the fish on the table.

I was happy that we are getting comfortable already around each other.

"Don't worry. Normally, I am not that clumsy. It's just that the sound of the door distracted me haha." I said while laughing.

She looked at me with guilty eyes. "I am so sorry, it was my fault after all. I see... I should have knocked the the door. I will make sure to do it next time."

Upon hearing that, I felt my heart hurting. Her words posses the feeling of an outsider. I think she took my words the wrong way.

"Mina" I said it dropping the formal addressing that I used to call her with. I looked into her with seriousness, grabbing her her attention to face me. With that, I continued my words.

"When I said I will wait for you in 'our' house, I really meant it in that way. Before my parents death, you were a part of this house and even now you still part of it. You can just continue living the way you were living as if nothing changed. You don't have to feel like you're a burden or a bother to me. We might have never known each other. No we actually never did. But please, don't feel like you are unwanted, because I want you to stay here. And now let's go ahead and eat since I am hungry and you as well for sure after working all those hours. We can continue our talk later. "

Just like that, I said it in a series but reassuring tone for her to know how I really meant it. I went after that to take the rice and start to look for plates.

'where is the goddamn plates for God sake.' I couldn't find any. I was frustrated and wanted to busy myself with something else. Probably my mom changed the setup somehow. Mina saw me and suddenly I heard some giggling from her.

I start laughing on myself for not being able to find plates in my own house. She walked and took two plates from the high cabinet where I wouldn't even be able to reach if I want. 'Short people problem...' is all what I can blame it on.

We sat down and start eating immediately upon hunger. I saw her eyes emiting light and I knew that she liked my food. But then I saw her looking around for something. I was puzzled with her action. So I decided to ask her. "Are you looking for anything? Do you need something? " She looked at me and said, "I was looking around to see if there was any ketchup left from the morning." I chuckled a a little upon hearing that.

She looked at me confused, "why are you laughing suddenly? ".

I stopped myself, and went up to the fridge grabbing one of the ketchup that I bought today. I went and placed it beside her. "While I was doing grocery shopping, I passed by the ketchup and remembered you leaving some for me. So since I usually don't see people have such taste including myself, I assumed that you might love it so I ended up buying some."

She giggled a little, "that's right, I love to used ketchup with almost everything. I know it's not a normal habit you usually see. Thank you though for buying me some." She smiled at me brightly. I can see her love for the ketchup clearly with my eyes. Such an interesting girl.