Mannequin

Chapter Eight - Him

He felt worn out. After adjusting and rechecking every important documents that are needed to be handed and sorted out tomorrow,he looked at the the time. It was almost 8.30pm. He double checked the opening hours on the Bubbly Cheesy CS business card that he has kept inside his personal planner. They will be closing in the next half an hour. He needs to arranged the documents accordingly as he likes everything neat and in order. And everything took him more time than he has expected. He wanted to see her again and grab an americano along too if he's lucky enough and came before the shop closes.

Luck was not by his side as he came a few minutes too late. But he still saw the lights were still on and was able to see there's still activities inside through the glass windows and doors. Then he saw a familiar silhouette dancing and making a broomstick as a mic. She was still inside and clearly she was cleaning the shop with her,he assume,colleague of hers. She took her colleague's hand and made her dance to music which can be heard from the outside. He knows this song,since its been playing quite sometime on the radio. The bubbly lady just dance herself silly and lipsyncing to the song. She looks so happy and bubbly. He was so surprised that his lips lifted into a wide smile and almost laughing out loud while watching her like that. He had not had a good laugh like this before and this actions of hers making him do that. Which yet again made himself very surprised but at the same time felt like a stress reliever to him.

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She is so contrast compared to him. She has a bubbly persona whereas he is what his friends used to call him back in the college days, a tsundere. The most handsome but the most unapproable person. He doesn't count himself as handsome but unapproahable,a definite yes. He has been the way he is since he was in his teenage years. It scares him the most when he started to open up to the people he became affectionate to. And that made him learned his lesson. The only person who can make him speak his mind was his Nana. She had practically raised him as his parent were busy with their work and dream. They married young and once they had him,his Nana was the only one who has taken care of him,up until one day,she left this world forever. It was the most teary and heartbroken day for him,he had just turned 15 and his late Nana had made him the best birthday cake ever,it was his favourite,a big cheesecake made only for him to savour. He really missed his Nana so very much.

While his thoughts were occupied,he felt someone was watching him through the glass door. Before he was caught redhanded by her or her colleague,he just walked straight back to his office and once he turned around the corner,he took a peek if the person was still there checking the surroundings. Right then he saw her,looking at his direction but he doubted that she saw him. Her face lingered at his direction then turned to the other direction for one last check. It is a good thing this place has a good neighbourhood and safe environment. Once he saw her entered the shop,he was able to feel relief. He wanted her to be safe and most importantly, to protect her from the bad things in this world. Seems strange but that was what his own heart saying to him as of that moment though his head were saying otherwise.

*what do you think so far,my dear sweet readers?*