Imperfections

5 - A Day with Thomas

The next morning, Allyana opened her eyes and blinked it a couple times because of the sunlight shining into the room. Her head was filled with questions. Questions she knew she wouldn’t be getting any answered here. Her clothes have not changed since last night.

Going down the stairs, her ears told her that someone was cooking in the kitchen and the TV was on. Her nose told her someone was cooking a very good breakfast. When she finally reached the last staircase, her eyes confirmed the information that someone was cooking and the other one was watching TV. Thomas was cooking in the kitchen and someone she hadn’t known yet was sitting on the sofa watching the TV.

Daniel rose from the sofa and stopped right after he turned around and saw Allyana.

“Hi.” Allyana greeted.

“Hi.” Daniel said with a nervous smile.

“Bud, your guest had woken up.” He said again but this time to Thomas.

“What?” Thomas screamed from the kitchen.

“Your guest. Had. Woken. Up.” Daniel said those loud and slow.

“Oh! Come on. Breakfast is ready.”

“Please.” Gesturing Allyana to walk first with his hand.

Allyana smiled and walked to the kitchen meeting Thomas who was putting eggs and bacons on 3 plates. He then put the filled plates on the table. Thomas put his hands out after they all seated down. Allyana and Daniel followed what he did, intertwining each other’s hands and bowed their heads down.

“Dear Lord, thank you for another bright day. Thank you for the peaceful night. Thank you for living breaths. Thank you for the food on this table. Thank you for the people seated in it. May this brings us all good fortune and grace only from You who we believe is our saviour. Now. And forever. Amen.” Thomas prayed.

“You have a sweet mouth.” Allyana said.

“Oh he does for sure.” Daniel added.
All Thomas did was a big smile.

“So. Have you two known each other?”

Allyana and Daniel both looked at each other at the same time. Daniel put his hand out on the table for Allyana to take it.

“Daniel Grayson.”

“Allyana Martin.”

“Nice meeting you.”

“You too.”

“You are as beautiful as he told me.”

“What?” She laughed with it.

They finished their breakfast and cleaned all the goods they used. They were sitting on the sofa. Thomas facing Allyana and next to him, Daniel.

“So how did I end up in this place?” Allyana started the conversation.

“You were sleeping when I tried to wake you because I wanted to ask where you live. But you gave me nothing. So I stopped trying and bring you here. My house.”

“Wow. I slept that deep, didn’t I?”

“Yeah.”

A phone beeped breaking the silence after small laughter’s come out of all three of them. It’s Daniel’s. He picked it up before turning it on showing a text from her mother on the lock screen.

“Sorry, I have to go now. My mom is in the airport.”

He stood up and apologized again.

“Gotta go bud. Nice meeting you Allyana. Hoping to see you again soon.”

“Nice to see you too.”

With that, Daniel left the house and there were only the two of them then.

“Does he live here?” asked Allyana.

“No. He doesn’t.”

“So you live alone?”

“Yeah. It’s not as sad as it sounds. Trust me.”

Thomas coughed a few times and they were dry. She asked if he’s ok receiving a multiple nods from him. Then he went to the kitchen coughing, pulled out a bottle of pills from a drawer. He swallowed down a pill with water and after, came back to the sofa. Allyana asked again if he was ok to make sure and another nod she got from him with an apologize.

“Where are your parents?” Allyana started the conversation again.

“They. Uh… I don’t exactly know where they are. They left me in an orphanage house when I was a one year old. I don’t even remember how they look like. Last I heard, they were in Brooklyn. But that was 3 years ago and I don’t know if they’re still there.”

“I’m so sorry.”

“It’s ok. It does sound worse when I tell it.” Thomas said receiving a chuckle from Allyana.

“Where are yours?” Thomas asked.

“They both died when I was 14. They were arguing about something when I came down the stairs. Next thing I know, he shot her and she died. Then my father died about a week later because he couldn’t live with himself and left me alone.”

“Oh my God, I am so sorry. I didn’t know. I shouldn’t have asked.”

“It’s ok. No one knows until they ask right?”

They continued to talk. Thomas asked why she had really long hours of class yesterday and she explained how that was the last day of her school so it took a really long time. Right after Thomas got his mask, they both went to the coffee shop where they first met and met every time after. The coffee shop was the place that brought them together in the first place.

“Hi.” Said Allyana to her best friend behind the counter.

“Hey. I see you two got together.” Isla replied with a smirk.

“I’ll get your two orders ready in just a minute.” She said again.

Thomas and Allyana said thank you to Isla then decided to take seats where Allyana always sat. By the big window.

“Do you have plans tomorrow?” Thomas opened the conversation.

“Y…es. Actually. It’s Isla’s birthday tomorrow and I have to make sure everything is perfect for her.”

Isla came to their table bringing their orders.

“Please. No surprises.” Isla said making Allyana laughs.

“You should come, Thomas. She’s having a private dinner party for her birthday. And by private, it’s just me and her since she doesn’t have any friend.” Said Allyana with a laugh at the end.

“You’re so mean.” Isla pushed Allyana’s shoulder receiving laugh from her.

“I don’t want to interrupt the private dinner party. It should be just the two of you.” Thomas replied to what Allyana said.

“Oh, please do come. I don’t want it to be just me and her.” Said Isla.

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

“Ok. I’ll be there.”

“Cool.” Isla said before she left their table.

“Thank you, Thomas.” Allyana said.

“No problem. And you can call me Tom.”

“And you can call me Lyana.”

Double updated today bcs missed last busy wednesday😩. Hope you understand! Stay tuned for more of Allyana and Thomas❤

-jojo❤