Night Tales

Tale 3: Is he real or one of dream's creation?

I volunteered in one of the school's section which taking care of children with the age under 6 or more likely, as one of the babysitters. I also a student in this school which is in upper class student. I went to the care section after my class finished which was at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

One noon, I was with a friend to submit our assignment paper to our tutor. The bus was parked near the school hall. I was contemplating myself whether to use the short path or the long path to my class. My friend wanted to go the shortest path which just went along the corridor. I insisted her to go use the long path as it would not be too crowded. At last, she went with me but she still babbling about we should went the other way.

We part ways when we reach our class because she needs to submit the other assignment to other tutor of her and as usual I went to the care section.

As I walked down the cooridor to the back of the school, I bumped into someone or should I say 'a man'. I was about to apologize to him but he was ahead of me.

"Oh, I'm sor--" "Please forgive me as I was walked without looking and bumped into you. And are you alright,miss?", said him after he cut off my words and I was left astounded by his words.

"Oh uhm..yes I'm perfectly fine. How about you?", I replied and asked him back. He said he was alright and we part ways to where we went before the bump happens.

I did not notice that I was already arrived to the care section as I was thinking and wondering about the man I bumped before. I knocked the door and greeted the children and other babysitters. I was taking care of four to five children under my care. All of them were sweet, naughty and yet adorable.

While I was taking care of them at the sink near the window because they need to wash their hands before eating,there was a phone placed in front of me. I looked the video that was being played on. It was a video clip of the korean male group. 'Why would this person showed me this?'

"Sorry, but I'm not a fan of them and--", I said to the person without looking still watching it until it reached the end. When the screen turned black, I was shocked with my appearance. There was a bubble all over my head. 'Obviously this was the kids's doing when they played with the soap' I face palmed myself and start to get rid off the bubble on my head.

I just notice that the person who showed me the video still standing outside the window in front of me when he was laughing when I washing off the bubbles with wet towel. I was taken back when I saw that the person infront was the man I bumped himself.

"Hi, w-we me-meet again. Wha-at are you do-doing here?", I stuttered. He laughed before he replied my question.

" Nice to meet you too. I was just walking through this path when I saw you here and might I say, I was kinda surprised that you didn't notice what the kids' doing to you. And to let you escaped from being embarassed more, I offered you my help even though you are quite cute."

"Uhm...w-well tha-thank you", I do not know what to say. We laughed after that and then we went back to what we were doing.

When someone knocked the door, I just realized that I was daydreaming. One of the babysitters called out for me. I went to her and could not comprehend the reason he was here when we just talked before. He smiling at me and I smiled back at him.

I still could not stop thinking on why he was here when I never saw him here before. I just realized that I was staring at him long enough when he was with the children that was under my care when he let out a small cough. I looked everywhere except him. 'Why I stare at him that long. Oh my gosh that was embarassing.Ugh!' I face palmed myself after mumbling inside my head.

He was also one of the babysitters here but he was given a task to send the children home and if he was free, he also went to the care and played with the children. 'Owh no wonder I've never seen him.He just gonna wait the children that were walked by the babysitters at the parking area. Since I have to stay in the care until 5pm the latest to tidy up the room . No wonder we never crossed path before.'

It was almost time for the children to go home so all the babysitters walked the children to the parking lot and since one of the babysitters have to leave early, I replace her and take care of the children under her care.

While walking with the children to the parking lot, he and I talked about each other until we reached the parking lot. I watched him while he was assisting the children to go inside the bus. After checking and counting all the children, some babysitters walked back and waited at the side. He walked towards me after putting child lock to the bus.

"So uhm...bye and take care. Drive safely", I said when one of us still not sure what to say.

"Oh yeah. Of course. Thank you for reminding me back. Take care too and bye for now..uhm will we meet again someday?" He asked.

"Uhm sure. There is no harm for us to meet again," I mumbled myself before I replied to him properly when he do not get what I say before.

"Alright. Bye. Take care", he waved at me and the other babysitters when he went to the bus ready to bring the children home.

When he started to turn the bus around to go to the school gate. One of my friend gave me a side hug or might say like how a guy friend greet the other friend. He greeted me and asked me who was the guy and also of course the assignment which he quite not completed it yet.

When my friend and I talked, I have noticed that he was watching me from the bus while waiting the car infront of him went out. His eyes looked concerned or something that I can not comprehended. Something that tells me that he was worried that he gonna lose me. We stared to each other long as if there was nothing around us. And then...Knock! Knock!Wake up already!!

" Geez, can you just wake up already! Don't you know that I knocking your door for 10 times this day? Please wake up on your own!", said my elder sister.

I nodded my head while trying to keep myself awake. 'Geez, how long that dream was? Who is he anyway? Damn, is he real or just one of the dream's charactor? Is this going to be like last time? Ugh I hate dreaming like this back again.' I mumbled to myself in my head.

I slammed myself back down again and tried to rest for awhile before I totally awake.

The End.