I Love You As Much As I Hate You

19. Working Together

Rain fidgeted uncomfortably while waiting for Anisa in front of the restaurant. As Anisa wanted, she was there exactly at seven am but the restaurant was still close. Sitting onto the step, Rain checked her phone expectedly to see if Cloud sent something, but there was nothing. Sighing heavily, Rain put her phone back to her bag.

"You look disappointed," Anisa said, standing in front of her.

Rain shook her head in negative with a forced smile then stood up.

"Let's go then," Anisa did not dwell on the topic.

"Can I ask where?" Rain asked hesitantly as the last thing she wanted was to make Anisa angry from the first moment.

"To the marketplace of course," Anisa gave her a little smile, "follow me, I assure you will like it there."

Rain gently got the shopping carriage from Anisa before following her, earning a hidden smile from Anisa for her attentiveness.

Arriving the marketplace in ten minutes by walking, the duo went to the fish corner first. Rain watched the sea while Anisa was checking the fish. After ordering the fish to be delivered to the restaurant, they continued with the vegetables and fruits. Like a loyal assistant, Rain followed every step of Anisa with a genuine smile on her face. The elder looked so happy; she was zigzagging between the stalls with an incredible energy, smelling the fruits, checking the quality of the vegetables, bargaining with the sellers... Rain was only stepping in to put the bags of vegetables and fruits the elder bought in to the shopping carriage.

"Will it be enough?" Rain asked when Anisa said she was done.

"The season is almost finished so it is enough what we bought," Anisa replied, and the duo went back to the restaurant.

Although Anisa was determined to tire Rain as much as possible, she was not that heartless to deprive her from coffee. Well, with one condition though...

"Can you cook us some coffee?" Anisa asked after they placed the bags in the kitchen.

"Sure," Rain was very happy to get coffee as she did not have time to drink at the hotel in the morning. After Anisa gave her the necessary items, she cooked the coffee and joined Anisa on the veranda.

Anisa took a sip from the coffee, "so, will you tell me why you are here after two years?"

The sudden question surprised Rain, her hand around the cup tightened while she was thinking how to answer. As she also did not know why she was there, she decided to answer the easy part, "I lost my memories so I didn't know anything until Gray told me."

Anisa look at Rain with a hint of shock in her eyes, "that's why you look as well as behave so different," she said as if she was talking to herself.

Although Anisa did not know the entire story as Cloud never told her, she knew the woman sitting across her broke her son's heart as well as hospitalised him for two months. It was the most difficult time of her life. After that incident; her son lost his smile, his job as well as the restaurant.

Only because of a woman...

Anisa never heard a word from Cloud about the incident, but one day after he moved to the capital to work with his uncle, Anisa accidentally found a picture in Cloud's room. It was a photo of a woman who was sitting on a sunbed with a phone pressed to her ear. She looked unaware of her photo being taken. Anisa knew right away that she was the cause of everything.

Anisa asked no question, being afraid Cloud would be sad again... until the last year. On February, Cloud showed up on day without calling her. He looked super sad and disappointed. Anisa's motherly heart broke into millions pieces seeing her son like that. She tried to ask but Cloud did not answer. He spent the entire day near the hotel he used to work. He went back to the capital next day, leaving Anisa with questions and sadness just like Sun did to Cloud.

Only after that, Anisa called Gray and forced him to tell what happened to her son. How many nights Anisa wanted to meet with that woman to ask why she broke her son's heart. But, when her wish came true and that woman showed up in the restaurant, Anisa knew something was off. Her demeanour was very different from what she heard from Gray. She was anything but arrogant and cold. She even cried her heart out in Anisa's arms apologising.

It was because she had amnesia...

"Oh, look at the time," Anisa pointed her watch to Rain, "we need to work." The past had to wait, one shot at a time otherwise she could not handle it.

Rain nodded while following her inside with the empty coffee cups.

***

Anisa and Rain worked non-stop until ten pm. When the last customers left, they cleaned the kitchen and Rain threw herself on the chair as she had no energy left in her to stand.

"Tired already?" Anisa teased Rain. How come she could know that Rain had anemia.

"Already?" Rain straightened up a little, "is there more to do?" she asked with a terrified voice.

Anisa could not help but chuckled, "don't worry, you can go now."

"You?"

"I will just wipe the floor, then I will go home as well," Anisa replied while she was bringing the vileda.

Rain stood up hastily and grabbed the vileda from Anisa, "you can sit, I will wipe, then we can leave together."

Anisa arched her eyebrows with surprise but did not say anything. She watched Rain wiping the floor diligently with a smile on her face. No matter what, Anisa found that young lady quite cute.

When Rain finished, they left the restaurant together. Although Anisa wanted to continue with their talk, seeing how tired Rain was, she decided to let her go for the day.

"Tomorrow, at the same time, okay Sun?"

"It is Rain not Sun anymore," Rain said softly, "see you tomorrow then." She walked away before Anisa had time to ask further.