𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 | 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐧

5

I came out of the bathroom, the sun shining down as afternoon came.

My eyes travelled from the sky to the younger boy who was now talking to Love and constantly looking towards my direction.

The producer asked us to gather around.

"Break's over. The two will be moving into their new apartment. Make sure to capture their reactions because that's the highlight of the show, emotions. Now let's pack and go."

Everyone took their bags with them and hopped into their respective cars.

When we reached the apartment, I was amazed with the interior design of the place. It gave the feeling of warmth which is perfect for couples who are moving in together.

I grabbed a camera to film the reaction of the two casts as they looked around with their mouths opened.

Love rushed to the bedroom and blushed when she saw there was only one bed. In the closet were pairs of matching pyjamas and matching robes.

On the other hand, Win immediately went for the guitar. He tried to play songs on it but all I heard were random chords.

I've thought of a great idea.
How about Win serenading Love?

I can sacrifice my personal feelings and teach him how to do so.

Walking over to the producer, I told him the idea I wanted to add and he accepted it.

I thanked him and approached Win.

Looking over Love's direction carefully, I whispered, "I'll teach you how to play guitar. Remember she told you her favourite songs in the ferris wheel?"

He nodded and made a face to indicate that it was a good idea.

"Let's do it tonight, after work." I suggested. "At my place."

Win gave me a thumbs up and continued his medley on the guitar.

As I turned around, I saw the same guy who have read my guide. He had a shocked look on his face.

He's got the wrong idea.

Instead of clearing it up, I just gave him a smirk.

At least he's thinking Win and I have a secret. It's kinda amusing.

The whole crew was told to leave the place to give Win and Love some space. Honestly, I didn't like the idea of it but I had no rights to be jealous either.

Just like every other reality tv show, we set up cameras on the top corners of the house and left while the two unpacked their things.

I went home and jumped onto my soft bed.

Flashbacks of Win and I in the same cubicle appeared in my head.

What was I thinking? I had the temptation to pinch Little Bright for showing up at the wrong time.

Burying my face on the pillow, I suddenly remembered inviting Win over to my
house. I crawled out of bed and started cleaning up the junks.

After a few hours of vacuuming and mopping the place, I dropped onto the sofa and closed my eyes.

It was when my phone rang that made me realise I fell asleep.

"Bright, Win was asking me for your address. He's on the way there now, please don't do anything stupid. Enjoy~" Gigie ended the call with a laugh.

I panicked and ran straight to my room.

Sweatshirt and jeans? No, I'll sweat a lot.
Maybe a striped long sleeve shirt and black pants? That's too formal though.

In the end, I wore a plain white shirt and black football shorts.

My heart skipped a beat when I heard the doorbell ring. With quiet steps, I opened the door.

"Hello P'Bai." Win said with exhaustion obvious in his tone.

"Hi Win. Sit down and rest first, we can start later." I said as we walked to the living room area.

His eyes explored the place until he caught sight of my PS5. Instantly, his face lit up.

"Can I play that? Please?"

A smile appeared on my face as his words sounded so soft. After nodding, he immediately jumped onto the sofa and grabbed a game console.

"Relax, Win. No one's gonna steal it from you, haha."

He responded with a bright smile and waited for the game to finish loading. Meanwhile, I decided to make food in the kitchen.

"Do you want to eat anything?" I asked loudly, hoping he could hear me from the kitchen.

"Anything light please! I already ate with Love just now." he shouted back.

My lips felt heavy all of a sudden as the smile on my face disappeared.

They ate dinner together after work? I didn't know they were that close already.

After a few minutes of making food, I walked towards the sofa, both hands filled with packets of chips.

There, a tired Win Metawin was dozing off while the game console fell onto his lap and his game was still ongoing.

I was about to ask myself whether I should wake him up but I know well enough that I'll choose the other option so with my utmost gathered discipline, I shook his shoulders gently.

"Hey, do you wanna go home instead?" I asked quietly, hoping he couldn't hear it.

"Mmm, goodnight." he murmured.

I sat on the floor and took the chance to admire him.

This precious boy.

The boy who saved my life and gave me the second reason to live.

The first one is my mother, and the second is to love him.

He may not remember who I am, but I'll never forget him and that day.