Sunny
"Mom! I will go now." I bid my goodbye to my mother.
"Tell Steven to get well soon, okay?" My mother reminded me.
I nodded before running out of our house.
I will visit Steven today in the hospital.
I want to make sure if he is okay or not.
I fished out my phone to call for Mavin.
"Hey, Sunny!" Mavin greeted happily. "You are on your way here now?" He asked, when he noticed that I am walking out in the street.
I nodded back. "I am on my way there. Is Auntie and Uncle there?" I asked back.
"Yeah, they are still here. Take care on your way." Mavin replied.
I smiled and showed him a thumbs up. "Thank you. See you soon." I said before ending the call.
Before I could ride a bus, I made sure to buy fruits for Steven. Grandma handed me a money and told me to buy fruits, so that Steven will gain more vitamins with it. I bought different fruits such as banana, apple, and orange.
After a few minutes, I reached the hospital and headed inside. I quickly went to the information desk and told them I will be visiting patient Steven Rendezcah, they let me enter after checking Steven's name.
I headed to his room and knocked three times before opening the door.
"Hello, good afternoon, Auntie and Uncle." I greeted them as I enter the room.
I blessed to Uncle, while Auntie hug me.
"I brought some fruits for Steven." I said and handed them the plastic with fruits.
I turned to Steven and Mavin. "How are you?" I asked Steven.
"I am okay now." He replied.
I lightly hit his shoulder. "You made me worried. Do not ever do that again. If you are not fine, just stay at home and rest. Go to hospital if you think that it is not normal anymore." I told him.
"You already told me that one, last night." He replied.
"Because it feels like you are not listening at all. That is why I need to remind you again." I talked back. "Anyway, what did your doctor say?" I asked about his health condition.
"Oh, right. We are still waiting for the result if he is allowed to go home or not." Mavin commented.
I nodded. "Let's hope that the result will be fine. Are you sure that you have no any other illness? Have you check it already?" I asked once again.
"I am fine. I do not have any illness. Maybe I am just stress." He replied.
We are interrupted when his doctor and a nurse came inside. They told us the result that Steven is good and okay to go. Auntie and Uncle, headed to the counter first to settle the bills and we waited outside of the hospital.
I went with them until we got to their house. Steven was advised to take some medicine and eat healthy foods, that is why I volunteered to cook for our lunch.
I just cooked boiled beef which they enjoyed to eat. I was praised by Auntie and Uncle for my cooking skills. I humbly told them that our family knows how to cook everything, since our ancestors were fond of cooking as well.
After our lunch, Mavin volunteered to wash the dishes. I fix my things, so that I could go home after Mavin finished washing.
"Steven." I called him when I saw him going downstairs, with his laptop. "I will go after your brother finished washing the dishes." I added.
"What? You will go home already?" He asked back.
My forehead creased. "Yes, why should I need to stay here more when you guys needs to rest?" I asked him back. "You too, stop using laptop for once and do not mind our school works for now." I added, pertaining to the laptop since he looks like he is going to study.
He shook his head.
"What? Just leave the school works. I will hand you our notes. Just rest while you can. I know you will attend our class tomorrow because you are stubborn." I added.
He sighed deeply before looking at me. "I am not going to study. I got my laptop and see where episode we are already, I was about to tell you not to go home early." He replied.
This time, I was the one who shook my head. "No, you rest first, We can watch it next week. You need to rest." I told him. "You just got out of the hospital and yet you want to watch drama already?" I asked, almost scolding him.
I saw him make a moue.
It was evident on his face. I cannot help but to snicker at him.
"What?" He asked, irritated. "Do not laugh." He added.
I laughed at him.
"I told you to not laugh." He whine.
"Okay, okay." I replied and stop myself from laughing.
He glared at me before sitting down to the couch. "Just do not go home yet. Let's just watch few episode and I will send you home." He said.
"Are you sure that you will be okay?" I asked again. "You can just tell me if you want to rest." I added.
He nodded and start browsing his laptop. After checking the last episode we watched, he play it on their big television.
Mavin went back to his room after washing the dishes, he said he needs to rest because he was not able to sleep last night. Auntie and Uncle are also resting on their room, so Steven and I are the only ones who is awake in the house and watching a drama.
I even cooked popcorn and ready a water pitcher on our table. I was busy getting some popcorn while I am watching when I caught Steven's finger instead of the popcorn.
"Sorry." I said giddily.
I start focusing on the drama again. After we finished the popcorn, I put the bowl on the table and put some sanitizer on my hands from my bag. I handed the sanitizer to Steven as well, so he would not need to go just to wash his hands.
After an hour, I was startled when I felt someone touch my hands.
It was Steven. He was touching my little finger and squeezing it.
I look up to him and met his eyes also staring back at me.
Shyness engulf my system.
I do not know what to do or what to say.
"Can I?" He asked.
I nodded unconsciously.
He just smiled and continue playing with my little finger.
I cannot help but to feel my stomach fluttering. Instead of focusing to the drama we are watching, I can't help but to think many things right now.
It's been a year since someone did this to me.
Jake does not like to do this kind of thing. Although, he did before. When he was still courting me, but after a few months he stopped doing it.
I was not able to follow the flow of the drama. My eyes kept on looking down and see how he hold and squeeze it.
"Let's stop watching here." He announced, as he turned the television off. "Your hands are soft. It looks like you are not doing anything." He added.
I quickly hit his arms. "You know I do many things, included the cleaning your house. Just want to remind you." I responded.
He smiled before squeezing my little finger once again. "I was just joking. It's cute and soft. It makes me want to squueze it more. Would you mind cutting it and give it to me as a remembrance?" He suggested which made me hit him again. "Joking again." He added.
I shot him a glare. "You like to joke now, huh." I told him.
"I will send you home." He said. "I will just clean this." He added and quickly bring the bowl, water pitcher, and the glasses we used.
I checked my things and put the sanitizer back in my shoulder bag. I also fixed my hair and tie it again.
"Steven, I think I can just go home by myself. I do not want to tire you out." I told him when he got back.
Steven shook his head. "No. I will send you home. It is dangerous outside." He replied.
"But I do not want to tire you out. You still need to rest. You just got out of the hospital." I responded.
"I also want to remind you that I do not have any serious illness. What happened yesterday was because of stress." He explained. "Do not think of me as a weak hu―"
He stopped talking.
"What?" I asked.
"Nothing. Let's just go." He initiated.
I followed him and just leave a message to his parents and Mavin.
"I sent them a message that I am going and you are sending me home." I said as I keep my phone to my bag.
He nodded and showed me his palm.
I looked at it and waited for him to talk again.
"Why?" I asked him.
"Hold my hand." He replied that surprised me.
"H-huh?" I asked again.
Unsure of what he meant by that.
Instead of answering me back, he just held my hands. Intertwining our hands.
"Are you comfortable with it?" He asked.
I nodded again unconsciously.
I heard him snickered. "You are blushing." He said. "Cute."
I was not able to reply back.
It seems like my system is not working well.
Steven is playing with me.
"Hey Sunny, you told me you would not change your mind if you knew that I am not the person you know. Right?" He suddenly asked.
I nodded and throw a glance at him. "How many times should I tell you that I will still be with you whatever happens? As long as you are not going to make a bad decision." I explained to him.
"Of course, I won't. I just want an assurance, that you would not change your view of me." He said.
I squeeze his hands. "You can trust me, Steven. I will try to understand you as long as I can." I told him. "I might be confused at first, but I will be fine. I will still come to you, remember that." I added, assuring him.
We walked quietly until we got home, with our hands still intertwined.
"Do not attend the school if you are not fine tomorrow." I told him.
He nodded. "I will, Ma'am." He answered.
"Thank you for sending me home. Take care on your way home." I told him.
He look down, precisely to our hands. I can see him smiling as he stare at it.
"Do not text Mavin anymore, as long as it is not emergency. If you have any questions, just call me right away, not him. Are we clear?" He suddenly said.
I nodded unconsciously again. Why do I feel like I will nod my head even if he said that I am ugly?
He let go of my hand. "I enjoyed this day. I love your boiled beef." He said.
"Of course! I must not disappoint my family, especially my ancestors." I replied.
"Go inside."
I nodded. "I will head now. Take care on your way, message me when you got home." I reminded him and entered our house.
After that, I sat quietly on our sofa.
Did we just hold hands?
Is it normal?
For friends?
Why do I feel like I want to squeal?
Why did he did that?
"Why did not he told me the reason first?" I said and crouched down, pulling my hair.
"What the hell is happening to you?" My sister, Fei, asked, when she got out of her room.
I quickly sat down and shook my head. "Nothing. I am fine." I answered.
"MOM! SUNNY CLYDE IS GETTING CRAZY! SHE WAS PULLING HER HAIR OUT." Fei told me to our mother.
We had our dinner with my sister telling me that I am crazy.
After dinner, I headed to my room and change my clothes. I also took a half bath before laying down.
I opened my phone and see Steven's message that he is home already and his mother was preparing for their dinner.
I do not know what should I reply to him.
If I should ask him about what we did a while ago.
I do not want to assume anything but my mind keep on doing so.
I would not deny that I liked it too.
I can lie to everyone but I can't lie to myself.
But I think I should not feel this way towards him.
We are friends, aren't we?