{ 雨の天使 }
Rain Angel
Chapter 14
[ It used to rain a lot when we were young ]
“Neh Neh Neh You cannot catch me!”
I jeered at both of them as I ran around the playground.
Ah Wei and KaiLoke had been trying to catch me in our game of ‘catching’.
Been smaller build, it was obviously harder for them to catch.
The market was crowded in the mornings and our parents didn’t have the time to bother with us. All they did was to give us some money for breakfast.
We would run around in the playground as much as any ten year old would do.
Suddenly I stopped.
“It’s going to rain ~ Let’s find a place to hide”
I told the boys.
“How do you know?”
KaiLoke asked me.
“I can smell the rain, it is coming”
I replied.
“Why do we need to hide from the rain?”
Ah Wei looked up the sky.
“Isn’t it amazing that water falls from the sky?”
“Huh…?”
I asked.
“Isn’t that great to feel the water droplets that comes from the sky?”
Ah Wei looked at KaiLoke and me together.
The three of us looked up to the sky.
Soon the raindrops came.
“Close your eyes and feel the rain..”
Ah Wei told us.
The three of us just stood there been drenched by the incoming rain.
“Isn’t this a wonderful feeling?”
Ah Wei asked again.
Neither of us replied, we just enjoyed the moment.
In the end, three of us caught a cold and a lot of scolding from our parents.
I didn’t see Ah Wei since then. But he had taught me something which I’ve never forget
It was then I began to love the rain .…
“Neh Neh Neh You cannot catch me!”
I jeered at both of them as I ran around the playground.
Ah Wei and KaiLoke had been trying to catch me in our game of ‘catching’.
Been smaller build, it was obviously harder for them to catch.
The market was crowded in the mornings and our parents didn’t have the time to bother with us. All they did was to give us some money for breakfast.
We would run around in the playground as much as any ten year old would do.
Suddenly I stopped.
“It’s going to rain ~ Let’s find a place to hide”
I told the boys.
“How do you know?”
KaiLoke asked me.
“I can smell the rain, it is coming”
I replied.
“Why do we need to hide from the rain?”
Ah Wei looked up the sky.
“Isn’t it amazing that water falls from the sky?”
“Huh…?”
I asked.
“Isn’t that great to feel the water droplets that comes from the sky?”
Ah Wei looked at KaiLoke and me together.
The three of us looked up to the sky.
Soon the raindrops came.
“Close your eyes and feel the rain..”
Ah Wei told us.
The three of us just stood there been drenched by the incoming rain.
“Isn’t this a wonderful feeling?”
Ah Wei asked again.
Neither of us replied, we just enjoyed the moment.
In the end, three of us caught a cold and a lot of scolding from our parents.
I didn’t see Ah Wei since then. But he had taught me something which I’ve never forget
It was then I began to love the rain .…
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Both of them just walked through the park.
There was so much Mavis wanted to ask Wilson.
But despite her greatest effort, she can’t open her lips and asked.
“Loke won’t be too happy if he sees you in this shape”
Wilson started the conversation.
“Orrrh…”
Mavis replied.
“So everyday when we walk our separate ways, you will be heading for the market?”
Mavis asked curiously.
“Yeah, it’s funny sometimes that you always see a person walking on the opposite path of you yet you don’t know where his destination is”
Wilson laughed.
“Then since when you realized you know me and KaiLoke?”
Mavis finally asked.
“Hmmm… well… since the day I saw you in the phone booth”
Wilson smiled.
“But… How do you know it’s me. We didn’t see each other for so long already and why didn’t you tell me you were Ah Wei?”
“Hmmmmm…”
Wilson took pause before replying,
“I knew you were Ah hui because I was the one who drew the portrait”
“You drew it? The portrait at KaiLoke’s house?”
“Cannot meh? I’m a freelance artist you know?”
Wilson teased her.
“That was two years ago already. Unfortunately, he didn’t have the guts to give it to you.”
“KaiLoke liked you since young.. You know that?”
“I.. just knew”
The moment had aroused Mavis’s emotions once more.
“He did a lot things for you but he didn’t dare to tell you. It was more like being a secret admirer who can’t reveal his feelings.”
“I’m Sorry…”
“Sorry for what?”
“Scolding you that day, I said you wouldn’t know the feeling of the death of your best friend. I was wrong… You should have the same hurt as me”
“It’s ok but you slap real hard you know?”
Wilson holding his hand to his cheek.
“Don’t be sad already ok? Life is supposed to be happy right?”
“Yeah.. I know.. Don’t worry I will be happy from now on”
Wilson walked with her all the way until the school gate.
Everything seems stabilized and calm.
“So… the sms which you sent is written by KaiLoke?”
Wilson looked at her and waved goodbye.
“Nope. I wrote it. It was meant for you. ”
Both walk their separate ways.
Mavis turned to make her way to school.
Maybe it was destiny that is trying to crack a joke on her.
“What am I suppose to do?”
“What can I do?”
Time seems to drag when you have a lot of things in your mind.
Mavis didn’t want to think of anything.
She just wants to concentrate on her studies.
Maybe by putting all her energy into studying will help you release all the thoughts that is in her mind.
When you finally decided to do something, time will run faster.
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It was coming to 3 months after KaiLoke had left the world.
Mavis was enjoying herself in school, studying very hard for all the up coming exams and assignments.
Mavis knew what time Wilson will be walking through the park so she make sure that her timing will not clash with his.
They didn’t see each other during these times.
Wilson would send messages to her but Mavis won’t reply them.
She was uncertain of her feelings too.
It was like trying to conceive your feelings for someone.
Sometimes she broke down in the mist of her revision because she couldn’t take it.
Then the sky will drizzle afterwards.
It was as if KaiLoke telling her
“All is fine, don’t worry.. be happy and enjoy life. I will watch over you.”
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Wilson looked outside the window.
It was drizzling outside.
Maybe he was wrong to like the same girl as his best friend.
As much as he wanted to subdue his feelings, he just couldn’t do it.
He looked at the pair of Teru-Bozu that was hanging there ever since the day he got them.
Maybe there was something that he could do.
At the very least…
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“Ah Hui ah…”
“Yes Ma?”
Mavis opened her room.
“Ah Wei asked me to pass this bag to you”
“Oh ok Ma, please go and rest. You are tired for today”
“Don’t worry about me lah, Ah Wei got help us at the stall everyday. He is always carrying all the heavy stuffs for us. He looks thinner day by day. ”
“Ah Wei is such a nice boy, I also don’t know what’s wrong with you. You and KaiLoke weren’t together so what you are worrying?”
“Ma..! I’m only 18 this year! Studies should come first right? Why aren’t you like my classmates’ parents?”
“If you really want to, how can we stop? You are not young anymore, you have to make your own decisions.”
“Ok… Ma… I know I know..”
Mavis hurried her mother out of her room.
Mavis was alone in the room.
She unwrapped the bag.
Out came her pair of Teru-bozu.
It was something she had long forgotten.
Mavis hang the Teru-bozu near her window.
Then she noticed something different about them.
She took a closer look.
One of them had it written “Mavis will pass her A levels with flying colors” which was written by her.
She then realized that the other Teru-bozu had something written on it as well.
“Wilson will love Mavis for as long as he lives…”
There was so much Mavis wanted to ask Wilson.
But despite her greatest effort, she can’t open her lips and asked.
“Loke won’t be too happy if he sees you in this shape”
Wilson started the conversation.
“Orrrh…”
Mavis replied.
“So everyday when we walk our separate ways, you will be heading for the market?”
Mavis asked curiously.
“Yeah, it’s funny sometimes that you always see a person walking on the opposite path of you yet you don’t know where his destination is”
Wilson laughed.
“Then since when you realized you know me and KaiLoke?”
Mavis finally asked.
“Hmmm… well… since the day I saw you in the phone booth”
Wilson smiled.
“But… How do you know it’s me. We didn’t see each other for so long already and why didn’t you tell me you were Ah Wei?”
“Hmmmmm…”
Wilson took pause before replying,
“I knew you were Ah hui because I was the one who drew the portrait”
“You drew it? The portrait at KaiLoke’s house?”
“Cannot meh? I’m a freelance artist you know?”
Wilson teased her.
“That was two years ago already. Unfortunately, he didn’t have the guts to give it to you.”
“KaiLoke liked you since young.. You know that?”
“I.. just knew”
The moment had aroused Mavis’s emotions once more.
“He did a lot things for you but he didn’t dare to tell you. It was more like being a secret admirer who can’t reveal his feelings.”
“I’m Sorry…”
“Sorry for what?”
“Scolding you that day, I said you wouldn’t know the feeling of the death of your best friend. I was wrong… You should have the same hurt as me”
“It’s ok but you slap real hard you know?”
Wilson holding his hand to his cheek.
“Don’t be sad already ok? Life is supposed to be happy right?”
“Yeah.. I know.. Don’t worry I will be happy from now on”
Wilson walked with her all the way until the school gate.
Everything seems stabilized and calm.
“So… the sms which you sent is written by KaiLoke?”
Wilson looked at her and waved goodbye.
“Nope. I wrote it. It was meant for you. ”
Both walk their separate ways.
Mavis turned to make her way to school.
Maybe it was destiny that is trying to crack a joke on her.
“What am I suppose to do?”
“What can I do?”
Time seems to drag when you have a lot of things in your mind.
Mavis didn’t want to think of anything.
She just wants to concentrate on her studies.
Maybe by putting all her energy into studying will help you release all the thoughts that is in her mind.
When you finally decided to do something, time will run faster.
-------------------------------
It was coming to 3 months after KaiLoke had left the world.
Mavis was enjoying herself in school, studying very hard for all the up coming exams and assignments.
Mavis knew what time Wilson will be walking through the park so she make sure that her timing will not clash with his.
They didn’t see each other during these times.
Wilson would send messages to her but Mavis won’t reply them.
She was uncertain of her feelings too.
It was like trying to conceive your feelings for someone.
Sometimes she broke down in the mist of her revision because she couldn’t take it.
Then the sky will drizzle afterwards.
It was as if KaiLoke telling her
“All is fine, don’t worry.. be happy and enjoy life. I will watch over you.”
-------------------------------------
Wilson looked outside the window.
It was drizzling outside.
Maybe he was wrong to like the same girl as his best friend.
As much as he wanted to subdue his feelings, he just couldn’t do it.
He looked at the pair of Teru-Bozu that was hanging there ever since the day he got them.
Maybe there was something that he could do.
At the very least…
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“Ah Hui ah…”
“Yes Ma?”
Mavis opened her room.
“Ah Wei asked me to pass this bag to you”
“Oh ok Ma, please go and rest. You are tired for today”
“Don’t worry about me lah, Ah Wei got help us at the stall everyday. He is always carrying all the heavy stuffs for us. He looks thinner day by day. ”
“Ah Wei is such a nice boy, I also don’t know what’s wrong with you. You and KaiLoke weren’t together so what you are worrying?”
“Ma..! I’m only 18 this year! Studies should come first right? Why aren’t you like my classmates’ parents?”
“If you really want to, how can we stop? You are not young anymore, you have to make your own decisions.”
“Ok… Ma… I know I know..”
Mavis hurried her mother out of her room.
Mavis was alone in the room.
She unwrapped the bag.
Out came her pair of Teru-bozu.
It was something she had long forgotten.
Mavis hang the Teru-bozu near her window.
Then she noticed something different about them.
She took a closer look.
One of them had it written “Mavis will pass her A levels with flying colors” which was written by her.
She then realized that the other Teru-bozu had something written on it as well.
“Wilson will love Mavis for as long as he lives…”
[To be Cont]
