{ 雨の天使 }

Rain Angel

Chapter 18

[ The rain that falls will go back to the heavens?]

“Jane, look what I’ve gotten for you”

A couple was at the park when the male took out something from his bag.

“I don’t want your things”

“Why? Didn’t you say it was very beautiful the other time?”

“Yeah, the other time. Were you listening then?”
The female fold her arms.

“I know, I know. I promise to buy but I didn’t”

“You only know how to promise but never know how to keep them”

“What is it that you want?”
The male was getting frustrated.

“Why do you talk to me like this? You never raised your voice at me before”

“I’m sorry Jane.. I didn’t mean it”
The male knew he was been overboard.

“Why are you always apologizing? Are you that sorry that we are together?”
The female asked.

“Let’s break up”
The female stared at the male with her tears flowing.

“Why? Why do we have to break up? What wrong did I do?”

“You never did anything wrong. I’m the one who’s wrong. I’m wrong about you. I’m wrong about myself. I’m wrong about our relationship.”

The female started to walk away, weeping away.

“Fine... suit yourself... find someone who can face your stubbornness and demanding factor”

The guy said before he walked the opposite direction.

When he walked past the telephone booth, he threw the bag inside and walked off.


Mavis had ended up in the park again.
She wanted the peace and quiet that the shopping areas couldn’t provide.

She was walking through the gardens of flowers when a slight drizzle of rain came upon.

Mavis ran to find shelter and the nearest she could see was the phonebooth.

Mavis tried to dry herself.

“Luckily this phonebooth has not torn way yet.”

Mavis notices a paperbag lying on the floor of the phonebooth.
Out of curiosity, she took the bag and examines the contents.

Inside the bag was a box.
It looked like a shoe box to her.
The brand imprinted on the box was similar to the shops which she had walked just.

“Who could have left it here?”

Mavis wondered as she opens the box,

It was a pair of heels within.
It was the same pair of heels which the sales girl ask her to try.

Mavis took out the pair of heels.
It matched her shoe size.

“Wow!! It fit just nice”
Mavis got carried away as she put on the heels even without thinking who its owner was.

To her, it seems that the shoes had found her instead of her finding them.

Mavis was filled with joy as she danced inside the booth with her heels on. It was the first time that she had ever wears a pair of heels in her life.

“Why try on something which you won’t be able to own?”

Mavis’s thought came haunting.

“Why be with someone when you know there’s no future between them?”

She was wrong.

Mavis was wrong when she said she could not own the pair of heels.
She is wearing them right now at this very moment.

Sometimes you need to own the things as the things will be owned by you one day.

The things that you lost may not be found one day, but the things that you own may not even be lost at all.

Mavis looked up in the sky.
Rain was still coming down.

“Thanks KaiLoke…”

“I finally know what I want”

Mavis took out her mobile phone and dials the numbers.

The line connected…

“Hanling, you free to talk?”

“Oh… yeah what is it regarding…?”

“Its regarding today’s question”
“Yeah….”

“I was asking you about Wilson…”

“Ask what?”

“What if we happen to like the same guy? I really mean what if?”
“You mean the guy that you mention is Wilson? Not Clement?”

“Yup its Wilson… What if I like him too?”

There was no response from both parties.
The sound of rain could be heard by both of them.

“Crazy girl! Why will I be angry with you when you like Wilson?”
Hanling responded first.

“But.. Don’t you like him too?”

“That’s the past already.. For now it’s only Clement and me”

“Really?”

“Yeah…. If you really like Wilson then go for it..! He’s not bad looking”

“Will you give me your blessings?”

“Of course!”

Soon sounds of happiness filled the phonebooth. The rain had stopped and Mavis was making her way home.

She was carrying the bag of heels in her arms.

Finder’s Keeper’s, she knows.
You may find something then you own it.
After awhile you begin to ignore it.
Finally you forgotten about it.
Until it’s found again.

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Mavis was lying on her bed looking at her mobile phone.

Mavis pressed Wilson’s number accidentally and it rang twice before Mavis hung up in panic.

Wilson called back immediately.

“Hello….? Darling? You looking for me?”

“Nope, I pressed wrong buttons…”

“Really arh.. that’s sad”

“It’s ok, if no one talks to you, I can still talk to you”

“You would dear? Wah.. you make my day”

“Where are you going? Your background sounded abit noisy”

“Oh… I’m on my way to the pub to work loh… driving now”

“Wah.. you still work so many jobs”

“Yeah.. if not how to feed you next time?”

“Wilson, can I ask you a question? You must tell honestly”

“Ok..”

“Do you really like….”

The Mavis heard a loud "BANG!" before his line was totally cut off.

“me…”

“Hello?? Hello??? Wilson you there??????”

[ To be Cont ]

{ 雨の天使 }

Rain Angel

Chapter 17

[The Rain of Love]

Do you know what is Love?

Everyone knows the meaning of the word love, ask them and they will tell you it’s a kind of feeling which you won’t get much in your life, a kind of feeling which you never expect it to arrive.

Stories of love pass us each day without realizing its existence in the first place. Sometimes we think we are in love, but the feeling becomes mutual as time goes by. Yet there are times when love passes us before you could even realize.

Love is a feeling that stretches your emotion to the fullest. You’ll feel the joy, the laughter, the warmness, the coldness, the loneliness, the attention, the neglecting, the kindness, the anxiety, the jealousy, the eagerness, the worries, the sadness and the happiness if you get love in return...'

Love is an experience. You will experience the most wonderful times, the most stressful times and the most comforting times in life. If you look back, love goes with time. Without time, there won’t be love.

When was the last time you truly, deeply, madly in love with someone?

“I…”
Mavis looked down, as she knew she was caught.

Deep down, she felt worse than a culprit that had been sentenced to guilty of charge.
Whatever statement she made would not be valid for the court’s defense.

“You naughty girl…!”

Hanling pat her back as she sat down beside Mavis.
Clement had gone to the gents.

“I know you did it for me, Hui”
Mavis just stared blankly at her friend.

“You are indeed my very best friend!”
Hanling hugged her.

“What did I do?”
Mavis was puzzled with her friend’s reaction.

“You wanted to create chance for me and Clement right?”

“Ehhh….”

“Don’t deny it, I know you are always so thoughtful. I should have known earlier, I feel so ashamed of myself for been angry with you just now”

Hanling plead guilty.

Mavis suddenly felt all the guilt that cast upon her was lifted and she was once again a free girl.

“Clement asked me to be his girlfriend as his birthday wish!”
Hanling cheekily told Mavis as Clement came out and greeted her.

“Wow… that’s fantastic!”
Mavis congratulates her friend.

“Yeah and to think a few months ago, you were crying your dead body over Wilson….”
Mavis thought as she continued to smile at her friend.

“Hello Hanling”
Wilson greeted her.

“Hello Wilson, It’s my boyfriend’s birthday so I took him to come taste your ramen”
Hanling grabbed Clement’s arm and leaned against him.

“Hi, I’m Clement. Nice to meet you”
Wilson shook Clement’s hand.

The most innocent party was probably Clement, as he knew nothing about what happened between them.

“Oh… ok, since it’s his birthday, the lunch is on me then”

As the three of them were enjoying their lunch, Hanling noticed something different.

“Hey Hui, why are your Cha Siew so odd shaped? Some looked like a heart even!”
Hanling tried to pick a piece out of her bowl.

“No lah, it’s just badly sliced Char siew that’s all, where got heart shape?”
Mavis tried to finish all her Char siew in one go.

Wilson just stood by a corner, smiling away as he observed Mavis’s reaction.

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Lesson started after lunch break.
Mavis felt very guilty yet very relieved at the same time.
She still could not get herself out of the reaction of how Hanling will felt.

Will she lose her best friend?
Over a guy?

Mavis then wrote on a piece of paper to Hanling who was sitting on her right.

“Hanling, can I ask you a question?”
Mavis wrote.

“Yeah? What is it?”
Hanling replied.

“Are we the best of friends?”
Mavis looked at her.

“Of course! We knew each other for such a long time already!”
Hanling smiled.

“What if we happen to like the same guy? I really mean what if?”

“I would never think you will do that to me, Hui”
Hanling looked serious as she wrote on the piece of paper.
She continued writing.

“I will not talk to you again..”

Hanling then looked straight at the lecturer.
Mavis tried to get her response but Hanling just didn’t comply.

Mavis panicked and quickly wrote on the paper.

“Hanling, I meant nothing”

“What’s so good about Clement? What’s so good about him that make you like him?”
Hanling looked at Mavis and asked her in the face.

“Clement??”

“Yeah, if not then who?”

“I think there’s a misunderstanding.. How can I like Clement?????”

“Because you are jealous of me when he asked me to be his girlfriend”
Hanling didn’t want to hear further.

“Hanling, listen to me. If I like Clement, why would I create chance for the both of you? I’ve never join your invitation on any outings with him before”

Hanling looked down before she sighed.

“Please trust me, I didn’t mean anything. I just asked..”

“For?”

“I just asked for…. fun?”

“What’s so funny about this?”

“We are the best of friends but that doesn’t mean we have to share everything include our boyfriends?”

Soon their little commotion had stirred the attention of the lecture hall.

“I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to make you angry”
Mavis made her way out of the lecturer hall with her eyes reddened.

Mavis didn’t realized how much Clement meant for Hanling now.
Hanling obviously didn’t know that Mavis wasn’t asking about Clement.
It’s a beautiful misunderstanding that erupted, deterring their friendship.

Mavis just walked her way home, ending her class early today.

As it was still a few hours before the school ends, Mavis had to find a place to spend her time.

She walked through the crowded shopping centers,

wandering through the clothes, bags and shoes.

Mavis hardly shops, maybe her family’s financial burden had grown her up into a person who’s not fascinated by the marketing strategy of the shops or the fashionable design of the fashion labels.

Mavis looked at the pair of heels.

It was something that caught her eye from all the available merchandise that was displayed.
She had never worn heels before.

“Miss.. would you like to try?”
The Sales girl asked politely.

Mavis rejected the offer and left the shop.

“Why try on something which you won’t be able to own?”

“Will the slight moment of pleasure be able to subdue yourself from yearning more?”

It was this thought that struck her mind.

“Why be with someone when you know there’s no future between them?”

[To be Cont]

{ 雨の天使 }

Rain Angel

Chapter 16

[Will it Rain Today?]

Girl “I like the rain”
Boy “I don’t like the rain”
Girl “Then I don’t like you”
Boy “I never ask you to like me”
Girl “I never ask you to like me too!”
Girl “I only ask you whether you like the rain”
Boy “If I like the rain then will you like me?”
Girl “I will only like you when the rain likes you”
Boy “How to make the rain likes me?”
Girl “By liking the rain first”
Boy “But I don’t like the rain”
Girl “Then I don’t like you”

And it goes on and on.

Some people say Love is the sweetest at birth.
While others said Love gets sweeter as time goes by.
It takes a lot of effort and unbelievable factors for two persons to be together. It could be your childhood sweetheart; it could be your friend’s friend. It could also be the girl whom you see everyday on the bus.

The process of knowing, communicating and understanding will develop into the liking.
It’s the liking that makes the two of you special.

It’s because you know the things he likes while he knows what you don’t like. The world slowly turned because of each other’s existence.

When you are not together, you would think of your special and a smile would grow on your face.

Are you thinking of someone now?

Mavis couldn’t sleep that night.
She was thinking about him, about her, about them.
She can’t even find a reason to explain her actions for hugging him.

Maybe she had kept feelings compressed for too long.
All is released that night.

What would Hanling think?
What would KaiLoke think?

Did she do the right thing?
What is the right thing?
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It was another day of lecture.
Mavis’s bag trembled through the vibrations of her mobile phone.
She took up her mobile and tried to hide her smile in the lecture theater.

It showed Wilson’s number.

[ How are you today Babe? ]

Mavis tried to hide her mobile while replying her sms.

[ Time is dragging… Lesson is boring…and worst of all. You are irritating me…]

Her replied came within a minute.

[ Then how can I make you happy, dear? ]

[ I’m not your dear, stop calling me that!! ]

[ If you not my dear then who is? ]

[ Stop dreaming, I never said we are together unless… ]

[ Unless what? ]

[ Unless you can appear now right in front of me in my lecture hall ]

[ Now ? How is that possible ]

[ Yeah as impossible as claiming you as my ‘dear’ ]
Mavis started giggling as if she was in her own world.

“What’s so funny Mavis?”
Hanling asked her.

“Oh.. Nothing much”
Mavis didn’t want her best friend to know about their relationship.

Suddenly Mavis felt something hit her from behind.
She turned around but didn’t saw the culprit.

Then it hit her again when she turned back.

Mavis turned around and starts searching for her prey.
Her eyes screen every single student sitting behind.
Her eye tearing radar spotted someone behaving very suspicious in the crowd of students behind.

Mavis took a closer look and quickly turned back with her heartbeat pumping away.
Her face was as red as fresh tomatoes.

Her mobile vibrates again.

[ You look so cute when you blush…]

Mavis quickly replied.

[ How did you sneak into our school’s lecture hall??? ]

Wilson was sitting four rows above her.

[ Hahaha what’s so difficult to get a St Andrew’s Uniform? ]

Mavis didn’t reply.

“Hui, something wrong? You looked so uneasy since beginning of this lecture.”
Hanling asked as Mavis was behaving strangely.

“Ehh… nothing wrong. It’s ok, I trying to figure out this theory factor.”

Mavis got another incoming sms.

[ You lose dear, see you at the restaurant at lunch. Lunch on me, see you there ]

Wilson took his bag and left the lecture hall.

Mavis just sat there speechless until lunchtime.

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“Hui, where do you want to go for lunch?”
Hanling caught her hands when they came out.

“Ehh.. I need to go home awhile, I don’t think I will have lunch with you”

“But its Clement’s birthday today! Didn’t you agree to go with me last week?”

“Did I ? I must have forgotten.. I really need to go home”

“Oh… ok, guess I just have to join him myself, see you later girl”
Hanling bid her farewell before she walks to join Clement.

“See you later”
Mavis waved.

“Seems like Hanling and Clement is getting along pretty well”
Mavis thought as she made her way to the Japanese restaurant.

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Mavis was greeted when she entered the restaurant.

“Hi dear, so what would you to have for lunch?”
Wilson bow & greeted her like a professional concierge.

“Don’t think too much, I came because I lost the bet”
Mavis glanced at him before she found a place to sit.

Before Mavis could order, Wilson brought a bowl to her.

“I didn’t place my order yet”

“It’s ok, I’ve already prepare for you in celebration of the birth of our relationship.”

It was a bowl of Cha Siew Ramen which she took the first time she came.
However, the Cha Siew was all cut in heart shape.

“Eekk.. How am I supposed to eat all these?”

“Then you just look at them loh”

“Is it how you court all your ex-girlfriends?”
Mavis took a sip of green tea.

“Nope, you are the first”
Wilson replied.

“Yeah… right”

“You are the first girl that I’m going to court. The rest of my ex-girlfriends chased me”Wilson said before he went on to serve other customers.

“Male Chauvinist Pig, so boastful of his words”Mavis said before she quietly tucks in her ramen.

Wilson showed her the victory sign before heading for the kitchen.

“Hui, where are you here?”
Mavis looked up.

It was Hanling and Clement as they entered the restaurant.

[To be Cont]

{ 雨の天使 }

Rain Angel

Chapter 15

[ It was raining when we last met.. ]

I find it pitiful that I have struggled to live after all these years.
Maybe my life was too pile up with problems that eat away my time.
I have to work three jobs to keep myself busy.
And to materially satisfied her.
Now I don’t need to, I just want to.
I want to work from day to night, right up to the wee hours in the morning.
I want to keep myself occupied if not I will begin to think.
About the bad memories that happened throughout my life.
About Wendy.

Then I met her.
Someone whom changed my life literally.

It was raining when we last met. It was raining when we met again..
I knew it was she from the moment I saw her walked into the phone booth.
Maybe it was fate that brought her to me on my lowest point.

I really thought of ending my life, once and for all.
But for someone who a few years younger than me, she knows how to live a fruitful life.
Maybe fate send her to save me that day.

Nothing much had changed except she has grown up to be pretty lady.
She didn’t know who I was except that I was a stranger who tried to commit suicide.
Then I hear her saying those words.

“Life is suppose to be happy right?”

How ironic, a phrase from me to KaiLoke when I tried to cheer him.
End up been recited back to me.

KaiLoke once asked me before he met the accident,
“Wilson, What do you think can two men argue over?”

“Well.. maybe money… maybe women”

“I like Ah Hui… a lot and I know you like her too.”
He continued.

“No lah, Never! How do you know? I never talk to her or anything”
I tried to defend myself.

“Please don’t deny, you put in a lot of effort in drawing that portrait didn’t you?”
I just kept quiet.

“You met up with her recently?”
KaiLoke asked me again.

“Yes, I did.. it was a coincidence.”

“Brother, whoever gets her must take care of her you know?”
KaiLoke sounded serious enough.

“You must be joking Ah Loke, I never said I liked her. All these times we were never in contact”

“Well I said if you like her… you must take care of her. Let’s drop the topic”
KaiLoke lost his patience

I asked myself over and over again.
What do I like in her?

That someone who saved me?
That someone who taught me how to live a better life?
That someone who I can’t bear seeing her in tears?

Do I even need a reason to explain to convince myself why I like her?

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The sun was setting.
Mavis had decided to walk through the park after school.

It has been a long time as she avoided them on her way to school.
The park seems to be undergoing some changes, as there was construction machinery around.

Mavis found a notice written stating that the park was under upgrading and it seems that the phone booth was going to be taken off as part of the project.

Mavis stared at the phone booth.
“It was raining when we last met, it was raining again when we met again”
Memories of their childhood times came rushing to her together with the new memories of them in recent times.

Mavis let out a sigh and walked further down.

She was enjoying the breeze walk as her heart was opened to the nature surroundings.
She could get away with her mental problem temporarily.
Exams, University placing, Aging parents and most importantly she could be alone in her little space.
As she made her way home, she saw a Teru-bozu tied to a tree.
It was not as nice as the ones she made but she was quite surprise to find something like this in the park.
Then she found another on the next tree.

Mavis walked further down and she covered her mouth in shock.
Every single tree down the path towards her home was tied with Teru-bozus.

This was something that she had never witnessed before.
The excitement filled Mavis from her head to her toes.

“Someone must have liked Teru-bozu as much as I do”
Mavis thought as she walked home happily because of this sight.

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“Hiyah Ah Hui…”

Mavis turned back.
The lifted lips on her face sunken when her eyes locate the source of the voice.

It was Wilson standing near her lift.

Mavis jumped from her fright.

“Are you a stalker? Why do you keep following me?”

“I didn’t stalk you… when was the last time you saw me?”
Wilson was rather surprised by her question.

“Eh… few months ago..”
Mavis recalled.

“See? I didn’t do anything except sending you sms which was never replied”
“Do you know it’s rude not to reply other people’s messages?”

“Oh… ok loh… I’m sorry.”

Mavis turned her back towards him and started walking.

“Wait… have you been to the park lately?”

Mavis stopped.
“Why…did you ask that?”

“Are those Teru-bozu or whatever you called it nice?”

“Please don’t tell me you made them?”
Mavis wasn’t convince.

“Why not?”
“It’s not hard what.. you only need a cloth, a ping pong ball and a string for each doll”

“Why are you doing this?”

“How much more things must I do in order to convince you I liked you?”

“Is it because of KaiLoke?”
Wilson knew he wanted to know the answer for a long time.

“Is it because of him that you are avoiding me?”

There was no answer from Mavis.

“How much more things must I do more than him?”
Wilson asked again. He knew it was now or never.

“You no need …………”

Mavis turned around, walked towards him and hugged him so tight that he almost couldn’t breath. Wilson felt his shoulder was wet with the tears that were flowing down her cheeks but he didn’t do anything.

“You no need to do anything more…..”

Mavis looked up to him.

“ You just have to be yourself….”

[To be Cont]

{ 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 .…

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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…”

[To be Cont]

{ 雨の天使 }

Rain Angel

Chapter 13

[ Life is suppose to be happy when it rains ]

“Why are you not happy, Ah hui?”
Loke came to me one day as I was packing my carrots one day.

“My O levels examinations are coming, I don’t know whether I can do well or not”
I stopped and stared in the blanks again.

Loke show me his hand.
“You know why we have 5 fingers on each hand?”

“I don’t know…How would I know?”

“Because we have five types of problems in our life. Money/Love/Work or studies/Family/Friends”
Loke showed me his hand again.

“Then each type of problems will have their own solutions, that’s why when someone hold your hand, they are indirectly solving your problems”

“Uhu….. then those who got six fingers means they got 6 problems arh?”
I asked Loke back.

“Can you don’t interrupt me for being romantic?”
Loke act like he was some poet.

“Hahahaha”
I just couldn’t control myself.

“See! I’ve made you laugh! Life should be this way!”
I looked at him as he showed me the victory signage.
“Whatever problem we face, there will always be solutions. Life is supposed to be happy!”

“Yeah, Ah Loke you are right! Life is supposed to be happy!”
I remembered the day when I picked up this quote and victory sign ever since.

I will be happy, I promise…






Days past, weeks went.
As much as people always say time heals heartache.
Mavis was trying very hard to get back to her normal self.

Sometimes she would still think of KaiLoke in the morning when she arrange the vegetables.
She would visit his parents when she has the time.

Mavis would help them clean up his room as both his parents want to preserve whatever that is left of him.

She would just sit and stare at her portrait after her clean up.

Mavis looked at her mobile phone.
She did not reply to Wilson since that night when he sent her that sms.
She did not know what he wanted or why he sent to her.

“Maybe he wants to send to his girlfriend but wrongly send to me”
That’s what Mavis want to believe.

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Mavis took the route to the park one day when she went to school.
She was hopping that she will not see him.

Her prayers weren’t answered.

Wilson walked towards her.

“So …How are you?”
Wilson trying to start a conversation.

Mavis didn’t understand why she was so embarrasses in seeing him.
Her heart just keep on accelerating when she sees him.
Her breathing gets stronger.
Her vocals seems stuck.

“I’m fine.. ok already”
Mavis walked past him quickly and made her way to school.

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During lunch , Mavis pulled Hanling one corner.
“Hanling, ask you. When will a girl gets her heartbeat accelerating and cannot control her breath and speech?”

“When she has asthma? What kind of trick question is this? Hahaha”
Hanling laughed out loud.

“No no no.. I mean what will cause her to be like that in front of a guy”

“Well base on my experience, If she’s in love with that guy. She would probably behave like that”

“Sheehss….”
Mavis let out a big sigh

“Mavis… You’re in Love?~!?~? Who Who Who, tell me, tell me”
Hanling just couldn’t stop.

“No one lah! I don’t like anyone”
Mavis walked away with Hanling hot on her heels.

“You are my best friend, best friends no secrets one hor…”

“Nothing…”

“Is it Shawn from next class? Raymond?”

“No one means no one…”
Mavis stormed back to her class.

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Back home, Mavis was revising her work when her mother came in to hang back her clothes.

“Ah Ma.. how is Loke’s parents?”

“They are coping fine. Kaiwen gone back to Australia already to continue his studies”

“Is it? That’s great..”

“They got someone helping them mend their stall also..”

“Eh Ah Hui..”

“Yes Ma?”

“Why I never hear you talk about boyfriend before?”

“What? Ma because I don’t have boyfriend..”

“Then why Hanling said you have?”

“OHhhhhhh… Ma. I don’t have boyfriend.. Don’t listen to her.. Don’t worry”
Mavis was furious with her so call best friend.

“It’s ok, your pa and me not so old fashion.. If you don’t have I recommend you one?
Got handsome man in our market you know?”
Mavis’s mother became another ‘digger’ digging up all her inner secrets.

“Ma, please don’t ask me anymore. I not interested.”
Mavis tried to push her mother out of her room.

“Ok ok, I don’t bother you already”
Mavis’s mother walked out.
“I hope you are not that bother by KaiLoke’s death..”
Mavis’s mother thought as she heads for the kitchen.

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The day was dark as the sun had not rise.
The wet market had begins its operation as hawkers busily arranging their stall.

“Ah hui.. later before you go to school. Can you pass me the keys from the cupboard?
I’ve forgotten to bring them down today”
Mavis’s mother ordered.

“Ok Ma…Its 6.15 already I go hone prepare for school”
Mavis heads home and got herself ready.
Hanling called and ask her to meet at the park as she had bought her breakfast.

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Mavis went to the park and both of them sit down having their breakfast and enjoy the morning sun.
They were having a great day until a familiar voice caught up with them.

“Hey.. so early eat breakfast?”

It was Wilson. Again.

“What’s the problem with you? We can’t have our breakfast here?”
Mavis knew Hanling was still angry with him as she spoke with soreness.
“Can can.. you can do whatever you want”
Wilson smiled at Mavis.

Mavis looked away, making sure that Hanling did not notice they eye contact.

“Let’s go Mavis”
Hanling suddenly got up and pulled her friend off from the bench.

Hanling was taking a lot of big steps and moving very fast dragging Mavis along.

Her eyes were sore with redness.

As they were about to reach school, Mavis suddenly realized that she had forgotten to pass her mother the keys. They will not be able to go home without it.

“Hanling, I got to go back to the market. You go to school first can?”

“Then you’ll be late?..”

“Never mind, you just take notes for me”
Mavis ran back to the market.

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“Ah Wei, pass me that promfret fish over there”

“Ok Auntie, here you go”
Ah Wei pass the fish to the customer.

“Ah Wei, you are such a big help to us ever since Loke left”
KaiLoke’s mother said.

“Don’t worry Auntie, I will help you for as long as you want me”

“Ah Wei ah! Need your help”
Mavis’s mother called from afar.

“Can help us move these stack of vegetables?”

“No problem Auntie~! But you must buy me coffee later”
Ah Wei moved the heavy stack of vegetable with ease.

“Ah Wei, you so young and handsome… got girlfriend or not?”
Ah Wei blushed.

“No lah Auntie.. no one wants me.. hahaha”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry. I introduce my daughter to you lah”

“Wah! Really? Then I call you mother-in-law first!”

Mavis reached the market and found her mother happily chatting with a tall guy.

“Ma… your keys”
Mavis called out as she walks nearer.

“See here is my daughter…”
Mavis’s mother said to Ah Wei.

“I know Auntie, I know your daughter”
Ah Wei turned around…

It was Wilson…

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[To be Cont]