C13 Chapter 13

DAYS turn to week. Sawyer had been staying at Phoebe's house for a week. During that week the Sawyer still did not remember anything. No matter how hard he tried it still fails but Sawyer doesn’t lose hope of remembering his lost memories.

"Can I come?" he question her with his serious expression when he saw her who was fixing herself.

She looked at him. She saw him staring at her while combing her hair. They were still staring into the mirror. She shuddered when she realized what he had said. Shw even slightly pouted her lips.

"No you can't."

"Why?" He approached her so she couldn't help but tremble a slight in his presence.

He took the comb from her hand and it was he who combed it. She did not expected it. His been like this for a few days. She was just shocked by his sudden action. He didn't know what he ate to make it so.

"They might see you," she answered while bitting her lower lip.

"And so? What if they see me? Let them see me then!" he suddenly said that make her shook her head. The stubbornness of his head. Can't he understand it?

She looked into his eyes through the mirror. "I thought you didn't want to show up to them because you're leaving soon? What happened today, hmm?" She raised her eyebrow. She also sighed heavily.

He stopped combing her. "I change my mind! Well people can changed their mind, you know."

"Ows, fine! I'll introduce you first before you come with me, it's hard to make trouble."

"I want to come with you now."

"I said you can't!" She took the comb and put it in her bag.

She no longer put anything on her face. She is allergic to make ups, her whole body gets a rash when she puts them on. She also doesn't need to put on lipstick because her lips are already red.

"But I want to."

"No! I'll introduce you first. Don't argue with me anymore. I'll be home later this afternoon so you'll stay here."

"Tsk! I can't really force you?"

She shook her head firmly. "No."

"Fine!" He crossed his arms in front of her so she laughed.

Sawyer was staying with her for week now and during that week it was he's the one who cooked their breakfast. It was her turn at every weekends. His helping her too in gardening so her feelings at him has also changed. She knew she really wanted Sawyer, she couldn't stop that anymore. The first time she saw him, she already felt something, she just didn't really admit it at first.

"Just ready yourself maybe later or tomorrow I'll send my friends here to introduce you."

He nodded but raised an eyebrow. "I'm just curious, why you're friends are all boys? Don't you even have a girl friend?"

Why is he asking her that suddenly? Phoebe felt annoyed for no apparent reason. She galred at him with the brows up, with astonishment on her face. No one knew what he suddenly did.

"What?"

"I have a girl friend! Tsk! I'm leaving!" She turned her back on Sawyer but he chased after her.

Sawyer grabbed her arm and faced her. Her eyebrows met when he looked her in the eyes. Sawyer could see the annoyance and what emotion was on her face. The edge of her lip rose up but disappeared suddenly because the girl's stared got worse.

"What's wrong? Did I do something?" he astonishing question.

"Nothing!" she shouted and forcefully pulled his arm away from it.

"Tsk! Tell me!"

"Nothing, why?"

"Okay fine!" He released her arm.

She blinked and turned her back on him again. "Crazy!" he whispered.

She think he heard it because he reacted so quickly that made her sneered. He's hopeless. He wasn't even forced her.

"I heard you."

"Then good!" she shouted then finally left.

She frowned as she left the house towards where she was teaching. The Mayor built a small hut for her to teach the children.

"Good Morning to you, Phoebe!" greetings from the elders she passes by.

With small smile, she nodded and greeted them back. Just like she used to do she ignored the girls who were bullying her. She wouldn't make any money if she beat them up.

"Pretty Phoeb, we're coming with you." Two girls approached her.

They bid goodbye to their parents. She smiled to see them in uniform. The mayor also gave them that so the children could wear something to enter. She wants kids to experiencing wearing a uniform. It's just they're lucky with their Mayor.

"Oh okay. I don't think you're with Blare?" Phoebe pointed to another friend of hers.

"She's going to be with her dad, Pretty Phoeb," the young Liah replied.

Of his students are the three the smartest. Liah is good at Math, her partner Kiane is good at Filipino and Blare is good at English and Science. The three of them work together and when there is a recess they give time to classmates to teach what they don’t know.

Sometimes he is busy so he does not pay attention to them when he has free time. So she let the three girls teach their classmates to do their homeworks. When someone doesn't know they just go to him to ask.

She is happy because her three smart students dream of teaching as well. They want to be a teacher like her. He is idolized by more than three.

"You didn't fight, did you?"

The two shook their friends at the same time. "No, Ate."

She don't want to be called Ma'am, Teacher or whatever by her students. She wanted them to treat her like their older sister. She like hearing them calling her 'Sister' but this children wants to call her ‘Pretty Phoeb’.

"Good. Come on, let's hurry, I think your classmates are already waiting."

Sometimes other children go to their hut was very early. She locked it because they're no class in one week. But when they have a class always she give the key to Liah so that she can open it when she arrived late.

"Pretty Phoeb!" It was Blare's voice so the three of them turned back.

They were also close to the hut so they stopped walking when they heard her voice.

"Blare!" The two shouted and then waved at her.

"It's a good thing I caught up with you. I'm ahead of my Dad, he's already late at his work so that I don't want to be late too." She approached and hugged her friend like they didn't see each other every day.

"Oh, it's fine. Come on."

"Yes, Pretty Phoeb."

When they reached the hut she saw the children sitting on the wooden chair outside that she had placed with her friends so that the children could have a seat when waiting for her or Liah.

"Good morning, Pretty Phoeb!" they greeted her then bowed slightly.

Phoebe smile because of what they did. "Good morning too!"

AT AFTERNOON Phoebe went home as she had told Sawyer. She was still in a hurry because she knew he was hungry already. Fortunately, she was carrying an umbrella, it was very hot this day.

When she reached her yard she immediately saw Sawyer waiting for her outside the door. Her eyebrows rose. He looked like he just bath because she noticed his wet hair. His not wearing his shirt. She used to see him not wearing it at noon.

"Oh, why are you outside?"

"I'm waiting for you." He took her bag and folded the umbrella, he set it aside.

"Tsk!" She blinked and went straight to the kitchen.

"Are you still mad?" His eyebrow meet while asking it which made her stopped.

Not because of what he said but because of the sudden curling of his arm around her waist. She almost didn't want to breathe because of the sudden and awkward feeling. Until her lips parted.

"Breath, flower."

What flower does he say?

She almost gasped after she heard it. Did he call her flower? She heard it right? She wanted to turn to him but he would not consent to what she wanted. He tightened the grip on her waist even more. She swallowed until her eyes dropped to his arm.

She sees that his muscles tensed that make her gulped. She felt like she was going to faint anytime soon.

“W-What are you doing? L..Let me go,” she struggled weakly.

She could not find her strength. It was as if all her strength had been absorbed so she had difficulty getting out of his arm

"You're mad?"

"No."

“Why I’m even asking? It's obvious on your face. You're mad,” he stated.

Phoebe sighed and calmed herself. "Let go, Sawyer!"

She could feel his shaking his head. "No."

"You do not want?"

"No."

She looked their foot. A smirk escaped her lips as she think something. That was her only solution to get rid of him. It would be hard to hold her for long time because her knees might suddenly shake and she would faint.

Sge slowly raised her one foot, that he would not feel it. When it was lifted, she lowered it hard to Sawyer's feet.

“What the --- F*ck! Ouch! Assh* ... ”

"What?" He released her due to pain. She glared at him. "You're cursing me? Who gave you the right to hug me like that? ”

"Why did you do that?" His mad now.

“Because you are clingy! Leave me alone!”

She burst out in front of him and went to the refrigerator to cook but something hit his eye. She saw that the table was set. It's complete there.

“I’m not clingy! Where did you get that word? I'm not even flirting you, Flower. ”

"Stop calling me flower."

Everytime as he calls her that there is something she feels in his stomach.

"But you're my flower."

She pointed herself. “I am human and not a flower! Stop me! ”

"Don't care."

"What -"

"Let's eat flower, I'm hungry."

She did not speak after that but his forehead was furrowed. Why did she like this rude? There is nothing to like about this man but his face and body and nothing else.

Phoebe let him to led her towards the table. He made her sit on the chair. She just stared at man who also took care of her food. She sighed then leaned her back in her chair.

"What?" He noticed her strange stare so he stopped what he was doing to ask her, his head furrowed.

"Why are you doing this? I can handle myself and I'm not crippled, Sawyer Zane. ”

"Don't talk anymore, just eat."

"Why who -"

"Eat it, flower." Then he put food in her mouth.

She pouted her lips. R

She rudely took the spoon from him before turning it over. Shaking his head, Sawyer returned to his seat in front of her.

“I introduce you to them tomorrow. Is it okay with you? ” she asked without hesitation.

She's busy with her food. She admits he's good in cooking. In fact it was even tastier than her. She just couldn’t believe that he was able to cook even without his memory. Isn't it, when you lose your memory that's you forget everything? Or not?

Well there probably isn't. Eh, why does she even think that? There was nothing he could do to remember it.

"Sure,"

"Aren't you nervous?" Her eyebrows were high.

“Why would I? ”

"Because they might be mad at you?"

He shook his head to her. "Why?"

What why? Tsk! She has already said that her friends are strict and protective of her. She's very sure they will really get angry tomorrow.

What if she will just introduces to them that he's her boyfriend? She thinks Sawyer won't agree with her.

“I know what to do. Whatever I say tomorrow just go with the flow okay? Yeah, okay! ” she said that she also answered the latter.

"Sure!" He even saw the rising edge of his lip as if interested in it.