Love Me Still

and arrange the dishes and the ladies were busy in the dirty kitchen, some were che

and I'm just here, resting wh

r aunties, maybe they are all rela

ey did but behind my back... but the

know the peop

t the sink again and everyone

d to ladder the soap on each bowl. I did it org

I miss

table here but nothing beats

girl who I think is also my age pil

I'll get back to you. I promise I'll help you

. The family was kind enough to shelter me, feed me and lend

l approached.

" She said while sh

cause I am loudly trying to catch customers ear

st got here,

icholai earlier so I thought you were... neverm

ed and gave her

hakes her shoulders showing

ho? I've never seen y

t short, we are complete strangers an

as it that bad? I won't force y

my nose and smile

o talkative and I'm not. But I take this as an advant

re is relatives except her. She's a family friend who's bored in her lif

latives, owns this eatery and the farm. They don't believe in qu

ll so they work together to keep

ents died, their parents did not leave a last will and testament. So in mem

greatest cook, her sister Aunt Therese is good at crafting,

lai and the adopted daughter of Aunt Therese,

ps on talking. I wonder how much saliva she has

ur walk went when we go to the mess hall, our walk back to Nicholai's house is now ful

ier but I appreciated t

d. Rida also dragged me to see mango trees that I've

and I was the first one to break the conta

ouldn't know that it was Nicholai. He can't tell me or call

ess hall than Nicholai's whose

e from a distance, I asked him. "Do

r house forever. I n

d pointed at

omewhere besid

the direction to their house but facing the

e me and caugh

ng look and wrote a qu

ied to gues

sked, got lost

ed at th

life right? Although, don't get me wrong. I felt so wel

ze as we entered their house. He always looked like

-

and

's sweet voice whis

the living room so when someone enter

at her. She placed the basket

and noticed that it i

rly hear chicks chit chatting. I never knew t

I still mour

showing the eggs in a crumpled newspaper and a pla

Nicholai went down w

ed at me. "Good Morning sleepyhead." I gree

on the table inc

is here. Maybe because she's really a lo

ething." Rida said she planned somethi

l a stranger gate crashing for a sleep over at their house, I want

let you in to clean the house. Besides,

ited to be with Rida. She will be the

all won't open today as th

t Aunt Nilda. And my husband, Uncle Max." She said while she

o go out when she returned because she forg

saw chicks. So that's where

your chicks arou

." She said and clung my arm into hers

e? For

miled and I just stared at her

d poiting his hands at the

eggs and put it on a tray. She taught me

to the poultry so they have to learn how to keep it standing.

ve enough clients so we went to t

tumers is easier than to find where we

mthing for Rida and I and run my eyes to the breads. Breads are be

.. wait. Eggs is us

same with the owner of the bakery. He will get the eggs with lesser

point, I got

vering the eggs. Now, I know th