I came out of my room, dressed for school hoping that what had happened was just a nightmare, but it wasn’t, I looked over at Robin’s closed-door before walking downstairs.
I looked at the empty living room, I exhaled softly, this should be a mansion filled with love but everyone was sad, I can't think of what to do to make them happy again.
I walked to the kitchen to make a meal for myself and perhaps Robin, only to find some food covered on the dining table.
I felt it and it was still warm, I glanced over to Mrs Jane’s room, it was locked, I can't tell if she has left for work already, but I know she was the one who had prepared this meal.
I looked at the dining table with gloomy eyes, I could still remember how happy Robin was the first day he came to this mansion, he has even talked a lot with Mrs Jane and there were smiles on his face.
Mrs Jane was the only one who he felt so free and happy with, he feels comfortable with her that I also wished that he could smile at me the way he does with his mom, but why did it all suddenly change.
I ran my hand through my hair while I thought of how to go upstairs and tell Robin to come down for breakfast.
I could only think of a lot of what-ifs, what if he was sad and wouldn’t want to eat, what if he doesn't let me inside, what if he is drinking or hurting himself more.
I rub my face with my palm, I didn’t want this all to end like this, I will be there for either of them.
I was about arranging the meal to take it upstairs to Robin, at least he should eat something since I was sure he sleep without eating, that's if he slept at all through the night.
I turned around when I heard footsteps coming down the stairs, I blinked to see Robin standing before me, dressed for school like nothing happened last night.
"Robin…" I ran over to his side and looked at his face as I searched his eyes, there were no dark circles which means he slept last night and his eyes were not puffy and…
"What are you staring at?" Robin pushed my head away with his hands, pulling me away from my thoughts as he walked over to the dining table.
I stood still watching him sit on the dining chair as he opened the meal and took up his spoon.
Robin looked up at me after taking a spoonful of rice to his lips and chewing them. "Why are you staring at me like you haven't seen me before, you better eat up, practice starts in an hour time, you know how the director is about lateness."
Robin continues eating, looking away from me, I wanted to smile but I suppressed it, not knowing I was in tears until it dropped on my hands and I felt it on my cheek.
It wasn't sad tears, it was that of joy, I had thought Robin would curl on his bed and shut his door against the world or lock himself away, or isolate himself, but I was wrong, he was here, he was eating a meal he knows that was prepared by his mother, does this mean?...
"Hey, why are you shading tears?" Robin pointed at my face and I quickly wiped them off. "Damn it, I told you girls who cry are weak, but I can't tell why you are crying which makes me think you are just stupid." He said out loud and I frown.
Of course, he was still the same Robin, the arrogant Robin, I was insane to think he has changed, but deep down in my heart, I was happy.
"Would you come and eat else I would let you out of the car at the usual place…"
"I will eat." I cut him off as I sat across the table and quickly put food into my mouth as I glanced up at him and I could see a trace of a smile on his lips.
I know he had promised not to let me out after few blocks from this mansion, I know he still feels pain but just want to cover it, if this was his therapy then I won't mind helping him.
I was happy, I was glad, I sniffled, Robin should be the one in tears but he wasn’t crying, so I shouldn't also cry for him, I was only going to make him smile, I was going to try my best to make him happy and show him the love he didn’t have in his childhood, I was going to fill his memories with flowers.
"Stop staring at me else I will lose my appetite." Robin pointed out and I looked away, curling my lips up.
"I just can’t help it," I muttered and turn my eyes back to him again and his eyes locked with mine. "You are just too handsome," I told him honestly.
I just can’t see how someone this handsome could have that painful past.
"Don't flatter me." Robin cut some fish and place it on my plate and I smile, he wasn’t turning cold towards me, he was actually warm to me and I felt warm deep inside my heart.
"I am not flattering you, I am being sincere," I said softly as I ate the fish he had placed on my plate.
"Thank you, Ivana." I heard Robin say when I was about eating more of my meal and I looked up at him, he was staring at me, I waited but he said nothing else.
"Why?" I broke the silence.
"Just…" Robin stopped and didn’t say anything before eating more of his meal and I smile already getting his message.
He was grateful to me, I haven’t helped him much, but he was grateful to me, I was glad, I also hope he would make up with his mother too and perhaps his father.
"Let's go on a date tomorrow, Robin," I said out loud and Robin looked up at me before taking a sip of water.
I was silently waiting for his response but got none so I went on to say. "Let's have fun together tomorrow, it is the weekend and nothing to do…"
"No," Robin spoke the word that made me gawk, I blinked countless times, have I just gotten rejected by a boy who had told me he loved me?
"But…"
Robin pushed his chair backwards as he grabbed his bag. "You just made me lost my appetite," he turned and walked out of dining while I watched him dumbfounded.
Did Robin change to the worst? First, he was acting cute with me and now he is acting strangely arrogant?
Did I make him lose his appetite? I scratched my head as I looked down at his plate but scoffed when I found the plate empty.
Who is he kidding?
"Aren’t you coming?" I turned in the direction of the voice and saw Robin holding out my bag to me and a smile curled up on my lips.
I got up and grabbed my bag from his hands. "You are damn so annoying." I scorned playfully at him and walked out of the mansion and I could hear Robin chuckle behind me and I smiled.
This was going to be a good day, after all, perhaps my wishes will come true, just like they made me meet Robin again.