Cake

That morning was particularly pleasing. Together with the cool morning breeze, the sun rays that shone through the windows were smooth, bright, and light. The chirping of the birds was exceptionally melodious and soft to one's hearing.

Izara was woken up by the birds singing. She looked around and she felt very relaxed. The scenery displayed from her windows gave her some sense of happiness and confidence.

Izara checked the time on her phone and saw that it was still early, so she went to wash up. After getting prepared, she left her room and went downstairs. Going down the stairs, she could smell a very pleasing aroma coming from the kitchen.

The house was not that big so the aroma wandered around in almost every part of the house. Arriving at the parlor, Izara went straight to the source of the aroma.

Upon reaching the dining room, she saw Matteo leaving the kitchen and walking in her direction. "Good morning, Matt," she said while smiling sweetly.

Matteo smiled too and replied "Good morning, my baby sister. I can see that you are quite energetic this morning,"

Izara chuckled and nodded, then sat down with Matteo on the dining room table. The breakfast was soon served and they started eating.

Izara was so absorbed in her chat with her brother that she got distracted and slowly forgot about the sweet scent she smelled earlier that morning.

Now that they were done eating, Izara stood up and intended to continue making her plan. But before she could leave the dining room, Matteo stopped her "Uhm, Izy. Why are you in such haste to leave? Just sit down again. I'm coming, I'll be right back,"

And just like that, he left and Izara was left alone in the dining room. She could only force herself and sit down again.

Then out of a sudden, a sweet smell wafted through the entire dining room.

It was the same sweet scent she sensed earlier that morning!

How could she forget that scent that created turmoil in her stomach?

Turning her head in the direction of the kitchen, Izara saw her brother walking in her direction with a chocolate cake in his hands.

He placed the plate on the table in front of Izara. On the cake was written 'Be always happy!' with a smiley on it. Touched, Izara stood up and ran to hug Matteo. She jumped on him and sobbed.

"Matt, thank you so much. You can't imagine what this means to me," she said with a muffled voice. Upon seeing that she got so emotional, Matteo sighed in resignation. He patted her back while slowly comforting her and then motioned her to sit down.

Then he sliced 2 pieces of cake and placed them on their plates. Izara waited for Matteo to sit down before she started eating.

The moment it entered her mouth, Izara felt like she was in Heaven. The cake was sweet and smooth.

It was divided into 4 segments and everything was covered with chocolate cream. Each segment of the cake had a different chocolate flavor and even the outer covering had its own flavor.

The taste slowly spread itself throughout her mouth. She could not help but sigh in satisfaction. "Brother you could have been an excellent and renowned chef. I still don't know why you wasted this talent and instead majored in business," she said in disappointment.

"So you still remember the taste of my pastries?" Matteo asked in awe.

"Of course, I still do. How could I possibly forget the taste of those same pastries that usually coaxed me when I was sad? The moment I ate the cake, that familiar feeling of relief spread though out my body," after Izara was done speaking, she smiled and continued eating.

After they were done, they sat in the living room and were enjoying a romantic comedy film. Then Matteo's phone rang and he left for a while to answer it.

When he came back, he sat down on the sofa next to Izara and intended to continue watching the film. "Brother, why are you still single?" Izara suddenly blurted out of the blue.

That question had been disturbing her now for a while. Her brother was handsome, smart, wealthy, and considerate.

He was the perfect boyfriend type. She guessed that her brother must have many pursuers because ever since they were young, several girls already confessed to him without even counting those who never dared to confess.

Her brother made her very popular during high school and she even received many gifts and favors from his followers. And she kind of enjoyed that treatment.

Not that she was not popular but she was more popular with the boys. So when she received gifts and praise from both genders, she felt proud.

If she got married before, then normally speaking her brother must have had at the very least a girlfriend.

"What makes you think I'm single?" Matteo answered while chuckling. His answer completely stunned Izara and she thought carefully before answering.

"Firstly, since I'm here no girl came looking for you. Also, no girl called you and even if she did she would have called many times. In addition, there's no decoration here, because if you had a girlfriend she would have added a few feminine things to your house. So it can be concluded that you are single!" Idara said a little proud of her quick analysis.

Stupefied by the reply, Matteo retorted "If everything you said is true then I prefer to stay single my whole life!"

Now it was Izara that got stunned by his response. How could somebody ever have that kind of logic? She sighed in desperation and thought 'I must definitely find a suitable wife for my caring brother!'

Matteo saw that she was in deep thought and had a determined look on her face, which got him amused and caused him to laugh lightly. Then he coughed lightly in order to bring his sister out of her trance.

After successfully gaining her attention, Matteo said in a serious tone "Izy, I have a surprise for you. Follow me out," and just like that he dragged her out.