I AM REALLY STUPID

The plane landed at Haneda international airport. Eldrick and Shayna waited their turn to exit the plane door and Eldrick saw an old man walking slowly in front of them. "Let me help you, sir." Eldrick took over the old geezer's belongings.

"Thank you, good man. You are so sweet. I pray that you will always be happy and get what you want," the old man said.

"Thank you for the prayers, sir," Eldrick answered, smiling.

Successfully exiting the plane, El returned the small suitcase that belonged to the old man.

The driver from the company was already waiting for them at the front. Without saying much, Eldrick opened the door and sat in the back seat, followed by Shayna who landed beside him.

"We will take Shayna to the apartment and then take me home!" Eldrick gave orders to the driver.

"Yes, sir."

"We'd better take you first. You seem tired and not feeling well. I will make some herbal tea for you," Shayna said, worried about her boss.

Shayna tried to persuade Eldrick because from Ireland her boss had no enthusiasm. Shayna guessed that Eldrick was sick because her boss was not usually like that.

"No need. You have no right to do it. You should know that I am Ozora's future husband. Don't try to seduce me. When you cross your limit, I will revoke your position."

"I am worried about you, sir!" Shayna denied Eldrick's words. She was increasingly convinced that her boss was in a bad mood too. "Let me take care of you."

"Worrying is tantamount to taking a chance. Never do that again!"

"Whatever you say. Mr. Eldrick is the most annoying," Shayna grumbled. She had lost before the war. Her boss's heart really belongs to Ozora.

***

Three months had passed. Eldrick never came home. He was afraid that he would break his promise to Ozora if he returned to the country of his birth. Even though the feeling of longing was at the top and his heart was already tight every night but he could only look at the face of his future wife from the screen of his cellphone.

"I miss you so much, O. Why are you torturing me like this? don't you have feelings of love for me? Just a little. I need just a little," El said while looking at the photo of a smiling Ozora on his cell phone. It became a habit before bed. Even in his bedroom Eldrick deliberately displayed a photo of Ozora with a large frame size. Every day he continued to cultivate love in his heart even though they never met. Eldrick did not want to break his promise to Ozora.

Eldrick repeatedly turned his position but Eldrick still could not sleep. Since yesterday he had always thought about the woman he would make as his wife. Three months of not seeing Ozora made him anxious. Even though Eldrick always asked Geona, as well as Daven and Daphnee about Ozora's health, daily life, and trips, but he was still worried about his wife-to-be. Last week his woman had returned from Paris.

"Oh… what happened to me? Why can't I sleep? Why am I worried about her? My heart is not at all calm."

***

If Eldrick could not sleep, the woman he thought was still busy with her work. Japan was eight hours ahead of Dublin, Ireland. The clock on the wall in Eldrick's bedroom showed half past twelve, while Ozora's watch was still pointing at half past four in the afternoon. No wonder the woman was still busy with the children. Usually the children would leave the place at 4 or 5 pm.

"Miss Ozo, I drew stars for my beautiful teacher." A six year old child gave a paper with a star picture. The child had just finished drawing the shape. When he managed to make a star he immediately gave it to Ozora as a gift.

"Thank you, handsome. Can you help me stick it in my room?"

"Of Course I can! I am already tall. I definitely can do it." The little boy grabbed Ozora's fingers and led her into the room where Ozora worked.

"Sttt! We must walk slowly and not be noisy. Miss Geona is playing with a kid in the secret room." Ozora asked the boy to be quiet because they had to pass through a special room used by Geona for therapy.

"Okay, miss." In a whisper the little boy answered and they walked on tiptoe.

The student stuck the picture he drew on the wall. Ozora did not mind if her room was messy. She wanted to appreciate the efforts of each student even though her room was no longer worthy of being called an office. There were lots of patches of children's work there.

"Because you have managed to stick it, we'd better go down again. Your mommy is waiting for you downstairs."

The building that Geona opened as a daycare and therapy center was slowly deserting. Parents came to pick up their baby or children.

"Okay, I will continue my work again. After everything is finished, I will go straight home. My body feels like it's going to crumble because every day I do overtime," Ozora mumbled, then she returned to her room.

Genoa wanted to go home and she opened her sister's room. "Don't keep working overtime! Remember, O, in three months you will be married. You must take care of your health before Eldrick comes home." Geona gave advice before the woman left that place.

"She is so talkative," Ozora grumbled.

Eldrick never contacted Ozora and it irritated her. She was the one who made the deal with Eldrick but she was the one who was tormented because of missing the man.

Ozora resumed work. The place was getting quieter because the voices of Geona's children were no longer heard.

"He didn't call me at all. What if he fails to comply with my terms?" Ozora ruffled his hair in distress.

"Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! I am really stupid!" Ozora cursed herself.