Noah (2)

When I'm outside the shop I try to find Noah but he's not there. I look around the shop and he's not even there. Did he leave without me? What about my tea and tiramisu?

"Sera."

Someone is calling my name and I see Noah walking toward me from the small garden beside the shop he's holding a Lily flower.

"Can you guess the type of the flower?"

"Lily."

"Wow, you're pretty smart."

I hit his arm while pouting.

"Do you really think I'm that stupid or something?"

"I'm joking."

I take the bag and walk back to the dorm. Noah follows me from my back with a worried look.

"Are you mad, Sera?"

". . ."

"Sera!"

". . ."

Noah suddenly grabs my arm and stops me. He turns my body around and looks at me with a sad face.

"I'm sorry. I like to tease you."

"Hmph. . ."

"I'll take you to the food festival and I'll tell you about the kitten but please forgive me."

"Fine. . ."

He smiles then let go of my arm and starts to walk.

"Let's go, Jacqueline Sera Lilliane."

"Why do you call me by my full name?" I asked while walking with him.

"Can't I call you that or do you prefer me to call you 'Forgetful Sera'?"

"Just Sera, please."

We arrive at the dorm and he opens the door for me then we walk to a sofa in a lobby and sit there. Noah sits beside me and I take the can of English breakfast tea from the bag. I open the can and the smell of the tea leaves fills my nose.

"Smell this, Noah."

"I can smell it from here."

"Well. . . Anyway, tell me about yourself."

He looks startled by the question then he starts to speak.

"Curious Sera want to know about me. I'm 22 years old and my major is Fine Art. I've achieved my bachelor's degree and I'm studying for my master's degree. This is the second semester of my study."

"Uh-huh, tell me more."

"What else?"

"Like your hobby, your date of birth, your family."

"My hobby? I think painting, I love to make painting and I can show you some if you want. My date of birth is the 20th of August. My family. . . unfortunately I can't tell you about my family."

"Why?"

"I just can't. Now it's your turn."

"21 years old, 14th of July, Bachelor of Design, and I'm here for my master's degree, just like you. I love to watch TV series, eat, and of course sleep. My family, I have 1 older sister and she's already married."

"Is that all?"

"Yes."

"Well, that's interesting. Wait here, I want to grab a drink."

Noah walks to the vending machine and inserts a coin then he presses the button and the can of soda comes out from the machine. Whilst Noah buys some drink, I wait for him and I see the kitten with yellow fur coming in my direction. I remember Noah said that it was not a real cat so I take the bag, and the can of tea and walk to Noah.

"Noah, the kitten is here. Again."

Noah turns around and sees the cat chasing him. He immediately runs towards the cat and catches it. I can hear his angry voice talking to the cat.

"Can you stop following that girl?"

"If you follow the girl again, I will make you regret it, Ben."

Ben? Is the cat naming Ben? I approach Noah and suddenly he puts the kitten down. The kitten runs away and Noah looks at me with a weak smile.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm okay, I heard you call the cat 'Ben'. Is it the name of the cat?"

"Just forget what you heard."

"But. . ."

Noah covers my mouth using his hand and makes a 'be quiet' gesture then he leaves me. I have no idea what is happening right now, what's wrong with the cat and I can't understand the situation. I bring the bag with me to my room.

[17.45]

I open my fridge to take some ingredients to make sautéed vegetables and fried fish. Once I get all the ingredients, I start to cook the sautéed vegetables and deep-fried the fish. I put everything in a lunch box and I take my key with me then I go to room 413 where Noah lives. I knock on the door and wait. The door opens and Noah is standing there, looking at me.

"I made this for you. I hope you like it. . It's a token of thanks for helping me today."

He accepts the meal that I'd made for him and asks me to come in. I enter his room and the interior is almost the same as my room but what makes it different is there are many canvases on the wall and most of it is empty. I guess it's the media that Noah uses to paint. He guides me to the living room and there's a gift box on the table. He takes it and gives it to me.

"A token of apology for you."

"Can I open it?"

"Yes."

He left for the kitchen to prepare his dinner, meanwhile, I sit on the sofa and open the gift box. Inside the gift box, there's perfume that I mentioned to Noah this afternoon. Where did he get this and when did he buy it? When Noah is back in the living room, I ask him,

"Noah, where did you get this? I thought you don't even care about it."

"I won't tell you."

"Thank you. . ."

I smile warmly at Noah and he moves toward me, his face is getting close to my face and he gazed into my eyes.

"N-Noah?"

He tucked the flower that he had this afternoon into my hair and whispered,

"Perfect."

My face turns red when he does that then he moves backward and sits on the chair. I stand up from the sofa and run to the front door, open the door and go back to my room. I slam the door and go to my bedroom. I throw my body and the box onto the bed and hug my pillow.

"Wake up, Sera! Don't get charmed by him, wake up!"

I pinch both of my cheeks and then sit on the edge of my bed. I take a deep breath before finally I stand up and go to the kitchen to make some instant noodles. While I'm making the instant noodle, I can hear someone knocking on my door. I walk to the front door and open it. There's a blonde lad with blue eyes standing in front of me.

"Good evening, Miss Sera."

Then I heard someone open the door of room 413.