Crashing Into You

Lee Jin Ho: Go to the grocery today and buy some food supplies.

Tan Ja Nin hissed. This guy was really too much. She made a breakfast, lunch and dinner for him and now she will run another errand for him. 

Grrr. Should she give up that advertis.e.m.e.nt job now? She took a deep sigh before she typed in a reply.

Tan Ja Nin: Send me the list of the things that you want me to buy.

Lee Jin Ho: It"s your call. 

My call huh?! Okay then, she will buy the most expensive ones  in the market. 

Tan Ja Nin: Okay.

Tan Ja Nin spoke to the cab driver after she sent the reply to Lee Jin Ho. 

"Let"s go to the nearest G-Mart instead" Said Tan Ja Nin.

"Okay!" The driver said and manuevered to the left. 

After a minute, Tan Ja Nin received another message and was surprised when she saw the sender.

Song Dei Si: Hi, Ja Nin! Are you free for a coffee today?

Tan Ja Nin thought for awhile before she sent the reply. 

Tan Ja Nin: I"m off to the supermarket right now but I still have enough time to meet you for a coffee today. What time are we going to meet? 

Song Dei Si: Great! Can we meet now? I"m at Brooks Cafè right now. 

Tan Ja Nin: Okay! See you in 30 mins. 

Tan Ja Nin spoke to the driver again after she sent the reply to Song Dei Si. 

"Sir, can we go to the Brooks Cafè near Yan High School instead?" 

"Miss, can you make up your mind! Are you sure now of the location that you wanted to go?" The cab driver was a bit irritated because he needs to manuever back again. 

"Yes, and apologies for the inconvenience." Tan Ja Nin said and lowered her head.

.....

It was almost 3PM when Ta Ja Nin arrived at Brooks Cafè. There were just handful of patreons inside the cafè. Song Dei Si waved her hand when she saw Tan Ja Nin. Tan Ja Nin strode towards to Song Dei Si"s location. They kissed each other on the cheeks before Tan Ja Nin took her seat. 

"What"s up?" Tan Ja Nin asked. 

"Nothing much! I just don"t have much to do this afternoon and have thought to catch up with you. Good thing you are free." Song Dei Si said. 

"Yes. I just have the acting workshop on my plate right now and always free in the afternoon." Tan Ja Nin answered.

"You said you were off to the Supermarket earlier? Are you going to buy some stuffs for your apartment?" Song Dei Si suddenly remembered. 

Tan Ja Nin was caught off guard. She couldn"t say that she will be buying goods for Lee Jin Ho. So she lied. Yeah, I"m planning to buy some goods to stuff into my refrigerator." 

Song Dei Si smiled. "I"m glad that you"re getting used to doing this kind of errands now."

Tan Ja Nin nodded "Yeah living on my own has helped to be more responsible. Now, I can do my own laudry, cook my own food, clean my own place and pay for my bills. It was hard at first but like what you"ve said I am now getting used to it."

"You are now ready to be a good housewife!" Song Dei Si teased her.

Tan Ja Nin laughed. She heard almost the same words twice today. 

"Is this really some kind of qualification to be a good housewife, that you need to learn how to cook first, and knew all the household ch.o.r.es?" Tan Ja Nin curiously asked.

Song Dei Si laughed "Not at all. It was just a saying! If you are rich and you can hire a couple of maids to do that for you, no need to do all those things just to please your husband. But Yan Mor Tee loves the food that I cook for him" Song Dei Si said and realized that she had mentioned Yan Mor Tee. It may not be a good topic when Tan Ja Nin was around. If she could only take back her last words.

"Really? What do you usually cook for him?" Tan Ja Nin asked. She was curious to know. 

"His favorite." She shyly answered.

His favorite? Tan Ja Nin was suddenly stunned. What was Yan Mor Tee"s  favorite food? It was quite odd that she loved Yan Mor Tee for a long time and yet she didn"t even know his favorite food. 

"What is his favorite?" Tan Ja Nin curiously asked.

"Pork stew." Song Dei Si answered.

"Ooh!" said Tan Ja Nin and Lee Jin Ho suddenly flashed on her mind. She wondered what was his favorite food.

"How did you know his favorite?" Tan Ja Nin asked Song Dei Si. 

"If you"re always with the guy and you eat everyday with him, you will surely know his favorite." 

"I see." Tan Ja Nin nodded and looked at Song Dei Si. "You must really love Yan Mor Tee. You never left him and was always on his side. You must have known Yan Mor Tee from head to toe." 

Song Dei Si chuckled "I guess it"s not just about knowing him from head to toe. It is understanding him inside and out." 

Tan Ja Nin lowered her head and was quite embarra.s.sed. She always claimed that she love sYan Mor Tee deeply, but she didn"t made an effort to really know him like Song Dei Si did. Her feelings for Yan Mor Tee may not be as deep as she thought it was.

"Song Dei Si..." Tan Ja Nin said and looked at Song Dei Si when she realized something.

"Yeah.." 

"Now I understand how deep your love is for Yan Mor Tee" She said 

Song Dei Si blushed. 

"I thought I loved him so much that it was so painful when he choses you. Now I just realized that maybe it was just my ego that was hurt and not my heart actually" Tan Ja Nin took a deep sigh. "I wish I could also find a guy whom I can fall in love with like the way you loved Yan Mor Tee." 

Song Dei Si weight what Tan Ja Ni have said. "You surely will find the right guy for you" Song Dei said. 

"I hope so." Tan Ja Nin said and stood up. "I"ll order now." 

"Sure. The coffee is on me." 

"Thanks!" 

.....

It was past 6PM when Tan Ja Nin arrived in Lee Jin Ho"s pad. She had a hard time transporting all the groceries that she bought. She almost dropped some of it when she got off from the elevator as she walked to his unit.  She was carrying two large paper bags on her right hand and another two on her left. When she was already in front of Lee Jin Ho"s pad, she took out the key card and was about to open the door when she heard a female voice from behind.

"Who are you?"

Tan Ja Nin turned around and saw a girl who was around 165cm tall. She was wearing a school uniform. She looks so young and beautiful. She knitted her eyebrows.

"What are you doing in my brother"s pad?" The youngster asked

Brother? Tan Ja Nin was stunned. Was she reffering to Lee Jin Ho? She was in front of Lee Jin Ho"s pad so for sure the brother that she was referring was Lee Jin Ho. So this girl must be his younger sister. She didn"t know that Lee Jin Ho has a sister. How many sibling does Lee Jin Ho has?

"Are you my brother"s maid?" The youngster asked again.

Maid?!!! Tan Ja Nin couldn"t help but felt a sudden rage in her heart. Where on earth does this youngster got that idea that she was a maid. Does she looks like a maid to her?

"Excuse me?! Do I look like a maid to you?" She said irritably.

The youngster sized her up from head to toe and raised her brows when she noticed that Tan Ja Nin was beautiful. In fact she was very beautiful even if she was just wearing a simple white-s.h.i.+rt and maong pants. She also got a beautiful body. Could it be that this woman was her brother"s girlfriend? When did his brother find a girlfriend? 

"So if you"re not my brother"s maid, who are you? Why do you have a key to his pad? Don"t tell you"re living with my brother? Are you my brother"s girlfriend?" The youngster interrogated her.

Before Tan Ja Nin could answer all her questions, they have heard a voice from behind.

"Yes, she is my girlfriend. What are you doing here, Lee Chin Mei!"

Tan Ja Nin looked at Lee Jin Ho in disbelief.