our family's business

Chapter 6

We went upstairs. Isaac looked at me

"Where is his room?" I pointed to the door of our room. He entered there and gently laid down the sleeping Psalm.

"Are you sharing the same room?" I was embarrassed to nod and just stare at Psalm because I was suddenly struck by Isaac's gaze.

"You should never share someone's room Erin. My cousin is a boy and... I heard you two are not in a relationship" He said. I don't know why I was embarrassed. I was actually the one who was reprimanded by the man

"Psalm is the one who wants that..." I just said so he wouldn't ask any more questions. He is right. I shouldn't be sitting next to or sharing a room with a man.

He did not speak and just stood

"I should go downstairs. I'll just call someone to clean" He said weakly and was about to leave when I asked.

"Isaac who is Mary?" He stopped and looked at me. His face lost emotion and he looked away. I was stunned to see him simply clench his fist

"How did you know her?" He asked coldly as he lay stunned on Psalm's bed.

"Psalm mentioned it when he was crying. They're brothers, right? W-What happened to him?" He looked at me coldly before speaking

"Yea she's Psalm's younger sister. That's all I can tell Erin. Stop asking about her and stop including yourself into our family's business... You're not one of our family Erin" He left immediately and never looked back at me I was stunned by what he said. Mary... Besides being Psalm's sister, you were killed by unknown people, what really happened to you?

I looked at Psalm and decided to dress him because there was a lot of blood on his body. I stood up and got a basin of water then got a white towel and clothes for him to wear.

I just got a pair of pajamas and a loose t-shirt so he wouldn't be too hot to sleep. After that I came back and immediately left him. I still hesitated to take her clothes off because she might wake up but in the end I did nothing but change her clothes

I swallowed and closed my eyes then looked away when I stared at her beautiful body. I stared at it again and closed my eyes because really when I stare I don't want to take my eyes off of it. He has tattoos on his body and he is obviously barbared

I simply disobeyed myself. Erin please. Do not desire that. I felt guilty for Psalm and silently apologized because I still lusted after him

I wiped him with a white towel that I wet with water then changed into clean clothes. Next, I took off his pants and I almost shuddered at the thought.

I looked away when his boxer shorts remained on his bottom. I saw his big pet so I looked away. I don't know why I was shaking while wiping her thigh

Even her thighs are white and beautiful. I took a deep breath and he started cleaning and putting on pants. He simply moved and faced me.

I put the basin and towel back then went to the sofa to sleep there. I was stunned when I heard Psalm muttering something

I saw that he felt something on his side. It's like waking up but the eyes are not open. It's like he's looking for something

"Erin..." I was stunned and couldn't speak. I still swallowed and didn't know whether to come closer or not

"F*ck Erin where are you?" He frowned, so I slowly approached.

"I-I'm here..." I said weakly and held his hand.

He grunted and immediately pulled me away. He finally pulled me and laid next to him. I was dumbfounded until I felt his tight hug as if he didn't want to let me go

"Don't try to escape..." Until he fell asleep, he was really watching over me so that I wouldn't escape. I took a deep breath, it's like I'm missing nothing in your arms Psalm

I woke up the next day without Psalm by my side. I frowned and got up and looked around then went down. I felt worried and immediately went down the stairs

I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw him quietly drinking coffee at the table while thinking about something.

He stopped and turned to me. We stared at each other for a moment. I stared into his gray eyes and suddenly felt pity when the memory of him came back to me last night. The pain was hidden under his cold demeanor as if it was just yesterday.

"G-good morning..." He just nodded and turned to the coffee.

"Fix yourself and prepare Erin. We'll go down to town" He said making me stop. I suddenly felt happy because I could go out again

"Yes!" I'm happy to promise. I didn't realize that I was smiling. I looked at him and was stunned to see him staring at me.

"I've changed my mind. You'll be staying here. You might even run away" I looked at him with a frown

"It's Psalm. Take it with me. Look at my skin. It's dry and I can't warm it anymore" I complained to him. He just grinned and didn't speak

"Alright, please" I approached him and went to the front. He also faced me and spoke

"About yesterday Erin..." I frowned because of what he said.

"What happened yesterday? At night?" He was staring at me so intently that I felt a little lonely. It was obvious from his face that he was waiting

"W-nothing happened. I just slept" He remained silent and looked away. He looked disappointed.

"Would you still accept me if you knew my condition?" I stopped and stared directly at him. I don't know what he is saying but it seems to be about what happened to him last night. He is traumatized

"H-huh? What's your condition?" He looked away and finished his coffee.

"Go and prepare yourself now. You'll be coming with me" He didn't answer my question and just left me in the kitchen dumbfounded

I found out that Psalm bought some clothes for me. I looked at everything she bought and blushed when I saw two expensive bras and panties.

I feel like I want to be swallowed by the earth. Did he buy it? I was blown away and even though he couldn't see me, I was still embarrassed

I wore the dress he gave me. I also looked at the flat shoes that he also gave. When I measured it, I couldn't help but wonder because it was exactly right for me.

When I went down the stairs I saw him waiting at the bottom. He was wearing shorts and a black Nike t-shirt.

He turned his gaze to me and looked at me from head to toe then held my hand. I was momentarily stunned and could not speak.

He made me get into his car. As time went on, I gradually learned that Psalm's family had the means. I don't even know which family they come from, but I'm sure their state of life is higher than ours.

After a few minutes the car stopped. I looked outside. I am not familiar with this place. Public place that I know I'm not used to.

"Stay here. I'll open the door for you" I didn't say anything and just told him to open the car door. He held out his hand which I immediately grabbed.

"I need to hold your hand. You might get lost. I know you're not fond of these typical public places" He said and held my hand. We are like lovers in our current situation.

We started walking. One of Psalm's hands was holding his hand while the other was holding my hand. I looked around all around. I'm not really used to this

We passed by a group of men. They were also well dressed and looked at us when we passed. I was surprised because their attention turned to me.

Psalm let go of my hand and reached for my waist then stuck it to his body

"I must bring scissors next time. It looks like I'm going to blind some men" He said coldly and looked at my clothes

"You're too sexy. I hope that's not what I bought Luke" He said and adjusted my clothes

"It's too revealing" I looked at what I was wearing and to me it wasn't revealing. You can see my white chest and my cleavage, but I'm not the type to be rude on the road.

We continued walking while he held my waist. I stopped when he looked at a carenderya that's what it's called. There are people eating there.

He looked at me. "We should try eating here Erin" I looked at their dining room. Too exposed on the side of the road.

"Is that safe? We might get sick from that... Look at their foods" I pointed to the food displayed outside while some people were shopping for food.

"That's safe. You should try eating that one" He was about to pull me but I shook my head

"I'm not yet hungry. Later" He raised an eyebrow at me and looked at the cafeteria then looked back at me

"I swear. It's safe. Don't worry I will also eat there" I waved at him.

When we entered, we were greeted by a noisy environment. I couldn't move and changed the place. There are people eating there, jeepney drivers, tricycle drivers, and even taxi drivers and ordinary people.

Noisy inside and hot. There is a woman serving while asking the costumers what they want to eat and what dish to choose.

I looked at Psalm who was staring at me. "Wait for me there. I will order our foods" He pointed to the empty seat. I frowned and looked at him

"Isn't there a waiter?" He smiled and pinched my nose then laughed.

"It's a public food place of course there's no waiter here. Now go there and wait for me. I'll bring our food" He said. I was about to walk when he pulled my arm.

"Don't worry. Someone will be watching" I frowned at him but he just stared coldly at someone in the distance. I looked there and stopped when I saw that there were groups of men looking at our behavior and talking about us.

I stayed behind Psalm while he looked for food for us to eat and put it on the tray. I was amazed and cringed when I saw that the person serving the food didn't even have gloves or an apron and put it in his hand

"Stop looking at them like that Erin. They might hurt you" He whispered to me.

When we finished, we immediately went to the place we had chosen earlier. Even their table doesn't even have a white cloth and the chair is made of plastic.

I slowly sat there while he was serving our food. I frowned at the dishes he ordered

"What's that?" I asked with a grimace and pointed to what looked like fried fish

"Galunggong" I frowned even more.

"Take a bite Erin. It's delicious. As delicious as I am" I was stunned because of what he said while he was just grinning

"Eat. Why are you looking at me like that? You want to eat me? Then go. Make sure you finish me" My face turned red and I bowed. Good thing it was noisy around and they didn't hear what he said

"Taste it! It's delicious!" I promised with a smile and handed him the fork that only had a dish I didn't know.

He frowned and bit down on the fork while staring at me. I was stunned because he was staring at me while slowly biting the food.

I was dumbfounded when I looked at him and swallowed while staring at his mouth while chewing what I gave him earlier.

"Yeah it tastes good. That's just embutido" I stopped and looked at the dish he was talking about. I was amazed to taste all of them one by one and I can say that it was really delicious

"My God! The foods here are delicious. I'm wondering why there aren't any restaurants like this? They should at least sell foods like this so that the rich people who eat at the restaurants can also taste it" I said and tasted the fish with broth and ingredients. Their food here is delicious. I didn't expect that there are foods that are this delicious. I have never tasted anything like this in my whole life because I always eat at restaurants and will love all the food I eat cooked by professional chefs. Even in our house, the chef is the one who cooks

This is how people cook and eat here.

"What's this Psalm?" I asked while tasting the soup. My eyes widened because it was delicious

"Tinola fish" He said briefly that's why I looked at it in amazement.

I stopped eating for a moment and simply looked around the entire cafeteria. People are noisy. I looked at them one by one and I couldn't help but be jealous because they were having fun while they were eating.

There are family members, friends, and there are also old people talking. I also looked at the new boys. They are jeepney drivers. I was stunned as they greeted their acquaintances inside. They were even happy to share a seat with his other companions. The others offered him and they were still laughing happily

I can feel their joy. The joy that I have never experienced. I'm jealous because I've never had real friends like her

I am even more impressed because even though their lives are difficult, they are still able to smile and carry on. As for me, I am rich but not as happy as them. They are still good, even when it's hard, they're happy, even when it's hard, they have many friends that I know they can count on.

I was stunned when Psalm touched my face. I looked at him and saw his Serious eyes while wiping my face. I stumbled there and realized that my cheeks were wet with tears

"Why are you crying?" He asked gently while staring at me. I wiped my face and looked away then looked at the people happily eating

"Nothing. I've just changed a bit. This is how fun it is here, isn't it? It's not like a quiet restaurant, and when you're alone you'll be really lonely. Here, even if you're alone, it's not boring because the people who come in will be noisy. They're good. They're happy. "I didn't realize I said that.

"You should always choose to be happy Erin. Because you deserve to be happy. Yes, there are things that they have and we don't. Just like real friends" I was even more hurt and hit because of what he said. He was right, like true friends

"You can have them as your friends too. Don't be afraid to make a step, even if you are from a different state but you are the same. You are just human. Choose to be happy because happiness can be found somewhere and anywhere. You just need to find it on your own" He said.

"Are you done eating? Shall we go? Let's go for a walk" He said so I nodded.

To Be Continued...