AS A SLEEPING FRIEND

17. Statement (Javier POV)

Sometimes I wonder if Elin never remembered my figure in the past at all? Shouldn't he be able to remember about me even though he was vaguely because he used to be a little boy who had lived in my parents' Mansion?

My curiosity about it, made me want to ask Elin about her memories of me in the past, but somehow my lips always felt faint if they were with her in the same bed. Until I decided to always close my eyes first to make myself fall asleep immediately.

"Sister?"

Again, Elin always called me in a voice that was quite disturbing to me. Actually it was disturbing because of my own dirty thoughts. How not, I am a normal man who desperately withstood the turmoil while being so close to him. To be honest, my has rat on him often appears excited so that every time this happens I always curse myself to hold back the feeling of wanting to ambush Elin at that time.

It seems, my mother's words were right if not Elin who became my bedmate because I could have gotten out of control, but my logic always said that Elin was a boy I shouldn't touch.

Therefore, every night my instincts and logic were at war when Elin and I were in bed like this.

"Why, hmm? Go to sleep, Elin." I always avoided having conversations with him first, because I didn't want to look at Elin in this state or something she didn't want to do later.

"Yes, I'm going to sleep." Elin's voice sounded disappointed. Ah, what exactly does he want to ask me? Why do I feel so guilty for turning down the chatter again and again.

...***...

As usual early in the morning, I sat at the stool bar and watched Elin who was making breakfast for me.

"Sister, are you going to work?" The lentic eye suddenly faced me, stopping its activity while cooking omelette on a pan attached to an electric stove.

"Hm.." I said briefly.

"It's Sunday and you're still working? What exactly is sister's job?"

I coughed right then and there, to be honest, I forgot it was Sunday. I was too excited when I saw that my work clothes were complete and provided by the girl.

"Sister, are you okay?" Elin gave me a tissue because I coughed from the tea I was shaving.

"You know it's Sunday but why are you still getting my work clothes ready?" I asked as I greeted the tissue from Elin and wiped the tip of my lips.

"And why are you wearing it? Did you forget it was Sunday?"

I gave a smile because of his words, before long there was a small laugh from the girl. I'm glad he's getting used to me in this apartment.

"Your locket's good. Where did you buy it?" manya. I wonder if he remembers the origin of the locket he was wearing?

"Ah, this." Elin held her pendulum in the shape of a tulip. "Mom said, this is a gift from his master first. He's so nice, baby I don't remember him."

And Elin's words were enough to leave me dumbfounded for a moment. What does Elin mean by not remembering who her mother's master is? Did he forget my mother?

"Why don't you remember?" tanyaku.

"See, maybe because I was in an accident. Mom said I had temporary amnesia at the time, but I didn't expect that I would forget so many things in the past."

And this explanation is the answer. Elin doesn't remember who I am. Elin forgot me and mom. It was fitting that he never said if my face was familiar or like he had known me. I don't know.

"Sister? So you want to work?"

"No."

"Then?"

"Help me off the tie," I said next. I don't know why I could say that, like it just happened.

With a swift motion, Elin suddenly stood in front of me. His tiny body was right in front of me who was still sitting in the stool bar and this position actually made our body height almost equal.

"So, you stay there, it seems like it'll be easier to open the tie if you sit there."

"I like big brother" said Elin in front of my face. Her lips moved slowly and her eyes looked at me seriously.

"I don't know since when I've been comfortable with my sister but I can quite interpret that now I'm starting to like my sister."

Body freezes. Elin's words this time were beyond my expectations, and beyond my predictions. I'm speechless because he's so innocent and honest about his feelings.

"Sister, answer me brother."

Hurriedly I let go of Elin's hand which was still intending to take off my chest, I knew it had been detached a while before but Elin still held it there.

"Hahaha, what are you talking about Elin?"

"I'm serious, you know I'm serious about this, brother."

"Then?" my response was indifferent, but my heart was like being thrown by firecrackers which seemed to awaken me to a situation where I could indeed make Elin like me because of the circumstances I deliberately created between the two of us.

"Didn't you like me?" His lips were again moving in an orderly fashion along with the vocabulary that came out from there.

I gulped with great difficulty. No, I can't get caught up in this girl's feelings. He's just a little boy I shouldn't have felt back. He will only be my instrument of revenge against Liam someday.

I laughed again to respond to Elin's statement.

"I like you too, Elin. I like you as my sleeping partner" I said with a chuckle.

I saw his eyes blink a few times, it seemed like he was digesting my words.

"You know, I've always liked you while you've still been able to put me to sleep."

"Sister? You know what I mean, right?"

I'm nodding. "Listen, Elin. You're too young to interpret the taste. And, I think you should reexamine your feelings so as not to misinterpret. You're just too comfortable with me instead of liking me in another sense."

"But, Brother. I know you like me too!" said Elin loudly.

"Oh yeah? Where'd you guess?"

"Yesterday you almost kissed me?"

I laughed so hard. "I want to kiss you? Maybe you're the one who misinterpreted my every move," I said avoid.

"I know brother!"

"Yes, even if it is, it may be because I consider you to be just my bedmate, Elin. Do you want me to kiss? I'll kiss you if you're expecting it, but don't take it as a sign that I like you because a man can do it to anyone he's interested in."

"So, are you interested in me without liking me?" Elin guessed again.

"You could say so." I approached him, intending to intimidate him. "So, don't think if I do that because I like you, it could be that I am so just because of my instincts as a man" I answered frankly.

Elin bowed, so I felt annoyed at myself for reprimanding her so hard. In fact, I know she's just a plain girl who might have been hard-pressed to express her taste. I just don't want him to expect more of me. I'm afraid he'll get hurt because at the end of the day I'll use him.

"Don't spoil that feeling if you really like me. You'll be disappointed, Elin. So, get rid of that before you're too hard to throw it away."

Elin went out from before me with teary eyes. I took a deep breath looking at his disappearance.

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