87 Under the Moonligh

Its around 1730 hrs when George reached the mountain top and its already foggy with its cozy windy ambiance. After a minute of walking from mostly under the bonsai trees, he found her lying on the granite surface while she put a pile of towels on her back. She didn't even notice him for already perching by her side such long till 2000 hrs. Eventually, the moon emerged in the skies and started to profess its prowess around. The branches were even annoying for caressing her messy hair. Thanks to the moonlight that shivered so brightly in the sky where no flashlight is needed anymore. Descriptively, she have brought the house utensils next to her, but still - all's well-arranged. She had water container, the breadfruit she took from the kitchen, a fork, sugar, bamboo mug and with Albrecht's binoculars. She put it all in a basket made of rattan that she picked out from the wooden house. It made him smile alone while looking at her like she was just inside the house and never thought of raining or would there be snakes or owls around.

In the next minutes, the fogs paved away, little by little, allowing him to clearly see the granite surface, meters away from them. There, he noticed his blanket, shirts, pants, hankies and towels gathered.

" Oh dear, those might be the reason why you're here, for waiting them to dry but sorry to say its wet again due to the fogs." He shook his head and smiled.

He doesn't have any option but to flat his back and stay beside her and wait till she wakes up.

"Oh! its 2217 hrs, still asleep?"

He then sat back and touched her forehead.

"Mag...Mag...its George."

She opened her eyes and looked at him inquisitively.

"George? I dried up the blanket and...where are those?" She found nothing on the surface anymore.

"I folded them already. Its next to your basket."

"Come...hold my hand, your sleep is overdue already. You might acquire some cough here, its too cold. I already covered you with towel, four hours ago."

"Four hours ago? Did I sleep that long here?"

" Or more than four hours, you're already sleeping when I reached here."

" Hmm...but why you're here. You're supposed to be in the wooden house. I already delivered some of your things there."

" There's nothing wrong if I visit my wife."

" But I enjoyed this morning looking at you from a distance, you're too handsome with your uniform."

" Yeah, I knew you were stalking at me that way, that sounds unfair."

" Oh! see the skies! wow! so beautiful. We'll bring our children here soon George and see that horizon."

" Haha! Yes, of course, we will." George laughed but suddenly grabbed her basket and all those that she dried up and went inside. When he reached downstairs, he immediately boil some water for her to drink and wash up.

She just closed the optic hole and stayed close to the furnace.

There was silence then he spoke after looking at her in front of the furnace.

"I ...I can warm you more than what a furnace could give."

" Hmm, I know, and we're almost there, when your angel fruit would give us any." Then she smiled at him. "How are they?" She asked.

" They're just fine."

" Good. Hmm, you maybe need to go, your eyes wants to drop now like bombs. Go back there now and sleep well. Ah, you may also bring the third journal, you'll laugh at it while reading about me somehow then it may bring you to a deep sleep."

"Can I borrow it?" He asked.

' Yes. I don't think I need to rip it all. See how Lolo treated and taught me there, you'll gonna laugh at us. Its funny anyhow without a biological mother. Yes, I was loved by 'ina' but, ah, its all complicated. She loved me but her heart was full of anger. I was just thankful that Lolo was an educated mam and a very gentle. So straightforward.

" Hmm I'm not going anywhere. Its intriguing. I also wanted to know you more." He said.

She smiled and brought the pot of water to the bathroom.

"Oh, I'll mix it for you." He volunteered.