The Man in My Dreams

Chapter 5: Your Name

I just woke up because of the heavy weight on my back. The twins were riding behind me while waking me up. It's 10am and I'm still asleep that's why they were doing that. I slept for a long time, maybe it's because of my dreamed again, hissss name! Hayysss, 'I didn't got the chance to know his name!' I said those words in my mind. Good thing you two are cute!

"Sister Zela, what are you thinking?" Yumi asked me

"We've been talking to you for a while but you're just dumbfounded." Yuri said

"Ahhh no no no, go ahead and your sister Zela will do something first." I said while being sleepy.

"Okay." The twins answered at the same time.

I put my bed away and went straight to the bathroom, just the same routine as in the morning. I finished, so I went out to have breakfast, and I saw Grandma cooking.

"Good morning, La!" My greetings to Grandma

"Good morning too, my beautiful granddaughter!" Grandma also greeted.

"Grandma it's still early to flatters me." I laughed and said to Grandma

"You are really beautiful granddaughter, who else are you going to inherit from but me?" Grandma said

"Of course from you grandma. What are you cooking?" I asked her.

"Let's have breakfast apo, egg and dried fish." Grandma answered

( Apo is sam as granddaughter, I'm gonna use apo from now on.)

"That's why it smells good!" I said while hugging Grandma.

I've already made coffee, I want to pair it with pandesal but it's already run out, it doesn't matter next time for sure I will get some. We all had breakfast together, it's better to be together so that Grandma can really feel that she is loved by us. We talked and laughed while eating, it's really fun when you're with the love of your life. After we ate, I left and washed up.

After I washed,The twin asked me to play with them, and I agreed because I had nothing to do yet. We did go out of the house because this is where they want to play, the play they want is hide-and-seek, but I'm always the loser, hayyyss, they are young yet they know how to cheat. I gave them what they wanted and it started, we haven't played 3 rounds yet it suddenly started to rain. Because of the rain, I remembered what happened last night in my dream.

"Is that really a dream?" I asked in my mind.

"But why does it seem so real?" I asked myself again

I felt a tap on my back so I looked to see who it is and it was Yuri.

"Ate Zela, let's go inside, the rain is getting harder and harder." Yuri was worried.

While inside, I got some coffee and watched the heavy downpour. 'His name, I didn't even got to know it.' After a few hours and we finished eating lunch, I decided to let the food melt in my stomach first and then go to sleep again, I really wanted to know his name.

His smile and then his broad shoulders that were soaked in the rain because he was letting me take his umbrella. Am I going crazy? But because everything felt so real and I can't stop thinking about him. I want to know his name so bad but why I can't sleep, even though I want to? I tried to read a book, straining myself until my eyes gave up from exhaustion, but nothing, I still couldn't fall asleep. The coffee! Why did I didn't drink that! What the hell is that Zela! 'You're not thinking.' I said in my mind.

After a while I still couldn't sleep so I gave up on it and also because my Aunty called me to plan Grandma Stella's upcoming birthday.

"Shall we just have a catering services?" Aunt asked me.

"Yes, yes! I'll take care of that. Can we invite Lola's other friends as well? It'll make her more happy." I suggest.

After we finished planning the other things that will be needed, I suddenly felt sleepy so I went to sleep in my room.

I ended up at a waterfall, I just saw myself looking at a man with his back turned, based on his body posture I was sure he was the man I was with in the rain. I tried to approach him but why can't I move my legs like this?

I heard the voice that always called me again but this time it called my name so many times. I'm scared, I don't know what to do either so I close my eyes and think of a way to wake up.

When I opened my eyes, I saw something that surprised me. The man was in front of me, I screamed out loud in shock.

Calm down! It's just me!" It said.

"Are you a ghost? Kapre? Tikbalang? Nuno on the mound? Stay away from me, yes you are handsome but if you are also a bad element don't do it!" I said scared and trembling.

It just laughed like a snort while watching me terrified.

"What the hell! Don't be like that, if you are a restless soul I'll light a candle for you. Just stay away from me!" I added.

"Wait a minute, why do you mistake my handsomeness for a bad element?" It said.

"It's because you suddenly appeared! You were just there a while ago, and what do you mean by handsome you're so shameless!" I said.

"Why, do you want me to repeat what you said? You said that yes you are handsome but if—" Before he could finish I covered his mouth so he couldn't continue what he was about to say.

What's your name?" I couldn't stand it anymore and asked his name.

"Luan, Luan Callisto" It answered.

"What? Luna? Yuan?" I changed the name on purpose to tease him 'It's Luan, it's beautiful' I said in my mind.

"LUAN! What about you? What is your name?" He asked me

"I'm Ze—"