My Heart Was Wounded Deep
Chapter 37's

Lis's mother was not happy to hear Kikan's words. The chair he was sitting on was squeaking when he started moving. "Oh, that's right. You want to have it. Still want. But he feels too good for you, so don't be fooled."

Of course, her mother also felt Rey was too good for her. He often talks about this. "Thank you for reminding me of my low state," Kikan muttered as he reopened the refrigerator

"Can you work faster?" ask Ms. Lis. "Or just close the fridge. I can't stand the smell."

"It's gonna smell even more if I don't finish it. If you throw it away, it probably won't be this way"

"I'm not asking you to clean up." Snapped by ma Lis.

Really grateful. Kikan shook his head, but kept quiet, knowing that his mother made herself unwelcome because she believed she was disliked, making Kikan difficult to establish a good relationship with her mother.

"Last night Jason hugged me." said Kikan, hoping to lead his mother into a conversation that didn't provoke emotion.

Kikan had not told his mother, hesitating to say it, for fear that her mother would say something unpleasant and ruin the memory. But at the same time Kikan wanted to show his mother that Jason was much more accepting than he had thought.

" He hugged you?"

Kikan heard a shocked tone in his mother's voice but he smiled. "In front, in the yard, he said goodbye and gave me my first hug" Kikan said.

For a while they were silent and her mother asked, in a quieter voice, "What is Rey doing?"

" Nothing."

" I won't believe her," said Miss Lis in a tone of voice that had returned as usual.

His mother had said that before and maybe he was right. But, the thing is, Ms. Lis No longer believes in anyone.

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He obtained thirty orders of bracelets! kikan happily looked at the proof of his order on the computer while sitting inside Black Coffee. It has never gotten this many orders at once, and most of the models orders are the most expensive. I wonder why there are so many requests. He got one order, or maybe two per day for the last few weeks.

But it didn't take long to solve the mystery. When Kikan saw his invoice, he realized his merchandise bracelets were bought by people from the same area, by a group of friends whether high school or college friends. It is known because most delivery addresses have the same zip code.

How fascinating.....

Smiling to himself, Kikan started sending email replies to his new buyers. Let them know when the order is completed and ready to be delivered. Fortunately he had already gotten his money up front, so Kikan had extra money in his account. He can get more stock, Kikan can also immediately use the money, which is very much needed, to buy some daily necessities, including ingredients to make spaghetti for Jason and.....

The bell outside rang, and Kikan saw one of Rey's High School friends, Kelly coming with a man, most likely her husband. It was as if they were not looking for someone. They went in to order coffee, so Kikan relaxed and went back to work. He was so cool to confirm every order that he no longer paid attention to the door to see people who might not like to meet him.

The place was getting fuller and Kikan could not see who the buyers were blocking the entrance of the cafe.

When she looked up again, she realized Kelly and her husband had not left their seats, as she had expected. They sat down and some people joined them. Until Rey finally walks through the door, then Kikan hopes to pay more attention to who the people are. He should have left when Rey's two friends Nanda and Steve Harmon, came.

Rey doesn't see Kikan at first. Until then there was a person at the table who pointed at him. I think Kikan heard someone say, "Isn't that Kikan." Rey looked back and stood up to him.

"Hi."

kikan considered closing the laptop and leaving, but he still had to send an email to how many people. He didn't want to wait too long to answer the order. He did not want to bike back to that place just to work for another fifteen minutes. After Rey and her friends came home.

Kikan had to get used to living in this city. That means he will suffer because of the sight and whispers of many people. He can't run away if every time he meets someone who knows his past.

"Hey" Kikan leaned back and tried to smile, hoping to look polite but a little indifferent, so Rey didn't feel like she had to do anything other than say hello. Actually Kikan did not even expect that much, but he felt Rey was very good for greeting him in public places, especially when with his friends.

"You look beautiful with that blouse."

Kikan wore the same boss he wore at Jason's game. It's a little embarrassing, but he doesn't have a lot of clothes. And no one knows that, except Rey.

"Thank you."

Rey points at Kikan's computer. "You're at work?"

"Yes, there were some orders last night, which means I can give you some money for Jason in the next few days."

" Jason and I are fine" Rey said. "Why don't you go for some extra income and spend it on yourself? it takes time to develop your business and for me it doesn't matter."

Rey never asks for money from him, but that's why Kikan insists on paying Jason as much as he can. Kikan wants to prove that he can fulfill his obligations, and Kikan does not want to make Rey once again refuse him to contribute to his son's problems. "Caring for a child cannot be delayed, and it is not a burden. I have a lot of other orders, more than I expected." Kikan said.

Rey seemed unsure what to say, but she nodded. "Surely a relief."

"Yes, right. Now I just need to work on the bracelets."

"You don't have stock?" ask Rey.

"Not much, just what I use for photos and experiments."

Before adding, Devan entered the cafe, saw the two of them and passed the booking queue as well as his friends, to approach and say hello. "Hi how are you"

His friendly attitude made Kikan calm down so his worries lessened and his smile widened. Kikan also sees Devan wearing the bracelet he made. "Well, it's good to see you" Kikan replied Devan.

"You look beautiful too" Devan said.

The muscle on Rey's face stiffened, as if she was unhappy with the conversation, but she did not interrupt.

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