Kim's POV
It's only day two and I felt like I have been living with this silly girl for years. Sometimes I did wonder where does Pie comes from? She's weird and at certain points she is way too innocent. Somehow she could be so tricky yet her mind is full with untold cunning ideas. Today, I dragged her to my office. Well, I know she's bored at home. Besides I left her with nothing. I mean there's nothing to eat at home. I'm not that cruel to leave her die in hunger like that. The facts that my Papa won't let me hire any maids to manage the house's chores is killing me. I think he is out of his mind but he told me that I should have practice to live on my own, what more I am about to build a marriage life. If only he knows that my relationship with Pie is a fake one, I don't know how my world would be. Or perhaps he did know that we are pretending? I don't care. As long as I don't have to get married with P'Van, it is more than good to me. Oh back to Pie, her presence in my office is surely caused a disturbance to me but I think I am fine with it. I am adapting myself with this silly girl behaviour. Do you know what is she doing right now? Pie is too engross with her drawing. I don't know what she did with the paper and pencil I gave to her about twenty minutes ago but I just guess that she is trying to sketch the plan like I did for my project.
"Pie, what are you doing?" I tried to peep into her paper but as if she knew I am trying to figure out her business, she covers it with her hands.
"Don't look at it. It's ugly." Pie pouted.
"Oh, come on! There's nothing to shy of." Without her realize, I sneakily took the paper from her. She can do nothing, the paper slipped off from her hands in split seconds.
"Kimhan!" Pie became mad with me but as usual, I will ignore all of her rebellious gesture.
"Look what we have here." I lean my back to my chair, putting my left hand on the arm rest and view her sketching like a boss. Pie stirred restlessly on her seat opposite to me like an employee who is waiting for her boss approval for her work.
"A green house?" I stole a glance to her before I focused back to the sketching paper. Pie nodded slowly and then dropped her gaze, completely avoiding eye contact with me.
"Such a good idea. Where do you want to build it?" I put the paper on the table and locked my eyes to her. I don't know that Pie could be this eco - friendly.
"Our .. - our home?" Pie stuttered on saying that to me. There's something unusual feel when she mentioned 'OUR HOME' to me. I couldn't explain how does it feel but I feel so glad with it. It's like we are building our future.
"I just found that we have a huge space at the back yard." Pie added with her eyes full of hopes. I know she wanted to request me to build one for her.
"What is it for? It is not that you are going to stay at the house permanently." I snorted my sarcastic response. Her idea is amazing and I think I like it if we have such a green house at our home but what is it for? She is going to leave the house in another 97 days.
"It is just my suggestion." Pie sat back to her seat in disappointment. Even if she tried to make her sigh not so obvious to my hearing, I still could hear it clearly from my place.
"What kind of flowers you like?" I asked.
"Roses, orchids, lilies and many more." Pie answered to me uninterestedly while playing with her own knuckles. I know she's being sulky. I have started to learn about her for more right now.
"Well done Ms.Pie Mindara. Your proposal is accepted!" I changed my voice to serious tone. Pie lifted up her head and gazed to me, bewildered.
Once she got my point, slowly her lips curled into a perfect smile. "Thank you, Kimmy!" Pie clapped her hands like an overjoyed little kid. Oh look, I got a new name here, now she's calling me KIMMY.
"You do know how to spend my money without making it so obvious that you're trying to make me bankrupt." I purposely massaged my temple, pretending to her that she's giving me a hard time and bad head ache.
"Could you stop being talking about bankruptcy Kim? It's such a cursed." Pie hissed and shook her head, tossing off all bad thoughts.
"I'm just telling the truth anyway." I scanned her sketching again. There's a lot to be weighed before we could even build the green house.
"How long does it take to be done?" Pie suddenly asked out of sudden.
"I can make it fast." I said to her. "Do you mind if I touch up some part of your sketching?" I asked to her as idea strike my genius brain.
"Of course. You're better at it. Just make it beautiful and perfect." Pie said, throwing her gaze to the air. She's daydreaming. I found that this girl played a lot of dramas in her acts. Again, where did I find her? Why I met such a silly girl like Pie?
I don't even know why I should build this green house for Pie but seeing her hopeful eyes softened my heart. Is she using a black magic to me? I should be more careful with her. This is so not me. Why should I spend my expense over something that has no relation with me?
"Kim.." Pie called me after a long silence. Little did I realize that I'm so deep in my own thought. Pie is staring to me with her typical innocent face. Did I spacing out for so long?
"What?" I raised my perfect eyebrows in mocking gesture. Pie rolled her eyes to me. I know that's my smirk annoyed her.
"Can I wear your blazer just for a few minutes?" There, Pie came with her odd request.
"For what?" My perfect eyebrows now knotted in confusion. I still can't understand what Pie has in her mind.
"I just want to take a picture." She grinned to me. I still can't get any clue about it.
"Oh please, I just want to look like I'm having a great career in my life even if I have nothing to reach the point." Pie nagged to me.
"As you wish." I took my blazer that I hung on my chair and handed it to Pie.
"Can we switch our seat for awhile?" Pie requested to me as the blazer fitted well on her tiny frame. My blazer still look huge for her but it doesn't seem really obvious when she sit.
"Anything for you Pie!" I stressed out my annoyance to her. Gladly Pie comes to my place and I move opposite to her.
"Take my picture." Pie handed me her phone. Now I am a part time photographer for Pie Mindara Manaying. Why should I do all of this silly things? Why me?
"Ready?" I asked to her.
"What pose should I do here?" Pie didn't make up her mind on how her pose in the picture would be.
"Well, just hold the pen and pretend that you're writing something on the paper." I suggest. Pie nodded her head ardently, showing that she agreed with it.
"ONE. TWO. THREE." I snapped her image. I admit that she is such a photogenic. She looked so good in the picture.
"Another one please?" Pie said to me with her pleading tone.
"Okay, next pose." My mouth unconsciously responded to her request. What happen to me? I am wasting my time for such nonsense thing.
Pie posed like a boss while sitting on the chair with her legs crossed. I don't know why but every angle of hers is so perfect.
"Kim, let's take a selfie." Pie said to me as she walked to my direction. Before I could even say NO to her, she already pulled me close to her, making our head touch momentarily.
"Smile Kim." She said to me and the our closeness is captured safely to the memory.
"It looks good." Pie giggled as she viewed the photo. No, it doesn't look good at all. My face is so ugly. It was because I was startled at that moment.
"Delete it. I look like a retarded person." I tried to grab the phone from her but she is just too quick in her movement.
"No, it is worth to keep." Pie laughed. "Just take another one." She came to my side again.
"Let me hold the phone." I took her phone. We did some poses. The photos of me and Pie only.
"I got an idea!" Pie said to me as we viewed the taken photos. "We should take a selfie a day and I shall keep them all in an album." She smile widely to me. Like I have told you, Pie always have that odd ideas in her mind.
"Is it really necessary?" I scoffed. What does she think? She's a diva?
"Yes. They are the proof of my achievement as a gold digger." Pie rolled her eyes to me.
"I got it." I nodded knowingly.
"Am I always look that worst in your eyes?" Pie turned moody out of sudden.
"I don't know. You said it yourself." All I can do is shrugged innocently.
"Fine." Pie sighed. Before our conversation went more further, the knocks on the door disturbed us.
"Come in." I said my approval to the person at the door. I don't have any clue who is the person. If it is Zee, she doesn't usually know how to knock the door so, that is not Zee.
The door was ajar and I saw a familiar figure walked into my room gracefully. The way she arranged her steps and how she chose her outfit more than enough to make her looked exactly like a model. The flirty smile never leaves her flawless face whenever she sees me and know who is she? It's Jane.
"Morning Ms.Kimhan." Jane greeted me and totally ignoring Pie's presence in the room as if Pie is an invisible creature.
"Morning." It's impolite for me if I didn't respond to her. I walked back to my desk and she did follow me too. Pie still remained standing like statue staring to us.
"What takes you here?" I asked to Jane and at the same time, taking my seat back.
"Oh Kim, don't pretend like you don't know." Jane scoffed and took her seat even if I didn't offer her too. She sounded informal now, just like we are having a normal conversation as friends.
"What?" I have to admit that Jane gave me this uncomfortable feeling. I always know that she likes me, she wanted to flirt me or what so ever. I didn't say that she is not pretty but I just can't.
"You're so funny Kim." Jane said. "From now on I'll be your secretary." The last statement that came out from Jane's mouth gave me a momentary heart attack.
"Where is my old secretary?" I freaked out. This is so ridiculous. Who's idea is that of letting Jane to be my secretary?
"I don't know. She resigned yesterday and I got the offer letter of changing department and wow! I'm here with you." Jane explained to me excitedly depicted by the action she made by her hands.
"Okay.." I lost my words. As I'm thinking of what my life would be, my eyes met with Pie's. She is staring to us with her unexplainable confusion and blur.
"Who is she?" Jane's voice snapped our eye contact. She turned to look to Pie who still standing at the same spot where we argue earlier.
"What is she doing here? Such a village girl." Jane divert her gaze to me, asking me to answer her with her threatening squinted eyes.
I am about to tell her about Pie when suddenly Pie, herself comes to my desk. "I am Pie Mindara Manaying." She stepped bravely. "And I am Kimhan Jittaleela's Personal Assistant." I swear it is the first time I got to have a look to Pie facial expression when she smirk. She has that devilish look when she folded her arms to chest.
"Personal Assistant?" Jane frowned as she looked to me, begging for some explanation.
"What makes difference with being a secretary?" Jane frowned even more but this time she stared to Pie with her judging manner. Looking to Pie from head to toe as if she is a quality controller checker.
I don't know how should I stepped into this conversation but I could sense there is going to be a small world war.
"Doesn't it obvious? I'll take care any personal stuffs of hers." Pie pointed to me with her chin. She looked so arrogant with that gesture. Where does she get the idea of being Personal Assistant to me, replacing the title of my fiancee. She is definitely wanted to hide this engagement.
"What?" Jane stood up from her seat. "That's my work." Jane stepped much closer to Pie.
"No, you just take care the matter in this office. Official occasion and nothing related to personal life." I don't know why Pie want to fight for it but this drama entertained me. I decided to watch the play. It's kind interesting.
"Huh?" Jane is getting puzzled.
"You arrange her meeting schedule, bring the documents to be signed and set up everything she need in THIS OFFICE while me, I'll help her with her daily routine life, take care of her meal time and choosing what ever she will wear to work including her underwear!" Pie's last word tickled me that much. Where did I find this silly girl and how she could even think that way? Choosing my underwear? This is so hilarious.
"Something fishy here." Jane threw her suspicious gaze to me.
"I bet you envy me for that!" Pie cut her.
"Should I envy you for that? It just sounds like you're a maid in the role." Jane fake her laughter.
"Where did you pick this girl, Kim?" Jane asked to me.
"It's none of your business." I shrugged.
"I sense something here. Just wait until I figure it out." Jane said to me before she took her way, leaving my room. What should I call it here? Competition between Jane and Pie?
"Does people like me don't even deserve to be treated equally by the high class people?" Pie spoke up right after Jane's figure gone from our sight. I thought she will laugh hysterically for Jane's lose but she didn't. Pie gazed to me, straight into my eyes, pleading me some words of comforts.
"I..." I lost my words too. The first time I met her, I insulted her badly.
"I know, you hate me too." Pie sighed and dragged herself to the couch inside my room.
"Hey look." I quickly get my way to her. "Just ignore that Jane. She often like that." I admit that I don't like to see Pie with her sad face.
"Why should I hate my Personal Assistant?" I brought up the issue that Pie and Jane argued about just now.
"What colour of underwear I use today?" I jested and tilt her chin so that she will look to me.
"It's blue!" Pie giggled. I think she did remember what she said just now.
"Oh, how do you know? You're such a pervert!" I squinted my eyes, adding to suspicious expression written on my face.
"No!" Pie ran her gaze away from me. "You are the one who.." Pie didn't finished her words. She covered her redden face with her palm. Perhaps this early morning incident flashed clearly in her mind. I could read it from her gesture, she is shy.
"Anyway Pie. Thank you so much for saving me for Jane today." I thanked her and took her hand.
"Why don't you just ask her to be your fake girlfriend? She suits you very well." I pulled back her hand from me. She acted like a jealous girlfriend.
"Someone is jealous here." I teased her.
"In your dream." Pie scoffed.
"Done with this." I decided to put an end to the matter. "Let's go home." I made my way to my desk and tidy up my stuffs on it.
"Are you done with you work? It's still noon." Pie asked to me as she kept glancing to the clock, making sure the time is correct.
"Are you hungry?" I didn't answer her for that.
"Kind of." She said.
"Let's do some groceries for our stuffs at home and eat something. I'm hungry too." I said to her. Pie doesn't ask anything much after that. She just waited for me until I'm done with my desk.
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Pie's POV
We are in the car, heading to any nearby supermarket. This moving vehicle filled with silence. Neither me nor Kim make an effort to start a conversation. As for me, I'm just not really in the mood. Jane. Yes, that boastful secretary of Kim. From the first time she stepped into Kim's office, I knew she doesn't like me. She walked pass me like I'm just a thin layer of air - invisible to her sight. By observing to her body language, I am much sure she likes Kim. The softness of her voice when she spoke, the flirtatious movement she made, all depicted that she's trying to seduce Kim. Is it the right thing to say for it? I don't care. I know she wanted all attention from Kim.
As far as I am used to any 'compliment' from people, it is not a surprise if Jane insulted me. People like me never get a good perception from them. Rewinding what has happened at the office, I have no idea on why I should fight and argue about those personal assistant and secretary thingy. Why should I bother it that much? I can't tell myself the exact answer. I hate it when Kim just watched us like she's enjoying a great live drama. She didn't make any effort to back up me. When she thanked me just now, only then I realized Kim is actually didn't like Jane as well. What more embarrassing is, I found myself talked about silly thing - that underwear matter. Oh God! I swear it was out of my conscious at first.
Kim in the other hands looked so different today. She is so kind to me yet treat me with patient. I am so glad that she did agree with the idea of our green house and I love it when we took pictures together. I shall make a collection for it. 100 days with Stingy Kim.
After awhile, Kim finally pulled up her car to the parking site. "Come on." Kim said to me as she stepped out first.
"Let's go." I said to her and we walked together to the supermarket.
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"Coffee or tea?" I took the two packets and showed them to Kim.
Kim thinks for awhile and finally she said, "Just take the malt cocoa drink." Duhh, it's better for me not asking her opinion then.
"I'll take this tea too." I said to her as I put it into the trolley. Of course I took the cocoa drink too. It's Kim's.
"We need to look for some eggs or perhaps canned food, Pie." Kim said to me as she browsed the list in her phone. I don't know that she already listed down all of our needs.
"How about some vegetables, meat, chicken or maybe fish?" I asked her.
"We can find them here too." Kim responded short and took the trolley from me.
"Do you want anything else?" Surprisingly Kim asked this to me. This is so unbelievable.
"No regret?" I am super excited with her offer.
"Just don't spend too much and remember just by what is necessary. Don't waste." Kim said. Wow! This Kim is so much different.
"I want chocolate. Many chocolate!" I said to Kim and dragged her to the atrium where I have located to be the paradise of cocoa products.
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"KitKat, Cadbury, Ferroro Rocher, Harshey and Kisses and oh God! Why so much?" Kim complained as she checked one by one the taste of my choice in the trolley.
"Please Kim.." I clasped my hands with pleading gesture, pouting my lips and putting the cute mask in my face to her.
"I'll bank..."
"Don't say that!" I put my finger on her lips and can't help of not letting out my giggle. I know what she wanted to say to me. It is the same thing again - bankruptcy.
"I'll have to work part time to support our living from now on." Kim pushed the trolley forcefully and we headed to the other section of the supermarket. There are a lot more to be purchased and I'm sure it is so much fun today.
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Our House
"Pie, help me to unload and carry the stuffs." Kim yelled from outside. I went in first. Kim asked me to unlock the door and I don't think I'm the one who suppose to carry those stuffs to the kitchen.
"I'm tired." I dropped myself to the couch.
"You're such a lazy hippo." Kim growled but still kept carrying our stuffs to the kitchen.
"I know you're strong enough. I'm just a weak girl." I guess my chuckle just charged her patient even more.
"Cook for me Pie." Kim came to the living room and rested herself to the couch opposite to me. She's sweating a lot just by looking to her shirt that was drench to her skin.
"I can't cook. I've bad skill in cooking." I told her the truth that cooking is not really my passion.
"I thought you'll take care everything including my meal." Kim looked to me with her eyes half open.
"Don't blame me if anything happens." I felt pity to Kim. She looked exhausted and pale. The last time we ate something was last night.
"The pan and wok won't bite your fingers. Just be careful with the knife and don't say that the stove will explode for no reason." Kim said to me.
"Now go. Cook anything for me." Kim directed me like a boss. I guess the old Kim has came again.
"Okay."
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When I returned to call Kim to eat, I saw Kim has already fell into her slumber. She's definitely exhausted. As not to awake her so sudden, I crept slowly to her side. Kim put her arm, covering her eyes and breathed steadily. Not even once I thought I'll meet a tom like her. It is only day two but seemed like I have been living her for years. It's not awkward anymore to have Kim around me. We get along so well I guess.
I touched her hands with mine just to wake her up. Kim moved a bit but then suddenly she grabbed my hand and hugged it like a plush pillow.
"Kim, the food is ready." I shook her body with my other free hand but she didn't respond to it.
"Just let me sleep for awhile." She muttered in her sleep and now, brought my hand to her cheek.
"So soft." She grinned like lunatic. I found it amusing.
"So soft huh?" I caressed her cheek softly and guess what? Kim smiled like an idiot with my touch.
"WAKE UP!!!" From gentle caressing I turned to pinch her hardly on her cheek.
"OUCHHHH!" Kim jolted up from her laying position.
"What are you doing?" Kim frowned.
"I should ask that to you." I smirked. "What are you doing with my hand?" I dropped my eyes to my hand. Kim is still holding my hand securely in her grab.
"Huh?" Kim dodged.
"Is the food ready?" She asked to me innocently, obviously trying to change the topic.
"Yes. Let's eat now." I smiled to her and offered my hand. Kim gazed to me bewilderedly.
"Come on. Don't you want to hold this soft hand?" I spoke to Kim in my mocking gesture.
"Ugh!" Kim rolled her eyes and stood up herself.
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"Are you full?" I asked Kim as I glanced to her plate. She already done with her food.
"Yes. Thank you." Kim said. She didn't complain that much even though I just cook a simple meal for us. Just some fried rice and omelette.
"It's quite delicious." She added.
"What is that?" Kim pointed to the small white board which is hanging on the wall near the kitchen.
"A countdown board?" I know sooner or later she will notice it.
"Countdown?" Kim's eyebrows knitted in confusion.
"This 100 days engagement. I'll just cross out the day had passed to make sure that we won't lose the track of time."
"Oh." Kim finally nodded.
"Kim, the marriage won't happen right?" Suddenly the thought rushed down to my mind.
"What kind of question is that?" Kim scoffed. "Of course it won't happen." She said as she sipped her orange juice.
"I'm just wondering." I hope she didn't lie to me.