REINER - TOO PERFECT

The chirping birds notified me that morning has arrived. I stirred in bed, my body still heavy with sleep

and I felt too lazy to do anything. Sleeping in bed for the day might be good. However, I knew that that

wasn’t really an option.

I sighed softly to myself before forcing my eyes open. As expected, Reiner was no longer by my side.

The bed next to me was empty and so was my bedroom. After all this time, I still found it amazing how

he could get up so early in the morning. I hate the mornings…

The morning sunlight coming in from the window stung my eyes. Reiner must have left the curtains

opened intentionally so that the sunlight would wake me up. How cruel of him. Instinctively, I brought

my hand up to shade the light from my eyes as I started reaching for my mobile phone with my other

hand.

Oh…wow…

Red glittery nail polish greeted me as it sparkled in the light, the golden sparkles catching my eyes.

This looks so pretty. The color and the sparkle looked mesmerizing on my nails. I smiled brightly with

extreme happiness before I started laughing a little.

I pulled the blanket away from my legs to reveal my beautifully painted toenails in the same matching

red color. Double wow…

I laughed a little to myself as I thought about how I was right. Reiner really did have enough stamina to

do my nails after what we did last night. I smiled to myself as I admired his handiwork.

Wow…he’s too perfect, seriously.

Feeling suddenly energized, I got out of bed, showered, and got dressed before heading down to the

living room. I wondered where Reiner is now and what he’s doing. I didn’t have to wonder for too long, I

ran into Reiner in the living room as if he had been waiting for me.

“Some cake?” He offered.

“What happened to healthy greens and beans stuff…?” I asked in confusion before biting my tongue.

Why did I have to ask about that? What if he remembers and takes away the cake?! Argh…

“You deserve a break today so that is what you’re getting,” Reiner replied smoothly.

“Wow…” I exclaimed at the pleasant surprise.

“Some cake?” Reiner asked again.

“Thank you! Oh…and thanks for doing my nails,” I thanked him with a happy smile before holding up a

hand to show-off my sparkly nail polish.

Reiner just smiled at me without saying anything. However, I could tell that he felt a little proud of

himself.

“When did you bake these?” I asked, although I already had a pretty good guess.

“This morning while you were peacefully sleeping in…” Reiner replied. copyrighted © content.

“No wonder…” I said, nodding my head in appreciation.

“Here you go,” Reiner said as he placed a small plate with a slice of cake on it in front of me.

I looked down at the blueberry cheesecake in front of me as I felt the corners of my mouth turning

upwards into a small smile. It’s so nice just to see the cakes that he baked once again. Of course,

eating it would be even better…

“What about feeding me?” I asked before turning to smile sweetly at him.

“Did you injure your arms or something?” Reiner asked and I knew that he was teasing me.

“Yes, I did. I injured my heart as well, want to see?” I teased him back.

He laughed a little before he sat down in the chair opposite from me and reached for the small plate,

pulling it towards him.

“Here,” Reiner said curtly as he positioned a fork full of cake in front of my face.

What a dream come true moment…

“Dreams do come true, I guess…” I whispered softly before I opened my mouth and ate the cake.

The slightly sweet and rich taste of the cheesecake filled my mouth along with the slightly sour taste of

blueberries. I’m not really a sentimental person but I had to admit that I was also brought to tears in that

moment. Reiner was smiling at me as he watched me happily eat the cake. He probably had no idea

how bitter-sweet that moment was for me.

“Does it taste good?” Reiner asked, needlessly.

Of course, how can it not taste good?

“Very good. I think it tastes especially good because you’re feeding me,” I replied without hesitation.

“That’s great,” Reiner said with a smile before putting the fork down.

I watched in slight confusion as he pushed the small plate across the table until it stopped in front of

me. Cocking my head to the side, I wondered what he was doing.

“You’re not going to feed me anymore?” I asked, confused, and disappointed.

“If I feed you again then that bite just now wouldn’t be special, right?” Reiner said with a satisfied smile.

“What kind of logic is that…?” I asked, clearly dissatisfied.

“Eat up. You shouldn’t take a whole day to eat a slice of cake,” Reiner said as he continued to watch

me.

I sighed and rolled my eyes at him before continuing with the cake on my own. He watched me with

amusement as I ate the cake until I finished it.

Now that I think about it, my body has been recovering at a very fast pace. Truthfully, I felt fine already

and the injuries on my arms and other parts of my body had healed up as well. Psychologically, I

seemed fine as well. Although I was very scared and confused before; those feelings seemed to have

disappeared completely. Perhaps it was because I had Reiner by my side. He made me feel safe and

soon enough the good memories started replacing the bad ones.

It was great that I was getting better; however, I couldn’t stop this sinking feeling that had started to

grow deep in my stomach. It was all because I knew that the more that I recovered, the less time I had

left with Reiner. Once he’s ascertained that I’m all healed up and healthy again; I’m sure that he would

leave. Just like he had promised to.

I glanced over at Reiner who was sitting opposite me at the table. He seemed content and at peace

and it was such a stark contrast to the storm that was swirling around inside of me. I shoved more cake

into my mouth before I would start to feel sick.

--To be continued…