Ken and She

She was surprised to see him at the door. He was not supposed to be here. Her brother's not in, and he'd know that. She wondered who he was looking for, and asked him.
He answered, and she was perplexed with one word answer he had uttered.
Why, she had asked him.
A minute of silence, and then a package was thrust into her hands.
It was not very small, but then again, it was not big either. She could have hid it in her body, if she had to, she had thought.
She looked inside it, and then had to take deep breaths to calm herself down.
Take them, they are for you, from me, he had said.
She went quiet, her brain was racing to find the appropriate words to reply. But she got nothing out her speech organs. Her eyes bored into his, searching, for an answer.
They are for you, again he had repeated. Please, take them, he had continued.
She took one very long breath and was about to let go, when out of the corner of her eye, she saw her brother approaching the gates, approaching them.
Oh, no! Oh, no! Die die die! She cursed. Once again, her head went racing. Only this time, she knew only one thing she could do. She quickly hid the package behind her, and smiled, widely.
There he is, just coming back, you are so in luck today, no? she faked playfulness, smiling at him, while nudging at the direction her brother was coming from.
It was his turn to look puzzled, but only for the slightest of moment.
He quickly turned, followed her gazed, and decided to help her, waving his arm to his friend.
Her brother returned the wave and hasten his steps.
Both men greeted each other, as they drew closer, as how best friends would.
She feigned an explanation, at the same time, trying to keep the package out of view from her brother.
She then smiled again, and hurriedly took the opportunity to leave them, got into the house, and went straight into her room.
She prayed hard in her dizzying head, that her brother had not seen the package.
What she did not know was, that young man was not all that ignorant.
He smiled at his only sister, his elder sister, and then again, at his friend.
He decided not to pry, for now.
From her room window, she peeked out. She saw both men talked for a while, before one took his leave, and sped off, while the other, locked the gates and came into the house. She had pretended not to notice the little smile and wave that the young man had given her before that he sped off, out of her view.
She left the window, and went to her bed, where she had laid the package.
Now calmer, being in her bedroom, once again she tackled the package.
She poured out its content on to the bed. A card, a small, red love-shaped pillow, and a lovely stalk of dried red rose, wrapped in clear paper held up with a small gold pin, with a tag.
She smelt the rose and was instantly enveloped with such a euphoria feeling in her. Smiling, she read the tag. Simply signed, for the loveliest. She can't help letting a soft chuckle out.
Rose away, she reached out for the card. It did not have any fancy shape, just a normal beige-coloured card. A simple card but with a big message. Missing you. Right down in the middle, in the nicest of handwritings she had seen.
What's he up to, the thought had crossed her mind, but deep inside her, she already knew the answer.
She was about to open the card, when the door let out a big knocked, and her brother voiced called out for her.
She panicked, and asked her brother what he wanted. At the same time, her hands moved quickly, picking up the gifts and putting them back into the package.
Open the door la, he had asked her, Wanna ask you something, he continued.
Yaya, she stalled time, and hid the package in her dress cupboard.
She looked once at the clear bed, and opened the room door.
Her brother was there, with a grin on his face, looking at her.
He motioned to come in, and she stepped aside.
So, he started, what Ken said.
She closed the door, looked at his eyes, trying to search, anything that might help her hide the truth.
Nothing, he was looking for you, she replied, walking to her dressing table and getting a comb.
She walked over the to the window and combed her wavy long hair.
Sure or not, hahaha...I know la, like as though I dunno, he teased.
What you know ah, she tried to sound confused, he just came looking for you la.
He told me he's in love with you, very much, even before i left for my masters lor, he explained nonchalantly.
She turned and looked at him. Saw his grinning face. Saw his eyes. They seemed to be teasing her, but yet, there was something else, hope maybe, but she could not be sure.
Please la, i'm older than him la, where got such thing, she refuted, walking again to the dressing table, putting down her comb. Dun bluff ah, she tried to influence her brother.
She looked into the mirror.
Her brother, this young man, who was younger than her by two years, was silent for a while.
Through the mirror, she saw him looking at her, his face was tender.
She turned around, facing him.
It's true, u know, he had it for you since our final year together, he said, quite seriously this time.
She didn't have a chance to squash that when he continued, and you know that, he told you, he told me, his best friend, coz he thought he was crazy, out of his mind, and he told me just now, again. And that's like already two and half years since he first shocked me.
She didn't know what to say at that moment, or what to do. Standing there, she could only but wait if he continued. Already a feeling of fuzziness had started to spread all over her. He did not disappoint her.
He loves you, and he told me, he gave you his heart, his future, and his self, today, and he will wait, he had said, with a feeling slight tinge of sadness detected in his calm voice. Sadness as one would had felt for one's best buddy fighting in a losing battle.
She felt herself so moved with that sentence, that she could not to look into her brother's eyes any longer.
Silence took over the room, for a brief moment. Both siblings lost in thoughts. One in pity for his friend, another one mellowing in warmth that she had been given.
Suddenly, he stood up, and went to the door. She looked at him. The face had the cheeky grin plastered back on when it turned to face her.
Dun worry, I won't tell anyone, but he said something before left which i dun understand, he wondered out loud. He told me he'll make it, he teased and with that he opened the door and left.
She closed the door. Why he had he said like that, she wondered, heart pounding. Wasting no time, she went to her dress cupboard, hoping to find the answer to satisfy her curiosity.