256 Who was this S? (2/2)

Mika adjusted her sweater before she opened the door. She was expected to see a man with a trolley of food. But instead, a bouquet of big plump red roses popped to her sight.

\”For Miss… Ryn?\” the man who brought the roses said.

\”For Ryn?\” Mika repeated, her brows almost touched as she frowned at him.

\”Can you sign here?\” he asked.

Mika signed it automatically. Well, she was so used with Jason buying her flowers but this time… but wait a minute, where did the man found roses?

Maybe it was from Jeremy. Mika took the flowers and thanked the man. Once she closed the door, she looked for a card, just to make sure it was from Jeremy, her brother.

Her face changed when all she read was \”Another ski exercise tomorrow? Love, S\”

Who the heck was this S? Another ski exercise? What did this person mean by this?

They only spent their time together, just the two of them. They were never separated. Even when Ryn fell down, Mika was right next to her, recording and laughing her heart out. And the most important was, who the heck was this S? A man? A female? A… kid?

Mika's eyes widened. They did meet some people while skiing but none of them seems to put much attention to any of them.

Mika was still pondering over this when the bell rang again. She looked at the flowers, then at the door. With a heavy sigh, she put the flowers on the coffee table. While she was walking toward the door, she glanced at her best friend.

Ryn was still 'watching' the cartoon peacefully. The remote control was kicked off from the bed. Mika guessed all the skiing and the tumbling drained all of Ryn's energy.

Mika opened the door again and this time a waiter from the restaurant downstairs was smiling at him with a trolley of food next to him.

Mika could not help from sighing in relief. She could not take it if another bouquet of flowers arrived from a stranger. She could not think who that stranger was.

She welcomed him in and he asked where to put the food once he saw the coffee table was filled with items including the bouquet of flowers. Mika quickly gathered everything and put them on the couch.

The waiter arranged the food nicely and then smiled at Mika.

\”Wait for a second,\” Mika said. She went to get her small clutch on the side of the bed. Then, she returned with one of her credit cards.

The waiter used a machine to process the payment. Then, he handed the card back to her with a thank you and a smile. He pushed the trolley out of the room and closed the door politely.

Mika wiped her forehead. She did not even notice how sweaty she was after receiving the flowers. She blew out another sigh and rolled her shoulders. Then, she walked to the sleeping Ryn.

How peaceful she was while sleeping, unaware the chaos happening right now. Another question that was burdening her was what Jeremy would say if he knew about this and whether she should tell him about the secret admirer. She was stuck.

The face of worried Mika welcomed Ryn when she opened her eyes for the third time today. She blinked and without thinking reached her hands out to pinch Mika's cheeks.

\”Aww… so cute,\” Ryn mumbled. Then, she turned and continued her sleep.

Mika who was pinched finally 'woke up' from her thought. She quickly shook Ryn's body to wake her up again.

\”What? I'm tired,\” Ryn mumbled, pulling the blanket even tighter but Mika insisted for her to open her eyes wide. With a groan under her breath, Ryn finally sat up and looked at her best friend with a pout.

\”There is a bouquet of flowers for you,\” Mika said.

\”Wha… what?\” Ryn thought she was still dreaming so she pinched Mika's cheek again just to make sure.

\”Aww… it's not a dream. Here, let me take it for you,\” Mika jumped to her feet and went to fetch the roses. She took out the card and showed it to Ryn.

\”Who the heck is this S?\” Ryn asked immediately.

\”How do I know?\”

Both shared a puzzled look.  Who was this S?