The next morning, the alarm clock blared. Michelle rubbed her eyes drowsily, hit the snooze button, and closed her eyes.
She rubbed her head against the pillow, trying to coax herself back to sleep.
But the phone beside her kept beeping, making it hard for her to go back to sleep.
She checked her phone and saw three messages coming from Leon. "Good morning, Michelle. It's time for breakfast. Go downstairs," the first message read.
"I'm at your door," the next one read.
"My dear white rabbit, please get up and open the door. I want to come inside," the last message read.
She groaned and buried her head underneath her pillow. 'Please let me sleep, ' she mumbled to herself.
She grabbed her phone again and squinted her eyes to reread the messages. She thought she was dreaming when she first saw the WeChat messages from Leon.
'There is no way he's going to sing the rabbit song, ' she thought.
The last time she sang this song was when she was in the 3rd grade back in elementary school.
But from to time, her mother would sing this song whenever she knocked on her door.
'Why would Leon sing such a childish song?
I must be dreaming.
Hmm...maybe I'll ask him to sing it for me later.'
Michelle continued to toss and turn as she rested her head on top of her arm. She felt the cold bracelet touch her face, which made her feel a little uncomfortable, and shifted to a new sleeping position.
However, as much as she tried, she couldn't get back to sleep since her phone kept beeping. There were already several WeChat notifications coming from Leon.
"Get up already and open the door for me!" he texted.
"I brought you your favorite breakfast. If you don't get up now, it'll grow cold.
Get up, Michelle. Get up!" He sent numerous lines of messages, hoping it would wake her up.
"Who is this?!" She kicked away her blanket and sat up with a frown. She picked up the phone and groggily read through her messages.
'So I wasn't dreaming.
It really is Leon.
And he's at the door, waiting for me with breakfast.'
Just like that, her frown dissipated and turned into a wide smile. She got out of bed quickly and didn't even pass the mirror to check how she looked like right now.
She was so excited to see him that she forgot to wear shoes. So she ran halfway back and put on a pair.
'Leon doesn't like me walking around barefoot.'
When she opened the door, he greeted her like a dazzling ray of sunshine. She saw his gentle smile as the cool wind tussled his hair slightly.
The sunlight shone on her neck and the lower part of her body, making her feel warm inside and out.
Her face lit up, and her smile grew only wider. "Leon!" she greeted him in excitement.
The very sight of Michelle reinvigorated Leon, who was too tired and fatigued from not sleeping well last night. He looked at her hair and was charmed by its messiness.
"Let's have breakfast first." He touched her head and further messed up her already messy hair. It was all tangled up, and there were still some bits of dried cream that clung to it. When she spoke, he could smell a faint creamy smell emanate from her breath.
"Did you sleep without taking a shower last night?" he asked as he walked inside.
"Yes." She nodded. "Leon, how did you know? Do I smell bad?"
She raised her arm and took a sniff. "It's not smelly, though I think there's still some leftover from the cream cake last night. Wait here, Leon. I'll just take a shower."
"Eat first. Then you go take a shower. Your breakfast will grow cold if you don't eat it right away." He reached out to hold her arm and gave it a tight squeeze.
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