HARLEM SUMMER

Episode 4: Happy Together

Playing song, "Harlem Summer"

A meeting was held after dinner. It was about the renovation of the house, hosted by Vivien, Sakamoto and Hiroshi. They discussed about the color used for the walls in the living room. And they had decided to adapt white color. Apart from that, the addition of furniture was brought up as well.

The next day, all of them helped out in the painting of walls. It was rather smooth until,

Jandelene: Hey, uncle. I have finished painting this side already. Don't do it again, stupid fool!
Inohara: Well, I want to paint it again because you are not doing a good job.
(Jandelene was getting mad already, so she tried to splash some paint onto Inohara but that guy was lucky enough to escape. Nevertheless, Hiroshi who was beside Inohara had became his scapegoat)
Inohara: Oops! Someone is in trouble!
Jandelene: I…I am so sorry! I didn't mean it.
Hiroshi: It's okay. Don't blame yourself.
(Jandelene was feeling guilty at the time, thus she offered to help Hiroshi to clear up the mess by washing his hair)
Jandelene: Come on, take off your clothes.
Hiroshi: You want me to take off my clothes?
Jandelene: You have to. Otherwise, how can I help you to wash your hair?
Hiroshi: I see. Okay.
(Jandelene exerted too much force while washing his hair)
Hiroshi: Ouch!
Jandelene: Have I been using too much force?
Hiroshi: No…Not really. It's just that I have been bitten by a mosquito.
Jandelene: I see. Then I shall continue. Okay?
Hiroshi: Yes, please.
(Though he did not admit that it was Jandelene who made him feel painful, but deep inside his heart, how he wished that Jandelene would always by his side, regardless of what)

On the other end, Morita was helping Eunice to unpack new furniture. Out of a sudden, Eunice's finger was hit by a nail. She felt very painful. Having seen that, Morita immediately helped her to the sofa. Then, he went to get the First Aid Box and preparing to sterilize her wound.
Morita: I have to sterilize your wound and it may be quite painful. Just bear with it. Okay?
Eunice: It's okay. Just go ahead and do it.
(Though it was indeed a very painful process for Eunice to endure but his gentleness, in a way had eased her pain)
Morita: Good girl, now I shall bandage your wound.
(While Morita was doing the bandage, Eunice looked at him. At that time, Eunice hoped that Morita would always be there for her)
Morita: What happened? Are you still feeling painful?
Eunice: Oh…no. I feel much better now. Thank you.
Morita: You take a rest while I go and help them out. If you need anything, do let me know.
Eunice: I will. Thank you

Vivien approached Eunice and asked,

Vivien: Hey, what had happened to your finger. It looked like dumpling!
Eunice: What dumpling? Just now, my finger was injured by a nail. Then Morita was kind enough to bandage it for me.
Vivien: So it was Morita who came to your rescue?
Eunice: What rescue? You are exaggerated.
Vivien: Okay, I am. But you should know it best. You continue to rest while I have to help out with Jandelene in the kitchen.
Eunice: Wait a minute. I want to come along.
Vivien: Please don't. If anything happens to you, how am I going to answer to Morita?

Back in the kitchen, Vivien told Jandelene the incident between Eunice and Morita. And they were teasing them all the while.

At night, Jandelene was feeling bored. Hence, she went to look up for Vivien. At that time, Vivien was emailing to her mysterious email pal. As such, she did not notice that Jandelene was behind her.

Jandelene: Hey!
Vivien: Aiyo, you have scared my wits!
Jandelene: Are you doing something bad?
Vivien: What are you talking about?
(Eunice passed by Vivien's room and joined in the conversation)
Jandelene: I can sense that you are keeping something from us. Out with it!
Eunice: Who is this MS?
Vivien: Okay, he is my email pal. That's it!
Jandelene: Really? Nothing more?
Eunice: So how long have you been emailing to him?
Vivien: Well, I think around 9 months.
Jandelene: How does he look like? Handsome or not? Is he a rich guy? What is his occupation? Or is he married already?
Vivien: Both of you can continue to ask. Anyway, I will not be able to provide you all the answers because I have not met him.
Eunice & Jandelene: WHAT??!!??
Eunice: How come??
Vivien: Don't you think it rather romantic? In that way, we will be able to understand each other very well. Tell you a secret, in fact, instinctively, I feel that I have more or less fallen in love with him.
Jandelene: Huh? What if he turns out to be a very ugly guy?
Vivien: I don't really mind whether he is handsome or not. As long as he has good characters, that's it! Hey Jandelene, I am not like you who always look for pretty faces.
Jandelene: What are you implying at?
Vivien: Who else but Issa? By the way, how are things going for both of you?
Eunice: Aiyah.. You need not have to worry about them. Even if they break up, they will patch up within a week's time.
Jandelene: Eunice, now then I realized that you know me the best!
Vivien: But are you sure he is the Mr Right for you?
Jandelene: Please lah, I have not thought that far. Anyway, my philosophy towards love is, "If we are happy, then we will stay together. If not, then we will go separate ways".
(In fact, Vivien was worried that Jandelene was serious about Issa. Because she happened to see Issa and Takako, his ex-stead but married, together in Singapore)
Eunice: Unlike you, Jandelene. My philosophy towards love would be, "One must be together with the one she loves".
Jandelene & Vivien: Wow.. So profound!!
Vivien: So that lucky guy must be Koichi! Right?
(When Eunice was asked about that question, she simply gave a smile, as a brief answer because she knew that Morita was the one instead..)

Playing song, "Happy Together"

~End of Episode 4~

To be continued...


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