Unspoken Feelings

Short Story By: Raguellea Caidic

In a famous pastry shop, there was this young boy who always visit and look for the cakes and cookies in the said shop. He would always go there at exactly 7 o'clock in the evening just to look and stare to the chocolate cakes. Unfortunately he couldnt buy the cake because the money he had are only enough for the foods and medication of his sick mother. The boy dreamed to have a cake for his upcoming 10th birthday on the next day because he never tasted a cake in his 9th year of existence and he hoped that he could taste it in his 10th birthday . In a young age he learned to earned money through his labor because his father left them before he got to see the world. His body and age may define that he is still a kid but his thinking and perception skills are already matured enough because of his life experiences through the years.

He left the pastry shop with a slumped shoulders and head down knowing that he couldn't buy the cake that he wanted for his birthday but he was very persistent to buy the cake and so he worked hard that evening just to have enough money to get the chocolate cake. Truly before the sun arises he finally got the exact amount of money for his chocolate cake. He was very happy as he received the money because he would finally know what the cake taste like.

At exactly 7:00 o'clock in the evening he went to the shop to buy the chocolate cake but he was surprised that his desired cake was not displayed to it's place so he asked the owner. The owner answered that it was sold out just before he came in. The information broke his heart and he couldn't contain his emotion so he cried loudly not minding the people surrounding him. Minutes later a worker from the famous shop approached him because he was crying for how many minutes that got them worried. The worker asked him what was wrong, the boy continued crying while he tell the reason why. The worker laugh at his statement and gave his reserved cake for her girlfriend just to let the boy stop from crying. And so the boy stopped crying as he saw the chocolate cake in front of his face, the happiness was very evident to his eyes and the big smile just confirmed how happy he was at the moment. The boy took his money in his shorts to pay the good Samaritan but the good Samaritan declined, he said that giving comes from the heart and you should not expect any return.

20 years from that day the young boy was already an owner of a big pastry shop and there is a young girl that is looking at the cakes intently. He asked the little girl why she was looking at the cakes and the little girl answered that she wants that chocolate cake for her grandpa's 80th birthday today. The owner was touched by the compassion of the little girl for his grandpa so he decided to just give the cake to the little girl. The happiness of the girl was very evident that leads him to remember the unforgettable moment before. He came back to reality when the little girl gave him a piece of paper and asked him about his name and phone number to contact him and pay for the cake but instead of putting his name he wrote the words "Giving comes from the heart and you should not expect any return. "

The little girl went home with a cake on her hands. As soon as he saw his grandpa he gave the cake to him and the piece of paper. Her granpa was wondering where his apo got the cake because she doesn't have money with her but as soon as he read the message in the piece of paper he already concluded that the young boy that he lended the cake before grow as a good man and has a good heart.

TRULY WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.