So as time passed, it was impossible for these two to NOT run into each other at any given time, sel bebil ea Leila kuk mo meruul a urerel ra Malakal ma Rick a ngar sei or Rick a kuk mlo osiik a bento ra Yano‘s Market, ma Leila meng would be there at one time or another…in the back of their minds, te mle kora in a way ‘glad‘ that the island was that small that they‘d be able to bump into each other at least once a weekJ…and employed with sister companies…close encounters were bound to come to pass.
Ngar ngii sel tekoi el uase “Opposites Attract’…for Rick & Leila, that was not the case…Leila koididiur a rengul a diak el kora msa chance ra Rick mesel bebil ea Rick a desang el kmal kora try el attempt el meruul a ungil el mora Leila eng di Leila kmal diak el bsa techall. Tara taem Rick calls over to Leila’s office and asked the staff what Leila usually had for snack and favorite drink…kmal kora mekekad el sechal meng medengei el kmo ng bechiil e di melemlim el kirel a Leila…metia mlo kora urerel ngii el Rick el sel kuk bol ngarngii a uchul a urerel el mora Airai, eng kmal mechar a ikel lekong soal a Leila el snack ma drinks…mese ng kmal ungil medengei a Leila el kmo a Rick a kmal interested er ngii ealechub ea attitude er ngii el Leila a kora sel kengtil a eanged el ke mengiil ra sils el me break thru the clouds ealechub eng di uaisei eng kuk mocha kebesengei…ng kmal meral never gave any time of her day to Rick, no matter how much Rick made the effort to spark a conversation or two.
A Rick a dirrek el kmal mle ungil medengei el kmo ng bechiil el mochu oungalk ealchub eng kmo ngera uchul meng even though ea Leila kmal di omsang a hard time el playing hard to get…ngii el Rick a bai kmal ml obecholeu el dikeal sebechel di mecherei a Leila el diua lak a ngerang…leng kmal ungil medengei ngii el Rick el kmo, ngarngii a uchul meng diak el sebechel let it go…ng soal e chetil.
Leila dirrek el kmal omrachm er ngii…ng medengei el kmo ngkal chad a bechiil e mochu oungalk (bechil a dioll)…engdi kmo ngera uchul meng ng diak el dil debesii tial ulekokeuel e melemol’m er ngii.
Tial teletelir a mlo kora dirrek el ngellakl ra obis er tir el terung leng di mirael el mo kora keltukl el ngodech a osengel ma teletelel a either Leila or Rick sel sekum they are in the same room...ng mlo kora ruul el stelir el sel tuu a Rick ra obis ea Leila was there, she makes her depature as quick as possible and vice versa. Cheldeng a rengrir!
Sometime in 1998, ea Leila a mlo di uangeral metecherakl ra kuk tara chad el kmal ater rengii a the name Mr. FullOfIt, meng mlo chelsenguul ngii el Leila for the better part of that year. Same time ea Rick ma bechil a mla mo oungalk ra kiting el sechal….ng kmal mle keltukl el ngarngii a deourreng (genuine happiness) in Rick’s eyes…Leila milsa tiang e mlo kora di ngii el feel er ngii el uase a klengeltengat a luldimukl er ngii a Rick ma bechil ma ngelekir ea klengeltengat a diak el dil mengai ra melodiul el mei leng ngara ngkel ngii a ulmeob er kid meng kired el mo medengelii e otireklii a mo melengmes le lak ea mekngit a otireklid. Leila was raised with the osisechelklel a tekingel a Rubak meng kmal lou meduch er ngii ngii’l Leila e ou morets er ngii sel bebil ra taem, engdi sel dengchii a kuk ngii a ileakl el urerel a Rubak el tekoi male chub eng keltuk’l klengetengat, eng ungil medengei ngii el Leila el kirel BACK OFF.
Ma Leila backed off; Rick was busy and happy being a Dad....mlo stob a snacks ma drinks, mlo diak aikel kora 'involuntary glances' to one another, te kmal kora di mle tir el make sure ete diak el allow themselves to be at any point and time el kora mo kirir el kasoues e kadecheduch, even if to say "Hi. Good morning!" Ng di mle tir el kmal ungil medengei el kmo ng ngarngii a tokubets el 'spark' between them, but at the same time a Rick a di mle ua sel rengul a Leila el dimlak el soal tomelii a kuk blal lorolii a Rubak el msang el ngerchelel ma kuk blingelel er seikid el taem.
Te mlo ruul el diak el resentment engdi te di diul bai mlo kora meduch el avoid each other at all times engdi sel bol ngarngii a ikel taem ete pass by each other, eng di ua sisiak el sel sal kmal mo kmeed eng di mo berekeed, meke feel er sel kora oltamet, engdi te di diul mle medengelii sel boundary meng meral kora mle ongarm ra tedobech el melemolm el leko ke 'chelsenguul' yet a uldesuem a mo metecherakl ra diak el kirel l'telcherakl er ngii....omelengmes mete mlo slow down e avoid one another....dektir el medengei el kmo a sisiak a tal bol bereked eng di merekong e seke ngubetii engdi kora ngarngii a dertelkib el dirk bereked meke melibk el orebet engdi bereked...tiakid el tekoi a uchul meng mlo dektir el diak el allow each other el kora mo kmeed le there was too much at stake-a marriage with a child.
In 2000 ea Leila dimlekea el soal lomelemii a delongelel ngii ma Mr. FullOfIt...meng dortii a delongelir ea Mr FullOfIt a kmal meral full of himself meng di insist a lmuut el kiei. Chelik eang!! Tia di mle kirel di ua bek el delongelir ar chad el break up eng merekong, ea lechub a Mr. FullOfIt a bai sechal e mlo kora ngkel redil el ngar sel movie el "Fatal Attraction"...meng di mle kirel beot el tekoi el dortii a delongelir e move on, ealchub e ti mlo kora tekoi ra telulechoid ra delongelir ar chad ra urerel a Leila el Mr FullOfIt a a apply a move ra "Fatal Attraction" on Leila! Ng dirrek el mlo kora help ra situation ra Leila el rechad el mlo medengelii tial tekoi a mlo kora ruul el sel lesa Leila el di ngii el tang ete hang out with her just to make sure someone is with her whenever possible.
At work ea Rick a dirrek el mlo medengei el kmo Leila mla mo diak lobengkel a Mr. FullOfIt. Ng dimlak el sal soal mo chemolt meseng kora di omchederenges ra re co-workers er tir sel kora ou-story er ngii el tekoi; kora di melai a rremel ngii el tekoi e diak el sal chemolt el lekong kmal interested.
Tara taem eng kora mla mo late el Surangel Store a mochu close meng kora diak el sal betok a rechad ra chelsel a store...ea Leila a mlo kora ruul el dirrek el kora merur er tial tekoi with Mr. FullOfIt el rechad a mlo medengelii a telchedel el uase mlo kora ou 'Fatal Attraction" er ngii a sechal...ma Leila mlo dirrek el rrul el diak el sal omais el uai ngii e sel lebora store eng either eng it's the first thing in the morning or later at nite when stores are just about closing meng diak el sal betok a rechad.
So Leila mlora Surangel Store, later in the evening, diak a kmal chad ra store. Seikid el taem ea vegetable-area ra Surangel Store used to be where the chillers are now, used to be all the way in the back corner....Leila dechor er ngii el blil a yasai el osiik a fruits...meng kora kmal mechesang el concentrate el osiik a kora diak el sal blebet el fruits, meng kora ou dersta el merterutch ngii el apples...ea chad a ngarulel e uase, "Do you need help checking them?" Leila was startled! Completely caught off guard and before she could put up her defense mechanism which she has been able to fine-tune for the last couple of years around him....she said it without even a second thought, just came right out of her, "Sure, why not, the stores ready to close but I think they're waiting for me!" Side by side, Rick picked a couple of apples that he was sure were just the most perfect-no-bruise-on-them-apples in Palau and Leila could not disagree with him because she wanted to keep seeing that smile on his face as long as she could that very moment in the vegetable section of Surangel Store!
Rick walked Leila to her car, closed the her door, assured her that he will drive behind her up to her home just to be sure the apples make it to her home safe and sound:)
End of part 2 of 5....
diak mobes a kuk di bebil el ngariou. Ma next. Sulang.
