Jane’s POV“This is so tiring,” I gasped, catching my breath.Mentally, I am the oldest in the group. But physically, I am the youngest.I looked at the two men who were hiking forward. They are walking up to the top of the mountain without a hitch.Then, there’s me who was limping as if I was on the verge of my death.‘I think I just saw the grim reaper passing by and waving his hand on me.’If only I knew it would be this hard, I wouldn't have come.‘I wanted to go home and rest!’ I silently cried without tears.Stopping for a bit, I leaned my hands on my knees. The distance between me and the two went farther as I made a stop-by.Lance looked back and saw me hanging my head like a thirsty horse. Then, he walked back to my side.“Are you okay?” he asked.I barely stood up and pressed my hands to my aching sides. Surely, my body will be in so much pain tomorrow onwards.“A little,” I answered. “Is it okay to slow down? My legs are giving up.”Lance glanced at my legs and the huge bac
Lance’s body felt so light after hiking for one and half hours. He never forgets to exercise every morning, but still, exercising isn’t enough to fulfill the physical activities that his body is longing for a long time. Thank goodness, he finally got the chance to hike.Lance is a very sporty person, and at the top of that, he’s a good fighter.“Ahhhh! This is so refreshing,” he gasped while stretching his arms and legs.Damiel, Lance and Jane finally arrived at the camping site of the mountain. The first thing that Jane did is to sit on the grass and drink water. She’s so sure that tomorrow morning, she can feel the throbbing pain all over her body. Damiel, who’s used to climbing mountains and trees ever since he was young, assembled the things they brought with them.Lance stood under the sun while watching the mountain view. Crisp wind whispered in his ears and played with his long pale locks.When he inhaled, there was a fresh familiar scent of pine that soothes his senses. Standi
[“Sir Eric re-scheduled the meeting for today.”] Cyrus was so shocked after the report he heard through the telephone. After being the official new CEO of Geelq corporation, this is Eric’s first meeting with the board of directors of the company. So Cyrus did not expect that Eric will re-schedule the meeting. “He did? That Eric did it?” Cyrus asked himself, quite confused. He placed his elbows above the table and rested his chin at the back of his hands. He’s thinking about the reason why someone like Eric bizarrely decided such outrageous thing like this. Eric is like a perfect model which works as if there’s a manual inside his body. That’s how Cyrus sees his younger brother. If Cyrus has one common thing with Eric, then they both don’t show emotions that much. Cyrus hates that. Eric has position of the CEO, the love of their parents and the woman Cyrus loved more than anyone in the world. But amidst all of these, he cannot see contentment and happiness to his brother’s eyes.
While eating sandwiches inside the tent, Damiel commented, “Sir Lance, why don’t we look around the camping site? The caretaker of the site said that there is a tourist spot with wild plants and flowers. Since we are working in a flower shop, I think that will be a good experience.”Damiel pointed the direction of the spot.Excited, Jane stood up and said, “I wanted to check it.”“Then, let’s all go,” Lance agreed.Jane was the first one to walk and Lance was about to follow her. But he stopped when he saw Damiel sitting prettily on the ground.“Hey! Why aren’t you coming?”Damiel waved his hand in mid-air. “On the second thought Sir, I am a bit tired. And no one will look at our things inside the tent.”“Huh?”“You and Miss Jane can go together, Sir. I will walk on my own later.”Lance narrowed his eyes. Then he realized that Damiel is giving him a chance to be alone with Jane.The joyous boss couldn’t help but to express his gratitude by exclaiming, “You…! I like you!”People around
Lance was in charge of igniting the fire for their barbecue. But it’s been almost an hour, but he still hasn’t succeeded the task. When Damiel approached him, he saw Lance blowing air on the wood. No fire came out, only smoke.“Ugh! Ugh!” Lance coughed while fanning.It’s not only him who’s coughing but also the other people. They were actually sending sharp glares towards their direction, and soon, some of them might complain.“Sir,” Damiel called.Lance looked at him with teary and reddened eyes. He was not crying because he couldn’t light the fire. He was crying because of the smoke.“Sir, I will do that instead. Just go and help miss Jane.”A smile spread on Lance’s lips.“Okay,” Lance agreed, “I’ll help Jane.”Then, he stood up and walked towards Jane.“Jane~ Let me help you.”Jane stopped putting meat on the barbecue stick and looked back at Lance.“Sure. You only need to do it like this.” She showed him the right way to put the meat on the barbecue stick.“That’s easy,” Lanc
Eugene finished his dinner, washing his face, changing his clothes and going to bed. Alone in the room, he kept on tossing as he could not sleep.He kept on hearing his father’s answer again and again inside his head.[“That’s right. I like Jane. I like your mom.”]Eugene frowned as he bit his lower lip. The ‘like’ he was talking about wasn't in the form of love, but a relationship between two persons. It has no other meaning.The reason why Eugene asked this to his father is because he could tell that his dad likes his mom (as a person). However, when Eric said those words, Eugene felt like someone would really steal Jane away from him.He wasn’t sure why he’s feeling this way. But if it is Eric, Eugene thinks there might be a huge chance.“His life is different. It might be that ‘like’ I saw on television. And it always end with that.”With marriage.Having that thought, Eugene shook his head and said, “No. I can’t let it happen. I must stop it.”If the boy was too bothered by Eri
Pak!The sleeping Damiel inside the tent has been woken up by the loud sound. “What’s that?” he murmured before his eyes shut again and he fell asleep.That loud sound is no other than the slapping sound Jane made.Lance’s eyes went round, they cannot blink in any moment.“S-Sir,” Jane stuttered while staring at her stunned boss.Lance’s mouth went wide open. He couldn’t believe that Jane would slap his face this hard!Jane looked at the red marks on Lance’s cheek. And even if the surrounding was dim, she could clearly see the reddening on the part she slapped. She did not mean to slap him hard but she lost control of her hand for a moment. Lance dropped the beer he’s holding. With his trembling hand, he cupped the cheek that was slapped by his employee.The two looked at each other.Staring at her boss, Jane literally held her breath. She feared that because of this mistake, she might lose her good job at the flower shop.“S-Sorry, Sir. It is because you told me to punch you. But I
“Date me,” Lance offered. Jane dropped the canned juice she was holding. It was so quiet around, it was impossible for her to hear him wrong. She definitely heard him asking her to date. Dumbfounded, she swiftly blinked her widened eyes. It felt as if a huge tsunami lurked and ate her away. “Sir,” she uttered in slow pace. “Hmmm?” Lance murmured, smiling. “When I slapped you before…” Jane showed the right hand that she used to slap him. “Did a screw loose inside your head?” she asked. “...” “I hit you hard that you went a bit insane. Right?” Lance kept the smile on his lips even if inside, he was panicking. “How, How did you think of that?” Jane stammered. “You k-know that I have a son. Then you are asking me to date you? And why would you like a single mom? This is so weird.” “...” “Sir, are you drunk?” Lance took another deep breath as he brushed his hair with his delicate long fingers. “So, asking you to date me is something a crazy man would do? Is that what you mean