Chapter 8

HALF AN HOUR before the wedding event, Kai and his team had already completed the dishes that will be served. Gregory, his sous-chef, was given the instruction to begin dishing out the entire menu at each station right away. Gregory obeyed Kai's command and quickly assigned each station chef to their respective post based on their area of expertise to monitor and answer the guests' inquiries about the cuisine they had been served. Kai looked for a place to relax after ensuring that there was no more work that needed to be done and that Gregory followed his directions. He was drained from the event's long and arduous preparation. It was nearly dusk at the time, which made him feel even more weary. He began to wander around the resort looking for a spot to relax when his eyes caught a glimpse of the hammock under the shed of a coconut tree that was not visible to the guests who were present at the event.

He take big strides to get close enough to the hammock to lie down, but his enthusiasm faded as he noticed someone else there. He let out a deep sigh of frustration, hoping he would be able to rest, but he couldn't. He's about to go when he takes another look at the girl and realizes he knows who the girl sleeping in the hammock is. When he finally realized who it was, a huge grin appeared on his face; his intuition had not been mistaken, and it was Blessie who was lying there. She was sleeping soundly. Her appearance obviously demonstrates how worn out she was all day after all she had done for the entire event, and he is no exception. Kai can't keep his gaze away from Blessie's face since it has that naïve expression that makes her more charming and tempting to him. His grin widen when something catches his eye, causing an utterly ridiculous thought that enter his mind. Without hesitation, he lied down beside Blessie that leads to shift her position and roll over onto Kai's chest while still asleep and unbothered.

“She's completely knocked out,” he whispered.

Kai kept staring at Blessie, who was sleeping peacefully in his chest. He simply grinned because she seemed like a child when sleeping. A cool breeze from the water made him feel more relaxed, and because he was so close to Blessie, he could smell her delicious aroma, which brought an indescribable sensation to his body. He closed his eyes and slowly swung the hammock to the soft breeze of the air.

“What kind of solace is this?”

Kai can't express how he feels, but there's just one thing he knows at that moment: he feels so nice and relaxed to be right next to Blessie, and it relieves his exhaustion after a hard day.

“These kinds of emotions are all too familiar.” He  mumbled.

He opens his eyes and casts a glimpse at Blessie, who is resting on his arm. He noticed its pinkish and lovely lips, which grabbed his attention and enticed him to taste it. As he continues to look at her lips, yearning enflames his body, just as it did the first time they met. He took a hard swallow, trying to keep his hunger under control, but Blessie's lips are actually tempting him, and it's truly enticing. His attention progressively descends and focuses on Blessie's chest, which he thinks that it is perfectly fits in his hand, down to her flat tummy and delicate legs, which are exposed by her black skirt.

This girl has kept me wanting her since the last time I saw her. I'm interested in her. I want to own her. I want to be the person who would only get close and touch her as much as I wanted.

After a few seconds, Kai's thumb rested on Blessie's lips and brushed against them.

“You’re responsible for what you’ve done now to me.”

Without a second's hesitation, he kissed Blessie passionately while maintaining his tenderness with each brush and bite. As his lips yearn for more of her, he decides to come to an end and remove his lips from Blessie's lips.

“I should probably quit right now...” And he returns his gaze to her, who is still sleeping. “But I guarantee for the next time I will not slip this off.”

He swung it again, this time with his back to the hammock. His eyelids gradually became heavy in each swing he made, and he fell asleep without realizing it.

A WHITE DAZZLING LIGHT filled the entire area, forcing Blessie to close her eyes. When the white light faded, she gently opened her eyes to find herself in a beautiful park surrounded by hundreds of flowers. The scenery appears to be familiar to her, but she can't recall where she saw it.

As she looked around the park, she noticed a young girl running gleefully towards a couple.

“Mama! Papa!” The young girl shouted with arms wide open and genuine smile on her face.

She shifted her gaze to the couple, who were wearing broad smiles and extended their arms so wide. Her brows became crooked as she continued to peer into their faces, and after a few more narrowings of her eyes, she finally saw and identified their faces.

“Blessie!"

She definitely heard a familiar voice she'd never forget. Mama. She looked at the man alongside her mother, and he wasn't mistaken; it was her father, who had a boundless smile on his face. A  smile  that greet her every time he picked her up from school or took her to the park or mall when she was younger. Even though they were both preoccupied with their jobs, they never failed to smile at her and give the time she needed. They fed her with such tenderness and affection.

She witnessed how the little her was put into his father's arms, bringing unfathomable joy to little Blessie's face.

“Mama...Papa,” she whispered and fought back her tears to fall. She misses her parents deeply, and just seeing them again makes her physically unable to move.

“Mama... Papa,” she said again, her eyes welling up with tears.