"Yael…!"
Kate screamed at the top of her lungs to stop Yael from saying more. She put down her spoon and rubbed her face, hoping the redness would fade. She suddenly felt full.
She sighed heavily and glared at him, who was still eating while looking at her reaction from time to time.
He was suppressing a teasing smile. "Hmmm. My name sounds good to my ear when it comes from your mouth."
"Does cursing sound good too?" She asked sarcastically.
"If it comes from you."
"Fuck you!"
Yael chuckled. "Sure!"
Kate's eyes widened in surprise. This guy can really test my patience!
"I'm full!" she exclaimed, rolling her eyes as she stood up. She was about to leave when he suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled her.
The force that pulled her was unexpected. With a gasp, she was thrown into his arms. Suddenly, he inserted a tablet into her parted lips and handed her a glass of water.
"I was just kidding. Drink your medicine first," he said as if he hadn't purposefully irritated her.
Kate glared at him and swallowed the medicine. But Yael was just smiling at her from ear to ear.
"If only I could swim that far, I would definitely not be here anymore.” Kate whispered, but Yael heard.
He burst out laughing. "There's a typhoon, baby. Even if you're a great swimmer, you just can not do that."
"That too. Just when will this typhoon stop?"
"I don't know?"
"How come you didn't know?!" He lived here right? He must be aware of the weather forecast because he was living on an island.
"Do you think I watch the news on this island?"
Kate took another look at the house. And, no, she couldn't see any television or radio.
"I don't have time to listen to the news because I'm too busy, and the electricity here is just limited. I only use solar energy, but since there's a typhoon, I'm not sure if the remaining energy will be enough to supply what I can consume until the typhoon passes."
"What?!" Kate's eyes got confused and filled with worry. "Then how will I return?"
Yael shrugged his shoulders.
"Don't you have a cellular phone?"
Yael pointed at the living room's center table. "You can check."
Kate walked towards it and noticed his phone on top of it. She immediately picked it up and tried to open it, but it didn’t.
"Damn it!"
"I doubt if there's a signal even if it's fully charged."
Kate's shoulder sagged with disappointment. That's correct.
"Why are you moping around? Don't you realize it's a privilege to live with me here?"
Kate looked at him in disbelief. "How come you seem to be enjoying my misery?"
Yael laughed. "Baby, even if you throw a fit and the typhoon leaves, there's no guarantee that you'll be able to leave already, well, that's if rescuers arrived first."
"What if there aren't any rescuers?"
"Then you'll stay here with me until we run out of supplies."
Kate's pupils dilated. But his cabinets were still stocked with food! "Can't you just take me to the nearest port once the typhoon has passed?"
"I can."
"Thank yo---"
"If I have a boat. Unfortunately, I don't."
"What?! Then how did you get these things here?" How did he get to Houston without a boat?
"I have my caretaker deliver these supplies on a monthly basis."
Kate's mouth dropped open at what she heard.
"And he just delivered it here yesterday."
Kate was rooted in her place. "I've got to wait for a month?!"
"Ahuh." Yael just watched her lose her color. He looked so serious.
"I've got to stay here with you?!"
"Why do you sound so disappointed?"
"Who would not be?!"
Yael laughed heartily gone his seriousness. "Kate, baby. You're hurting my feelings."
Kate looked at him like he lost his head.
"I am so grateful that someone's going to accompany me here, and then…" Yael looked at her when he thought of something, and smirked. "Afraid that you might be tempted?"
What the hell is this man talking about?!
"It would be fine with me. I will gladly return the favor to you just like the last time."
This man really is getting on my nerves!
"Anyway, I'll just prepare your bath. You badly need one."
"You…!"
Yael chuckled and Kate was left irritated in the kitchen. She unconsciously smelled herself.
"I don't smell that bad!" She turned around and saw him watching her smelling her own body. He was suppressing his smile as if he caught her doing a mischievous act.
Her eyes squinted. "What?!"
Yael shook his head. "There's the bathroom." He pointed at the door next to the kitchen area. "You can clean yourself there."
"I don't have spare clothes."
"I know."
Her eyebrows furrowed even more.
"I will lend you my shirt and boxers unless you want to roam around here with your birthday suit."
"You know what? Why don't you just tell me if you wanna see me naked huh?!"
“Oh yeah. I would love that."
Kate stomped her feet in annoyance. He has an answer for everything she said. Better not to speak with him anymore! She grabbed the towel he was holding and went straight to the bathroom.
Finally!
She roamed her eyes in the bathroom. It was huge. Maybe because it was located outside the cabin. She noticed a pit full of hot water.
Oh, he warmth the water for me.
She shrugged her shoulders and reminded herself to thank him when she was done. He deserves it even though he's irritating.
With that, she started to take a bath and cleanse her wound. She was thankful that her bruises were already not painful. Maybe because of the medicine he put. She sighed. Another reason to thank him.
She was busy cleaning her wound when the thunderstorm started to roar again. With that, she immediately ended her bath.
She was about to wrap her body with the towel when the lights went off at the same time a loud thunderstorm echoed again making her scream.
Scared of the dark and the sounds of a thunderstorm, she sprinted out of the bathroom. She ran too fast holding the towel wrapped in her body when she suddenly bump into Yael who was holding a pair of shirts and boxers. Her body bounce back making the towel loosen and it slowly fell to the floor.
Her eyes widened in disbelief and tried hard to cover her body. Knowing that her hands were not enough to hide her nakedness, she screamed and cursed again.
“No! Don't look...! Shit…!”
Yael gripped her waist to control her from slipping. His eyes glistened as he looked at her. He gulped upon seeing her naked body. "Hmmm. Are you a genie?" Kate's cheeks reddened in embarrassment. She immediately broke off from his embrace and picked up the towel from the ground to cover her body. She then grabbed the shirt and boxer he was holding before she ran to the bedroom. She slammed the door. She felt her heart racing quickly. Her face was still burning in embarrassment. And she felt like screaming but controlled it and just bit her lower lips. Damn it, Kate! What have you done?! She rubbed her face in annoyance before she wore the clothes he gave to her. It was too big for her but better than wearing nothing. She felt so embarrassed that she didn't want to be seen by him again. However, she remembered what he just said. Genie? She was taken aback. Her eyes gradually widened and she gasped when she realized what he meant. How could he think of that? It looked like I jus
The sun's rays started to appear from the clouds. It reached the solemn face of Kate in the bed making her groan. She still wanted to sleep. She turned around and grabbed the pillow and covered her face.It was a very peaceful morning. However, the silence didn't last long. The sound of rooster crows echoed non-stop as if they were being fed. The sound of a man's voice calling them could also be heard.Kate slightly opened her eyes and groaned.Yael! Do you need to be that noisy while feeding them?!She scratched her hair and sat in the middle of the bed. The sun was hitting her face directly because she was facing East. She raised her arms to cover her eyes and looked at the window. She noticed that the curta
Yael blinked.Kate smiled sweetly.Yael blinked again.Kate's smile widened even more.Until Kate's smile froze when Yael suddenly burst out laughing. Gradually, Kate's smile faded and was replaced by a huge question mark when Yael didn't stop laughing.Yael pinched her cheeks and drew them away from her face."O-ouch!" Kate screamed but Yael refused to let go. Her eyes started to well up because of what he was doing. Until she used the spatula to tap his forehead.Yael then stopped but his smile didn't fade."Is that your secret recipe?" Yael asked, laughing.
"Kate?"Yael waved the spoon he was holding in front of Kate's face but she did not even blink. She was just staring blankly at space with different emotions that were flashing through her eyes.He got worried.He stood up and sat on the table and called her out again."Hey!"Still no response.Yael then touched her nose and pinched it.Finally! Kate blinked and looked at her in disbelief.Kate got back to her senses. "Huh? What?!"Yael chuckled. So adorable!
The heat of the sun lingers on their skin, but the breeze from the ocean and trees was so soothing. The flock of birds was playing on the beauty of the blue sky, the leaves of the trees dancing through the wind, and birds humming. It was a nice place to stay to unwind. A few meters away from the cabin, Kate could see from where she was standing a small greenhouse on the lower part of the island. On the slope part, there were different kinds of ornamental plants that were planted, which add color to the beauty of the place. Butterflies and bees were flying around. A nipa hut was located on the other peak. The pathway, on the other hand, was already overgrown with green bushes. She wished she could get that far."Careful!" Yael immediately caught her arms when she slipped again.Yes! I have been slipping because of the moth for so many times now! But I wanted to go there!Yael noticed where she was looking and smiled. "There are many beautiful spots here where you can enjoy various s
"Did that mother ever consider how frightening it was for a child to be left alone? Did she ever take into account how frightening it was to live in a place that you have never been into?" Kate's unexpected outburst stunned Yael. Her words caused him to feel pain. "Did she ever think about how her child felt after being abandoned, especially at such a young age?" Kate had to control her breathing because she felt suffocated. "It was like being alone in a street, where there's a lot of bends to turn to! But because of too many bends to choose from, it was so hard to pick! Of course! How hard would it be for them to choose from something they have never reached before? How difficult would it be for a child to choose something that she had never felt? It was like taking a leap without faith because there would never be an assurance if they would be saved!" Kate felt like her heart was being squeezed by strong hands. She immediately remembered her days in the orphanage. Like the chick
"How clumsy could you possibly be?!"Yael shouted and ran toward her when she accidentally slipped again. His brows furrowed as he helped her get up from the muddy ground. "Seriously? How could you have been so careless?!"Kate watched him roar at her while he was looking at her body. He was checking her arms and legs as if she got bruised. He looked so irritated."Have you seen enough?" Kate inquired, drawing a puzzled look from Yael. His hands were already in her shirt's ream, ready to move it up to check. "Hmmm, I see," Kate said, raising her arms. "Go on…!" She added with a teasing smile.Yael who finally understood what Kate meant was stunned. He looked at her in disbelief before a sly smile appeared on his lips."All right, then!" He grabbed Kate's clothing hem and began to pull it off.As the shirt reached Kate's navel. Kate instinctively lowered her arms and glared at Yael."You...!" Kate was about to punch Yael in the face when the latter bolted. She trailed behind. "Don't yo
Wet, soft, and quick.Kate's eyes widened as her eyes locked on Yael's face beneath him. He was staring at her in disbelief as well.He immediately grabbed her body when she slipped. But because they were in an unfavorable position, it was too late that they outbalanced their bodies.Yael, on the other hand, was too quick to change their position, so he fell into the shallow water and she landed on top of him. She knew she should have asked if he was hurt, but their lips had already met.Making both of them freeze in their places.The sudden croaking of the frogs jolted them back to reality. Kate immediately drew back. Her face was flushed, and she wiped her lips quickly. Damn! Not again!"You're welcome," Yael said, trying to ease the awkwardness."You…!" Kate looked at him in pissed. "Thank you was enough. At least you did not fall right?" "Even so!""Why so irritated? It's my lips that caught yours. Can't you just be grateful?" Yael was clearly having fun teasing her.She was ini