His Unexpected Goodbye

Chapter 3

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The light breeze of the wind caresses my bare face as my arms are wrapped around Korics whilst he's driving. His scent, still crept like earlier as the sensation of his natural smell lingers on. The streets were calm in this hour, it is vast and filled with peace, and my heart kept skipping a beat. I stared at the road, wondering where Kor's taking me, wondering what awaits.

It's been a few minutes of us driving in a straight route and I notice it is getting a little dark, my curiosity is testing my forbearance. I couldn't wait for us to reach this destination and for my long-suffering to end. Before long, Korics stopped the motorcycle and when I saw where he took me, I was stunned.

Valmora Sites, an open land area free of woods and buildings that's made to host either big or small events, picnics, parties, surprises, or even get-togethers. You practically rent a spot and you're free to do whatever you want with it, decorate it, bring your own griller, tables, anything used for setups. Korics smiled proudly as he's guiding me on our way to the spot he rented for us amid holding my hand to drag me. Complaining that I move slow.

My jaw dropped. He set up a little tent with lights attached to it and there's this picnic cloth outside with our favorite snacks placed on top of it. I look around the site's vicinity and nobody else is here, I'm disheveled now, knowing this place is frequently jammed and loaded. The atmosphere was light, I guess he was right... I do feel safer here. I'm touched, his efforts, his ways and his thoughtfulness remind me about how lucky I am to have him as a friend.

We both sat down on the picnic cloth, I gaped at his fortuitous grin and he starts to munch on the finger foods. My heart was still overwhelmed, it kept beating fast and I'm almost out of breath. No words are able to delineate what I feel, I bit my lip to stop a smile from showing but I failed. I am so happy, the word happy is an understatement.

"So... Do you like it?" He asked. "It's not much, but hey at least I tried. Anything to make you feel better, or for you to forget about whatever is bothering you even for a short period of time."

"It's not much? Are you kidding me?!" I bursted. "I absolutely love it Korics! Damn, who knew you had it in you. How did you even manage to pull this off?"

"With the help of a friend." I nodded, not wanting to ask any other questions. We both ate the sandwiches and truffles he ordered for us. I was still in dispute with why Valmora Sites is remotely not that crowded. "Anything you want to say?"

"Are we the only ones here?" A smirk started to form on his face along with his deep stare that pierced through my soul. My eyes widened, I think he misunderstood. "Holy shi— No! I didn't mean it that way. Gosh."

"Stop being paranoid. If you're wondering why we're the only ones here, well my friend helped me make adjustments so we'd have privacy." He casually said as he kept shrugging. "I know you won't feel comfortable if there are other people, so I had to use connections. Good thing that friend was willing to help."

"Which friend?" I asked, with an assumption that it was Vry who helped him. He didn't respond. "Whatever. So, why'd you bring me here? What's the catch?"

"Stupid." He poked my forehead. "I already told you more than twice. Could you possibly be more idiotic Savelle. To help you unwind, you're too stressed out."

"Cheesy."

Even though I said the act was cheesy, it managed to pull on my heart strings. It made me smile, but I won't tell him that: He's going to tease me saying I have a crush on him. Korics is always like that, even before when we were younger, he knows he's an eye-catcher that's why he's using it to tease me. I may have had a childhood crush on him, but I swear it's nothing more than just that. Just a childhood crush.