Just The Way You Are

Chapter 2

>Flashback<

In the playground, 5 year old girl whom crying and sobbing silently swinging alone without any guardian with her. She kept wiping out her fallen tears yet her tears kept falling unstoppable. She felt a deep discomfort and downhearted after her mother scold her on something she didn't do.

Unknowingly, another presence was there walking towards her, that she didn't even bother to notice. Intentionally, approaching the young girl to somehow comfort her with the way he can.

"Here's my handkerchief" a voice of a 5 year old boy gave out his handkerchief to her. She noticed the handkerchief on range of her sight, raising her head slowly to saw the kind boy Infront of her handing her a handkerchief.

The first things he notice on her are; her eyes started to puffiness with the excess tears left on the corner of her eyes which isn't suitable for her unique beauty and cuteness along with his pink and white school uniform which made her cute even more. In his point of view, She's like a cute Teddy bear that is wearing a cute uniform, that he wanted to hugged with every night and day.

"I can't stain someone else's handkerchief" She refused between her sobs, wiping her tear by her arms.

"You can have it" He stepped then extents his hand closer to her.

She hesitant at first, extending her arm slowly. Once, she reached out the kind boy's handkerchief, she wipe her tears away, and Her beauty can finally be seen more than before.

"Don't cry. crying will make you ugly. Besides, didn't you know you're pretty?"

She paused and straighten her back as she raise her head, meeting phayu's eyes. Phayu can saw a spark of bright eyes after the compliment which she didn't hear from her family.

"I do?" She said and it lighten her mood up. Phayu nodded as his response with a smile he never shown before.

But, Phayu got confused of her behavior. A simple compliment he said on her yet it become a big thing for her to smile brightly like that. Phayu wander why.

"T.thank you" she shyly thanked him. "H.here" the cute little girl gave out her favorite hair clip to him, it made phayu confused. "Its the exchange for giving your handkerchief" she shyly told, not even having an eye contact with him.

Phayu smile kindly toward her "I am glad I could help you"

"Can I still meet you tomorrow?" He anxiously asked, having her presence near him gives a high spirit of joy for him.

"I'll try" She told.

"Wait! May I know your name?" Phayu asked before she go away. And it make her halt and turned back before going any further, "Lala, my nickname is lala"

"Lala.. what a cute nickname like her"

>End of Flashback<

"Let me repeat what you said" His father Vegas Theerapanyakol said, retelling what his son told him earlier. "Inshort, you want me to find her?" He summarize, earning a nod from phayu.

"Alright" he said as he firmly sat down. "Tell me everything you've known about her".

"I known her as lala which is her nickname according to her" Phayu started. "Did you asked about her surname or anything other than that?" Vegas asked. "No sorry" he replied.

Phayu wandered deeply recalling every memory that happens

"What about her appearance, Venice?" Her mother recommend. That give phayu an idea Which phayu forgotten in the first place. "why I didn't think of that!" He thought. "So?" Said by his father waiting for his answer. "I remembered her appearance"

"Good. I'll hire someone to sketch her while you describe, as much as possible. Please narrate everything in detailed" He pleased. "Thanks dad"

"Anything I could help with"

>1 week later<

The artist his father hired has arrived with his materials he used to draw or sketch something beyond his imagination. He was pleased to be hired by someone like Vegas, whose both in powerful and successful in business which he never imagined he would meet someday.

"Please take a seat, and I am glad you could come" Vegas warmly told. "It's an honor, Mr.Theerapanyakol" He bowed as a sign of respect to him. "Let's proceed our business here, shall we?"

Phayu narrates everything he could remember about her, especially the appearance which is the only lead that they could found her. He can't help but to smile as he recall everything staring with her cute appearance that made phayu fall for that girl. And as phayu narrates her, the artist sketch her based on how phayu describes that girl.

"Did you get everything, sir?" Pete asked, if the artist they hired could catch up while her son narrates her appearance for him. "I did, ma'am. Plus, I've finished the sketch as well.

"You do?" Phayu said as he stood up.

What a fast artist to sketch his beloved girl. "What did I called her- you know what? Nevermind.." he thought, scolding his self.

"Can i see the sketch?"

"I don't know f it's your liking but I tried my best to sketch her". He turned the canvas around showing them the results of his sketch.

(Credit to the owner of this)

"Is that her, son?" Vegas asked as he turned his attention to his son.

on the other hand, phayu's eyes are locked up on that sketch. It's was the same as how he remembers her and it's been a long time since he saw that. Til now, he's still mesmerized by her unique beauty. What else if he finally meet her in person, that he dreamed of from the start. Phayu, himself, is sure she's more beautiful after growing up.

"Yes, father"