Thorny kind of Love

Chapter 3

Bell's POV

Today was the first of spring and it was just such a beautiful day that I almost wanted to spend it in the nearby field just picking flowers, our town was known for the beautiful flowers which budded in Spring and my favorite spot was a bit further away from my home, it was across a little river, passing through a vineyard and a few acres of trees and into an open field of beautiful daisies. I loved the open air and the most amazing view of the Blikbou Mountain. I always go alone, I didn't want anyone discovering my place of sanctuary.

My dad's coughing tears me away from my daydream. I rush into his room and he is sitting up drinking some medication. "Dad please you can't drink medication if you haven't eaten yet, you know this," I say softly and remove the remaining medication from his hands.

"Bell the pain was just so much that I just wanted it gone, I'm sorry." He says with regret. I reach to pull the blankets over him and say, "It's ok, I'll bring you something to eat quickly and then you can have your medication, by the way, don't forget you have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, Mike will take you and bring you home when you're done, I've already arranged with him."

After I've made sure my dad ate and drank his medication, I head for the door but take a glimpse at myself in the mirror. Chantal gave us all new uniforms which were now knee lengthen black skirts and grey golfer tops with Richman B&B printed on it. We were told to look on our best today as Chantal and Flynn's guests will be arriving today. I left my hair loose and gave my long bouncy black curls a bit more volume with the Apple flavored conditioning hair treatment, I usually don't wear makeup, but applied a bit of eyeliner to my eyes, making my light brown eyes look a bit bigger, I don't like lipstick so I apply my favorite lip-gloss, grape balm. I spin around and make sure my "not too bad" figure presents itself well in this uniform. I make sure to wear my black pumps as it's going to be a long day on my feet. I reach for my bag and apply a few drops of my favorite perfume, Mellow creek, which smelled like freshly picked daisies. "Dad I'm leaving now," I shout waiting for a response. "Ok bye, love you." He responds.

Ben's POV

I last saw Flynn more than a year ago, I am still upset with myself for not making it to attend his parent's funeral. We became best friends when he first came to Berlin almost four years ago, we were both studying International Business Administration. Before moving to Cape Town, Flynn managed to complete his Bachelors, I completed shortly after and moved out of the apartment we shared and then moved back home to my parents in Hafen City in Hamburg. My mom is a retired interior designer, now that she stays at home, she spends most of her time in the greenhouse that my dad had built for her a year ago. For a 55-year-old lady, my mom is still very active and occasionally loves to travel, she is the nicest person I know and has a very big heart when it comes to charity.

We, unfortunately, don't share the same features, she has light blond hair, whereas I have dark blonde hair, her eyes are a light brown and mine is a mixture of gold and light brown. I'm as tall as my dad and my mom is average built and shorter than me. I wouldn't say that I have a muscular body but rather athletic built as the gym workouts pay off. So basically I look like my dad, however, I would say that I share my mom's personality rather than my dad's.

My dad is a professor at the University of Hafen City, he's a year older than my mom and he likes to do things by the book and tells you a thing just like it is, I feel this could be a bit intimidating at times as he does not always consider people's feelings. Hannah, my younger sister, looks just like my mom and shares a mixture of my mom and dad's personalities. She knows what she wants in life and goes for it, she speaks her mind but with good intentions. Hannah is currently studying Landscape at the same university where my dad teaches.

"We will be landing at Cape Town international in 5 minutes." The pilot announces over the intercom. I prepare myself for landing and glance over to see the most beautiful sight of the City of Cape Town from the air. I'm happy for Flynn and Chantal, they started dating into our second year at the university, I had some on and off relationships, nothing serious, however, my parents are hoping that Polla and I will soon be engaged and get married. My dad is more eager as Polla is the daughter of his childhood friend and work colleague. Polla, her brother and I grew up together, I feel more for her as a sister than a lover, I was never intimate with her, we shared kisses but even that was terrible, in a way Polla herself feels that we will end up together, I never get around to telling her how I feel so I always end up trying to avoid her. She is an attractive young lady with soft blue eyes and long bright blonde hair, she has an athletic body because she loves playing tennis. Nevertheless, I was not attracted to her.

I am considering moving out and live on my own, I'm still not sure where yet, I will be able to afford it seeing that I have been working as a Financial Analyst at a massive company in Hamburg for more than a year.

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Authors' note:

Hey guys, I hope you've enjoyed the introduction of Ben and I trust that you can visualize him. So now that you have been introduced to most of the characters I will not keep you in suspense by starting the love. Please comment.