a bottle of ale for hope

i love you?

"Speak up," Kris told Dara as he empty his own bottle and start to reach for a new one.

"I am to be married to the person I loved for 5 years," Dara started.

"Whoa, 5 years? what happened?' Kris stared at her wide eyes.

"The sucker cheated on me, the day of the wedding my bestfriend told me that they spent the night together and she is pregnant," tears began to fall from Sandara's eyes.

Kris sighed and pulled her close.

"He doesn't deserve a woman like you," he cooed.

"It was announced to the whole town, what do you expect, the only daughter of the Mayor is going to get married to the wealthiest heir in town, I just can't take the embarrasment and the hurt," she said as she pull herself together.

"Stupid reasons,"Kris said. Swigging again the bottle empty.

Sandara just smiled and did the same.

They already finished a case of ale when," How about you Kris? What's your story?" Sandara asked.

Kris got caught by surprise. She can still remember it though she is close to sleeping at the floor? he thought.

"Spit it out," Dara said playfully punching Kris.

"I ran away from home, I ran away from my responsibilities," Kris said as he accompany Dara sitting at the floor.

"What? are you a father of a poor child or something?" Dara asked wide brown eyes focusing on him.

"No, no, no, no, I don't even have a girlfriend or a wife for crissakes," Kris laughed.

"What responsibility did you run away then?" Dara asked.

"Leadership," Kris said.

Ah, not enough, Dara thought. Getting the point that she won't get any other answers she started to get up.

"Time to sleep," she said trying to feel her feet.

Kris pulled her to his lap and hugged her.

"Thank you for stepping into my life," Kris said.

"Thank you for letting me stay in your life," Dara answered.

Dara circled her arms around Kris neck as their lips met. In return Kris moved his hands to Sandara's waist pulling him closer to his body.

"I love you," Kris said between kissing hungrily on Dara's neck.

"Too early for that," Dara answered gasping for air.

"I loved you from the day I saw you falling from that cliff," Kris said as he open Dara's shirt.

Slowly finding their way to the cabin clothes are discarded one by one.

Finally reaching Kris cabin ther shared the breaking dawn's warmth with their body fitting like 2 puzzle pieces for the first time.

The next day Dara woke up with a bad headache. Everything is moving and she felt like she was hit by a truck. She feel a bit sore too. And then it hit her. Kris pulled her close to his body. Remembering the last thing Kris told her, "I loved you from the day I saw you falling from that cliff," Dara froze.

Kris is clearly awake as he is inhaling Dara's scent.

"Let go," Dara said but Kris didn't move an inch.

"Let GO!!!" Dara finally shouted making Kris move his hands and stand up pulling the sheets with him.

Dara took the other one and walked out of the room.

"Oh shit!" Kris was finally hit with reality.

Clothes are scattered around when Dara came out of Kris' cabin. picking up her discarded clothes she went to her room and shouted her lungs out. After cursing a hundred times she felt the boat move.

"Stupid! Drunkard! Idiot! Freak!" she started shouting again.

After releasing her emotions she just noticed the blood stains on the sheets she's clinging to her dear life.

"That was the first," Sandara said as she surrendered herself to her bed and cry.