Chapter Six
Lalin was lost in the forest, this was not okay, she felt like she was running around in circles and getting nowhere, Lalin lean against the tree breathing heavily.
“Which way… I have been running for ages…” Lalin said to herself, she fans herself and looked around, deciding to run right again.
Phet made his way to the bungalow after waiting for his wife to return but she took longer than she should’ve so he decided to go get her. Phet got the door and saw the lock on the door. “the door is locked so Lalin should still be in there than where is my wife?” Phet question himself. Phet was about to walk away when he heard a faint call for help, he turns back and put his ear against the door and listen again. “Mim!” he yelled and quickly pulled out the keys and unlock the door rushing in calling her name, he moved the chair and open the door to see his wife. “Mim, what are you doing in here?!” Phet asked.
“I came in and couldn’t find Lalin and came to look in the bathroom but got locked in here” Mim said quickly… “…Where is she?” Mim asked.
Phet and Mim looked at each other and around, Phet whipped out his phone and dialled San’s number.
“What is it Phet?” San asked.
“Lalin escaped and locked Mim in the bungalow” Phet said with worried.
“I’m on the boat, I won’t be long… go check the house and around” San said hanging up and increasing the speed of his boat.
Mim and Phet went separate ways looking for Lalin. San reached the island in no time and ran to the bungalow, reaching the bungalow he looked around and look on the ground, seeing small foot prints running to the right, he sprints that way as fast as he could…
Lalin sat down underneath a tree breathing heavily. “I have gotten nowhere, what is going on” Lalin said fanning herself looking around, she was getting nowhere, it felt like she was just running around in circles all day. She sighs and pat her forehead. It was already getting dark and Lalin had not eaten and was getting tired, she looked around and saw all tree with bushes around it, she got up and sat there so that it would cover her, she closed her eyes and breathe slowly.
“Just a few minutes and I will get up again” Lalin told herself, only to fall into a deep sleep.
San stopped running taking a deep breath, he looked around and was about to run off but stopped once he heard snoring. He turned walking towards the bushes and saw Lalin deep in her sleep. He smiled and picked her up.
“I found you” San said and walked off carrying Lalin.
He reached the bungalow and saw Phet and Mim waiting there, they opened the door letting San in as he threw Lalin on the bed waking her up.
“Mim, Phet you can go back and prepare my dinner, don’t make anything for this trouble maker” San said and closed the door.
“San, how did you find me” Lalin asked moving back.
“Easy, heard you snoring” San said smirking.
Lalin covered her mouth and point at San “nonsense, I don’t snore” she said defending herself.
“I can’t believe you tried escaping again, I still haven’t dealt with you from this morning and now I had to waste more of my energy on finding you” San said frustrated.
“That is your problem” Lalin said folding her arms.
“I haven’t done anything bad to you so I don’t see why you should try to escape” San said.
“Nothing bad, you kidnap me to this island, holding me captive, how is that nothing bad, I want to go home” Lalin yelled.
“Not a chance, I heard your brother is stressing quite a lot and so if your entire family, how funny, just like what my family went through when you horrible people stole Prima from us” San said.
“But she made a decision without force once my mother gave her the chance, so really it is not our fault she didn’t want to stay with you” Lalin argued back.
“She was forced!” San yelled back.
“No, she just didn’t love you as much as you fault” Lalin said.
“You!” San said in anger point at Lalin.
Lalin raised an eyebrow and step forward “I, what?... I am right?” Lalin asked smirking.
San looked at her clutching his fist, Lalin saw his fist and stepped forward, “Going to punch me, is that it?” she asked “go on, punch me, I dare you, punch me and my brother wil—” she didn’t her sentence as she felt something warm and soft on her lips, soon realizing San was kissing her.
Lalin panicked pushing San away but he didn’t budge, he continue kissing her pulling her closer to him soon ending it with a peck. He saw her face and smirked and fold his arms.
“Look who is talking now, nothing to say? Not that brave anymore?” San asked touching her lip.
“You!” Lalin yelled and threw a punch at him. “How could you”.
“Because I can and I will do what I want with you, I have been nice enough with you Lalin” San said and stepped forward.
Lalin pushed him back and ran into the bathroom locking it, San looked at the door and turn around walking out the door not forgetting to lock the door. Lalin heard the door close and walked out the bathroom, her heart was still beating faster as moments when by, she sat on the bed and grabbed the pillow punching it with all her might…
Prima bought the food out into the dinning room and sat down with Lumpao waiting for Kawin and Sai. They both looking at each other with worries. Lumpao looked upstairs and turn to Prima.
“I don’t think Kawin will be joining us tonight… I checked on him before and he was still talking to Meka” Lumpao said scooping some stir fry vegetables onto her plate.
“That’s fine, I will take some food to him soon” Prima replied.
“Miss, mam said she will not be eating dinner tonight and not to wait for her” one of the maids said standing next to the other maid.
Prima thanked the maid and started eating, Lumpao went on talking about university and now boring her assignments were, though Lumpao was talkative, Prima could see that Lumpao was worried and sad that her older sister was not here. Prima held onto Lumpao’s hand.
Lumpao looked at Prima and smiled “I know you are worried, you don’t need to hold it all in, though I am glad you are trying to be happy.”
Lumpao started tearing up but still smiled “all my life, after my father died and Kawin moving oversea, mother was busy with the business trying to support us, I only had Lalin, I’ve been with her every day, I don’t understand how someone can take her away like this” Lumpao cried.
“I am sure Lalin is fine, she is a great person, do not stress” Prima replied. Prima wiped the rest of Lumpao’s tears and nudge her to quickly eat so she could go shower and rest.
Prima was in the kitchen scooping some food into a bowl for Kawin and Sai. She put the bowls on the plate and told the maid to take it to Kawin and Sai. Prima went upstairs to her room and sat down on the bed, she held her hand thinking of what she heard this morning.
Flashback
Prima carried the tray of coffee and dessert upstairs for Kawin and Meka, she got to the door and went to knock but stopped hearing San’s name, she put her hand back down and stood there listening. In the room Kawin was explaining the whole situation that had happened between San, Prima and himself, Prima’s eyes started tearing up, she covered her mouth and sat down on the chair next to the door crying softly to herself.
End of flashback
Prima grabbed out the small box in the draw and opened it, she took out the photo of her and San, she touches his face placing the photo back down.
“San, I hope you have nothing to do with this, please, just let it all end with Kawin and I” Prima said wiping her tears…
Kawin quietly walked into the room seeing Prima asleep, he grabbed his sleepwear and went to shower, he walked out of the bathroom and hope in the bed next to Prima facing her back sighing. Prima turn to face Kawin smiling, she slowly grabbed his hand and face him again.
“I may not know how to help you at this time, but I am here to listen and do my best” Prima said.
Kawin smiled back and her mouthing thank you before closing his eyes and drifting into dreamland.
Morning came, the sun shine into their room, Prima slowly opened her eyes rubbing them, she moved the blanket off her and saw a hand on her waist, she slowly turn around and saw Kawin deep in his sleep next to her, she move his hand off her getting out bed to the bathroom. Walking back out the door, she placed her sleepwear in the basket then walked over to the bed and tidied the blanket, turning around only to have a hand stop her, Kawin pull Prima to sit down on the bed as he lay his head on her lap.
“Kawin…” Prima said blushing moving her hair behind her ear.
“Don’t leave yet, I need you… Keep me company please” Kawin said closing his eyes again.
Prima nodded, she wanted to put her hand down but wasn’t sure where, so she rest her hand on his head and started playing around with his hair. Resting her head against the head board looking down at Kawin, Kawin grabbed hold of her hand bringing it to his lips and kissing it.
“Kawin, I have to go make breakfast and you should to go wash up too” Prima said removing her hand blushing.
Kawin got up and went into the bathroom while Prima made her way down stairs, walking into the kitchen, she saw the maids writing down a list while the other checking the cupboards.
“Good morning ladies” Prima said smiling at the maids.
“Good morning miss Prima” the maids reply.
“What are you doing?” Prima asked while taking about the bacon from the freezer.
“Writing the list for grocery shopping miss” one of the maid’s answer.
“Oh, then do you mind grabbing me some things please” Prima asked.
“Not at all” as the maid started writing down Prima’s list.
Kawin made his way into the kitchen looking at his watch, he stopped at the sight of Prima cooking the eggs on the stove. He stood next to her smiling.
“Where are the maids?” he asked washing his hands.
“They went shopping” Prima replied flipping the eggs.
“Ooooh… well you can cook the eggs and sausage while I cook the bacons” Kawin said turning on the stove for the bacon.
Prima nodded and continue cooking. They stood there in silence cooking, both take little glance at each other once in a while and smiling, both wanted to say something but at the same time was too nervous to do so, so they both ending up just standing there in silence. Kawin got a deep breath in and slowly move one of his hand placing it on Prima’s waist, Prima froze in place and turning to Kawin, he smiled at her and continue on. She looked down biting her lips…
Kawin and Prima carried the trays out to the dinning room and saw Lumpao and Sai siting down waiting for them. Placing their places in front of them and siting down next to each other.
“Woah, my brother cooking…” Lumpao teased “with Prima as well” she giggled.
“The maids went out shopping so I helped out” Kawin replied eating.
“I see~~” Lumpao said.
“Mother, please eat” Prima said smiling at Sai.
“Prima, I just can’t bring myself to, I’m worried and stressing out” Sai said looking at her kids.
“Kawin got up just to cook food for you, please eat” Prima said holding Sai’s hands.
Sai nodded and started eating, Kawin held Prima’s hand thanking her. “From now on, you won’t be driving to university Lumpao, Buri will be dropping you off and picking you up for safety, Meka will be filling be up with information and if they find any clues to where Lalin is” Kawin finished off…
San was in his study room, he informed his workers that he was not going into work today. Phet was next to him reading through some papers. Phet looked at San then back down only to look back up, he put down the papers and cough, getting attention from San. San looked up from the book and raised his eyebrows.
“Are you going to tell me about Lalin now?” Phet asked.
“No…”
Phet frown rolling his chair in front of San’s desk grabbing the book off San. San looked at Phet pointing his finger.
“Phet…”
“What if she ran’s off and finds the boat and escape the island, what will you do and if she reports this to the police” Phet asked.
“Never, she won’t be able to escape, not until I’m happy to let her go” San replied.
“You can never be sure but I want you to think through this carefully, is this the right thing to do?” Phet finished off and roll his chair back to his desk continuing on with the paper work.
San looked at Phet and turned looking outside, viewing the forest and beach. “Never, will she escape, if her brother is hard to hurt than she is the toy to play around with to tease him, this is the right thing to do, they stole the love of my life so I will take the love of his life.” San thought…
