Soon, I will be uploading a new story. I have talked about it in my November newsletter.
Here is a little teaser for it.
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Chapter 1
Fluke POV
As the plane taxis toward the terminal, my stomach slowly begins to churn. I have been gone for five years, but it feels like I just left yesterday. How can I allow my fears to creep back up again? Not only have I had my friends’ support, but I have spent plenty of money on psychologists to help me to move on. However, right now, none of that is helping.
My breath begins to quicken and becomes shallow, as I softly say, “I don’t want to see him.”
Sammy’s soft and soothing voice quickly chimes, “Don’t worry, Fluke. This city is big and the chances of running into Ohm are slim to none. Plus, if he tries to do anything, I’ll punch his lights out.”
I softly chuckle. The image of Sammy punching Ohm’s handsome face suddenly appears in my mind. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if she actually did punch him in real life.
I can still remember how mad and angry she was when I showed up on her doorstep crying my eyes out. I’m sure if she could have gotten her hands on Ohm that night, she would have left him with two black eyes and maybe a few cracked ribs. I have never seen her that mad before.
Luckily, she let me in, and she stayed with me that night. I didn’t know where else to go and she was the first person that I thought would understand what I was going through.
I ended up staying there for a week, before I decided to go overseas to finish my education. Sammy wasn’t going to let me go by myself, so she came with me.
A small forced smile spreads across my face as I turn to look at her. “I just don’t want to run into him. That part of my life is over.”
Sammy smiles and gently pats my arm. “You have come too far to let him ruin it all now. You have graduated only a couple years ago, but you have already managed to become one of the top chefs for traditional Thai foods. That says so much about your talents.” She leans closer to me and softly adds, “I’m not going to even mention what it has done to my waistline.”
Once again, I lightly chuckle. I don’t know what Sammy is even thinking. She looks amazing and she hasn’t gained any weight from eating my food.
I shake my head and push her away. Not wanting to talk about this anymore, even though I’m the one who initially began talking about this topic, I ask, “Did you ever find your own place to live in?”
Sammy sits back up straight in her seat as she shakes her head. “No. I had decided that I didn’t want to sign a lease for anything before I was actually able to see it first. I know that you had your parents looking at places and sending you pictures and videos. Unfortunately, I don’t have anyone back here to help me with things like that.” She pauses for second before she tentatively adds, “I was hoping that you would just let me stay at your place for the time being.”
Well, my apartment does have two bedrooms, but I wish she would have told me that she was going to do that. I could have asked my parents to help.
She gives me a sad puppy dog look, and I instantly cave. “All right, but you will have to help with buying the groceries and stuff.”
A wide smile instantly pops onto her face and she lunges towards me. Before I know what is happening, she has me engulfed in a tight hug, as she happily chirps, “You are the greatest best friend in the world.”
I chuckle and lightly pat her back. “Ah, Sammy, we need to get off the plane soon.”
Sammy giggles and releases her hold on me.
As if on cue, the plane stops next to the terminal and within seconds, the flight attendants open the door. Oh, this is it. I’m finally back. I take a deep breath and I close my eyes hoping to calm my nerves.
After a few moments, I open my eyes and I mentally chant to myself, “You can do this.”
With trembling hands, I unbuckle my seat belt. When I go to reach for the overhead compartment, Sammy is already one step ahead of me as she pulls my bag down and hands it to me. I patiently wait for Sammy to get her stuff too, before we walk out of the plane and head to meet my parents, who are waiting for us at the main entrance of the airport to take us to my apartment. Well, I guess now it is onto our apartment.