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“Hey, Lea! Yesterday, I completed that drink you made. It was actually scrumptious!” Owen praised with a giant smile etched on his face.
As Kai had promised, the person took Kalea to go to Owen’s household farm. It regarded like Owen was busy feeding some horses. Kalea solely smiled barely in response to Owen’s reward, she observed a white horse that was consuming hay. Much like the horse that Arthur had given her.
Kai observed Kalea who was simply silent trying on the horse, he then stated, “Do you want this horse?”
“Huh? Ah, no. I imply, it’s a bit like a horse I’ve ridden earlier than,” Kalea replied with a stiff smile.
“Ohoo, so that you usually journey horses?” Owen now requested.
“Not usually, simply often.”
Kai and Owen simply checked out one another, then nodded in understanding. Kalea was invited by the 2 males to see the animals Owen had. Kalea helped feed the animals, and even tried to get eggs from the hens. Really, the eggs have been now not incubated by the hen, they have been situated outdoors the cage but when she was not cautious to choose them up, the hen might have pecked Kalea’s hand.
“Le-lea, don’t be pressured. I’ll do it,” Kai stated, who panicked when he noticed Kalea fastidiously selecting up the eggs.
“I’m wonderful, Kai. Go away it to me,” Kalea replied with a critical expression, utterly targeted. Whereas Owen coated his mouth, he held again his laughter as a result of if the laughter exploded, the chickens could be shocked and make a scene.
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With fingers that have been barely sweaty from nervousness, she picked up the egg shortly. A glance of pleasure on her face, she exclaimed, “Bought it! I acquired it, Kai! Owen!”
“You probably did nice, Lea!” Kai replied, equally completely happy and proud.
“Then I’ll get it once more,” the lady stated excitedly however Kai shook his head with a smile nonetheless on his lips. Pulling Kalea’s arm to cease her from doing the job once more. “Huh? Why?” requested Kalea confused.
“There aren’t any extra eggs so that you can choose up,” Owen stated with a nosy smile.
Kalea regarded round to verify Owen’s phrases. “Ah, you’re proper.”
“You actually are very excited, huh,” Kai commented, Kalea simply blushed.
Till the solar is immediately overhead, they modified locations to the Egner household farm. Kalea actually acquired to expertise one thing she had by no means accomplished earlier than. It turned out that elevating livestock and gardening was actually enjoyable, Kalea liked it. To not point out Owen and Kai who handled her nicely. There, Kalea solely watched Kai and Owen who have been busy gardening, as a result of Kai advised Kalea to remain sitting sweetly on a wood chair, the spherical hat adorned Kalea’s head.
Nonetheless, to be sincere if she simply stayed nonetheless with out doing something made her bored sooner. Kalea massaged her temples, instantly dizziness attacked her head. To not point out that Kalea’s physique grew to become weaker than earlier than, was this due to an excessive amount of exercise? Kalea closed her eyes, attempting to alleviate the headache. As a result of she was so excited to dwell within the village, Kalea forgot concerning the situation of her abdomen.
She shouldn’t have accomplished a lot, remembering that when she was with Arthur, he made her calm down till she virtually died of boredom.
Finally, Kalea fell asleep on the wood chair resulting from dizziness and drowsiness.
And an hour later, Kai realized that Kalea was asleep there. He instantly walked over to Kalea, at first he was apprehensive as a result of he was afraid one thing would occur to the lady. Nonetheless, seeing the look on Kalea’s face that was so calm and really stunning when asleep made Kai smile. Kai took off his gloves on the wood desk, then washed his fingers earlier than he returned to Kalea.
“What would you like? Huh, Kalea’s asleep?” requested Owen, coming over to Kalea who was nonetheless asleep with out being disturbed in any respect regardless of being approached by the 2 of them.
“I’ll take her house first. Her physique will damage if she retains sleeping right here,” Kai replied as he tried to vary Kalea’s place. “Owen, give me a hand.”
Owen helped Kai put Kalea on his childhood good friend’s broad again. “Don’t fall,” Owen stated as he gently patted Kai’s shoulder. In the meantime, the person with scarlet hair simply nodded and started to take his large ft again house. “Rattling, he’s actually light,” Owen muttered, shaking his head at Kai’s conduct.
Alongside the best way, Kai saved bumping into different villagers. They have been a bit of shocked to see Kai carrying Kalea, however Kai defined what occurred. Plus, a few of the village ladies have been jealous of Kai and Kalea’s closeness. Although they by no means acquired like that with Kai.
Lastly Kai had arrived house, he instantly went as much as the second ground to Kalea’s room. Luckily, the room was not locked by the lady. “Lea, I’m going into the room,” Kai stated as if asking permission in a low voice.
Fastidiously, Kai laid Kalea’s physique down on the mattress. The brunette lady was utterly asleep. Kai checked out Kalea’s face which was so stunning that he couldn’t take his eyes in another path. He was utterly mesmerized by the gorgeous work of God’s creation that was in entrance of him now.
His hand unconsciously touched Kalea’s cheek and stroked it, his coronary heart beating very quick. Appears like what Owen stated the opposite day was true. He preferred Kalea. Not lasting lengthy, Kai moved his hand away from the lady’s face and acquired away from bed. He couldn’t linger in that room or Kalea would get up and assume all types of issues about him. Earlier than he closed the door, Kai regarded again, seeing Kalea one final time earlier than returning to the backyard.
“Have sleep, Lea.”
***
Owen raised one eyebrow at Kai who got here again with a haggard look on his face. “Why did you come again with that expression?” Owen requested in shock.
“Owen, do you assume Lea might just like the village man?” requested Kai instantly making Owen blink, nonetheless digesting his phrases.
“Huh?”
“I don’t wish to repeat my query.”
“You imply, liking that village man of yours?”
“Y-you can consider it that means,” Kai replied along with his cheeks beginning to flip crimson. That face turned even redder like a boiled crab when Owen instantly burst out laughing with out Kai understanding why his good friend was instantly like that. “Why are you laughing? Is there one thing unusual about my query?”
Slowly the laughter died down, Owen rubbed the corners of his eyes that have been a bit of watery from laughing an excessive amount of. “So you actually like her, huh.”
“I suppose so, do I appear like a simple man? As a result of I fell in love together with her that simply,” Kai requested trying utterly critical.
Owen gaped, it appeared his little good friend was not messing round. “Naturally, she’s fairly and attention-grabbing. Furthermore, you guys dwell underneath the identical roof, nicely even when it hasn’t been every week.”
“Then I actually am a simple man.”
“Not so, fool. In spite of everything, you’ve by no means dated any lady in your life both, proper? So I contemplate it a miracle you can lastly fall in love!”
Kai was silent, digesting one phrase after one other that got here out of Owen’s mouth. What Owen stated was true, he had by no means felt something like this. Kai held his chest, even now the pounding was nonetheless there.
“Hmm, however are you certain she doesn’t have a boyfriend? Particularly since she’s from the town. Her look can be fairly glamorous. I’m afraid you’ll get damage,” Owen continued glancing at Kai, each of his fingers that have been holding an earthen fork have been supporting his chin.
“Why?” requested Kai confused.
Owen sighed, both Kai was too good and all the time considering positively or he was too anxious. “Reply my query first. Are you certain she doesn’t have a boyfriend?”
“If she does, why would she run away?”
“It’s potential that her boyfriend is abusive,” Owen replied merely as he shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.
Kai fell silent once more, fascinated about the probabilities and remembering what occurred to Kalea from the second they met. If he had requested, it could have been impolite, particularly since they’d not identified one another for lengthy.
“You simply ask her,” Owen prompt as if he knew the contents of Kai’s mind proper now.
“That’s not well mannered, Owen.”
“Then what are you going to do?”
“There’s nothing I have to do? Simply act regular,” Kai replied visibly relaxed and began placing on his gloves once more. “Possibly for now.”
***
“Angela, have you ever been in a position to contact your brother? He’s been unreachable currently, even my messages and calls have been ignored,” Aquila complained taking a look at her cellphone with a tragic and apprehensive expression.
“Ah… I haven’t gotten any notifications from him both, Mother,” Angela replied sadly. “He have to be busy at work.”
“I hardly see him on the workplace. Nevertheless it looks like he actually is a workaholic. That’s good, that’s the best way it ought to be,” Albern added under no circumstances apprehensive.
“Is it like that? However I don’t assume it’s due to that…,” Aquila stated nonetheless feeling uneasy.
“Mother, don’t fear. I’ll attempt to contact him later, or I’ll come to his condo.” Angela tried to calm her as she gently stroked her mom’s again.
She had by no means thought something unusual about her brother earlier than, however seeing her mom so apprehensive, Angela felt the identical means. All of the sudden she was additionally interested in her brother’s relationship with that lady.