THE HEALER

Goodbye, Your Highness

RAFA

I was in my consultation room, compiling the results of the patients' diagnosis. Getting myself busy from what had happened last night. I opened my drawer to check if there were herbs left from what Luna picked the other day. I was not with myself today. I tried to get rid of Daven from my head and focus on the job in front of me. Luckily, there are a lot of things to be done today. A knock on the door disturbed me at my pace. "Come in, please." I welcomed the guest, who was someone I was not expecting. Luna entered my room and asked me if I was busy or not."Young Lady, isn't it obvious that I am doing something here?" Astonishingly, someone I had expected to see. "Even an important guest can't give you some slack from being busy?" Daven annoyingly expressed. Before I could say anything, he signaled Luna to leave. Just when did he just make my apprentice obey him like that? Something is really fishy here."Yes, come in, your highness. How can I help you today? Do you want to bring some medicine with you on your journey?" I nervously asked him while pretending to be busy with segregating leaf after leaf. "

"I wanted to see you". The statement created an eruption of heat within my chest and up to my face. Hopefully, I do not look red in front of him now. "Oh now you see me." I gave out a little laugh at his words. I stood up from my chair and tiptoed to reach the top drawer beside my table. Before I could land, he held me by my waist. "Here, let me help you." He opened it as if it was nothing due to his height."What do you want to get?"He asked me while I was mumbling in between his chest. "There is a black box inside, please get it for me." He easily got it and hand it to me. "Thank you..." Before I could finish, he gave out a laugh which annoyed me, "Thank you is not enough for that, Rafa. My service is not for free." I hit him with my elbow in the chest. He gave out a fake reaction, "Ouch, that tingles". He continued laughing. "Is this a joke to you?" He teased me like he remembered something. "I remembered someone asking me that. I am just not quite sure what she was really laughing about." Right. I remembered clearly. He really couldn't forget that, huh? He is holding grudges for petty things like that and he is here for revenge."Am I funny to you, Healer?" He suddenly looked serious and pinned me to my side again. This time, it's not on the wall but in my drawers. Fortunately, there are no protruding handles or locks so I won't be hurt. He gave me the most lasting and passionate kiss while I slightly responded to him. When he broke the kiss, he slid something to my pocket. "Goodbye, Rafa." and I responded without moving from his embrace, "Goodbye, Your Higness.". Right then, he disappeared like a smoke.