Captured

CHAPTER FIVE

Days passed, and her wound heal. She wanted to thank Gene, for sending the Island staff to assist her, even she didn’t really need to, but the staff keep on insisting because of their boss Gene command.

Gene didn’t visited again after the day they met and got her feet wounded, so as soon as she can able to walk her feet again, she decided to pay a visit to Gene to thank her properly.

She is on her way to the main building in the island, with a pack lunch she personally cooked as a thankful gift, when she saw Gene, in her business suit from a far with other men in business suit, and it seemed that Gene is giving the men a tour, that made her halt from walking.

“She looks so busy.” She uttered while following Gene with her gaze, before looking at the pack lunch she prepared.

“I guess, I will try again next time.” She said with a small sad smile, out of feeling disappointed, that she didn’t able to give the pack lunch to Gene.

She throw a last glance to Gene and saw that group is coming closer to the path she is in, but their attention is to what Gene is saying and so is Gene.

That’s where she decided to turn around to go back to her cottage, without knowing that theirs a person is coming behind her, and as she turn around, she accidentally bumped to that person, causing the pack lunch to fall and scattered its content as it hit the pathway floor, that made her hissed.

“What the?!” She can’t help to utter as she look the mess of the pack lunch.

“I’m sorry, Miss. I didn’t mean to…” The man she bumped apologized as it regain his composure from the bumped that happened.

“It’s okay, I’m sorry as well, I didn’t know that you are coming… But, what I am going to do with this mess?” She responded to the man and turn her attention again to the mess she had created, and sat lower to pick the pack lunch container.

“L-Let me help you.” The man she bumped into said and sat as well.

They were about to pick the scattered small containers when a voice spoke behind them, that made them halt immediately, and as she turn her gaze, she found Gene standing a few meters from them with a brows furrowed.

Avery stood up immediately as she saw Gene, while the man beside her continued picking the containers and put it back inside the pack lunch container before it stands again.

“Excuse me, Miss. Here!” The man called behind her  to hand her the container that made her turn her attention to the man behind her.

“T-Thank you. I’m sorry again.” She said, apologetically and bowed a bit as a thank you as she accept the container.

The man, smiled and apologize as well, before he excuse himself to her and to Gene who just watch her short conversation with that man.

After that, Avery turn again to face Gene and saw her walking towards her, and when she stop infront of her, Gene plastered a smile and so as she.

She wants to ask Gene what she was doing infront of her, but when she took a glance from where she saw Gene and the men with her, she found them, walking with a new girl guiding them to the other direction.

“Aren’t you busy? What are doing here?” She curiously asked.

“Not, really. I am done, speaking with them,” Gene said, turning her gaze to the men she was looking just now. Before turning her gaze to Avery again.

“Good, to see you can now walk… By the way, how’s your foot?” Gene asked, this time.

“As you can see, it is okay, thanks to you.” She replied with a smile.

But her smile disappeared, and pout her lips when she reminded the mess on the pathway, that she and the man had just shove to the water under the pathway to clean it up.

“By the way, I’m sorry I prepare you a pack lunch to thank you, but as you had witness just a while, It got threw accidentally.” She apologetically said.

“It is fine, I saw it, so you don’t need to sulk. I appreciate the food you prepared.” Gene said to consoling her.

“B-But still…” She replied sadly, but after while her face lit up.

“Aha!” She said with a wide grin, as she thought of the replacement for the food she had threw accidentally, before she turn her gaze to Gene, who is watching her.

“Gene, can you come over to my cottage with me, if you are not busy, of course.” She asked in a jolly tone, while her hands had automatically hold Gene’s hand.

“I’m going to cook again, so If your not busy?” She explain and asked.

“Well, my meeting had ended already so I’m not busy at all.” Gene replied non-chantly, that made her smile wider.

“Okay, then it settle. Let’s go?” She asked to Gene.

Gene just nod and smiled, and grasp Avery’s hands more tight that finally made Avery notice and remember that she had grasp Gene’s hand out of her jolliness awhile ago, but even so, she didn’t freed her hand to Gene’s grasp, because for some reason she find it comfortable, which is strange to her.

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As what Avery said. She cooked lunch for Gene again, and now she is on her way towards the dining where Gene is patiently waiting for her to finish her cooking.

“Sorry for the wait.” She said as she placed the dish she cooked on the table.

It is just a simple buttered shrimp she cooked as it is her specialty and also her favorite, but she is hoping that Gene would like it.

“I’m sorry, this just simple, but I hope that you would like it.” She said, with a small smile, while watching Gene’s expression.

“Thank you, Avery I like it.” Gene responded with a smile before excitedly taking one shrimp out of the bowl, and began to peel it slowly like she is not used to peel it.

“You know this is the first time I’m gonna eat shrimp.” Gene added after she finished peeling the shrimp, and shove it in her mouth.

“Really?” She asked again and Gene just nodded while chewing the shrimp.

Avery can’t help to feel happy by the lady infront of her appreciativeness, while watching her chewing.

“How is it?” She can’t help to ask after Gene the bite.

Gene didn’t answer immediately and just nod before commenting, “Its tasty.”

Avery smile before of it, I’m glad! She said inside her head.  

But, after a while her smile fade when she saw Gene’s face slowly began to redden, and notice her secretly scratching her hands.

“G-Gene are you okay? Why is your face is getting red?” She asked, as she began to be worried about Gene.

“I-I don’t know I just suddenly feel my face heating up and I feel itchy.” Gene replied as she continue to scratch her hands, that made Avery’s shocked.

“Are you perhaps allergic to the seafood?” Avery asked starting to feel panic as Gene’s neck began to have a itchy bumps.

“C-Crab? Y-Yeah I am.” Gene replied, while now scratching even her neck even more.

Oh my gosh! What did I do?! Avery can’t help to exclaimed inside her head from Gene’s answer. Gene’s allergy is attacking what am I going to do?!