Captured

CHAPTER FOUR

“T-Thank you.” Avery said, as Gene put her down to her bed.

“Do you have a first aid kit here,” Gene asked. “Where is it? I will get it.”

“A-At the bathroom cabinet, upper part of the shelf at the left side corner.” She instructed.

Gene nodded and smile before turning her back to Avery and went to the bathroom.

She can’t help but to follow Gene from as she entered to her bathroom. Her heart is still not calming down, since the time that Gene carried her back to her cottage and put her down to her bed, and she don’t know what why is her heart is being like this.

Calm down heart. Why are you being like this? She reprimand to her heart, and thankfully after a while it calmed a bit, she sigh in a relief after, exactly where she saw Gene coming out from her bathroom with the first aid kit on her hand.

Gene smiled at her while coming closer to where she is sitting.

“You okay?” Gene asked and sat beside her, to place the kit in her bedside table. She just nod and smile even she felt her foot numbness and at the same time stings.

Gene smiled because of Avery expression, not because she like to see her got hurt, but because Avery just look adorable as her lips twitch as she endure her stinging wound.

Gene was about to open the first aid kit when Avery stop her.

“Hmm…T-Thank you, but I think I-I can treat myself now.” She said shyly.

Gene stopped from opening the kit when she heard what Avery said and turn to face her, with a small smile.

“You sure?” Gene asked to her.

She  nodded and smile in response, and answer. “Y-Yes.”

“Okay, but I’ll stay here to make sure you had clean your wound properly.” Gene replied understandingly while smiling warmly as she led the kit closer to her.

“Thank you.” She gratefully said  to Gene for bringing the kit closer to her, before she started cleaning the wound on her foot.

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She hissed, as the tear want to scape from her eye because of the pain, while trying to reach the small broken pieces of the glass that piercing on her foot, but she can’t reach it.

She wiped the tear who was about to escape in her eyes, and was about to try to remove the remaining broken glass pieces on her foot again, when Gene stopped her hand from doing it making her startled for she was too indulge of what she if doing, that she didn’t notice thet Gene stayed.

“I can’t bare to watch anymore. Can I help now?” Gene asked, with an eye full of concerned.

That, time Avery, felt ashamed for her stubbornness. Gene was about to help her awhile ago but she stopped her, and yet she still stayed, and now here, offering a hand to help her again.

“Sorry, and please.” She asked as she accept Gene’s offer of help.

“Gladly.” Gene replied with a warm smile and gently took the tweezer in her hand.

“Thank you.” She gratefully said for the second time, before Gene is about to start. Gene smiled at her again as a response.

“No really need to thank me. My guests welfare is my first priority, specially you.” Gene said muting the last two words inside her head, as she started to carefully remove the broken glasses pierced on Avery’s foot.

Avery smiled because of Gene’s great humbleness and hospitality, that made her adore Gene more than the first time she saw her captured picture.

Gene is truly beautiful inside and out, and she felt glad, meeting her today, and that made her day even she got wounded.

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Gene didn’t stop and continue and was just finished disinfecting her wound.

“O-Ow!” She hissed and flinch her foot at the same time.

She felt a sting on her foot, from the ointment that Gene is now applying, making Gene glance to her.

“Does it hurt so much? Sorry.” Gene apologetically said to her.

And what Gene done next made her gawked to her. Gene lean closer to her foot and blow an air to her wounded foot, as she continue on apply the ointment.

“G-Gene, I-Its okay, you don’t need to b-blow it. It’s fine its just sting a bit, but it is bearable,” she said with her face heating up, from embarrassment.

She didn’t expect Gene will do it, blowing her wound. But she admit, Gene doing that, helps to somewhat reduce the sting in her wound.

“It’s fine, I always do that to my cuts and wounds when I’m cleaning it and stings, and it help to soothe the pain a bit, so I’m doing it as well to you.” Gene responded shrugging her shoulder as she explained with a smile.

She can’t help to be thankful at Gene at that time. She never thought that the lady she accidentally captured a picture, and at the same time the owner of this island is this thoughtful and caring even in a stranger like her.

They just meet yet, here she is spending her time to be with her and helping to mend her wound, which touch her heart in an instant, and the only thing she can say is that, Gene is a great woman, and she is can’t blame others why this island has a beyond good reputation, because the owner itself is already beyond good as well.

“Here you go!” Gene said contended, as she finished the last touch on the gauze she neatly bandage to Avery’s foot, before placing in on the bed gently.

“Thank you for this, Gene.” She gratefully said after.

“I don’t know how to even pay you for helping me out a lot, and even mending my wound.” She added.

“Its okay, I don’t mind,” Gene replied, “and I don’t mind helping you.”

“Still… Thank you.” She gratefully said again.

“And if you had, something for me to help you, don’t hesitate to ask me, I atleast wanted to do something for you too.” She added.

Gene nodded understandingly and smile, while getting up from seating beside her.

“Okay then.” Gene replied still smiling.

Avery was about to ask something, and cut when she heard a ringing sound

She look at Gene, and saw her brows crease as she tap something on her wrist watch and the ringing stop.

“I’m sorry, I have to go now, there is something I need to do.” Gene said with a small smile.

Avery nodded, giving Gene a small smile and said, “Okay. Thank you again.”

“I will send someone to assist you here, you can’t make wounded foot walked, it might get worse.” Gene informed.

“Thank you again, but you already did too much for me.” Avery replied shyly, but Gene smiled and she her head.

“I insist. Just like I have said, my island guests welfare is my priority, and that includes you.” Gene said.

Avery just accept Gene’s offer of help after that, after hearing that, and thank her, before she left.

After that Gene left, leaving Avery staring at the door where Gene exited.

It seems the thing she need to fix is serious. She thought as she saw Gene’s face became serious the time that her wrist watch ringed, but she hide it when she look at her.

Avery can’t help to heave a deep sigh as she straighten her bandaged foot and laid down in a starfish style.

“I hope that everything is okay for her.” She uttered wishing for Gene, with her gaze is on the ceiling of her cottage.