Bliss and Coffee

Copyright © 2020 by dallaswander All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. feliscatuswriter@gmail.com *** Bliss and Coffee | Chapter One Dome’s POV The dancing lights of the fountain in front of Dome makes his mouth wide open. It’s his first time wandering like a tourist because for the past years he‘s been busy studying hard enough to enter his dream university. School, library, house and back again were his daily places to go. And now, his hard work finally bloomed. He’s now in Thailand to reach his next goal—to graduate with a degree there. He graduated with great praise on his previous school and now passed the entrance examination in Thai University. The splash of water on his arm made Dome jolt. He came back from reminiscing. He looked at the children laughing and shouting because of the dancing lights show. He spent more time watching it then decided to look for more fun. He has a one week vacation until the first day of school. “Phi?” A voice behind him sounded soft and lost. He turned around and saw a little girl with her pleading eyes. She tugged the hem of his shirt that made him bent to her. “Hi. Amh, what’s going on?” He asked. The girl looked cute on her all pink dress, shoes and large bunny ears headband. The little girl pointed at something from his behind. Looking over, he saw an ice cream stall. “Can I have one cone, Phi?” Hesitant crossed over his face. He looked around first because he thought it may be some kind of pranks but the girl tugged his shirt again. A growling sound from her stomach proved that she really wanted an ice cream. He sighed and patted the girl’s head. 'It’s not a crime to feed a hungry stomach, right?' He gestured to her to come with him and look for the flavor she wanted. “What flavour do you like, Nong?” Both of them scanned the flavours. “Phi, I want this dark chocolate. Na? Na? Na?” He chuckles when the girl clapped her hands with excitement written all over her face. 'What a cute little girl.' He thought. After buying, he guided her to one of the benches nearby. She eats happily and looks like she is not worrying even if she sat beside the stranger, which is him. He watched her, made a sound of distress after. He didn’t know who the girl was. “Nong, what’s your name? And are you here alone?” The girl stopped licking her ice cream and immediately shook her head. With her eyes wide open she looked around as if someone might see them. “Phi, thank you for this ice cream but I need to go,” she said. She hurriedly stands up and makes her way to somewhere, leaving him dumbfounded. But to his surprise, the girl went back and clasped her hands tightly. “Phi, if ever you encounter someone and look for me—I mean looking for a little girl wearing a pink dress and pink headband, can you please not tell him? He’s some kind of strict and jerk that’s why. Thank you!” She’s about to run when she bumped into someone. Dome gasped when he saw a tanned man in front of them. The man scooped the girl that started to wriggle for her release, but not a chance that the man will do it. Because he was like Hulk to him. But then, Dome snapped and was alarmed. Not knowing either to snatch the girl or just ignore them. 'What if this was a modus and they blackmail me to pay money in return?' He almost choked when he heard a strict voice from the man. “Who’s the jerk again, little bun?” The girl smiles like she’s been caught from something. She bit her lips and made a peace sign towards the man. “I think you misheard me, P'. I said, a man who’s strict yet charming.” The man flicked her forehead and glared. 'Oh. Maybe not.' Dome bit his lower lips tightly to suppress his laugh. He finds the interaction of them cute. But he failed and made a small chuckle. He cleared his throat when the man turned his attention to him, almost glaring and taking his breath away. “Why are you with him, little bun? I told you not to go with and talk to strangers!” Dome was startled by the sudden accusation. The girl looked at Dome with pleading eyes again. He took that as a cue so he gave his best smile at the man and explained. “She just wanted ice cream and I bought her one. She’s kinda craving for it. And no, you don’t have to thank me for that. I—” “The hell I will thank you. I don’t know you and one thing, you just gave food to her. If something happens to her after, I will find you and cut your balls right away!” The smile on his face fades away and unconsciously cups his crotch. He needs his balls to produce juices for his future. His eyebrows knitted. “These balls and the thing connected to them has a big purpose, you know?” He rolled his eyes. He suddenly made a sarcastic tone. “Yeah, yeah. As if your lollipop is so big as big as its purpose,” he said. The tan man clicked his tongue and intently scanned Dome’s crotch behind his hands and pants. “Hey! Don’t look at them, you freak! And it’s not a lollipop size. If you see this, you’ll be surprised.” He snapped. The tan man arched his eyebrows. “There’ll be no chance I want to look at your lollipop size. Don—” “Please stop, P's! I don’t want to hear anymore of it.” The bickering between them suddenly stopped because of the little girl who’s now pouting. They didn’t realize that they’re in a public place too because of the arguing of his crotch size. His face flushed after realizing it. “We’re going home now, little bun. Next time, don’t accept food from strangers. They might put drugs on it.” Dome’s face turned red and his blood was boiling, hearing those words from the man who’s now walking away from him. “You’ll beg to see and touch this lollipop one day, dickhead! You’ll moan and beg me to insert this to your ass hole!” He shouted, making the man stop but walked again after. He heard some laughs around him. He flushed again and prayed to disappear after his disgusting words. He didn’t know why he suddenly thought of inserting his prick on him. He’s also a man, Dome! *** A loud bang heard inside and out the room when Dome slammed the door shut. He can’t believe that his first day in Bangkok will be a little bit of a disaster. He came here with too much determination that everything will pass smoothly but of course, it’s life he’s talking about so not everything will be fine. He managed to pull out all his clothes despite having a headache. He then threw his naked body on the bed and grunt loudly. He rubbed his forehead while drifting to sleep. The sound of his phone woke him up. He cursed when the loud sound didn't stop for about five minutes. He took his phone. With a horrified face, he answered the call. “Son, we tried our best to keep her fine but—” The voice on the other line was cut off when he yelled out of scare. Her Mae may not have said someone’s name but he knew for sure that it’s all about his grandma. “Then...” Ha paused for seconds. He gathered his voice first. “What happened to her, Mae?” On his mind, he’s hoping that her grandma just suffered from a mild-stroke only, not what he’s hearing in her mother’s voice—sadness and pain. “I’m—I am so sorry, son. But your grandma just passed away earlier. We can’t tell you because we know you will go back here immediately. You will miss your only chance to study at your dream university that’s why. Please understand us, son.” Minutes passed between them. He can’t find his voice after hearing the news. His grandma is his precious. He grew up beside her, taught him to be a strong and independent person. And suddenly—suddenly she’s gone, without him by her side. Tears streaming down on his cheeks, pain and sadness are visible on his eyes. “I will be home tomorrow, Mae.” His final decision made his mother yelp. “Son! We can handle ourselves here. We’ll send your regards to your grandma’s funeral.” “Mae, I want to be there with grandma until her last day. I can still study there.” “No. Your grandma will understand you, Dome. You have to be strong there and focus on your study. Listen to me, son.” He cried for many minutes until he agreed to his mother. After talking to her he let himself to focus on something to keep distracted. Keeping distracted means cooking or experimenting with something to eat. Pavel’s POV Tired and stressed, Pavel still looks out for his little bun named Chen. She is his niece which is under his custody. He’s young for having a child to take care of but no choice because his sister left Chen to him after giving birth and he has no parents anymore. His source of income is his part time work and the money left by his parents. His sister just sends money every month as Chen’s allowance. He’s mad on his sister until now because she just gave away Chen like a puppy. Her husband has a new family now so was she. It is hard to take care of a child but enjoyable at the same time. Good things, he has Aki on his back—his best friend. He closed his eyes to have some rest. After looking for Chen in the mall, he got a headache due to nervousness and stress maybe. He drowned his body on the bed and felt the peace in his room. “Phi?” Pavel slowly opened his eyes when he heard a soft tone. He saw Chen peeking on his door, only her head was seen. He gestured to her to come inside. With a hesitant and feared face, she walked towards him and suited herself on the edge of the bed—with her hands tightly closed. “What is it, little bun?” He tried to sound cool because he knew that Chen is scared right now for what she did earlier. She bit her lips and her eyes began to water up. He instantly rose up and wiped his niece’s tears. “Why are you crying?” He asked even if he already knew the reason. But still, he wanted her to know that what she did was wrong. “I am sorry, Phi. I will never do that again.” “Hmm, what did you do?” “I—I went around without your permission and talked to a stranger which is wrong. Sorry, Phi.” She said with her fingers crisscross. He smiled and patted her head. “That’s good that you know it is wrong. Don’t do it again, hm? Come here, little bun.” He enveloped her to his big arms and kissed her hair. “You’re still mad?” She asked and looked up on him. “I am not mad. I just got scared because I thought I lost you. And I can’t imagine losing you, little bun.” Silent fell between them. Until he heard her snore. He slowly picked her up and tucked to her own bed. He went back to his room only to remember the boy he encountered earlier. A small smile formed on his lips. The boy seemed annoyed because he suddenly brought up his balls on their argument. He likes how the boy’s irritated face and voice lingers on his mind. He won’t mind if he encounters him again but will still annoy the boy with pale skin. He woke up and realized it’s morning already. His phone stated that it’s 6 a.m. He walked outside and prepared their breakfast. “Little bun, wake up. You need to get dressed because it’s almost time to get you to your Aunty Aki’s store.” Pavel tickles Chen when she doesn't respond. “Phi, it tickles! Stop it. I will wake up now.” She giggles after. “Fix yourself and have breakfast with me. We need to hurry because I still have work.” She nodded and went to the bathroom. After eating the usual foods he cooked and got dressed, he walked with Chen to Aki’s store. Which is their daily routine. He will work while Chen is playing with Aki’s daughter. He works at her store and she let Chen go with me. He has free time to look for minutes for his niece. And when he’s at university, Aki is the one who takes care of Chen. “Still coping up?” Aki’s voice startled him. He smiles lightly and nods. Many customers come and go because it's the weekend. “You only have one week left before school. You can tell me if you need anything. You don’t have to worry for Chen again, you know how I love her and treat her as my own.” She taps his shoulder for assurance. “Thank you, Aki. Without you, I don’t know what to do with Chen.” Small talks and chuckles ended their day of work.