Reunion

Rava went to the heart of the forest and sniffed out Henry. He was drinking water from a bottle. His eyes met Rava and he yelped,

“nice girl.” he shivered, “I brought you something.” he bought out a bottle filled with medicine and some ointment. He shook it in front of her. She stopped and cocked her head, then Arianna came.

She smirked, “you came back. I thought you ran away for good.” she came closer to him, his heart-stopping with every step she took.

“um, um, um, um why would I run away?” he swallowed a huge amount of saliva, “plus, I brought what will make your tiger feel better.” he handed the things to her.

She smiled at it, “what’s your name?” as if she didn’t know his name.

“Henry. Henry Brown” he smiled at her. He was in love.

“Diana.” she stood up. Henry thought it rhymed a lot with Arianna. But Arianna was dead. Maybe it’s just a coincidence. He followed her to their spot in the forest,

“so were you born in the forest or something?” he asked.

“no.” she simply answered.

“So why do you live here?” she stopped dead in her tracks. Memories filled her head. Henry realized he’d done something wrong so he quickly changed the topic,

“um what’s the name of your tiger?” he asked,

“Rava.” she simply answered again. He simply said okay and they walked in silence. She was so beautiful. How could such a gorgeous woman stay in the forest? And she sounded just like Arianna. His eyes trailed from the back of her neck, spotting a beauty mark just at the side of her neck. Down her back and stopping at her ass. He choked on his spit when he saw her behind. He just didn’t cough out.

She stopped, “we are here.” It was a large area with a huge tree to the right side. Its branches spread across more than half of the area. The sun was out and shone brightly. The numerous leaves of the tree gave a canopy only allowing the sun to penetrate in form of little spotlights. Just around the tree, he saw unnumbered kinds of fruits. On the left side, he saw a canopy made from sticks and leaves. Leaves covered the floor beneath the canopy and there was a large bed made of leaves. Now he knows why she lives in the forest.

“This is beautiful.” he marveled at the sight. It was heaven on earth.

“Rava was the one that brought me here.” she smiled at her sister. She growled and limped into the canopy. She settled on the leafy bed and yawned. Obviously, she was getting bored.

“come on, you’re going to help her get it on her leg” she ran inside the canopy,

“me?!” he wasn’t sure of what he heard.

“Yeah.” she smiled. Her smile warming his heart. It was so genuine, “it’s the only way she can trust you and build a bond with you.” Henry gulped and walked into the canopy. He sat beside the bed and Rava turned her head to him. She brought out her leg, waiting for him to apply the ointment.

He looked at Arianna, “are you sure she won’t bite?” he asked shaking. She tilted her head a little, cocked her brow, gave a cocky smirk, and said,

“do I look like a liar?” instantly he remembered.

Flashback….

Henry was on his way to Arianna’s. she’d invited him for lunch, but specifically mentioned it was going to be a bit different. He whistled as he walked on the paved road and when he got to the door, he knocked. Arianna opened the door wearing an apron,

“good you’re early!” she dragged him in.

“where’s your mom Arianna?” he asked.

“she’s out!” she replied while running into the kitchen. He followed her and saw what she was cooking. He realized how much Arianna hated him. Why? Vegetables.

“Arianna!! How could you??!! You know how much how I hate those green abominations!!” he growled at them. He’d hated them since when he was young and he still hated them.

“don’t worry Henry. You’re going to love these abominations!” she laughed and served him a full plate of veggie pasta. He wanted to run away but she grabbed him by the shirt and forced him to sit down. She put the plate in front of him,

“you have to try it, Henry. It is absolutely delicious!” she exclaimed. He looked at it with teary eyes. It just scared him. He looked at her,

“Are you sure?” he sounded cute. She tilted her head a little, cocked her brow, gave a cocky smirk, and said

“do I look like a liar?”

With that, he took a bite and chewed his fork in the end. He was about to eat the plate but Arianna gave him seconds. And in the end, he ate most of it and returned to his house with a full stomach. From there on, he loved vegetables. All thanks to Arianna.

Flashback over…..

It happened three years ago. It was something he could never forget. A tear formed in his eye, though he was the same age as her, he was a cry baby. But this was something everyone cried about. The loss of a good person. He looked at her, he wanted to believe it was her, but Diana looked so different. But she sounded just like Arianna. He couldn’t choose between his heart and his brain.

“is something wrong?” Arianna asked a bit worried,

“no-no nothing’s wrong. I was just thinking about a friend I lost,” he admitted, his heart dampened. Arianna could clearly see his sadness, but she couldn’t tell him. Not now.

“Rava is waiting,” she smirked.

“oh!” he looked at Rava, and she looked at him. He took her leg and rubbed some ointment on it in a circular motion. He then poured some medicine on the wound. She growled, but Arianna rubbed her to calm her down.

“calm down Rava. You need it.” and when she was calm she nodded to Henry. He nodded in response. He opened his bag and brought out a bandage and wrapped it around her leg neatly. Rava looked at her leg, moving it. She then gave him a big lick on his face,

“aw!!!! Cat slobber!!!!!” Henry whined. Arianna laughed,

“It means thank you.” Henry looked at her. She laughed just like Arianna. He missed her and he always wished she would come back. As he was lost in his thoughts, Arianna crawled over and gave him a peck on his cheek. He flared up, burning bright red.

With a sexy smile, she said “thank you.” Henry stammered you’re welcome and smiled. She led him out of the forest, he was leaving,

“When will you visit next?” her words stunned him. He turned back, scratching his head,

“I’m not really sure but it will be soon. I promise.” she smiled

“I’m holding on to your promise.” he laughed sheepishly,

“I never break my promises.” with that, he left. She turned back, a tear formed in her eye,

“yeah, you never do,” she said to herself walking into the forest.

Rob was eating lunch with his family and Eleanor. The food was very much tasteless to him. His anger grew,

“Elaine!!” he more of shouted than called.

“yes sir!” she answered almost immediately. She was sweaty and stained with sauce and other ingredients.

“why is this food so tasteless!!!” he shouted. She didn’t know what to say. She was not so good at cooking. It’s either she adds too much salt or no salt at all. But this time, she forgot to add salt.

“have you become deaf or what?!!!!” he growled. She was so scared, she couldn’t speak. Out of anger, he threw the food at her and the plate broke on the floor. She ran away crying and wondering why he was so harsh on her. The king and queen gasped and Eleanor tried to hide her snicker. Rob has never done this before, and Eleanor liked it.

“Rob dear, don’t you think you were a little too harsh on her?” Maria asked. Rob sighed. Maybe he was a little harsh on her.

“I’m sorry mom. I got angry. I don’t know why but I’ve getting annoyed easily nowadays. I don’t know what to do about it.” he looked at his cup, a bit ashamed.

“you’re just stressed Rob. You need to relax more often.” his dad advised.

“by the way Philip, did you tell Rob we’re going on a vacation next month?” Maria looked at her husband as he scratched his head.

“nope. I forgot.” he smiled sheepishly. Eleanor choked on her food,

“but our engagement is next month!!” Maria smiled,

“but it’s just a month. It won’t belong. It’s not as if Rob is running away.” her last statement made the men laugh. Eleanor gave her an unnoticeable snarl. She hated that woman. She hated both of them. She just wanted to kill them. Maybe she would.