Chapter 76 - Losing miserably: Stranded for one day! (1/2)

In an H-shaped artificial island, two individuals were seen picking fruits under the hot sun. Both were wearing farming attire with a basket to store the ripe fruits. However the farming looks, the pairs were looking great working together. Sometimes, an occasional fight could be heard among the two people of the opposite gender.

”Squeeze it gently. Yes, good,”

”Wait, you can't pick that one! It's still green,”

”You should've told me earlier!”

”Haven't you seen a ripe peach?”

”I have. Who said I haven't?!”

”Then, why did you pick the green one?”

Bella Lim scowled at Eric Wu as she sat under a peach tree, a pout on her face. Seeing her sulking, Eric Wu shook his head as he took off the wide hat that shaded him from the hot weather. He sat beside her while using the hat as a fan.

”How did we become fruit pickers again?” Eric Wu asked as he unbuttoned the outer layer of his outfit. He looked at the woman who was staring at the young peach she had picked from the peach tree they currently leaned on.

”You lose in the race,” she pointed out the truth. ”Miserably...,” she pressed on as she looked at Eric Wu who tsked at the fact being thrown at him.

”Well, who would have thought that we got a flat tire the second the flag went off,” he scoffed. Bella Lim pursed her lips, trying to suppress her laughter. Eric Wu noticed this and he looked at her with a narrowed gaze.

”What?” he asked as he tried to pinch her cheek. However, she quickly shifted her body, successfully avoiding his hand. Eric Wu laughed when he saw her rolling her eyes.

Bella Lim hugged her knees as she stared at the harvest with green and deep golden fruits. It was hilarious, how she thought they could win the race when all of sudden, bad luck tampered with their vehicle, granting them the penalty to pick fruits at Madam Olivia's garden.

Then, she remembered the talk she had with Eric Wu before the race. Although she acted indifferent to his request, truthfully she anticipated the date he talked about. Sadly, they lose.

”How regretful,” she mumbled. Her eyes showed a slight disappointment which disappeared like the flash of lighting.

Eric Wu was surprised. The words she said were interpreted well by his brain and the one-second frustration she shed didn't skip his eyes. He thought of teasing her but restrained from doing so because he didn't want her to misinterpret it as being playful. He couldn't help but ȧssociate the regret she had with the promise he made. This was an indirect affirmation that she too shared his feeling.

Eric Wu got up as he removed the dirt that was stuck on his pants. ”I think we've picked enough. We should go back,” he suggested as he held out his right hand to ȧssist Bella Lim to stand up. He saw the contemplation on her face whether to accept his hand or not.

In the end, she took his hand with a quick 'thank you'. When their hands touched, both could feel the electricity that ran across their veins. Instead of pain, what they felt was craving and dėsɨrė... the dėsɨrė to hold each other's hands forever. However, none discussed the matter.

Eric Wu and Bella Lim left the peach garden and moved towards the bridge of the island. The bridge was the horizontal land that connected both the vertical gardens. All the buildings and the only docks in this man-made island were in this area.