"I thought you wouldn't make it!"
"well, I'm here"
The nurse proudly talking to the doctor. "how?" the nurse gazed on the doctor and raised his one eye brow. "the sponsor of this event after all is my patient. I can't miss this out" He was talking about the Maximillians.
The whole family of Maximillians rented a place for themselves while separate place to sleep in for the other staffs.
"Why are you here waiting for the bus?" Dr. Phun asked curiously . knowing that Mole was working on a prestigious family. He surely have some amenities from them.
"They were so kind and all, offering me a place to stay alone and to ride with them but I refused because I signed up for this as a volunteer and not some high and mighty someone. Basically, I want to have a full experience of authentic work." The nurse explained.
As soon as the rented busses arrived, they load up the busses with supplies such as medications and equipment.
"Everyone, please settle down for a moment…" The coordinator was explaining. "… before we ride the bus, please take note that we will asked that you will partner with someone because our place is good for 2 people each. We will assign you when we reached our destination…'
While the staff was announcing, the doctor looked at the nurse that was standing beside him. He grinned as his heart felt excitement.
Not long, another staff approached the coordinator and whispered, they were reluctant as the people were getting ready to ride the bus. "I'm sorry for a small problem but apparently, we have 2 slots that were full due to the loaded equipment. So can we ask someone to commute , we'll provide everything…"
While worried people are talking to each other, the nurse bravely raised his hand, "I'll go!" he said.
"ok, we'll get in touch with you about your needs"
"no worries, I can take care of myself, save it for emergency"
Another hand raised "I have a car, I'll drove there" the nurse looked at the doctor in shock. Phun smiled and winked at the nurse. The staffs were relieved that the problems have been resolved.
After a few minutes of talking to the coordinator, the nurse walked away, he was walking like he doesn't care for other people.
Suddenly a man walked to him and carried him on his shoulder like a sack of rice. "let go of me!"
"Don't be a pain , you and I should go there as a partner. Haven't you heard them? They said 'If necessary please have a buddy-buddy system.' And here I thought you were listening."
"I was!"
"well, it's a good thing that you'll be staying with me till we reach our destination. You get to save your fare and I have a buddy-buddy system." The cunning doctor explained.
They ride Phun's car with Mole sitting next to the driver. "When you get tired I have a neck pillow, you can use that."
The nursed observed that his car are filled with pillows and some blankets. It was neatly arranged in a comfortable way. In which he finds it weird. "Do you sleep here?"
"No, why'd you asked?"
"Nothing"
"Is it because of those pillow on the back? I'm just prepared for the worst case scenario. You may use those blankets when you feel cold. Here"
The doctor reached one of his blankets and covered the nurse. "Do you feel comfortable?"
The nurse sniffed the blanket, "Smells good and comfy, I like the texture and the style of this. Where did you bought this?"
"In IKEA, glad you like it…" the doctor turned away and whispered "…and I haven't washed those"
"What did you say?"
"Nothing"
Phun started the engine and went on the road. Mole on snugged in and was quietly watching the view. A peek to peek action of the Doctor to the quiet nurse makes him smile. "Are you ok there?"
"I am"
A series of steering, clutching and driving went on and on for a bout 30 mins. Phun was seemed exhausted but when he looked at his partner, he was asleep.
Comfortably sleeping in the car covered in the blanket with Phun's scent on it. Just a thought of it makes the doctor's tiredness go away.
35 minutes on the road, he saw that he needed to stop by for gas. The nurse was awake and went down the car.
Phun was left , filling the tank, when he was ready, Mole also went back with coffees and other stuff that he bought from the grocery.
"Here, have some coffee before you drive."
After a small snack, they went back to the road, filled with energy. This is the time where the two have a decent conversation.
"Are we almost there?"
"Yup! Just a few kilometers away."
"good"
The doctor looked at him, fired up to have a conversation, "so… how was it working with their family?"
"It was good and all. Too fancy if you ask me."
"you don't like being fancied?"
"No, I just don't feel like it"
"Oh! then what do you eyed for?"
"just simple things but with an impact"
"such as?"
"you know, like… living in a simple house with quiet place where I can have peace. Something like that, what about you?"
"Me? Well, I'm into things with value. It doesn't have to be fancy or anything just something from the heart."
"Does that explain why you have many pillows, stuff toys and blankets there?" the nurse was talking about things that are in his car.
"Kinda"
"oh! so you like taking out girls that much"
"Hey! That's not how it works"
"I mean, it kinda feel like you lure them through these stuffs"
Phun chuckled and said "Why? Did you take the bait?"
Mole was too stunned to speak. Good thing they already reached their destination. Phun carefully parked his car and avoiding a bumpy ride so Mole can feel at ease.
The nurse is still immovable out of cringe from this man. Phun crossed over Mole , his cheek is close to the nurse's lips. His eyes rolled on the side peeking at Mole's reaction.
A small clicked was heard. "Your belt is unhinged" he whispered on Mole's ears. The nurse felt the doctor's cold breathe touches his skin. He hears heart beat but confused of whether his or Phun's.
"Thank you" he said. He went out the car and went straight to the coordinator. "He smelled like his blanket." He whispered.
Phun saw how fast the nurse walked away from him. He fixed his car and unload, he saw a peace of paper on the floor near his car.
"What's this?"
He picked it up and saw that it was a picture of Mole and his family. He was smiling with his family as they hugged each other. "Cute" he said.
Phun felt a butterfly on his stomach. He kept the photo on his pocket and went in the place. When he was about to enter, he saw that Mole was nowhere to be found.
One of the staff approached him and gave him a peace of paper where the following events and flow of the day were organized.
They also gave him a copy of a key. Phun went to his assigned room but when he get there, he saw one bed and only him. A staff was passing by when he asked, "Excuse me, I thought we are to be share with someone, why do I have one bed?"
"Sir, you were given a solo, you don't have a partner." The staff went away reddened because of the doctor's gentle and handsome face.
Phun went in feeling a uneasy because it was too quiet. He fixed his things then went for a shower. He stripped off washed his muscular body.
While on the shower, he was thinking of Mole. His hair was soaked in water but his mind was all about the nurse.
"Why am I feeling like this?" he smack the wall with his fist. "Could it be? That I like him more than friends?"
He paused and clothed himself. He went back to his car and saw the blanket that Mole used. He sniffed it. "Sweet just like him." He immediately went back to his room and threw his body on the bed.
He stared at the blanket where the nursed used to snugged in. "Why do you smile like the sun and pout like a flower?"
He asked as he remembers the face of the nurse. Slowly he closed his eyes and when he opens it again, he saw the nurse laying on his bed beside him.
Mole was patting his head as he smiled back to Phun. Mole's face was shining as the sun reflected to his cheeks. His brown eyes are so beautiful that even his lashes are longer than usual.
"Why do you smell like honey?" The doctor asked the nurse. Mole didn't answered because Phun was already dreaming.
On his bed, he was holding the blanket as he hug the pillow.
~END OF CHAPTER.