Forest
1660 Words
~Flora's POV~
"From there, Ms. Katherine will enter the venue and will be walking to the aisle. The path is going to be big and surrounded by flowers," Ms. Katherine's assistant, Pamela, said while showing me the whole venue of the engagement party.
I must say that they both have chosen a very beautiful place to host their engagement party.
It's a huge sea-facing banquet with a pretty big garden outside which will be used to serve food to the guests. The fresh air from the sea became the icing on the cake of this place which made the place fresh, energetic, and loving.
"I am sure Ms. Katherine took a very long time to finalize the venue for her big day. This place is beautiful and refreshing," I smiled at Pamela.
"Yes, she did. She is a nature lover and wants to be connected with it as much as she can her whole life. She even runs a lot of campaigns for nature," She smiled back at me.
"Yeah, I know... I did my homework," I chuckled.
I recorded some videos while Pamela told me all the areas that we needed to cover for the decorations and I sighed, we have a lot to do. I just hope everything will be fine and we won't mess up anything.
"Are you sure you do not want the event manager's help? I am certain that they would be able to help you the right way," Pamela said.
"Of course, we would want their assistance. We talked to Ms Katherine and decided on all the decorations as per her liking. We will do everything as discussed with her and Mr Wanner but we will need help from event management as well. We are covering an event for the first time, and we don't want to mess it up for the couple or us. It's very important to all of us," I said with a smile on my face.
It's our first time playing the role of decorators along with being florists and we made sure not to hide this from the couple. I thought that they would have second thoughts after knowing this, but Stacy's mother had already told them everything before us, and they were ready to give us a chance on her recommendation. And they also loved how honest and transparent we were about this which is why they are putting faith in us and letting us doll up their beautiful venue for them.
"That's great. I'll tell the manager to coordinate with you," She said.
"Sure."
I measured the area, noted down the size of all the decorations that we would need, and moved to my truck with a smile on my face. We still have two weeks... I am sure we would rock our first-ever formal event.
Pamela and I both went our separate ways and I dialed Mom's number in excitement.
"This is going to be amazing," I said in a voice that was filled with excitement.
"Yes, I can already sense that in your voice. So, how big is it?" Mom asked.
"Pretty big but we will cover all of it."
"Alright... But I don't understand why we have to stay there the whole day. It's not that we would change the flowers in front of hundreds of people."
"Mom, it's a big day for them. They just want it to be perfect. And no one knows it better than you that once a flower is plucked, no one can tell how long it will last. So nothing is wrong with taking care of everything. And who knows, we might get another project in the party. You can never tell," I chuckled.
"But you know it takes a lot of days for my flowers to dry."
"Mom..."
"Yeah... I know. Don't start with that thing again. Hey, are you driving?"
Uh-oh.
"Yeah, I'll talk to you later," I quickly said and disconnected the call before she could lecture me on safe driving rules.
Well, a mother is a mother.
I turned on some happy yet slow music as I took a right turn and drove back to my place with a smile on my face.
My eyes went to my left and I smiled as I saw a beautiful forest at my left. I don't know how beautiful and calm it is from the inside, but one thing is for sure: it's a beauty that I want to explore one day. With all the wild animals living in there, it's hard to walk in there without any worries in my head but I am sure one day I will see how it looks from the inside.
My focus was all on the road when suddenly, some animal came in front of my truck, and I lost my balance. What the heck! I accidentally hit the animal!
I quickly got a hold of the car back and pushed the brakes to check on the animal. Oh god... Please don't let the poor thing die.
I quickly got out of the truck to check on the animal but as soon as I got out, I regretted my decision of coming out of the truck. It was a wolf... And... A giant wolf...
The wolf was already standing back on its four, and after seeing him flaring his nose in anger while getting up from the ground, I ran back into the truck and started the engine.
What the f**k is wrong with it? Why the engine is not starting?
I saw the wolf looking in my direction in anger and I tried again to start the truck. Finally, after two tries, it started, but it was slow, the wolf already caught up with me!
He jumped into the storage area of my truck and started to sink his teeth inside the truck. I tried to pick my pace in the hope of making him fall, but out of nowhere, another wolf jumped on the bonnet of my car, making me scream at the top of my lungs.
I don't want to die! It was not my fault that the wolf jumped in front of my truck!
I screamed for help once again but it felt like my cries and screams were going in vain. There was no one around me except these wolves!
The mirror of my truck started to break, and I could see the paw of the wolf getting into the car, which made my heart jump a lot of beats... My... My end is near...
No... I...
I tried to start the engine once again with the thought of making both of them fall again but my stars weren't in my favour. The truck didn't start, and both of the wolf's paws were inches away from gashing into my skin.
I ran out of the car to save myself from these beasts, but who the f**k was I kidding?
They are wolves! They will f*****g eat me alive today!
I tried to run as fast as I could but I tripped over something and fell to the ground. I heard dangerous growls from behind and with a shaky body and uneven breaths, I turned around and found both of the wolves standing just a few inches away from me with hungry growls and saliva dripping out of their mouths.
I tried to move away, but they both started circling me which made me beg them to spare my life with tears running down my face.
"I'm sorry, please don't hurt me. Please please," I cried.
One of them growled loudly which made me scream in terror.
"Help!!!!"
Suddenly, both of the wolves were pushed away by something in a snap, which made me gasp, and I thanked God for saving my life.
But...
Oh god... More wolves!
But... Are they?
Two wolves tackled them away from me instead of joining them to have me as their dinner. I don't understand this... Since when did wolves start helping humans?
"Hey, are you alright?" I heard someone's voice from my right.
Woah... This man is so... So handsome...
His thick eyebrows complemented his thick beard and his eyes... His electric blue eyes hypnotized me with their beauty.
"You..."
I tried to come up with words but I couldn't bring myself to say anything as he was way too handsome. I have never seen a man this tall, handsome, sexy, and... seductive in my whole life.
"Are you alright?" He asked again which brought me out of the trance of his eyes and beauty.
"Yeah... Yeah... I am..." I breathed, almost running out of breath.
God... What is happening to me?
He offered his hand to me which I took with zero hesitation and as as soon as our palms touched, tingles erupted on my skin and an alien feeling started to erupt in my heart and body.
What... What is it? Why am I feeling this way?
It's not that I touched a man's hand for the first time... Then why am I having tingles and all these butterflies in my stomach?
He helped me stand back on the ground, which reminded me of what made me fall on the ground, and I looked around me cautiously; those wolves were gone... But how?
"Those wolves... Why did they help me?" I asked him while looking around me.
"Those were my pets. They heard other wolves growls and guided me here," He said.
Oh god... His voice is as seductive as him... How can a guy be so attractive?
He is a lot taller than me... If I am not wrong, he is above 6'5 and has a muscular body that can crush me in just one tight hug.
A hug...
God... I just met this person and I am already thinking about a hug. What is wrong with me?
"You are?" He asked.
"Flora... And you?" I asked with my heart beating loudly in my chest.
"Jaxon."
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