Chapter Three : Remembrance to Keep

Kate jerked awake in her sleep. She felt as if she were being suffocated. That's when she realized she was being hugged by a massive arm. She moved, but her entire body hurt. When she remembered what had happened, her eyes widened. Of course, she rolled her eyes.

Despite her aching muscles, she drew herself up and prepared to leave.

She still had a flight to Hawaii scheduled for the evening, and it was nearly noon. It was still early, but she was getting ready to leave right away because she was afraid of waking him up, so she carefully changed.

She took a bundle of cash from her purse and placed it on the side table before exiting the room. She had a fantastic night last night. And she was aware that the room was expensive, so she would have her fair share.

She gave him one last look.

You're extremely attractive and handsome, and you're a master in bed. I did not make a mistake in seducing you last night. I hope that I'll never see you again!

Thinking that she might not see him again, she left a remembrance in the bed. With a naughty grin, she turned around gracefully and left the room that witnessed her one-night stand with a stranger.

~~~

Kate awakened when the plane jolted. 

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your pilot speaking. Embrace yourself for turbulence. Please return to your seats and fasten your seatbelts." 

Kate grimaced and tightened her seatbelt in response to what she had heard. She has nothing to be concerned about because the turbulence was expected.

She decided to sleep again after some time had passed with no further turbulence. However, she had not yet fallen asleep when she heard a loud explosion, and the cabin was engulfed in smoke. The plane jolted repeatedly, and passengers began to panic.

"The plane was on fire!"

Kate was stunned. Her eyes widened as she searched for the parachute she could use to flee. When she finally got it, she put it on and looked around the smoke-filled cabin.

Another explosion was heard, the plane shaken, and the once-calm cabin devolved into chaos. Luggage was strewn everywhere, screams and cries filled the air, and the wind was howling.

The exit door!

Kate turned to look for where the wind was coming from. She saw the plane crews assisting the other passengers using the parachute and others were already jumping off the plane. She carefully walked toward the exit but the plane's movement and strong winds made her move slowly. She bumped into the people who were panicking, trying to escape the fire that started to engulf the plane. 

Until finally, she reached the exit door. 

With her trembling body, she gripped the door and looked at the vast sea that would catch her body.

Lord, I told you I don't want to die a virgin. But not because I was devirginized last night, you'll get me already!

She silently prayed before she jumped off.

A scream of terror escaped from her mouth before the parachute opened and controlled her landing. However, she was not farther from the plane yet when it exploded again. 

Her parachute was almost destroyed by the fire. The plane fragments from the explosion punctured her parachute as well. Making her fall at a high rate of speed.

"Oh my God, No!"

Kate's pupils dilated. She writhed in unbearable pain as some parts fell into her body and others struck her head, causing her to bleed.

It was excruciating. She was dizzy. But the terror she felt as she fell from the sky caused her body to tremble in fear.

Until, in her own eyes, the plane had its final blow. 

It was terrifying. She figured if she hadn't jumped off already, she'd be burning and turned to ashes by now. However, it didn't lessen the anxiousness she was feeling. 

She would land on the sea!

Her body shivered when she felt the coldness of the sea on her body. The water around her became heavier, and the sea current dragged her deeper. The light she saw began to fade until there were no longer any lights surrounding her.

She was controlling her breathing, but she was becoming increasingly desperate for air. She was struggling. She tried to kick, but her body screamed in agony. Her entire world was spinning. She was already bleeding and injured. She couldn't take it any longer. Her heart was throbbing.

She breathed, but it was painful because of the water she had inhaled.

Her body felt numb. Until she finally succumbed to darkness by allowing the sea to engulf her injured body.

~~~

Yael was extremely irritated. He awoke without the woman she had slept with the night before, and she had even left him cash as if to reward him for his performance. What irritated him, even more, was that he had forgotten to ask for her name.

He wouldn't deny that he was satisfied. It was his first time sleeping with a woman without prior experience, though she didn't appear to be one.

She even left me with remembrance. He chuckled. He could not believe that he would even take that with him when he returned to the island.

It was not bad visiting the city, though.

He rescheduled his flight because he awoke late, which was fortunate. After all, the plane he was supposed to ride with had crashed. When he arrived at the airport, he noticed that all of the rescuers were preoccupied with reviving the passengers who had jumped from the plane. The island port where he had docked his private jet boat was also crowded.

He received word from his island's caretaker that he would assist in the rescue of the victims once he returned. With this in mind, he hurriedly boarded his boat and drove to his island, his refuge from the chaos of the outside world.

He arrived on the island after half an hour and saw the caretaker patiently waiting for him.

"Sir, welcome back!"

"Thank you. Are you leaving now?"

"Yes sir! There's also a typhoon coming, good thing that you arrived earlier."

"Alright. Used this then. I'll just call you again once I leave."

The caretaker nodded and took the keys he had given him. The caretaker knew he rarely used it, so he left it in his care.

"I've already prepared your monthly supply."

Yael nodded and watched him walk away before turning around.

He was on his way home when he noticed a figure lying on the shore not far away. When he remembered the plane crash, he immediately assumed she was one of the passengers and dashed to save her.

The woman was facing the other side so he didn't see her face. He knelt and placed his hands on her shoulders.

"Miss?"

He carried her because she was not responding. However, once he had her in his arms, he was rooted. His mouth parted in surprise, and his eyes were wide open.

His gaze remained fixed on that familiar seductive face. The face that brought him to high heavens several times that night!