Cura Te Ipsum Novels & Stories

Lexi felt a shiver run down her spine as their eyes met, and for a moment, they just stared at each other, the noise of the party fading into the background. Then, without breaking eye contact, the mysterious stranger smiled and raised his glass in a silent toast. Lexi felt her cheeks flush as she smiled back, feeling a spark of electricity that seemed to arc between them like a live wire. As the night wore on, Lexi found herself drawn to the stranger again and again, their conversations flowing easily as they talked about art, music, and life. She learned that his name was Julian Blackwood, and that he was the host of the gala, as well as a renowned art collector.

Kurt said and Annika just agreed, they all pile into Kurt's car, and he drives them to his house and back to his office. Kurt was back in the office and had tons of paperwork to do and documents to review about the current project he was working on. He called Jasper and told him that he needed a refreshment. Jasper went out and got him Iced Caramel Macchiato. It's a vanilla-flavored espresso drink with cold milk, ice, and a drizzle of caramel. ‘You should be needing one of these Sir Kurt. It seems that you’re struggling a lot lately with the project.” Jasper concernedly said as he handed him the refreshment.

I greedily grab the warm cup in both hands and bring it to my mouth, letting out a satisfied moan as the sweet hot liquid hits my tongue. “Damn babe, what's in that cup?” Theo laughs. “I'm sorry, I didn't know your order so I played it safe with a caramel latte. I’m Luke Weston,” “Hi Luke, I’m Josie. Where did you get this? Dot said there's only filter coffee,”

Melainy took a seat and the two of them squeezed around a small white table. “I am actually a tea person…but…” Before Vincent completed his sentence Melainy smiled back, “No worries! We have local tea too! With or without milk?” “With milk, less sugar.” “That’s called Teh C Siew Dai here. Teh - C - Siew - Dai.” As Melainy repeated each word a bit extravagantly, Vincent appreciated her rosy lips making different shapes. Her teeth are neat and pearly white. Melainy soon carried a small tray back.

“And I see you’ve brought a friend.” “Friends, actually.” He pointed under the table. “This is Celeste, and her helper dog Teuf.” “Teff?” Momma said. “Teuf.” Celeste grinned. “Kind of like tooth but with an F. It’s short for Teufelhunden.” “Ohh…” Momma looked under the table and saw Teuf lying by their feet. “Aren’t you adorable?” She looked at Celeste. “Does he like lamb?”

“Oh, God. Don’t get him started.” “Too late,” both Roman and I muttered at the same time. He shared a smile with me briefly, then turned back to his tablet. Instead of sitting at the head of the outdoor table, Joemar pulled the chair over next to me and kissed me on the cheek. “Don’t listen to him. A ristretto is just an espresso dialed up to eleven.” “You will not push my buttons this morning,” Joemar muttered. “But it’s so easy.”

A short pudgy man who seemed to sweat excessively spoke up. “I think we should consider this meeting and at least start the proceedings!” He urged the man who sighed and cradled his forehead in his hand. “Fine…” he conceded. Poor guy, Minnie thought to herself as she approached the table. “Good afternoon and welcome to Celeste.My name is Minnie and I’ll be taking care of you today. At Celeste, we are thrilled to offer a unique multicuisine experience, bringing together flavors from around the world with our finest ingredients. May I start by sharing our chef’s recommendations for tonight, or perhaps I could start you off with a drink? “ She rattled off like a well oiled engine.

Ace teases me and returns his attention to his laptop. **

" My name is Isaac Carter, I'm a healer, it's okay to drink." He brought the glass to my lips and I drank the liquid, it didn't taste like anything, but I knew it wasn't water, and deep inside I could taste something a little sweet. " What is it?" "Zarpini. It's a tea with the Zarpini plant to calm your stomach," he answered, and his gaze fell on the vomit on the floor." Don't worry, I'll have someone come to clean it up, soon your stomach will calm down.

After that, they both gave the menus to the female server while Dennis and his sister are still deciding which one they would order. "I'll have the main entrée of menu E which is the salmon and for my dessert, I'll have the one from menu M, the one with Cerveza ice cream. What is this Cerveza, it's my first time hearing about this word" asked Shane who is pointing at the dessert in the pamphlet. "According to our trainee who made that, Cerveza is a type of beer produced by a known beer company in her country" "I see, what about you brother? What's your order?" Shane then looks at her brother Dennis as she gave the menu to the female server.