Once In A Twilight Encounter

Chapter III - The Chief's Son

"S-so.."

"I'm fine Dad", I immediately said as I cut him off and flashed a smile.

"T-that's great", he said as he was also avoiding my gaze.

I let out a sigh, this will still be harder than I thought, "How bout you?".

He tilted his head to look at me with his reaction in awe at my question, "How are you dad?", I asked.

He gradually smiled at me, "I'm fine too son".

After his reply, we came back in being silent at each other. But the heaviness of the atmosphere became lesser, as we are just both smiling at each other.

I shifted my gaze to the person in entrance of the kitchen when I suddenly heard sniffs coming from him.

"What's wrong with you White?", I asked as I was also chuckling in between my words.

"Nothing. I just inhaled the smell of pepper in the chicken", he said in his sniffs.

"Hurry up White. I know you two are already hungry from the travel that you both gone through", Dad said as he gestured White to sat down in his seat.

White looked at me, meaningfully as he was walking towards his seat, and I already got what he was meant to say. I smiled at him and nod my head.

I am quite full already because of the food in the diner, and it looks like White just completely forgot that Dad prepared a food.

Dad smiled at me as he leaned at the table to slice the chicken, and gave some of its pieces on my plate.

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"Gun I'm so sorry I completely forgot about the part that your dad is going to cook for you. I mean of course he will cook for you. You're his son. But I'm really insen-"

"White. It's fine", I immediately said as I held him by his wrist, as we were bringing my things upstairs to my room, and continued to walk up after.

"You sure? Maybe you'll get an upset stomach and it will just add up to your jet-lag. I don't want you sick on your first day here in Macedonia"

"Thank you for your kind consideration White", I said as I chuckled at the end and led the way up.

I heaved a grunt as I finally placed luggage as soon as I got up at the top of the staircase.

I roamed my eyes to check the corridor, and found pictures hanged in the wall. I slowly paved my way towards it.

"I didn't know we have a family picture", I said as I look closely at the small portrait of my dad and my mom carrying a baby, which obviously i assumed me. Unless I was adopted.

"It was Uncle Marcus's last request to your mom, before you two both left for Thimphu", he said as he was smiling looking at the portrait.

I gradually shifted my gaze away from him, and cleared my throat, "So.. where's my room?".

White is startled by my sudden question as he blinked two times before he came back into reality, "Oh. There!", he said as he points at the room located in the right side and walked ahead of me while pushing some of my luggages towards the room.

As I followed him, I was in awe when I felt the homey accent of the room. It was like the same room I have in Thimphu. Everything. From the position of the bed. The shelfs, and even the canvas of Thimphu's wave of sea. It's like the same replica of mine back at home in Thimphu.

"Just shout for help whenever you need anything", White said with a smile after placing my luggage at the side of my bed, "I mean literally just shout for help. My room is just right across yours".