"Being a chef?"

"Yes, are you gonna say that it's impossible for a damsel-in-distress like me? Cause you won't be the first, or second, or third." 

He blinked a few times with his eyebrows scrunched together, I'd like to think that because he didn't see my reply coming.

But as what often happens when I am around him, I was wrong.

"Why would anyone said that to you?" He says, a slight annoyance is evident in his voice.

I shrugged it off. "Come on," as I began to stand up and brushed some small wild grass off my pants, "you of all people should know why. I am poor, I messed stuff up, I exaggerate a lot, the list goes on." 

A small chuckle came from behind me, and there he is, closing his eyes with his cheekbones on his elbows. It really isn't fair, how am I supposed to react to that ?

"If that is all the reason people give you, then you really shouldn't listen to them." He speaks intently, "they didn't know you half as well as they should have." I startled, he follows to stand slowly and takes his place beside me.

In the end, I let out a defeated sigh, "I just want to open a small restaurant here in this village." I smiled imagining the sound of plates crackling and dishes sizzling everywhere. "Even I know that this dream is not out of my reach." 

Opening my eyes I imagine I'd see him smiling at me. I was wrong. He is curving his mouth downward instead while looking at me dead in the eye.

I gaze back at him, thinking of any things I possibly have screwed in the last 10 seconds. I didn't know what to expect when he finally broke the silence.

"You want to settle for one village while we have the whole universe at our horizon." His feet launched him forward and his hand ruffles my hair. "You know it's okay to dream big." I feel a smile finding its way to my face.

"Like who ? You?"

"Yep, like me."

I laugh at this veracious answer, I never knew confidence can be so reassuring. He starts grinning at me like I am the best cook in the whole world.

And for a fraction of a moment I believe that I am.

I thought it's only dreams that can entrances people.

But, apparently the dreamer can too. 

( 06/07/18 )