A Learjet streaked across the sky, the sunlight glinting off its shiny body, as a handsome man looked up from his perch on his horse..Singto raised his face , protected by tinted shades, to look at the plane flying towards them at a dangerously low altitude..

"Look at tat fool of a pilot..wat s he thinking of, flying so low in the mountains..?"Papa Boon, Singto's dad, said angrily.."he's gonna spook the horses if he doesn't turn around soon."

But it was too late already, as the earsplitting hum of the rotors came closer, the horses bucked..then the plane turned, causing them to break into a run, heading straight for the trees...

Singto reigned in his buckskin, trying to calm and control him, as he turned towards the direction of a well grown pony going berserk with his teenage daughter..she had been listening to music on her headphones and hadn't seen or heard the plane..

He made to move towards her,but stopped as he saw her skilfully calming the pony and regaining control quickly..

Singto whistled to the dogs trotting by her side and they streaked off after the horses..

"Keep them from the trees" Papa Boon shouted..but Singto was already at it..he along with his 2 helpers, Yod and Drake headed forward breaking off their path, pushing them to the meadow..

"It's the film crew from Bangkok..I can see the GMMTV logo on the side of the aircraft..."Papa cut in, as Singto came back after rounding up the horses..

Singto looked up wondering...

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Inside the lush furnished cabin of the jet, Krist Perawat sat with his legs folded beneath him...looking out the window, taking in the lush vegetation filled hills below...

He felt an arm snake through his waist and settle on his hip. He turned around to see Earth settling into the seat next to him..

"The pilot said we ll be flying over ur property soon..can u see anything you recognize?"he asked peeping out the window past Krist.

"Almost everything " krist said turning to study the handsome face next to him. It was a strong, sculpted face, with high cheekbones and soft dimpled chin..thick shaped brows and a set to kill smile..this with the combination of charm and sex appeal, had proved irresistible to the world ever since Earth had entered the show biz, 15 years ago, shooting to instant stardom.

Looking at him, Krist again got the feeling that he had known him all his life, when in reality he had just met him 6 weeks ago at the audition of "Love and Lies".A role he had won eventually, the shooting scheduled to start in a matter of weeks..

Krist looked back out the window,thinking back to the whirlwind of changes which had assaulted his life these past 6 weeks..all the publicity and media attention from promotions has already made his head spin..He was kind of happy to have some normalcy for a few days away from the paparazzi..

"If you recognize the place, tell me where are we now?"Earth asked breaking his line of thoughts..

"We're flying over Fa lahwy stud farm" he said easily, suppressing the compressed feeling of pain creeping in his chest, as he looked down at the familiar meadow..

"Sky creek? I don't see any creek down there.." Earth teased..

Krist's soft laugh drew the attention of P'Jane, the director and author of "Love and Lies". But the minute he saw the blurr of trees outside he turned back, squeezing his eyes shut and gripping the arm rest tightly..flying wasn't his cup of tea..

Krist's agent the chubby Tutah on the other hand ignored his laugh, continuing to bug P'Yui, the publicist trying to get Krist the lions share of the publicity at today's charity event by Lee Chan, the Ceo of Lazada groups, their producer.

Mike Chinnarat, the jet's one remaining passenger, Krist's friend and Co-actor from GMMTV, listened with half his attention to Krist and Earth's byplay, while looking out the window..

"Sky creek s the name of the property next to ours", Krist explained...Ours...he realised there was no ours now, as he thought of his father's death 8 months ago passing on the entire 400 acre plantation solely to him...

The image of his father, the fair and chubby David Sangpotirat , full of love for living a reckless life, popped into his head..

He hadn't been back since the funeral, 8 months ago..circumstances and work hadn't allowed it..He tried imagining the big house empty, without his voice and laughter, but he couldn't..for him his father's presence could never be separated from the house...

"Wow, look at all those horses running across the meadow.."Mike announced aloud to the cabin..

Krist spotted the stampeding horses below, groaning.."Papa Boon is going to skin me alive for spooking the herd."

"Is Papa Boon the owner of the Stud farm?" Earth spoke drawing his attention back to him..This close, he could see the faint scar across the pretty white cheek, the cute dimples and even the tiny mole below Krist's left eye..

"He is. " Krist smiled unleashing those deadly dimples that had first attracted Earth to him..

On the outside, Krist was a typical fair and handsome boy with angelic Asian looks. But there was a tiny spark of something indefinable which set him apart from the other actors. Something beyond his good looks, handsome expressive face and deep brown eyes. It was something that couldn't be faked, it was either there naturally or not..

"They're exercising the horses. Letting them run in the meadow."Krist absently explained..

" When I was a kid, dad and I used to help with the breaking in, tagging and shodding of shoes for the horses.. there was a time when riding was my only pleasure.." he recalled and thought of Singto, the latter was inextricably woven into his past memories. The thought of him revived the old pain. He pushed it to the back of his mind, after years of practice he had become quite skilled in tat..

"I somehow can't see you putting a shoe on a horse Krist " Mike laughed..

"Well too bad you can't buddy, cause that's wat I did, and I did it well too" Krist smiled at his friend.
"I could ride a horse by the time I was 6, my mother never approved though..she had me learn the piano to counteract all my dad's efforts of making me a farm boy.."

"I dare say she succeeded, I can't see a trace of farm on you " Earth chuckled, taking in the well groomed, sexy man in a red t shirt and beige linen slacks, a diamond stud glinting in his ear. Few models could carry off the flashy colours in trend today and Krist was one of them..

"Mike, P'Earth look... Silverwood..my home.." Krist pointed excitedly...

Earth looked out hearing the excitement in his voice. He had never been attached to one place, for long, to call it home. His dad had been in the military dragging him all over the country and at 17 he had run away from home to pursue his passion for the screen.

He saw the white bungalow nestled in a dip in the valley, surrounded on all sides by a porch. There was a clearing of around ten feet around the house after which the thick vegetation began..neat rows of rubber trees, towering majestically above the landscape..

"It looks beautiful Krist, in a country kind of way" Mike admired..

"I know right, " Krist gushed proudly..thinking of all the good times he'd had in the house..

"Awesome choice of location, P'Jane, the scenery is spectacular" Mike complimented the director, who nodded, still gripping onto his armrests.

"Careful Mike, ur starting to sound like a tourist," Krist teased his friend..

"Tat is exactly wat I intend to be after tonight Krist..A month of blessed luxury.. no early morning wake up calls, no scripts to memorize, no nutty directors breathing down my neck making me do things I don't want to do."he sighed dreamily.."you don't know how happy I was when my contract was coming to an end."

"After GMMTV paying you all sorts of loyalties, u couldn't complain could you." Earth remarked with a knowing smirk...

"Ya definitely, after 7 years with the company don't you think I deserved it?" Mike questioned.

"Don't mind him Mike, after the last few hours discussing the budget with P'Jane, he's thinking more like a producer than an actor.." Krist intervened.

Mike nodded turning to look out the window, only to exclaim loudly "Wow tat peak looks like solid gold!!"the limestone was glowing brightly in the reflected rays of the afternoon sun.

"Considering the price of property here in Phuket, it might as well be..the cost of even a small place is sinfully high.." Earth remarked dryly..

Privately Krist hoped he was right..he needed every penny he could get..he shook the thoughts of greed away, as the plane started its descent at the Phuket Airport..

He could see how busy the roads had become,making the once empty ghost town which mined tin and harvested rubber into a hub of tourist activity, with foreigners filled beaches..a typical frog turned prince story..