Pie took her bag and to go home.  She went hurriedly to the elevator. Her secretary called and ran to her.

               “Ma’am, you forgot something.”

               “What is it?”

               “Your plane ticket.”

               “Oh, I forgot.  Thank you, Denise.  Bye.”

               Pie went to the café where she and Jam always hangout.  She just ordered coffee and reminiscing moments with Jam.

               “I’m sorry about your friend.  It’s been a year already.” The manager said.

               Pie nodded.  “Thank you.”

               When Pie asked the waiter for the bill, the manager called, waved at her and said it was already paid.  Pie nodded and said thank you to the manager and to the waiter.  She was about to open the door to go out, the waiter called her and gave her a small gift with a note said, “Have a safe flight tomorrow.”  Pie smiled and left.

               Pie arrived at her gate, she saw a Honda Jazz car parked at the front of her gate.  She just passed the car and went in to her house.  She opened the gift received at the café, she was shocked and amazed, it was a key to the car parked at the front of her gate.

               “This is too much, I can accept this.”  Pie said to herself.  She saw a note inside the box signed by the CEO.

               “This car is a bonus of your promotion and your hard work.”

               Pie smiled and went to the car to test.

               Pie woke up late and hurriedly went to the airport.  She arrived at the airport on time but it was already boarding time.  When she was looking at her seat inside the plane, the stewardess came to her and looked at her ticket to help looking for her seat.

               “Am I in the right plane?”  Pie asked.

               “Yes, ma’am.  Let me take your bag and follow me.”

               Pie gave her bag and followed the stewardess to the front of the plane.  There was a room at the back of the pilots’ seat, it was for the first class and there were only five seats. The stewardess placed her at the window at the right side.

               Pie sat down and buckled up, the stewardess asked her if she wanted some drinks, Pie just smiled and shook her head.

               They arrived at the airport in Phuket five minutes early.  Pie took a cab and went to the hotel.  She went to the site where the bomb exploded and there were too many people already waiting to start the ceremony.  While she was waiting to the program to start, she saw the boat at the port and there was a woman standing on the boat, her heart was beating faster and she started sweating.  She was about to go the port, the emcee called her name to sit in front of the stage to start the program.  One of the organizers guided her to her seat.

               The program started but Pie’s mind was not in the ceremony but on Kim.  She imagined Kim’s face and smile.  When the emcee called the guest and asked everybody to stand.

               Everybody was clapping their hands when the guest walked to the rostrum.  Since Pie didn’t listen what was the emcee was saying, she noticed the ‘KCB’ initials marked at the chair where the guest was sitting.

               “What’s her name?” Pie thought.

               Everybody was asked to sit down so the guest will start her speech.  Pie was looking for the invitation at her bag to search the name of the guest but the invitation was left at the hotel.  So she had no other choice but to listen to the speech so that she can get the name of the guest.

               “When I was in the hospital, I wanted to die.  I can’t take the pain all over my body and not just that why I wanted to die, I lost my someone important too.”

               Everybody was whispering when she mention the word someone.

               “Yes, I have and I don’t want to tell you the reasons why I hide that.  The most important why I’m here is to personally thank Miss Pie Mindara for saving my life.”  The guest pointing at her and everybody was clapping their hands.  The organizer asked Pie to stand.

               “Thank you Pie for saving me.  I know you don’t know me because I was wrapped with bandages all over my body.  Thank you so much for giving me strength because of you I’m here standing front of you.”

               Pie nodded and started to cry.  The organizer gave her tissue and a glass of water.  There was a reception after the program.  The guest asked Pie to sit beside her.  Pie hesitated to sit with the guest because she still didn’t know the name of the guest. 

               But she was still lucky, while she was on her way to the guest’s table, she found a brochure of the event on the empty table.  She read it right away looking for the guest’s name.  There she found Karen C. Burapphan, the owner of many companies in Bangkok.  She looked at the guest’s face, she smiled and took a seat where the guest offered her to sit down.

               What can I call you madam? Miss Karen or Miss Buranapphan?  Pie asked.

               Haha! Just call me Karen.  We’re best friends right?  That was you said to me at the hospital.  She answered.

               But you’re big time and I’m just an ordinary employee in one of the companies in Bangkok.  Pie said.

               Karen called the waiter for the food.  “I know what company you are working with.”

               “Ha? How did you know?”  Pie asked.  She was thinking about the KCB initials from the flowers she received in her office.

               “The toy company that you are working with?  She’s the owner.”  Karen’s PA said.

               “Really?  I worked so many years in that company and I thought the CEO there was the owner.  So, you are the one who gave me flowers and gifts everyday.”  Pie smiled.

               Karen didn’t answer.  She looked at her PA wondering. “Everyday?”  

               “By the way, I’m Mariz, her personal assistant.” Mariz was trying to change the topic.

               “Hi!”  Pie greeted.

               “Pie, how many days does the CEO gave to you to come here?”  Karen asked.

               “Two days.” Pie answered.

               “You have assistant there, right?”  Karen asked.

               “I have my own secretary there.”  Pie answered.

               “Mariz, call the CEO there and tell here give Pie a two weeks vacation.”  Karen commanded.

               “Yes, ma’am.” Mariz dialed the number on her phone.

               “But how about my work?”  Pie asked.

               “I am the owner and I have the right to give you some vacation and I wanted to spend more time with you.” Karen insisted.

               “If you insist, okay.”  Pie smiled.

               “After this reception, I want you to come with to my house.”

               Pie nodded.

               “The CEO of the toy company said yes, ma’am.”  Mariz said.

               “Good! Are you done eating?”  Karen asked her PA.

               “Yes, ma’am.”

               “Good, I think we can go now.”  Karen said.

               They stood up and left the hall.

               They were walking to the port with the bodyguards around them.  Even the bodyguards were big and muscled, Pie felt afraid and not safe around them but she had no choice.

               While they are walking closely to the yacht were Pie saw Kim this morning, her heartbeat beating fast again and her hands started sweating.

               “Are you okay Miss Pie?”  Mariz asked.

               Pie just nodded.

               “Are you afraid of yachts or ships?”

               “No!  I just remembered something.”

               “Remembered what?”

               “Nothing. Don’t mind.”

               “Okay.”

               “No, it was pink boat.  Smaller than this.”  Pie said to herself.

               The yacht started to sail.  Everybody was given a glass of champagne.  Karen was busy on her phone and Mariz was talking to Pie but Pie didn’t listen.  Her mind was on Kim’s.

               The yacht stopped.  They need to transfer to the speed boat to reach Karen’s place.  They left the yacht but still Mariz didn’t stop talking to Pie and she didn’t even realize that Pie was not listening to her.

Pie took her bag and to go home.  She went hurriedly to the elevator. Her secretary called and ran to her.

               “Ma’am, you forgot something.”

               “What is it?”

               “Your plane ticket.”

               “Oh, I forgot.  Thank you, Denise.  Bye.”

               Pie went to the café where she and Jam always hangout.  She just ordered coffee and reminiscing moments with Jam.

               “I’m sorry about your friend.  It’s been a year already.” The manager said.

               Pie nodded.  “Thank you.”

               When Pie asked the waiter for the bill, the manager called, waved at her and said it was already paid.  Pie nodded and said thank you to the manager and to the waiter.  She was about to open the door to go out, the waiter called her and gave her a small gift with a note said, “Have a safe flight tomorrow.”  Pie smiled and left.

               Pie arrived at her gate, she saw a Honda Jazz car parked at the front of her gate.  She just passed the car and went in to her house.  She opened the gift received at the café, she was shocked and amazed, it was a key to the car parked at the front of her gate.

               “This is too much, I can accept this.”  Pie said to herself.  She saw a note inside the box signed by the CEO.

               “This car is a bonus of your promotion and your hard work.”

               Pie smiled and went to the car to test.

               Pie woke up late and hurriedly went to the airport.  She arrived at the airport on time but it was already boarding time.  When she was looking at her seat inside the plane, the stewardess came to her and looked at her ticket to help looking for her seat.

               “Am I in the right plane?”  Pie asked.

               “Yes, ma’am.  Let me take your bag and follow me.”

               Pie gave her bag and followed the stewardess to the front of the plane.  There was a room at the back of the pilots’ seat, it was for the first class and there were only five seats. The stewardess placed her at the window at the right side.

               Pie sat down and buckled up, the stewardess asked her if she wanted some drinks, Pie just smiled and shook her head.

               They arrived at the airport in Phuket five minutes early.  Pie took a cab and went to the hotel.  She went to the site where the bomb exploded and there were too many people already waiting to start the ceremony.  While she was waiting to the program to start, she saw the boat at the port and there was a woman standing on the boat, her heart was beating faster and she started sweating.  She was about to go the port, the emcee called her name to sit in front of the stage to start the program.  One of the organizers guided her to her seat.

               The program started but Pie’s mind was not in the ceremony but on Kim.  She imagined Kim’s face and smile.  When the emcee called the guest and asked everybody to stand.

               Everybody was clapping their hands when the guest walked to the rostrum.  Since Pie didn’t listen what was the emcee was saying, she noticed the ‘KCB’ initials marked at the chair where the guest was sitting.

               “What’s her name?” Pie thought.

               Everybody was asked to sit down so the guest will start her speech.  Pie was looking for the invitation at her bag to search the name of the guest but the invitation was left at the hotel.  So she had no other choice but to listen to the speech so that she can get the name of the guest.

               “When I was in the hospital, I wanted to die.  I can’t take the pain all over my body and not just that why I wanted to die, I lost my someone important too.”

               Everybody was whispering when she mention the word someone.

               “Yes, I have and I don’t want to tell you the reasons why I hide that.  The most important why I’m here is to personally thank Miss Pie Mindara for saving my life.”  The guest pointing at her and everybody was clapping their hands.  The organizer asked Pie to stand.

               “Thank you Pie for saving me.  I know you don’t know me because I was wrapped with bandages all over my body.  Thank you so much for giving me strength because of you I’m here standing front of you.”

               Pie nodded and started to cry.  The organizer gave her tissue and a glass of water.  There was a reception after the program.  The guest asked Pie to sit beside her.  Pie hesitated to sit with the guest because she still didn’t know the name of the guest. 

               But she was still lucky, while she was on her way to the guest’s table, she found a brochure of the event on the empty table.  She read it right away looking for the guest’s name.  There she found Karen C. Burapphan, the owner of many companies in Bangkok.  She looked at the guest’s face, she smiled and took a seat where the guest offered her to sit down.

               What can I call you madam? Miss Karen or Miss Buranapphan?  Pie asked.

               Haha! Just call me Karen.  We’re best friends right?  That was you said to me at the hospital.  She answered.

               But you’re big time and I’m just an ordinary employee in one of the companies in Bangkok.  Pie said.

               Karen called the waiter for the food.  “I know what company you are working with.”

               “Ha? How did you know?”  Pie asked.  She was thinking about the KCB initials from the flowers she received in her office.

               “The toy company that you are working with?  She’s the owner.”  Karen’s PA said.

               “Really?  I worked so many years in that company and I thought the CEO there was the owner.  So, you are the one who gave me flowers and gifts everyday.”  Pie smiled.

               Karen didn’t answer.  She looked at her PA wondering. “Everyday?”  

               “By the way, I’m Mariz, her personal assistant.” Mariz was trying to change the topic.

               “Hi!”  Pie greeted.

               “Pie, how many days does the CEO gave to you to come here?”  Karen asked.

               “Two days.” Pie answered.

               “You have assistant there, right?”  Karen asked.

               “I have my own secretary there.”  Pie answered.

               “Mariz, call the CEO there and tell here give Pie a two weeks vacation.”  Karen commanded.

               “Yes, ma’am.” Mariz dialed the number on her phone.

               “But how about my work?”  Pie asked.

               “I am the owner and I have the right to give you some vacation and I wanted to spend more time with you.” Karen insisted.

               “If you insist, okay.”  Pie smiled.

               “After this reception, I want you to come with to my house.”

               Pie nodded.

               “The CEO of the toy company said yes, ma’am.”  Mariz said.

               “Good! Are you done eating?”  Karen asked her PA.

               “Yes, ma’am.”

               “Good, I think we can go now.”  Karen said.

               They stood up and left the hall.

               They were walking to the port with the bodyguards around them.  Even the bodyguards were big and muscled, Pie felt afraid and not safe around them but she had no choice.

               While they are walking closely to the yacht were Pie saw Kim this morning, her heartbeat beating fast again and her hands started sweating.

               “Are you okay Miss Pie?”  Mariz asked.

               Pie just nodded.

               “Are you afraid of yachts or ships?”

               “No!  I just remembered something.”

               “Remembered what?”

               “Nothing. Don’t mind.”

               “Okay.”

               “No, it was pink boat.  Smaller than this.”  Pie said to herself.

               The yacht started to sail.  Everybody was given a glass of champagne.  Karen was busy on her phone and Mariz was talking to Pie but Pie didn’t listen.  Her mind was on Kim’s.

               The yacht stopped.  They need to transfer to the speed boat to reach Karen’s place.  They left the yacht but still Mariz didn’t stop talking to Pie and she didn’t even realize that Pie was not listening to her.