Chapter 12
**** HARRISON P. O. V ****
“Here we are. My little place to live. I smiled when she said it. “That really is great. Your residence is magnificent. I said something, and he or she looked at me. “You really think that?” She asked, and I said yes. “Of course, I do assume so. It’s lovely. It wouldn’t be big until it was also beautiful.” I said something, and he or she agreed. “I really care about you.” She said something, and I looked at her. “What?” I requested. “Oh, it’s not what you think any longer. I meant to say that I love your personality and how you think. It really is amazing.” She said, and I agreed with her. “Thanks. And neither are you bad. You made me feel welcome as if you had met me before. I really do know that about you.” As she opened the door, I said. “Really? Well, no one has ever liked me more than my dead mother.” She said it, and I felt bad again. “I feel terrible.” I said it, and he or she smiled and nodded. “I could be okay. So, that’s where I live.” She said that she was rolling and spreading her arms. “The inside seems to be bigger. You live here by yourself?” I asked, and he or she said “yes.” “I used to live right here with my mom. But all of that changed a few days ago when she died.” She said that she left her bag on the sofa. “Are you sure that you don’t need to talk about your mother? I mean, you’ll need to talk to someone. You just lost your mom a few days ago, so you can’t die so quickly.” I told them, and they smiled. “I don’t need to tell you my sad story again and again.” She said something, and I shook my head and kept her hands. “You can’t get me bored. I wish we could really talk to each other about this. I know what it’s like to grow up without a parent. I grew up without a parent, so I can relate. Talk to me, please.” I said something, and he or she smiled and nodded. “But before then, are you at least able to take a shower?” She asked, and I turned my head away. “Nope. If I take a bath, I might feel like falling asleep. So let’s just get right to the story, and then I’ll take a bath.” I said something, and he or she agreed. She made a sign for me to sit down, so I did. She also sat next to me with her head down. “I lost track of my father when I was very young. I don’t remember what he looked like at all. Since then, my mom has been here for me all the time.” “She started the pigeon business so that we could have enough money to live on. We lived to get together. All by ourselves, by ourselves.” “My mother had a kind heart and cared about everyone who came to her. She saw everyone as a member of her family.” She said it, and tears fell from her eyes. “I’m really sorry.” I told her to keep her hand. “She said she would send me abroad in the next three months. She started putting money away so I could have a better life. And because of this, she made herself starve.” What she said. “Oh, God.” I told her she could lay her head on my chest. “Then everything disappeared. She passed away, she was killed. And the money could be used to bury the person.” She said this as her eyes filled with tears. “She was put to death? What happened?” I asked, and they didn’t say anything for a few minutes. “Nina?” I called, and when she raised her head, it looked like she was already asleep. “So soon?” I thought as I worked to lift her up. “Nina?” I called her again, and when she opened her eyes, they looked wet and tired. “Oh no. I went to sleep. I’m really sorry. I just feel so tired.” She said, and I agreed with her. “I’ll send you off now.” I said something, and he or she agreed. “You can take anything you want out of the fridge. Your room is over there on the left, and I’m right here.” She said this while pointing to the right door. “Got it. And goodnight.” I said it, and he or she smiled and nodded. “Go to sleep, Harrison.” As she went to the room, she said. I sighed and looked over at her bag on the couch again. “She forgot to bring it with her when she left. “Then I thought I saw something. There was an image. I picked it up so I could see Nina and, I guess, her mom. Inside the picture, they looked happy. This must be so hard for her, and what’s worse is that she’s acting like everything is fine, which may not help her. I want to make sure she’s all right. She is now my friend, and she wants to help me. I want to help her, too, because she wants to help me.
**** JASON P. O. V ****
The next day, when I woke up, I felt so good about myself. I couldn’t stop thinking about how hard it must have been for Melina to get off that edge. Jason, you are very smart. I was told to get out of bed, so I put on my flip-flops and tied my nightgown around me right. I walked to the bathroom to take my morning bath, but the water kept getting hotter and hotter. I walked over to the bathtub and sat down in it, feeling really good. I close my eyes and feel so good about myself, but then my landline rings. Let’s just say my cell phone in the bathroom. I stood up a bit to grab the phone and put it in my ear out of anger.
“Who the hell cares if I take a bath in the morning?” I asked with anger.
# “The first question you should ask is, “Who the hell knows what time I’ll be in the bathroom to have left all of the landlines and cell phones to call this one?”
# “Ryan?” I requested.
# “I’ve forgotten about you, little brother.” I sighed when he said it.
# “I told you to stop saying that to me. You just took 12 and a half months from me.” I said something, and he laughed as I smiled.
# “That doesn’t change the fact that you are the younger brother. To be exact, the rest who were born.
# “Why do I have this name? # “I’m going to Town again.
# “What? Why? Is Turkey no longer the right choice?
# “Why? Shouldn’t you look at your big brother? Tell me you won’t forget about me.
# “I do pass over you. I just worry about the girls.
# “You don’t want to be, oh no. I’ve changed now.
# “Oh, really? Well, I don’t think that’s true.
# “When I get there, I’ll show you which one is wrong. I have to go. The following flight is booked for me.
# “What? The flight after that? Why are you just telling me this?
# “Because I don’t see any reason to tell you sooner. You are in charge of everything and your people. Note: I could stay at your house.
#”
I do not assume so
#”
Let’s wait and see. He put the phone down, and I smiled. To be honest, I don’t pay much attention to my brother. You should be surprised that I like someone other than my mother. Well, my brother helps me do bad things. I also love him, but not as much as I do my mother. Ryan is a crazy person with a lot of demands. I got out of the tub and used my towel to dry myself off. I wore the towel around my waist as I walked into the room. I dried my hair and grabbed any casual clothes I could find in my closet. Oh, I love Sundays a lot. I wore a round green cap and three-pocket pants. I felt more alive than ever when I left the room. I went straight to the living room, where all the maids stopped and bowed to me. “I want you all to plan a welcome party for that night earlier. Someone unique is coming.” I said that they started making noise. “Are we the right people?” I asked and really thought that one of them would check on me. “We want to know who is coming, so we know how to put it all together.” What she said. “That’s my brother. Go.” I first started to look for Melina. “She isn’t here. Who’s new?” I asked for sure one of my men to think about it. She stays in room number 15. He answered. “Get her dressed. She needs to be in Room 10 within the next 20 minutes.” I stated taking walks to room ten.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.
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