NICKLAUS THE MASTER
Chapter 13
Written by: Racheal Dennis
Anastasia’s pov ?
“You think you’re batman, right?” I asked Denzel.
We’re back in his ward, he sits on his hospital bed while I’m pouring him a glass of warm water.
“He was insulting you, Anna.. he said you’re poor!” He replies grumpily.
I slam the glass in his hands and sit on a couch in front of him.
“Denzel, you can’t fight everyone that insults me.. do you think fighting makes you cool?”
“But he said you’re poor… ”
“That doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter if I’m poor or not.. what matters is I always make you happy.. I provide you with all you need!”
He stayed silent, he takes the glass of water to his lips and takes a sip.
“Do you know how scared I was when doctor Hemsworth called me? Do you wanna know what I was thinking on my way here?!”
Denzel notices I’m angry, he carefully drops the glass in the small table and reach for my hands.
But I don’t let him hold them, I move my hands away from his and stand up from the chair… I walk closer to the window.
“Fighting is wrong, you did something wrong but you’re yet to admit it… Is that what I taught you?!”
I feel him wrapping his tiny arms around my waist, since that’s where his arms could reach…I’m pretty tall.
He hides his face in my back.
“I’m sorry, Anna, i promise I won’t ever pick up a fight with anyone again!”
I scoff.
“I just couldn’t let him say bad things about you, I’m really sorry” he said.
“Say it like you mean it, Denzel”
He removes his arms from my waist and kneels down, he raised his fingers and crosses three.
“I promise I won’t pick up a fight ever again, I’m sorry, Anna.. I won’t make you worry again!”
He’s staring at me with his big brown eyes, they look so cute right now.. just like those sad puppies.
“It’s fine.. don’t make me worry next time, ok?”
He nods. I smile at him and lifts him up, I lean down and kisses his forehead.
“Come on, I’ll wash some apples for you!”
He smiles. “Thanks, Anna!”
I lead him back to his bed and makes him lay down. I walked towards some fruits on the table, I take an apple and washes it.
“Anna?” Denzel calls me.
“Yeah?”
“Is he really your boyfriend?” He asked.
I knew instantly that he’s referring to Klaus but I pretend like I don’t know.
“Who?”
“That handsome man…”
Handsome man? I smile to myself, there’s no denying it.. Klaus is a very handsome man.
I mean, he’s the most handsome and hottest man I have ever seen…
Now thinking about it, I guess I should take back what I said about Graham’s boss… surprisingly, his boss is not a fat belly, beard old man!
“….are you gonna get married to him soon?” Denzel’s question wakes me up from my daze.
“What?! Get married?!”
“Yeah…I watched a movie with aunt, the girl married her boyfriend!”
I smile sweetly at him and shake my head.
“Don’t listen to Klaus, he’s not my boyfriend and I’m not gonna get married to him!”
He frowns and sits up as I hands him the apple.
“Oh!” He exclaims quietly…in a little bit of a sad tone.
I wonder what aunt and Klaus are talking about.
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Authoress’ pov ?
Aunt Bell found a bench in a quiet corner, she sat down and pats the space next to her.
Nicklaus simply stares at it and shakes his head, Aunt Bell frowns.
She reaches out her hand to pull him down, but he quickly takes a step back.. creating a safe space between them.
Aunt Bell frowns in confusion.
“Nicklaus, why don’t you sit down?”
“It’s fine, aunt Bell, I’d rather stand” he replied.
“But there’s enough room for both of us”
Nicklaus stares at the little space left on the short bench.. he shakes his head again.
“I.. I.. can’t sit near you…”
He trails off and gulps.
“I’m allergic to women!” He said.
Aunt Bell finds it strange and hard to believe but didn’t push it further.. after all, her niece is also suffering from amnesia.
“Nicklaus, so how did you find Nina.. even with her name changed?” Aunt Bell ask him.
Nicklaus dips his hand in his jacket pocket and pulls out a photo, he hands it to aunt Bell.
Aunt Bell stares at it.
“I asked about the little girl and she told me she’s her!” Nicklaus said.
Aunt Bell sighs deeply as she stares at the photo, she runs her fingers through it.
“Nicklaus, my niece has passed through too many hardships.. it hasn’t being easy for her!”
“What do you mean, Aunt Bell? What exactly happened to her?”
Aunt Bell shakes her head miserably.
“Her father’s company was already having issues, that’s why he decides to engage Nina to you and make her your wife… ”
Nicklaus tucks his hands in his pocket and listens carefully.
“… but her parents were assassinated few days after the engagement.. they were killed in their own home, luckily Nina was well hidden by her mom before the attack!”
Aunt Bell paused and frowns as if she’s recalling something, while Nicklaus waits for her patiently to continue.
“She was already passed out when rescue came.. the doctor treating her said she had too much gas in her system.. and she had a hard fall which affected her head.. he concluded that she’s gonna die… ”
She laughs.
“.. but Nina, my stubborn niece miraculously woke up.. unfortunately, she lost all her memories.. Denzel’s mom.. which is her father’s younger sister and also mine too… she was sitting by her bedside… ”
Aunt Bell gets up and hands the photo back to Nicklaus.
“… She thought Denzel’s mom was her mother, she doesn’t remember her parents.. she completely forgot everything, sue couldn’t even remember her name.. the doctor told us it’s Nina’s will to forget everything..”
“Her will to forget?” Nicklaus asked feeling a bit confused.
“Yes, the doctor said.. maybe she witness something very tragic, so she forced herself to forget everything she witnessed!”
“Is there no way to make her remember?”
Aunt Bell shakes her head sadly.
“No, the doctor said she’ll remember when her mind is free.. he said we shouldn’t force her to remember anything, else we’ll do more damage!”
Nicklaus relates aunt Bell’s story to his father’s death.
Could it be his father was killed the same day Nina’s family were assassinated? He wonders.
*Our home weren’t far from each other’s.. maybe Nina had tried to run over to our for help.. but saw something bigger instead* Nicklaus thinks within.
“Where have you being all these while, Aunt Bell? Where are Denzel’s parents now?”
“I left to do some underground investigation after the incident.. but I always hit a rock end.. I couldn’t find anything…”
Nicklaus frowns, he’s also experiencing the same thing now.. the clues all lead to nothing!
“… I came back last year when I got the news that Denzel’s parents died in a car accident.. it was said that they were coming back from a picnic, but….”
“But what?”
“I don’t think it’s a normal accident.. I’m thinking, whoever was it that killed Nina’s parents must have found out she’s alive.. I think it’s her they were aiming for!”
Nicklaus nods thoughtfully.
“I thought changing her identity could hide her from them but it didn’t.. they still found her!”
“Whoever killed her parents must be close to them.. I think it’s the same person that killed her parents and my dad.. ”
Aunt Bell nods.
“I thought as much!”
Silence falls on them as they are both in their own thoughts.
“Right, don’t try to force Nina to remember.. if possible, I don’t want her to remember those sad memories… I just want her to be happy, she’s too young for all this!”
“But she’s the key to solving this puzzle.. she must have something important locked up in her memory!”
“I know, but let’s leave her to remember naturally… Until then we’re gonna investigate this secretly!”
Nicklaus pause and thinks about aunt Bell’s suggestion, he nods slowly.
“I can’t afford to let Nina be in danger.. not now that she’s living happily.. even though she’s poor now, at least, she’s happy!”
“Don’t worry aunt Bell, now that I have found her again.. I’ll protect her, I won’t let any harm come to her!”
Aunt Bell nods with a smile. Nicklaus wanted to speak but someone runs into him, he looks down and….
“Bill?!” He called.
“Uncle Nicky!” Bill exclaimed.
He quickly hugs Nicklaus’s legs tightly, Nicklaus raffles his hair.
“Bill, what are you doing here?”
“I came to visit mom!” Bill replies.
“Huh? Rhoda lets you run about in the hospital?”
Bill shakes his head, grinning mischievously.
“Nope! I snuck out to buy some sweets!”
“Ok, I have other things to do… don’t tell your mom you saw me!”
Bill frowns.
“Why?”
“Because if you tell her, there’ll be no birthday present for you this year!”
Bill thinks about it, he looks up at Nicklaus to see if he’s being serious…but when has his uncle not being serious?
“So do we have a deal?!” Nicklaus asked him.
“Deal” Bill said and shake hands with Nicklaus to seal their deal.
Bill waves Nicklaus and rushes off… Aunt Bell smiles at Nicklaus.
“Is that Rhoda’s son?”
“Yes, aunt!”
“Wait… Rhoda is in this hospital?” She asked surprisingly.
Nicklaus nods.
“I haven’t bump into her once!”
“Aunt, let’s head back… Nina and I have something to do back home!”
Aunt Bell’s eyes grows wide.
“You both live together?”
“No, no, aunt!” Nicklaus replies quickly.
He sounds a little bit nervous, which he finds odd.. he’s always confident.. why is he being nervous now?
“Remember our deal, don’t try to force Nina!” Aunt Bell warns him seriously.
“I remember, Aunt Bell”
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Anastasia’s pov ?
Denzel’s already asleep when aunt and Klaus came back.. they seem to be quite acquainted with each other.
I guess Klaus won aunt over..
Arms wrap around my waist, that’s when I realized Klaus is already standing beside me.. when did he get close to me.
“Aunt Bell, Anastasia and I are leaving now!” Klaus said.
Aunt sits next to Denzel caressing his hair.. without raising her head, she replies.
“Alright!”
What?! I can’t go with Klaus, I’m practically his slave now..who knows what he’ll do to me if I go with him.
“Aunt, don’t you think I should stay and…”
“No, don’t bother about Denzel Anna.. I’m here with him!”
Klaus turns to me, his grip on my waist tightens.
“Darling, I’m starving, didn’t you promised to cook dinner for me?”
What?! When did I promise him that?! I don’t even know how to cook!
Aunt paused and turns to us, blinking her eyes rapidly.
“Anna promised to cook dinner for you?”
“Yes, Aunt!” Nicklaus replies.
Aunt looks at me questioningly and I shake my head.. aunt suddenly breaks into a huge smile.
A mischievous glint in her eyes, I know she’s plotting something evil in her heart now.
“Since Anna promised to cook you dinner, I won’t hold you here… ”
Aunt rushes to the door and opens it very wide.
“… you can take her with you!” She tells Klaus.
“Thank you, aunt!” He said.
I look at my aunt, does she knows who she’s sending me away with?
Besides, why didn’t she tell him I don’t know how to cook even the simplest meal?
“Aunt… ”
“Bye bye!” She said waving me.
Klaus is busy pulling away, I reach out to catch my aunt’s hand but couldn’t… Because Klaus snatches my hand.
“But Aunt, I… You…. ”
“Byeeee!” Aunt yells after me.
Klaus looks down at me a smirk.
“I’m gonna taste your special delicacy today!” He said.
I humphed inwardly… He doesn’t know I don’t know how to cook.
Well, I don’t care.. I just feel pity for stomach. He’s so gonna make the toilet his home today.
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