NICKLAUS THE MASTER
Chapter 57.
Written by: Racheal Dennis
Matilda’s pov ?
I smiled in contentment as I look around the small living room, this is just the perfect apartment for aunt Bell and Denzel.
“So… You’ve seen the apartment, do you like it?” The landlord asked me.
“Yeah, I personally love it but I don’t know if my friend will”
She frowns slightly.
“Your friend?”
“Yes, I’m actually not the one looking for an apartment, it’s my friend’s aunt…”
She nods in understanding, I quickly reach for my phone and turn on the camera.
“… If you don’t mind, I’ll snap a few photos of the house and send it to her… then I’ll call her to confirm if she likes it”
“Of course, you can… You already have my number, you can call me and tell me whatever your decision is”
I nod with a smile and thanked her, she head out.
With my phone in position, I started taking pictures of apartment.. from the living room.. to the kitchen.. to the bedroom.. and bathroom.. I snapped all.
Then I forwarded them to Anastasia, I dialed her number and waits for her to pick up but she didn’t.
I tried it a few more times, she still didn’t pick up.. I guess she’s busy, she’ll call me later!
“Man! I really love this apartment!”
My eyes scan the living room again, it’s very spacious and the furnitures are just too beautiful.
“I better go home and rest, I have work tomorrow!”
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Anastasia’s pov ?
Statham’s Villa… 5:31pm…
We just finished dinner, silence hangs in the air embracing us..
Along the silence comes tension, and anticipation is suffocating I almost choked on my breath.
I can feel it, that aunt wants to have some alone time with Klaus.
It seems Rhoda also noticed this, because she passed me a knowing look.. I understand what she mean.
I got up and dropped my phone on the table, Klaus turns to me quizzically.
“I wanna use the bathroom!” I said.
“I’ll take you there” Klaus offer.
I shake my head, denying him with a polite smile.. I turn towards Rhoda, she’s pouring some milk in a glass.
“You sit here with aunt, Rhoda will take me!”
Rhoda look up at me and nod, then turns back to what she’s doing.
“But…”
“Klaus I’ll be fine, why are you being tensed?”
I walked behind him and rub his shoulder gently.
“This is your home, Klaus, you don’t need to be so tensed or cautious!” I lean closer to his ear. “Talk to aunt, she wants to bond with you!” I whisper.
He sighed deeply and nod, I stand upright and taps his shoulders.. then turn to Rhoda.
“Rhoda, let’s go!”
Rhoda handed the glass of milk to Bill and got up, we both head towards a hallway.
I turn back and glanced at aunt and Klaus, aunt is staring at him with hopeful eyes…I just pray Klaus speaks to her.
“Do you really wanna use the bathroom?” She asked me when we’re out of their hearing.
“No, I wanted Klaus and aunt to bond”
She laughs “I guessed right, that’s why mom called for this dinner too!”
We arrived at a door, she reached for the handle and opens it… It leads to a garden.
“Wow! This garden is beautiful, I guess aunt spends most of her time here!”
“Yeah, she spends most of her evenings here.. to get the perfect view of the sun setting!”
It’s true, watching the sunset here makes it so beautiful.. this garden will make the perfect setting for a romantic dinner.
“So, Klaus and your Mom, have they always been this way?” I asked.
There is a bench up ahead, we both walk towards it.
“No… before my dad died, Klaus has always been closer to my mom.. even though he was allergic to women, he’d still let my mom touch him not minding the outcome…”
I stopped in front of the bench, I dust it and we sit down.. though it’s not too dusty.
“… when those people attacked our home, Klaus and my dad were the only ones around.. we don’t know what happened but Klaus said my dad died in his place… ”
Uncle died in his place? But in my memory, he was also laying unconscious on the floor.
“… he said dad knocked him out and when he woke up, he found dad’s already dead… ”
Oh! That makes sense, uncle didn’t want that armed man to hurt Klaus.. so he knocked him out…then again, does uncle know someone was coming for him?
“… Since then, Nicklaus has been blaming himself for my dad’s death, he thinks my dad wouldn’t be dead if dad hadn’t tried to save him.. that’s why he doesn’t come home!”
“Well, he’s here now, I hope aunt will be able to make him understand none of these is his fault”
She nods.
“Yeah, I hope so!”
Then we both sit in silence, until the real reason I asked her out comes back to my mind.. I cleared my throat.
“Rhoda… I know this might sound as if I’m intruding but.. about what happened between you and doctor Hemsworth.. I think you should give him a chance to explain!”
She scoffs.
“A chance to explain? No! He’s just gonna feed me more lies, I’m tired of his lies!”
“How do you know he’s lying?”
“I know what I saw!”
Ok.. I guess it’s time I put my preaching skills into practice, I don’t know if I can change her mind.. but I should give it a shot.
“Rhoda, I haven’t spent much time on earth, I don’t understand how most things work.. but I have come to realize that most things are not as they seem”
I paused and studied her expression, she’s patiently listening to me… well, that’s a good sign.
“I’m not saying doctor Hemsworth is innocent.. what I’m saying is, he might be innocent… judging by how desperately he’s trying to get to you.. I can tell he’s innocent, he might be under the influence of drugs…”
“Drugs?!” She scoffs again. “He doesn’t do drugs!”
I nod.
“Yes, I know… but do you if he had some drinks that day? What if he did had a few drinks and someone spiked his drink?”
She nods slowly.
“I know I’m still a kid, but I know, no problem can be resolved by running from it… we all have our faults in life, let’s just give each other a chance to correct them”
I feel a stink in my left leg, I looked down and saw a mosquito… I quickly chased it away.
“Please, just listen to him, let him explain everything to you… you might realize he’s not at fault! Communication is very important in every relationship!”
She inhales deeply and exhale slowly, then nods.
“Fine! I’ll listen to him… ”
She paused and pinch my cheek softly.. with a smile.
“.. when did the little Anastasia grow up into a wise woman?”
I simply laugh in return, she got up and pulled me up with her.
“Let’s head inside before these mosquitoes sulks the life out of you!”
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Rhoda and I exchange looks, as we walk through the hallways.. we can hear aunt’s loud laughter.
We hasten back to the dinning room, Klaus is talking so carefree.. aunt and Bill are laughing out their guts.
“What just happened?” Rhoda whispers to me.
“I don’t know!” I shake my head as I shrug.
We stand in our corner in silence and watch the scene for a few more minutes… I can’t believe what I’m seeing.
It doesn’t look like aunt and Klaus were not on the same page few minutes ago.
Rhoda clears her throat and they finally notice our presence, Klaus stopped talking and wears his cold face.
I rolled my eyes, who’s he pretending for? Me?! Humph!
He got up, picked his jacket, my phone and bag from the table… Then walked towards me and grab my hand.
“Mom, we’re going home now, we’ll visit you some other time!” He said.
“Oh, ok, dear… Have a safe ride home!” Aunt said.
Rhoda simply shakes her head and waves me, Bill also waves me.. aunt signals she’s gonna call me and I nod.
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“How was your bonding time with aunt?” I asked Klaus.
We’re currently in the car, we’re driving home already.
“It was fine!”
“It was fine?! Are you not gonna tell what you talked about?!”
He frowns slightly.
“Do I have to?”
I gaped at him, such ungrateful ba$tard! Just then my phone rings, it’s an unknown number.. I press the answer button.
“Hello?” I said.
“Oh, Anna!” Klaus’ mom’s voice comes up.
Klaus is now concentrated on his phone, I guess he’s going through some emails… Businessman!
“Thanks for bringing Nicklaus over, you did a really good job… I didn’t know my son is such a clown… ”
I turned and take a proper look at Klaus, Klaus is a clown? My Klaus is a clown?! How come I didn’t know about that?!
“… He kept me and Bill laughing until you came back, I really enjoyed my time with him.. thanks for bringing him over!”
“It’s what I should do”
I hear shuffling sound on the background, then Bill starts shouting.
“Grandma, I wanna speak with Anna… I wanna speak with Anna!”
She laughed. “Anna, Bill wants to speak with you!”
“Ok, let him”
I wait a few seconds, then I hear Bill’s voice.
“Anna, are you gonna bring uncle over next time?”
“Yeah, sure!”
I can feel him jumping up and down.
“Wow! That’s nice… I love you now!”
“Awwwn, really?”
“Yeah, I love you, I love you, I love you… I will marry you when I grow up!”
I laugh.
“You will marry me?”
This got Klaus’ attention, he stopped typing on his phone and turns to me… He frowns at me questioningly but I ignore him.
I hear aunt telling Bill he can’t marry me, because I’m Klaus’fiancee.
“I don’t care! I’ll marry her!” He told aunt stubbornly.
I just keep laughing, meanwhile someone is fuming beside me.
“You’ll marry me, right Anna?”
He’s such a cute boy, I can’t break his tiny heart.
“Yes, I’ll marry you!”
“You. Will. Marry. Who?!” Klaus growls.
I didn’t reply him, he grits his teeth and glare at me.
“Put it on speakerphone!”
I ignore him and listen to Bill.
“I love you, say you love me too!”
“I love you too…” I didn’t complete my words before Klaus snatched my phone.
“Stay. Away. From. My. Fiancee!!” He growled into the phone and hang up.
I rolled my eyes at his jealousy.
“You’re just being jealous over everything”
“We’ll talk about this when we get home!” He said and shove my phone in his pocket.
He continues typing on his phone with a very deep scowl on his face…I guess this is gonna be a silent and boring ride home!
