SOMETIMES WE WANT TO PROTECT

The cold breeze freezing her feet still she walks with a smile. She saw from long Lar standing there, his face not clear.

She rushed to him. But unfortunately, he walked away too fast. She ran after him calling Lar! Lar! Don't go! Suddenly Lar disappeared, she woke from the dream calling Lar. The car stopped for a second, she held her breath. They reached home.

It was a big mansion with big walls. There is high protection, and no one can enter there without permission. The bodyguards standing there inform that they have arrived, and the staff opened the gate with the remote control.

The car slowly entered. It was beautiful. She looked around and said, 'It's changed a lot.'

Poppy said, 'Lots changed, but it's all unhappy because they all missed our Aira baby,'

She walks in the garden a little, suddenly she hears a sound, and it was 'Jar' and 'Sira'.

They both run towards Aira, and they start to lick her and show her happy after seeing her. She fell because they both are heavy. And she started to laugh loudly.

She called them and said "Oh! My babies, I miss you lots''. They both wagged its tail and licked her again. She hugged them.

The Jar and Sira are the two babies of Lars' dog 'Betty'. Aira took them to the mansion, when they were born because unfortunately, Betty died, because of the sadness disease. She was sad because she missed Lar and his grandfather. Aira hugged them again and kissed them.

Poppy scolded them, and they both ran; he told Aira, 'you don't want to see your surprise.'

She stood up and walked with poppy. Her dress and face are all with mud and full of dirt.

The door opened, and a lady with a worried face and short hair came out. She looks so young and beautiful. But she is a tough woman.

It was Aira's Mom, and she looked at Aira closely then started to scold her for making them worry, and said, 'Go and wash yourself, it looks dirty, you grew up, you're not a kid.'

Suddenly someone shouted, 'Who is bullying my princess?"

An old woman with a bright face and a great smile comes down from the staircase. Aira ran toward her calling 'Grana' and hugged her tight.

The old woman is Aira's grandmother 'Amaya.' She called her Grana from little. She is the surprise that poppy said.

The Grana is the only one who has the power to scold everyone in the house. She is the master of the house, and she loves Aira unconditionally, she will do anything for Aira. Even Aira's father and mother are nothing in front of her Grana.

'William' the Poppy is the only staff that Grana trusts the most; he is a friend of her late husband 'Jorge,' and it's been 40 years he is working there, and he is the most trusting person.

Her mother came back from Landon only for Aira, and she wants to bring her back to London.

Grana moved to Daegu, the city where her husband's memories live. It's been a year since she left the Mansion; After Aira moved to London, she felt lonely in Mansion. Grana came back to the mansion because Poppy informed her of everything that happened here.

Aira cried and said, 'I don't want to go to London, Grana, I want to stay here.'

Her mother said, 'That is not possible, you need to come back with me.'

'No one can take her back without her permission, and my permission do you hear Samira?' Grana said.

Samira said, 'Mom, what are you saying! I came here, leaving all the work behind only for her.'

Aira got sad and said, 'Then go back and handle your work that all matters to you, not me, you only love your work, not me,' and run to her room crying.

Samira said, 'Aira, that's not what I meant.'

Granna said, 'No more discussion let her rest first its lots for today.'

Aira just sat beside her window and looked at the nest in the tree, the mother bird feeding their child and the father bird watching them, and she said the lucky bird.

"Sometimes we only want to hear some lovely words"

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The moon looks shining with its stars around. It's like it's smiling with happiness. Someone came to Aira's room to call her for dinner. She didn't see her before.

Aira asked, 'are you new here?'

She replied, "Yes, little master.'

Aira said, 'don't call me little master I'm not, it feels weird and I don't like it, you can call me Aira, everyone calls me with that name; anyways what is your name?'

She said, "You're very sweet; I'm Lilly."

Aira said, 'You look like my aunty, is it ok, if I call you Lilly aunty.'

Lilly said, 'Yes, Aira baby you can call me that, I love to hear that.'

Aira asked, 'Lilly Aunty, do you have children?'

Lilly said, 'Yes, I have a daughter who is about your age.'

Aira asked, 'Aunty what you do if your daughter is sad.'

Lilly laughed, and said, 'I will just hug her tight, and I will tell her don't worry, Mom is here for you.'

Aira said, 'Your daughter is very lucky you are very lovely.'

Lilly said, 'Not only me every mother is lovely towards her child, and your mom also is lovely too sometimes you don't see it, do you know baby she didn't eat anything and didn't rest, she waited for you here standing in the front door looking worried.'

Lilly said, 'Now come for dinner, your Mom specially prepared everything for you.'

Aira smiled a little and asked, 'Is it real? Is mom? I can't believe it!'

They went down while talking; Lilly and Aira got close very easily.

Samira and Grana were waiting for Aira at the table.

Grana asked, 'Did you rest my baby? How are you feeling now?'

Aira said, 'I'm feeling a little tired, but it's ok; I'm fine; Grana after seeing you.'

Samira said to Poppy, call our family doctor and tell him to come tomorrow.

Grana said, 'Now eat first.'

Aira expects her Mom to tell her that she made all this for her; she just eats that makes Aira even sad. Aira starts to eat in anger.

Suddenly Samira's phone rang. It was Aira's Dad.

Samira picked up the call and asked, 'Honey is everything ok? Did you sign the contract? And said we will be back in a week, Suddenly Grana said, 'Give me the phone.'

Samira gives the phone to Grana.

Grana said, 'Jake, Aira wants to live here, she doesn't want to go to London, and I don't want her to force, so I decide that she will live here until she graduates.'

Suddenly Samira said, 'but Mom.'

Grana cut her out, and said, 'It's my final decision, I don't want any arguments again.'

Aira hugged Grana and said thank you, Grana; I love you a lot.

Jake and Samira just obey her and finalize the decision that Aira will live here until graduation.

Samira worried so much after the decision. And she took the phone and went outside to talk privately with Jake.

Samira said, 'Honey, I'm really worried, what we do if something happens.'

Jake said, 'I will try to come back and convince Mom; please don't worry, dear.'

Samira said, 'how could I not if something happens to our daughter what we do? I won't forgive myself.'

She cut the phone and cried.

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Why Samira want to bring Aira back to London?

Why is she worried about Aira?

Let's find out, read the next chapter.

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"Sometimes we just want to protect our loving person from getting hurt so it's OK to be rude sometimes"