Chapter 9

Watching the raindrops slide in the window while the car is moving. Her eyes look at each drop of the rain while she in deep thought. Staring blankly outside the window while her mind in deep thought.

The driver speak at her, “Young miss, do you want me to order some food?”.

She glance at him and nod.

With simple gesture the driver understand it immediately. He enter the drive through and order some foods. Before continuing there journey.

Her mind is still blank. Things happen fast for her. As if someone touch the fast forward button. She let out a deep sigh. Few miles from where she is her grandfather mansion place. And she need to move in his mansion. He was not asking her but it was a command she cannot say no even she want to. All of her belongings where already on his mansion.

She want to kill her butler for not calling her immediately. His report are late and she hate it. Though she trust him. She was sure that grandfather did everything to make him busy and so that he cant make a report. ‘Poor man’ she said in her thought. Her thought still drifting as they come near to her grandfather mansion. She only comeback to her senses when the driver open the door.

Walking out from the car she notice the servant are line up in the entrance while bowing there head. One of her eyebrow raise by there welcome. She look at the driver. The man scratch its head as he speak, “welcome back young miss”. Ian replied raising her voice, “everyone know I hate this kind of treatment”, she paused. Then speak again “raise your head and go back inside, I don’t want to happen this again even if my grandpa’s order”, she said with full of authority. She walk fast, and enter the mansion without glancing the servant.

Her grandfather is walking down from the stairs. She approach him while pouting.

Seeing his grandchild making a pout he known she is displeased. He raised his hand and caress her head as he speak, “ Child, I know you hate extravagant, special treatment but you must understand that you’re a heir, a heir must be treated as a heir,” he said.

“I don’t complain about other things, but I am not that above, I don’t mind a greeting but there is no need to bow there head. And the head maid and butler is enough to greet me. If ever they see me it is enough to greet me, grandpa”, her respond.

His eyes show so much fondness, as he speak, “forgive this old man, he only want the best for you. About your request I will keep that in mind”. He smile gently as they go back upstairs.

She hug him in the waist as they walk in the hallway towards to her room. Her room located on the end of the hallway, though it can be seen from a quite a distance because of its door, among all doors her room is special. She painted it, and every detail in her room is her idea. She smile as they come near to her room. Its been awhile since she come to her room. Many people always though that there are no room and it was just a wall. Because she painted a forest on the whole wall, it took her months to finish the whole wall.

As they arrive on her door, she caress the wall, remembering why she painted a forest covered with snow with a full moon. She caress the snow that sparkling because of the moonlight. And she don’t understand why she feel empty every time she see her painting. She sigh and look back to her grandpa, putting her thought in the back of her mind.

“ I cant still believe at the young age you can paint this huge wall,”, he said with admiration.

She smile and hug him, “I cant believe it too, I never imagine I could finish this”.

“ well what can I say, my grandchild is quite talented,” he said proudly.

“whom I come after,” she said before letting go. She smile at her grandfather before entering her room.

Inside her room is quite different from the outside, her room look bright and relaxing. As if you are above the sky when the sky is clear, and have few clouds around. Though it only happen when the room has enough light. It has a different story when the room is dark, stars start to glow from her bedroom walls. Making her room a starry night. But when sunlight hit her room and some part don’t her room become night and day.

She look around open her wardrobe. At the last door she remember that a special painting was hidden from a pile of clothes and no one dare to touch it. She took it out and place it beside with her latest painting. After putting it beside to her latest work she goes to the bathroom. She smile seeing her bathroom, ‘nothing has change’ her whisper.

While in the bath she cant remember what did she paint on the painting she kept hidden. She turn off the shower and get dress fast as she could. She cant understand herself why she’s rushing. While questioning herself, she see herself standing in front of two of her paintings.

She raise her hand, her hand is shaking in anticipation, slowly she remove the cover her eyebrow furrow as the cover start to peel off and gradually reveal what is inside.

Her eyes start to widen in shock, she cant believe her eyes. ‘ no no no,’ her chant as she uncover her latest painting. Her tears roll down to her cheeks. She paint the same person. The first one happen when they haven’t meet each other. And the other painting happen when they met after its performance.

Her head move side by side. She cant believe she painted him when she was young. And it is exact replica of her latest art work. Her mind is full of question while looking at the two painting. She need to clear her mind.

At the corner of her eyes she see her the head board. Where at the wall is painted with big tree. The trunk has a door. And a few window in the upper part of the trunk. And there is a girl holding a cat. She start to feel relax and push her thought about the two paintings in the back of her mind. And decide to cover the two paintings.

As she cover her first painting of Noah she notice her signature with a date. She paint Noah when she’s having a weird dream