"Chapter 23- Disturbing Truth"

[9:21 pm]

'clack...' Kein went into the estate with frizzed hair, "what in the world- fix your hair my goodness," Belinda said as she stood up from her chair holding a newspaper, "oh, sorry," Klein mumbled exhaustedly, "so... how's your work?" Belinda cheerfully asked, "chaos, war, greed, exhausted," he repeatedly said as he walk past Belinda, "my goodness," she said placing down the newspaper, "Madame is in the garden, better greet her this evening," Belinda said while helping Klein take off his coat, "I will," he shortly responds.

***

"Good Evening," he politely greeted as he saw his grandma stargazing in the garden, "how was your work?" she said as she glanced at him with a smile, she walked towards a table beside Klein's position, "sit here with me," she pulled out the chair for him, he sat after he patted the dust on his suit, "I heard what you did in the company," she said as soon as she sat down on another chair, she looked at Klein and saw him sweating buckets, "you worked hard that's what I heard," she said while looking above the dark blue sky, "I see," he nervously responds, "work harder, and aim higher in life... Klein," she looked at him, "don't aim higher in drugs though," she jokingly said, both of them laughed,

"I will work hard and aim high but not on drugs," he chuckled, she looked at him smiling but her eyes were serious, "what is it?" he asked as he saw her looking directly and seriously at him, "I will soon get older, and fade away from this world," she said as small tears started filling her eyes, "my life is short, too short, and the days where I was young I made the most regrettable decision that haunted me in my life," she said as she ready her napkins, "what is it?" he asked curiously,

"killing the love of her life and ruined him in front of her eyes," she said while small tears started flowing down, "yo- you mean, you killed my mother's first lover?" his eyes widened as he looked at her, "I didn't mean to, the reason she neglected you because you almost resembled him in her eyes, even though you don't carry his blood," she said looking away,

"wh- what do you mean by you ruined him in front of her eyes?" he asked as his eyes staggered, "I ruined and tarnished him in front of your mother, telling her and manipulating her that he is using her for her money and others more," she said with a guilt feeling, "I made evidence to prove my lie, I made her believe and leave him in the dark, in my palms," she said getting ready to be hated,

"The reason why she neglected you is because of me," she said looking down on the ground avoiding his stare, "I'm glad you told me the truth, and I hope you're really regretting what you did," he said expressionless, "I am, I really am, I can't atone my sin with bribery, I can't do anything to be clean," she said looking down still avoiding his stare, "and what is the reason why you have to tell me this?" he calmly said as he looks at her, "I want you to know that love whoever you want, and I won't interfere just like what I did before, and I want you to hate me until I die," she honestly said, "why?" he asked with his brows knotted, "I don't deserve to be loved by anyone because of what I did, and I don't want to be loved anyway since I'm almost there to my end,"

"will you be happy if I hated you to death?" he asked as soon as she stood up from her chair, "does it matter If I'm happy or not?" she asked turning away, "it matters to me because you're my relative and we share the same blood, even if you did something dirty," he stood from his chair, "I forgive you since it's all from the past, you regretted your actions from the past, that's all matter to me," Klein gestured as he talks, "do as you like... as I said, I won't interfere," she said leaving the garden quickly leaving Klein standing there.

***

"how's your talk with your grandma?" Belinda asked as went into his room with a tray of snacks, "it's so-so," he answered, she noticed Klein be disturbed after having a conversation with her grandma, "did something happen? you seemed to be bummed than before," she said as she placed the tray on his bed, "a lot, work, now this?" he sighed exhaustedly, "well it seems like you and your grandma had a serious conversation, I shouldn't butt in," she said, "I have to go now, you better eat the snacks I left," she said reaching the doorknob,

'clack!'

'If you just knew what happened, but I don't want you to be disturbed also,' he placed the snacks somewhere else, he jumped on his bed and squirmed, covering himself with soft blankets, 'so...tired,' he thought as soon he felt like he cannot move, his eyelids closed as soon as he deeply breathes, he felt like drowning on his soft bed but he slept still,

'goodnight.' he thought to himself.