Daniel took a deep breath and looked at his bleeding hand again. He sneered, perhaps right now, no one but Daniel could understand how pathetic his appearance was.
“Caring what I do, just ignore me. Just let me die slowly.”
Daniel's words echoed in the quiet space. But every word that came out was like a knife that cut straight through Daniel's heart. A new wound overlaps an old one that has yet to heal. How long has Daniel's heart been smoldering with blood? Now he doesn't care anymore.Then Daniel just fell asleep like that. Perhaps this is the only way Daniel can temporarily forget all this suffering.
That evening I was served dinner to Brian's family for the first time.Under the luxurious ceiling lights. A sumptuous dining table is set out. I see that everything is prepared in every detail. Even the smallest details are carefully prepared. The dining table, tablecloths, and vases to candles are also arranged in a very delicate way.
Everything is splendid like a party instead of a family dinner.
After serving the food, everyone stood to the side. After waiting for a while, I finally saw Mr. James go down with his wife. The two sat at the table and the butler Lucas poured Mr. James a glass of wine.
At this point, I see Mr. James hasn't eaten yet, but it seems like he's waiting for something. I guess it's because Daniel hasn't appeared yet.
"I see you should limit your drinking, the doctor said alcohol will not be good for your health."
Seeing Mr. James drinking, Mrs. Adele immediately spoke up.
“I know, but only a little.”
"But just this one more time."
Mr. James smiled at Mrs. Adela and then looked around the table once as if searching for something.
Butler Lucas saw it and asked Mr. What does James need.
"What do you need, master?"
"I didn't see my son, he didn't have dinner?"
“A little while ago, I knocked on the door of the master's room, but there was no answer. But he told me if he didn't reply, don't bother."
The face of Mr. James immediately showed some thoughtful features. I could see him sighing, even though it was a very small act that probably no one saw. But I can still see the worry as well as some guilt in Mr. James.
Then seemed to sense my observation. Mr. James looked at me, the way our eyes met made me feel flustered, and looked away. I don't know why I did that, but it was probably because of the noon incident.
Although I did nothing wrong, after meeting that gaze of Mr. James, I feel like I've just been caught doing something bad.
I lowered my head, but now I can still feel Mr. James looking at me.
At this point my heart started to beat fast, I was worried that Mr. James will ask me something. But then he was silent again. It wasn't until I heard the sound of knives and forks moving across the table that I dared to look up.
"Perhaps he's tired and doesn't want to eat, remember to bring him food later."
I saw that Mr. James's face had returned to its original seriousness. I can feel Mr. James's concern for Daniel in every word. But I still don't understand what happened between the two of them. It may be anger, it may be that is so angry that Mr. James beats his son even though he loves Daniel very much.
Although before when my mother and I were still in our paternal grandparents' house. We don't count as having a good time there. But I can still remember the scene where people eat and talk together. Although my mother and I were never part of that story.
But here, the atmosphere was so quiet that only the sound of knives and forks moving could be heard. From time to time, I hear Mrs. Adela talking about her designer handbags and dresses. Then Mr. James would nod his head as if he were following her story intently. Then everything fell silent.
After dinner, Mrs. Adela and Mr. James went upstairs, and everyone started to clean the dishes. Even though my hand hurt a lot, I still tried not to show it to anyone.
Butler Lucas told me to bring the food upstairs to check if Daniel was awake.
I carry the tray of food that my arm runs because of the pain. When I stood in front of Daniel's room, I was a little nervous. It's not I'm thinking about what happened at noon. But I'm afraid I don't know how to face him. I don't know what words to use to make Daniel not angry with me anymore.
I stood in front of the door like that for a long time, I didn't feel like it was okay to stand like that forever. I took a deep breath bravely and then carefully knock on his room door.
"Master Daniel."
Although I knew Daniel was still in the room, my response was silence. I was a little confused, but then I knocked on the door again.
“Master Daniel, I brought you food. Are you in the room?”
“...''
"If you don't answer, I will open the door inside."
“Leave the food outside.”
I finally got a reply. I felt a little joy in my heart.
I carefully set the tray down gently. I feel like I'm taking care of a sulky little brother.
"Thanks, I'll give you food out here, remember to eat, or you'll go hungry."
After that, I knew what I meant and left. Until now after that happened, I still haven't seen Daniel come out of the room, maybe he's hungry now. I even purposely prepared more food than the butler Lucas told me. Because I'm afraid he won't eat enough.
After Vivian left, Daniel opened the door to the room, he looked at the tray of food with a cold face. Maybe it's because I'm tired of these tasteless dishes. If it weren't for his gastritis, he wouldn't have bothered to touch this pile of food.
Daniel looked at the food, then took a bite. Suddenly Daniel's eyes light up, and his eyes widen. His face also became surprised. Daniel took another piece, then another. It was as if it had been a long time since Daniel had eaten such a delicious meal.
After devouring all the food on the table, Daniel looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't believe it. Daniel really couldn't believe he could eat all this food alone. How long has it been since Daniel felt he was living like this?No more boring dishes, or hard-to-swallow condiments. It's all meaningless. He had once again tasted familiar flavors. The taste that he will never forget until the day he dies.Suddenly a tear fell on Daniel's wounded palm. The burning pain came, awakening Daniel who was still bewildered.Why is he crying? Why? The reason why, Daniel does not know anymore. Perhaps it was because he felt emotional when he found something long lost.That's right, this is the taste. The taste of familiar dishes. The taste contains love in every dish that his mother cooked for him before. Thinking that after so many years, those beautiful memories would be buried forever in the past, today Daniel can once again find them.Like a child searching for his lost toy. Daniel
Early in the morning, when the dew drops are still sleeping on the leaves. The faint sunlight still lurks behind the gray clouds in the sky. Because it is winter, everything seems to put on a gloomy color.A cold wind blew, and I saw pedestrians in the street cowering in their collars. I let out a breath and rubbed my hands which were shaking from the cold. Then gently took mother's hands, which were turning pale from the cold, and began to breathe to give them warmth."Mom, are you okay?" I looked and asked my mother. My mother's face was pale from the cold. The lips are also dry which starts to become chapped.The middle-aged woman shook her head, then gave a reluctant smile to indicate that she was fine. I know my mother is not fine with asthma. But I know my mom always pretends to be okay so as not to worry me.The cold of winter reminds me of the days of living paternal grandparents' house. That is a large luxury mansion but without the warmth of an ordinary house. I still rememb
After we were kicked out of the house, there was nowhere else to go. Life was extremely difficult. We have to work hard day and night to be able to carry on with life. And to be able to continue my mother's asthma treatment.I dropped out of school and worked a lot of hard jobs to earn money.Once, while working, I accidentally picked up someone's wallet that dropped. Luckily I found it and returned it to its owner. After that, when I was on my way home from work, I was harassed by a man. Even though I tried to escape, the man still refused to let me go. When I upset them, he started to get angry and wanted to attack me.I thought for sure that I wouldn't be able to withstand this blow. At that moment, a young man appeared out of nowhere to rescue me. When I calmed down, I saw that the man had run away. I looked up and saw the man again. It was the man who had dropped his wallet earlier. And the person who just helped me was his bodyguard.After helping me up, the middle-aged man too
We followed the butler timidly, although curious, we dared not touch anything in this house.Although from the outside this mansion looks very luxurious. But when we stepped inside, we were overwhelmed by the magnificence of this place. All are decorated in a classical style. Everything here makes me think that I just stepped into a castle in some fairy tale.My mother and I were shown around every corner of the house. Inside to outside from top to bottom. Even the garden outside is not missing a bit. Walking until our legs were tired, we were allowed to sit and rest for a while. I unconsciously looked at the mansion once more."It's been a bit rude for me to not introduce myself to you by name. My name is Lucas Alexander and I am the butler of this place, and what's your name?""My name is Emma Iowa, and my daughter's name is Vivian Helen."“Vivian Helen, Emma Lowa? The names are beautiful. But it feels familiar, I seem to have heard it somewhere.”We looked at each other, then got a
That face was so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes off it for a moment. A beauty I've never seen before. Maybe that's the person the butler told me about this morning. It's Daniel, the son of Mr. James, who owns this mansion.Daniel sat by the window sill looking at the moon without realizing that someone was peeking at him.Tonight is another sleepless night like any other. Whenever he can't sleep, Daniel still looks at the sky like this. Just like when his mother was alive, she used to say if something went wrong. Just look at the night sky. The moonlight will gently shine, and take away all the troubles that we are hiding in our hearts.Although Daniel knows that he will forever be unable to let go of the burden in his heart. But every time he looked at the shining moon, he felt like he was close to his mother. The good memories of the past when Daniel still had his mother kept coming back.Daniel's family memories used to be beautiful. But now it's like shards of a mirror. C
The next day, I was informed by the butler Lucas that Mr. James had returned from a business trip. All the people working in the house stepped out into the hall, standing in two rows on either side. We all gathered in the lobby to celebrate Mr. James' return.The sound of a car stopping in front of the lobby door. Getting out of the car with Mr. James was a very beautiful woman. She wearing a dress together with an expensive handbag exudes a rich and powerful aura.I looked up at the beautiful woman who had just passed me. My eyes can't leave her. Every Jack has his Jill. A rich and powerful man, of course, must also be next to an outstandingly beautiful woman."Daniel, I'm back."I looked in the direction that Mr. James looked.At this time, upstairs was a young man with a cold face. Eyes seem to be able to freeze everything.Daniel upstairs looked down with extremely cold eyes. Don't say a word and leave.“You see, Daniel is not polite at all..”“…”Mr. James didn't say anything,