The ski resort in Ekeberg was a popular place for families. It was very crowded and the lines for the lift were endless.
The first thing Kail did was to rent ski gear for both of them. Then he took her to the store to buy her a ski outfit.
At first, Silje adamantly refused, “Kail, I don’t need that. It’s not like I go skiing often.”
Kail looked at her silently before emphasizing his reply, “Then let me ask you one thing. Will you never go skiing with me after this? Is that it? Are you saying it will never happen again?”
He was always like this. He didn’t outright force her, but he convinced her by cornering her with his own logic. Silje had no choice but to reply, “You don’t have to be like that. And no, I’m not saying I will never go skiing with you again.”
Nodding in satisfaction, Kail handed his credit card to the clerk.
“Here, put everything on this.”
Si
Kail flew toward her like lightning and pushed Silje out of the way. She fell onto the snow, but she was able to avoid crashing with the middle-aged woman.“Oh, my head hurts…”Silje murmured as she touched her head.Kail saved her again. She could’ve been hurt very badly, but he saved her.Was Kail okay? Silje moaned as she tried to stand up. When she turned around, she spotted Kail standing there just fine as the middle-aged woman apologized to him.“Kail!”Silje walked to him as fast as she could and said to him in a rough voice, “Kail? Are you okay? Are you hurt? Should we go to the hospital?”Kail’s forehead was bleeding since it had been scratched by his goggles. Calmly, he replied, “Gosh, I got hurt because of somebody, so that somebody should give me a thank-you kiss, don’t you think?”Thank-you kiss?Standing on the bright snowy slope, Silj
Kail sat down leisurely and smiled as Silje blinked in awe. She knew it was going to be beautiful, but the scene in front of her was much more than what she could ever have imagined.Fresh air, the blue Scandinavian ocean, and the fjord.Her heart beat fast as she gasped for breath.It was amazing.The beauty she witnessed out the window was otherworldly. Silje couldn’t take her eyes off the windows. It was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen in her life and she wondered if she was dreaming.Kail grinned, looking at Silje like she was a young child going on a picnic for the first time. At first she thought he was laughing at her, but when he caressed her hair, she flinched in surprise. When she turned to him, Kail said to her in a gravelly voice, “Just enjoy this moment.”She wasn’t sure if he meant anything by it, but he just smiled.Clink.Silje suddenly heard a clear sound and realized that Kai
Did Kail feel the same way?When they returned to the living room, Kail hugged Silje tightly. He trapped her in his arms, and quietly he told her his story.That night, it was just the two of them.His green eyes were fixed on hers and in his usual gloomy voice, he whispered to her.“When I was young, I was afraid of lightning and thunder. Whenever there was a rainstorm, my mother would sing a lullaby for me. She would tell me that the big ocean waves were nothing to be afraid of. She would tell me that if I listened carefully, I should be able to hear the Valkyrie’s song through the thunder. She said that nothing bad will happen to good children. Jormungand will only take crying children and that would make me stop crying immediately.”Kail’s hair was a mess and his body was covered in sweat. He looked down at Silje and whispered, “Do you get it? Like the Jormungand, I am going to wrap myself around your beautiful bod
“Is that so? He fell for that Asian bitch?”Listening to the report on Kail by her spy on the phone, Ingrid thought carefully.She had white-blond hair and pale skin. With her sharp eyes, Ingrid looked like the Ice Queen.She ordered decisively, “No. We need to take care of him as soon as possible. I thought about it and his existence is unacceptable. He hates me, and if something happens to the old man, that bastard will not let me live. The old man won’t live for long. Rolf is not doing well and when he dies, Kail will take me out. Before that happens, I need to get rid of him.”Ingrid said in an annoyed voice, “And that Asian bitch… What if she gets pregnant with Kail’s child? We better make sure that doesn’t happen. I was wondering who he would end up with, but I never imagined it would be an Asian girl. He definitely has gone crazy.”She bit her red nails in frustration.&ldqu
In the abandoned farm, the police also found Ingrid’s dead pet dog covered in flies. Ingrid remembered the gruesome scene and shivered.‘My Lala died instead of me. My poor dog… She died such a horrible death. That crazy bastard!’In the same place, the cops also found Kail.Rolf and Hannah’s son.Rolf brought his son back to the mansion. It was then that he registered Kail for a birth certificate, and that was why Kail was attending the same grade as Silje. His first three years of life was a mystery to everyone.Fredrick, Kail’s paternal grandfather, raised him in an impossibly strict manner. Kail grew up like a wild animal with Larson and when Fredrick got his hands on Kail, he used a whip to tame him.Ingrid thought to herself.‘People may think Kail has become civilized, but I know he is still an animal. At least that incident with Larson helped me. I was able to play victim and gain Rol
Kail’s storage building on the school grounds became their little meeting place.Bach’s Goldberg variations was playing beautifully. Kail and Silje were sitting together on the comfortable sofa. He would kiss her passionately for one minute, then turn to his canvas in the next.Silje watched him as his fingers moved fast.On the white canvas was Silje goddess-like figure. The painting looked confident and seductive as it stared back at Kail.She looked elegant, dreamy, and sad all at the same time.Momento mori.His lettering tattoo was now familiar to her. Studying the tattoo for the 100th time, Silje couldn’t stop admiring Kail.Was he painting this to remember that night forever?Listening to Bach, she watched him expertly paint. She smiled slowly.“You are like a real artist. Is there anything you can’t do, Kail?” She joked adorably, “You’re like the Da Vinci of Norway.
Kail’s home was much bigger than Silje expected.Squeak.After they got off his car, they opened the giant metal front door and walked in. Silje was greeted by the luxurious and giant reception area and the servants were waiting with their heads bowed respectfully in front of the marble stairs.Wood floors, extravagant decorations, and expensive furniture.The living areas were surrounded by huge windows overlooking the gorgeous garden.It was an intimidating and elegant castle. Silje could see the swans swimming in the garden pond through the windows. Inside the house, calm classical music was playing. All the lights were on, almost blinding Silje.Suddenly, they heard the ominous clicks of the high heels coming down the stairs. When Silje looked up, it was a woman with platinum-blond hair in a white muslin dress and a fur shawl.“Kail…!”Her voice echoed as she walked towards them slowly.&ldqu
The servants giggled, making Ingrid grit her teeth in embarrassment and anger. As she walked away with a limp, the servants finally erupted into loud laughter. They were laughing at how Silje and Kail made Ingrid look stupid.When Kail reached the top of the stairs, he gently let Silje down. Looking at him knowingly, she said to him, “Nice performance, but I can walk on my own, you know.”She raised her eyebrows at him. What happened so far was unforgettable. Kail smiled and hugged her quietly.“Let’s go to my room.”Silje glanced at him and as they started to walk, she said to him, “I can’t breathe when you are hugging me this tight. Loosen up a little, will you?”Kail grinned.“Why aren’t you asking me anything about what just happened?”“I am curious, but it doesn’t seem like you want to explain.”Kail nodded and Silje joked, “By the wa