behind the garden wall

chapter 8

❖ || Look around you and you will see that you are deceived || ❖

In the morning of the capital, the sky is adorned with a clear blue color, disturbed by white cotton pieces that leave a clear effect of large shadows on the scattered houses and green spaces...

In the family home, as every time, the silent person is the first to wake up before dawn, even before dawn. He sits on the couch with one of the books covered in a bright cover in his hand, turning its pages very quietly.

Broad-shouldered, he came down the stairs, carrying the black suitcase, the same color as his clothes, and put the suitcase by the stairs and spoke to Martin who had just come out of the kitchen licking his fingers after he had stolen from the sweets in the fridge.

Have you spoken to Joe yet?

Martin raised his head to him, shook his head in order, then continued his walk, taking his phone out of the back pocket of his pants. He tried to open the code while walking with his head lowered until one of them surprised him as he pulled the phone from his hands, and headed to the kitchen. Who holds the phone with her palm, to shut up

Do not use the phone while you are walking.

Martin raised his hands in disapproval and looked annoyed at his big brother James, who surprised him by throwing his phone back, so he shouted in horror at the dear heart that settled in Mateo's hands, so the blonde smiled, waving the phone. Martin extended his hand and said an order.

Return the phone quickly.

Mateo laughed sarcastically, his hands crossed in feigned disbelief as he shook his head

- truly? ... What will you do if I don't return it?

Martin snapped his fingers with his fist and turned his head to the sides, ready to take a risk to save the princess from the clutches of the hideous dragon... He took two steps and was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell, which sounded like a canary. The twins trotted by, shouting Ed's name

The two young men looked at each other with fiery glances expressing many promises. They sighed at the same time when a loud voice of a person with an English accent penetrated their ears, composing his greeting, followed by another voice. Matteo sighed nervously because of the noise that had come and will replace the current calm. Martin and James fled after the storm that was about to enter.

Matteo went to the kitchen and sat next to his grandfather, hoping that they would not enter the kitchen, but one of them surprised him as he embraced him from behind and uttered a cheerful foreign accent.

- Bonjour Matty...

reply calmly

- Damn you

The foreigner frowned and hugged him more, so the grandfather laughed at their behavior. The foreigner noticed his presence, so he left Matteo and ran towards the grandfather. He embraced him with more force than Matteo and said in a loud voice

- Good morning senior

Matteo looked at him sarcastically and indignantly

Stop mixing your hieroglyphs with our language.

He wanted to answer him, but he was interrupted by a tall man with blue hair and brown eyes. He sat at the table across from them. He straightened his seat and spoke quietly.

Bonjour...

Matteo answered him and found him happy with them until he noticed that one of them had disappeared, and he said in his hoarse voice

- Didn't you bring Toby with you?

Blue raised his eyes to the grandfather and smiled, saying

- He's in the park playing with the twins.

Silence settled over the place, so the foreigner smiled at noticing Matteo's straying, so he walked on tiptoes and stood behind him, then closed his eyes quickly. Matteo grinned his face and said nervously

- Edgar, what are you doing, get away from me?

The other, Edgar, shook his head, denying the idea, and added with a laugh

- You didn't notice my hair, so I won't leave you until you guess what color it is.

Matteo tried to extricate himself as he put his hands on Edgar's palms and pushed them, but the other one was stronger than him, so he said the blue called George

Stop your childish behavior...

Edgar laughed with the grandfather who added

- Yes, stop this, Ed. Matteo has responsibilities now and he is old...

Matteo wanted to object or deny what his grandfather said, but Edgar left him quickly and sat in front of the grandfather, saying quickly

And his happiness

- Don't tell me Mateo decided to get married? .

Completed George laughing at the angry

Oh, and finally, after all these years, we will see him as a responsible husband

Grandpa Leonardo laughed hard and chuckled

Better yet, he became a father.

The two grunted in shock and their eyes widened as Mateo stood up and gave a breakdown

- Grandpa, what are you saying? ....

The two of them woke up from their shock and approached the grandfather and spoke at a high speed, in succession, not allowing Matteo to reply.

- How is that ?

- How long has he had a son?

- We've been with him for five years, so when did he get it?

He betrayed us and he who says I hate girls is a liar.

Who is his mother? .

"I didn't realize yet that little Mateo would do such a thing... Was he delirious? Oh my God, we would be in trouble if the media exposed this..."

Do not tell me that he left his son or that he will get a story like the movies, a father leaves his infant son and then meets him after he grows up and loves him and apologizes to him, after which it appears that his son is a big gangster or from the mafia...

Only when did it happen, what happened, and how did it happen? I will re-educate him if I know that he left the girl alone and took his son.

I secretly marry her, what about poor Heather?

"I will cry, cruel world... By the way, where is his son?" Am I still an infant, or is the boy...

Edgar's words were interrupted when something hit his head, something hard and black in color, so he lowered his head to look at the shoe that was cushioning his lap after he had a concussion...

Then he looked back where Matteo looked at them with blood and a great desire to shed blood, dissect their bodies, then bury them and dance on their graves.

Matthew, how long have you had a child?

Matteo turned in shock to his aunt. He almost spoke and shouted at them, but he was silent when those present exploded with laughter at his shocked and collapsed features. George groaned and added seriously.

- Well, Mr. Leo, I really want to know what you mean by becoming a father?

The grandfather was about to speak, but Matthew interrupted him as he justified himself before his grandfather's stories tarnished him

- He's just joking, don't take him seriously. What he means is that I became responsible for my brother.

Ooh, a short one came out of the mouth of the two, and they looked at the grandfather, then quickly, after they realized what Mateo was saying, they screamed at the same time, and they stood up from the chair, and he fell to the ground.

- Your brother? ...

He raised both of his eyebrows and shook his head in disapproval of what they had done. George said quietly

- Can your ban kindly explain to us what is happening, since when did you have a brother?

Matteo took the cup of juice, sipped from it to anger them with his calmness, then pushed him away happily. He caught sight of George's looks, which turned cold and bloody, so he swallowed his breath and muttered to them.

- I have a brother...he was in the orphanage. My mother left him after she ran away from home and left them...

He took a breath as he looked at the table top and continued

- I did not think for a moment that she would do this, her marriage was expected, but this is not...

The two remained silent while watching Mateo's looks as he pressed the edges of the table with force. Leon smiled, placing his palm on his smaller one and said:

It's not your fault, Matthew, it's your right.

Matteo smiled and shook his head, George blushed and parted his lips to speak, interrupted by Edgar loudly

- I want to see your brother, how old is he? Is it beautiful or not?

He was interrupted by Julia's entry, smiling. She put the food on the table and added

It's lunch time, eat before you go.

The twins came in behind them laughing loudly. Rose looked at Matthew and sat next to him and said

- What time is the plane? .

Matteo turned his eyes, as they were anxious to expel him from the house, so that they would mess with his room and ruin it, then put a prank on him in it, as usual, keeping all their behavior

"It's in two hours... I'll leave Toby with you. Take good care of him."

The two shouted happily at George's words

Minutes later, Martin walked in, completely ignoring the two of them, and they did the same thing after his last operation. Eugene was behind him, and he was walking slowly.