behind the garden wall

chapter6

❖ || I understand what you're talking about.|| ❖

The sun moved away until it disappeared behind the pages of the earth and the luminous buildings, leaving a red and orange color behind it

In the Schans quarter, in the big house, Matteo, wholly wet, entered, raising the ends of his trousers, and the drops of water preceded him on the ground.

He advanced towards him until he saw Grandpa Leon as he was coming down next to his uncle who had returned from work. He smiled happily. His uncle was like his father. He walked towards them with open arms, waiting for an embrace longing for his absence. But his uncle surprised him by pushing his forehead and backing away, avoiding Matteo touching him and spoiling his uniform, he added calmly.

- Oi....you're wet....what happened?

Matteo frowned childishly at the other's refusal to embrace him and shook his head at nothing until his grandfather said while looking at the curled

- Is this, Matteo, your brother?

Mateo sighed, shook his head indifferently, the grandfather smiled and walked towards the little boy, while his uncle grabbed him from his arms with medium force.

- Why are you two wet?

Matteo shook his uncle's hands and said

Uncle James, please, he just fell into the pool and...

His words were interrupted by Eugene's annoyed voice. His grandfather was sitting in front of him, while Eugene was standing far away and looking at the ground. Grandfather turned to Matthew and whispered in astonishment.

What's wrong with Matteo?

Mateo approached them with James... He took Eugene's bag from the floor and answered his grandfather, then addressed his speech to Eugene

- I don't know my grandfather. He just gets annoyed with anyone who touches him in any way. Eugene, come here so I can show you to your room.

Eugene approached him and took his bag, James smiled and stood in front of them, bent down to the level of the younger and said tenderly

- Hello baby... what's your name?

Eugene put on his bag and moved fidgetily.

Which aroused the greatest astonishment, so he looked at Matthew.

- Is he dumb?

Matteo looked deeply at the little boy next to him, and shook his head, not knowing whether he was mute or not, but they were shocked by the soft, childish voice he repeated.

Eugene... Eugene Calever...

The grandfather smiled happily as he looked like his big boy Maximilian, the father of Matteo and Eugene...

- Eugene Calivir? ...who is Calivir?

Matteo sighed and said boredly

- It is the name of the orphanage.. Mrs. Mina told me that they call the children who do not know their father the name of the orphanage until he completes his education...

James murmured quietly and returned his gaze to the fidgety little one from standing up and the cold intensifying his small body. James scattered his hair over the little one and said happily

- From now on, are you Eugene Maximilian? Understand?

After seconds of silence, he shook his head with a yes while arranging his hair with obvious annoyance. Grandpa laughed and James, as he resembles Matthew in behavior. Matthew headed upstairs and Eugene behind him.

He entered one of the spacious rooms with a blue bed and a white wardrobe. The window occupies the northern wall and overlooks the back garden. On the other side, there is a group of shelves lined with children's books and a group of wilted flowers. This was Matthew's room, but he will have to concede for the sake of his brother.

Eugene sat on the bed tired and very hungry, as he had not eaten since the morning, as the eldest did not bother to stop at a restaurant...

Matteo went down, leaving Eugene to change his clothes

His grandfather, his uncle, and his wife were sitting on the sofas, laughing happily. He greeted them and sat with them, resting his head on his grandfather's shoulder absent-mindedly...He put his curly hand to move the fiery hair that was fading away to show some golden locks, just like his mother's.

At this moment, two similar girls entered, as if one of them was meeting her mirror, with short dark brown hair and brown eyes with round glasses, about the age of sixteen....

Behind them, a young man about Mathieu's age exclaimed with enthusiasm, a contrast to his exasperated face, moments before strolling past the two girls as they shopped.

- Mateo, I'm back... How was the trip?

Matteo jumped up, grabbed the young man by the collar and shouted at him angrily

Why didn't you answer my calls? .. You want me to kill you, you bastard?

The young man pushed him nervously and with angry looks that he tried to fake despite his tension, and he responded

- Don't forget that I am your uncle, you despicable.. Then my phone fell in the water while I was doing sports. ...

Matteo crossed his hands, raised his eyebrow and nodded sarcastically

- Oh, you want me to believe you... How about "Sorry Matteo, I'm going to hang up"... Were you preparing to throw your phone away, so you asked me for permission? ..or did the phone commit suicide after knowing you

The other would have responded had it not been for the blow that came from James, so they looked at him at the same time, ready to scream at him, but they retreated after his cold and frightening look, so they apologized in a whisper and sat down.

One of them began to pinch the other and beat him silently. The cold war... This is what these two were known for, as they have a strong friendship, not like the relationship of an uncle and his nephew.

They are about the same age and now in the same job.

The two girls sat together and said in sync and enthusiasm

- Where is my cousin Max?

Matteo yawned as he pointed up, and at the same time they stood, trotting towards the only vacant room

.. They stood in front of the door tensely with a lot of questions towards, what are its features? Is he cute? .will he love them?

One of them blushed and said

Rose, knock on the door

Rose looked at her sarcastically and replied

- What's wrong with Roslyn, are you afraid of him?

Roslyn raised her eyebrows and knocked on the door, but no one answered her, so they looked at each other, smiled maliciously, Rose turned the door slowly to be met by the extreme calmness in the room,

They tiptoed until they reached the sleeper tired, from his long day, after all, this is his usual bedtime in the orphanage.

Roslyn looked at him and said softly

- It's okay, beautiful, I can't do that to him

Rose looked at her angrily, so she closed her lips in disappointment. Rose is the confident person unlike her twin, despite her claim of strength.

Rose pointed to her as she counted her fingers, and as soon as she completed the three, Roslyn began to speak in a frightening voice in Eugene's ear, so she turned to the other side without any expressions, and the features of disappointment were on their faces, Rose returned to pointing to the other to repeat the hate, so she did with pleasure, but this time in a louder voice

And there is no response from the recumbent, as if he is in a coma...

He only hears annoyed grunts. The twins sigh

And look all. one to the other to say Rose

Let's go, he looks tired. .....

Roslyn grunted and walked out of the room

The twins quickly descended the stairs to be greeted by their mother, Julia, with an affectionate smile, wearing a pink kitchen apron and gathering her hair back. She approached the two girls and pinched their cheeks, saying:

- What were you two doing upstairs? Did you bother the little one?

They jumped back and said quickly

Mom, this hurts...

Her mother laughed, so they took advantage of the situation to go to their grandfather and push Matteo, who was sitting near him, and take his place, so he shouted at them nervously.

Two bitches, mom, look what you've done

Julia turned to them, then to him, and smiled

Settle your dispute by yourself, I have nothing to do with it...

The twins laughed while looking maliciously at Matteo, who was shocked by his aunt's peace. Does she not see her daughters' demons, or is she just ignoring the matter? Seconds are all that separated the silence from Julia's loud scream.

- Rose Squared Lane

As soon as the sound of the affectionate mother's cry was heard, the two sisters evaporated from both sides of the grandfather and Matteo, and they burst out laughing at Julia, who came out of the kitchen while holding the colored eggs.