behind the garden wall

chapter4

I hear and listen, but you ignore the truth ❖

The sound of small and light footsteps stepping on the corridor wood. They stopped in front of one of the doors, so he opened it and entered, heading towards the single bed in front of the window. He sat on the floor.

He put his hands under hers to take out his bag.

The blonde entered behind him, quickly and out of breath, trotting where the younger one was

And he knelt in front of him, smiling as he could, looking at those eyes that did not care about him, but their main concern was to finish what was entrusted to them.

He whispered happily to him as if he was the one to get out of here

- Eugene, I can't believe someone adopted you, that's great

The youngest looked up after he despaired of removing what was under the rubble, so he stood up and turned towards his closet to get his things out, but Thomas had another opinion, as he stood up and opened the closet quickly and took out what was inside negligently and put it on the bed, which aroused the disapproval of the other who worked on folding and arranging everything Thomas throws it.

He stopped what he was doing and whispered coldly

Eugene... he doesn't understand what you mean by adoption.

I turned to him quickly and a smile spread across his face. Eugene has always been everything to him, knowing that Eugene does not care about anything in the literal sense. He does not show any expressions, feelings or even interests. He only lives on a fixed schedule that he sets himself and in a way that he does not understand.

But on the other hand, he loves him. He loves his calmness, his way of speaking, and his arrangement of everything that his eyes fall on. No one can talk to him except Thomas.

- This means that Eugene will have a mother and a father... and there may be an uncle and uncle or even a brother.. Eugene will have a new family.. it may be small or large.

They will love and take care of him.

He was calm as he described to him what the word adoption means to them and how beautiful it is for children.. Eugene's words surprised him and made his eyes covered with a glass layer that revealed his goldenness..

- Eugene has a family, Thomas.. Mina..

Eugene went back to trying his hardest to get his bag out

Thomas opened his arms and said in a happily shaky voice, he would never be selfish

- Thomas wants the last panda from Eugene, will Eugene allow it...

Eugene didn't care what he said and didn't show any emotion other than nodding his head yes but looking towards the ground..

Thomas hugged him tightly, how strange this place is

You reach here after losing everything to find it looks like Neverland

One of them complements the other, there is no perfect person here but he will be with others, this is what Thomas believed in, who lived with Eugene since his first months, and saw his calmness when he should have cried over milk or sat in the corner instead of quarreling with him and jogging around the garden ... He thought that all this was only because he did not get what he had rights .. But what is not taken into account is that he is one of the rare children who are born in their own world ... He wiped his tears while laughing

He raised the sleeves of his shirt to show his non-existent muscles

Let me take her out for you.

Eugene walked away quietly, so Thomas bent down to take out the bag, grabbed it by its straps and pulled it hard, so that the sound of tearing a piece of cloth penetrated the ears of the two. Thomas looked in shock at the quiet Eugene

He began to apologize to him deeply, so Eugene bent down and went under the bed to find that his bag was torn and part of it was stuck to the wood of the bed. He breathed calmly and took it away from us.

He went to a small box, opened it and took out a needle and a long thread..to start sewing it, ignoring the older one's apologies.

who turned to laugh at his embarrassing situation

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In the director's office, Al-Salji had finished the last papers he owed, and he had nothing left but to send them to court

Until the other becomes under his tutelage in spite of his nose..

He breathed sharply, looking at Mrs. Mina, who was smiling softly

To break the silence, saying:

Why are you so interested in this child? I understand that you searched for his parents and then forced us to come and take him with us. What is your point of this? .

An involuntary laugh came out of her mouth as she leaned her torso on the desk and checked the signature in front of her

- Firstly, his name is Eugene... Secondly, my purpose in this is for him to get what he deserves... What he lost because of your selfishness, you adults. I can't guarantee him a good life here... Then he's eccentric, cute and rare.

In the end, she laughed happily at what she reached. Her love for children dominated her and her desire to make them happy would inevitably lead her to death. This is what Matteo thought.

He left the office to find his sister, Elena, standing with her children, looking at the place, blushing to attract her attention, and he got what he wanted with her turning to him.

- Why are you still here? Do you like the place and are thinking of placing your children here? ...

She looked at him, one of her eyebrows raised in shock, her face red with anger, then turned into a gentle smile as she looked at her muttering under her breath.

- I wanted to say hello to my brother and introduce him to myself only.... Ah, here he comes..

I turned to look at Eugene coming out of his room carrying his brown bag, walking slowly and indifferently to whom he bumped into.

He stood in front of them and never raised his head... Elena sat in front of him until she reached his level and put her hands on his shoulders, and as soon as she tried to speak, he surprised her with the sound of his annoyed hum and turned back so as not to touch him.. Mateo put his hand on his mouth, muffled his laughter at her shocked face, and how he liked it. He did the s

mallest... Elena smiled hard and stood pulling her two children towards her and said

- Hello.. I am your older sister. My name is Elena. These are my children, Rayan and Sy. What is your name?

She pointed to her two sons, who are three years younger than Eugene and Sai, four years... Eugene's ignoring of her made her face turn red and her anger erupted at him under the amused eyes of Matteo..She came close to slapping him to make her in an embarrassing position in front of the other..But Matteo corrected the situation and stood up. Between her and him, he added with a wide smile

- Like you saw... I don't recognize you as his brother and he doesn't seem to either, right Eugene?

Eugene shook his head yes..not because he knows his situation or out of love for Mateo's help, but because Thomas told him that he would have brothers, not sisters, and this is what he understood from his words... He does not know the metaphor, he does everything in the literal sense.... Mateo smiled when I went Elena and her two children .. He turned to Eugene with a sarcastic smile

- I didn't know you hated her too....why did you agree with me?

He didn't answer him and didn't look at him to get angry too. He wanted to scold him, but he caught a glimpse of the golden-haired man running towards them quickly... He stood in front of them and bent down to catch his breath.

In his arms was a stack of old books.

He raised his head and a smile did not leave his face. He looked at Eugene and said

- I thought you were gone.. Thank God...these books are for you. I was saving them for your next birthday...but I don't think I'll meet you anymore...

His words aroused chills in the body of the youngest, as he did not know that it was the last time with him..It was not easy for him to recognize others or to talk to them, as he was closed in a literal sense, and no one knew his voice until he approached Thomas, who was bent over, and whispered in his ear coldly, but like a cipher, Thomas could recognize fear. And the sadness of the younger one from being away

- Eugene wants Thomas with him...

Thomas's eyes teared up, but he had nothing to say or relieve him, and this is what Eugene realizes. Whoever goes out no longer has a connection with them, so he came closer until he was in the arms of the other, saying:

Eugene needs a big panda...

Thomas hugged him tightly and did not let him go. He looked in front of him, where Matteo was standing and looking at them, and he stood carrying Eugene with him.

And he said

Hello, sir. I'm Thomas, Eugene's friend.

He reached out to shake Mateo's hand, and the other did the same

Hi, I'm Matteo, his older brother.

Thomas froze in shock as he didn't realize that they were his real family and not just ordinary adoptees... He smiled hard because the anger of leaving his friend is not easy..

He tried to avoid trouble for Eugene's sake, he said

I wanted to tell you a few things about Eugene before you go, which is that he...

Mateo interrupted him, pulling the younger one out of his arms

Eugene, go to the blue car in the garage and wait for me there.

Eugene hummed in agreement, but with great annoyance, it took him seconds to get over it, he took the books with his bag and went out

Matteo looked at the blonde and pointed at him with his index finger

- Just so you know, I don't care about Eugene and took him against my will

And I don't care what happens to him.

The blonde's eyes widened in shock and sadness at what would happen to Eugene with someone who did not care about his life or his death..but he had nothing in his hand...he took a piece of paper and wrote on it, then gave it to Matthew

- This is my number... Call me if you want to inquire about any of Eugene's strange actions or if something happened...

I won't need it...

You'll need it...just take it...

He pulled the paper while they were outside... After a while, Thomas flinched when he forgot it, hit his forehead, and then said in a loud voice

- Mr. Matteo, if you want to talk to Eugene, you have to mention his name first so that things don't get mixed up