“Sure,” Bob answered. Then, he made small talk with Darius before leaving. Well, at least that’s taken care of. He felt a weight being lifted off his shoulders. Weird though. Wonder’s a petty little Napoleon who’d yell at everyone at the first chance he gets. Why’s he so easy-going today?
Darius smirked after Bob left. He took his phone and called Yvette. “Yeah, it’s me. It’s done. Sit back and watch the show.” Darius Wonder was Yvette’s cousin, so he would never agree to Bob’s request.
“Hey, what are you spacing out for?” Helen smacked Winson’s shoulder when she noticed he was spacing out.
Jason jumped from the sudden shock, much to Helen’s amusement. “I had to or I’d puke if I see your ugly face any longer,” he retorted.
“Are you calling me ugly? That’s absurd! I’m angelic, you know? You should feel proud for having me as your friend,” she pouted and mumbled to herself.
“Are you serious? Thanks but no thanks.”
Hannah had parked her car and came up to them. She told Fabian sheepishly, “So you’re here too, huh?”
“Sounds like you don’t want me here.” He grinned at her.
“I just think you’re really busy, so…” Hannah refuted him.
He beamed and threw her an interested look. “You’re more important, you know.”
Her face turned scarlet, and she stared down in silence, as she was lost for words. He’s such a sweet talker. So different from how he was before our marriage. Was he kidnapped by aliens?
Fabian stopped teasing her in case she got more flustered. “Alright, let’s go,” he told everyone.
So all of them went toward the family house of Hannah’s mother. They knew the directions well since they had experience, so they arrived a short while later.
“We were stopped by the weeds and couldn’t go in last time, but not anymore.” Hannah went up to the door and took out a key from her pocket to open the locked door.
The surround in the yard was clear to see after the weeds had been cleared. They were greeted by a mural the moment they stepped into the house. Hannah gasped, for the mural was carved onto the wall, not drawn, unlike the ones that were sold in the market.
She went up to touch it, and she could feel the years coursing within the mural.
“This is super old. Don’t miss the craftsmanship,” Fabian praised.
This is old? Does that mean it’s worth a lot then? That was what Hannah first thought. Hey, wait. Why am I thinking about money? My mother left me this house.
Hannah shook her head and went inside.
“Hey, Hannah. I thought mom said we can’t plant trees in the yard. Why are there two trees there?” Helen was surprised to see some trees in the yard.
“She did not say that. Listen carefully, for god’s sake. She said we can’t plant only one tree. We gotta plant more than that.”
