10.Stuck with him

It has been two days since I had come here and this place seemed to be the most amazing place I have ever been to.

I hadn't been on a long vacation before and I'm quite liking it here. Also, I have been wide awake for a while but I'm too lazy to get up.

It's impolite to sleep late in the morning as being the guest but here, everyone gets up quite late so it's okay for me.

This place is called Hazel Wonder, the wonder created by Hazel, the late wife of Nicho. The old man seemed to have a deep love for her as he decided to spend his rest of the life with her memories, they had created together.

The atmosphere around here is also splendid and being on the top of the hill we could look at the town from here.

When I had stepped out of the car, I was mesmerized by the wonderful scenery. It looked like some scene from the fairy tale and the waterfall at the side enhanced its beauty.

In front stood a two-story mansion that looked like a castle. And I got the rough idea that Hazel was fascinated by the fairy tale and created her own fairy world.

I would have love to meet her but unfortunately, she is not here. But she had left her memory in the small detail of this mansion as I heard that she had designed this place with her own hand.

And talking about the decorations, she was a lady with good talent. I fell in love when I entered the living area and couldn't take my eyes off it.

Also, I was so busy appreciating the beauty that I embarrassed myself in front of the Reghens. Nicho was asking me something but I was busy in my own world.

I normally do not lose control but this place made me mesmerized. The room where I'm staying is also what you would see in movies.

The guest room is so extravagant that it made me think what the master bedroom would look like. But the second floor is exclusively made for the owner aka Nicho and her wife, so no one, not even his grandson is allowed to go there.

Only butler Tim would accompany Nicho to his room and even he has to leave as soon as possible. That old man is so strict with his rules that he did not let someone accompany him even when he had not recovered properly.

Everyone tried to convince him but no, he wouldn't listen to a single person. And to avoid having an accident, a monitor similar to a baby monitor is placed in his room to check on him.

He had denied it but later his grandson almost forced him to install it. It was quite amusing to see the jerk lecturing Nicho and I had to suppress my laughter while listening to Nicho's reasoning.

Even being in his old age, he still knows how to joke and how could I forget about his childish behavior. Also, it's really difficult to make him take his medicine and I thought my granny was the only exception.

And talking about granny, my mom had called me yesterday asking me about my well-being. And I got scolded for a whole 30 minutes as I did not call her back the other night.

My mom does not forget to scold me even if I'm far away from her. My dad is the only one who never scolded me.

Ah...I kind of miss my family.

I sighed glancing around the room and took out the mobile from the nightstand. I unlocked the mobile and checked the notifications.

After scrolling through some news, I glanced at the time and decided to get up. I get off the bed and folded the duvet properly on the bed.

Then I walked to the washroom and take a short shower as I had washed my hair yesterday night. After showering, I put on the bathrobe and brushed my teeth.

I then dressed up in a black t-shirt and skinny jeans. I combed my hair in a ponytail and did not forget to wear my wristwatch.

After a once-over look in the mirror, I head out the door carrying the mobile in my hand. When I step out the door, I saw the person whose face I do not want to see early in the morning.

It so happened that the jerk too came out of the opposite door at the same time as me.

It would've been good if he had not looked at me when I had paused on my step. The situation gets awkward and I thought that he would walk away ignoring my presence but he stop on his doorstep gazing at me.

"Good Morning." I greeted to ease the tension and closed the door behind me.

I acted as if nothing had happened and stride towards the dining room without waiting for his reply. I already know that he would not speak a word so why waste time waiting for the jerk to walk away first.

I had liked everything around here but the one thing which spoils my mood is the room arrangement. The first floor has three bedrooms out of which one was already taken so I get the room which is just opposite to Shaub Reghen.

I wanted to refuse the arrangement but thinking about the situation I kept my mouth shut. I had tried to avoid having contact with the jerk and because of this arrangement it seemed almost impossible.

"Good Morning Choco." A woman in her mid-40's greeted me when I step inside the dining hall.

"Good Morning Nessy." I greeted walking towards the dining table.

"Nicho has not wake up?" I asked when I only saw the two figures, jerk and Nessy sitting on the chair.

"I'm here young lady. I had woken up a while ago." Nicho's voice came from the door and he enters inside sitting on the electric wheelchair.

"Morning Old man." Mr.Reghen greeted his grandpa and we followed after him.

"Morning." Nicho greeted back energetically and he seemed to be in a good mood.

He did not make faces when he saw his breakfast and even smile while eating it. Everyone was free to choose whatever they like and I ate the delicious pancakes made by Nessy.

I had always eaten homemade food cooked either by my mother or granny and now Nessy's cooked food has been my favorite.

Nessy is the recognized daughter of Nicholas Reghen who had come here to join her old man on his vacation. Even though they are not related by blood, one could get confused while witnessing their love and care for each other.

Nicho loves and pampers her like she is his own daughter and Nessy too cherished him a lot. She is the one who could convince the old man to take his medicine on time otherwise butler Tim would get damn tired.

After finishing the breakfast, the jerk walks out of the room and I waited for Nicho to finished his breakfast.

When Nicho finished his breakfast, Nessy decided to go to the lawn. I did not have anything to do so I followed her to the lawn.

"What do you think of this place?" Nessy asked while walking.

"This place is awesome." I'm so glad to have come here.

"It is." Nessy said giving me a warm smile and glanced around the mansion.

"It's a pity that I couldn't meet the great woman whom Nicho admires the most." There was some sadness in her voice and her information surprised me.

"I had heard lots of stories about her from Nicho and that man couldn't stop himself from talking about his dear wife." Nicho indeed talks about his wife whenever he felt sad.

"If not for Shaub then he..." Nessy trailed off shaking her head and she did not need to complete the sentence for me to understand.

Even though Nicho seemed to be dissatisfied with his grandson and scold him most of the time, I could see the unconditional love of the man. He is proud of his stubborn grandson yet he didn't appreciate his skills openly.

"Nicho sure care dearly about Mr.Reghen." I said absentmindedly and sat down on the chair as we had reached the lawn.

"What Mr.Reghen?" Nessy chuckled making me come back to reality and I shy away looking at the waterfall at the side.

"Just call him Shaub. He won't mind that." I nodded laughing with her and we heard footsteps coming from the front door.

Shaub walked out with Nicho behind him and they seemed to be talking about something. We were few distances away so I heard enough to know that the jerk is going to the town.

Nicho nodded to whatever his grandson was saying and paused while looking at me. I was sitting facing towards the door so I could clearly see them and so they do.

"Choco! Go with Shaub. You can buy something you need." Nicho called out when Shaub walked to the car parked at the corner.

"I do-" I was about to deny when Nessy gave me a look saying just-go.

"Yes. You haven't been to the town so you could see around." Nessy too agreed and Shaub honked the horn when I did not move from my seat.

"She is coming." Nessy shouted making me get up from the chair and I walked to the car.

I get inside the passenger seat and saw Nessy and Nicho waving their hands with a smug smile plastered on their face. I frowned while looking at them and before I could clarify it, Shaub drove the car out of the mansion.

I was quite uncomfortable while sitting in the car so I looked out of the window to distract my mind. The dead silence suffocated me so I looked for my mobile, then I remembered that I had left it on the table while I was on the lawn.

I do not know how long it takes to reach the town and now I don't have my entertainment device. I sighed turning my face to the window when suddenly the car stops making a breakdown sound and I jerked forward with a force while hitting my head on the dashboard.

If not for the seat belt, I would have gone out of the window. I rubbed my forehead sitting comfortably on the seat and turned to look at Shaub, who was sitting on the seat gripping the steering wheel in his hand.

"Damn it." He muttered trying to start the car but the car won't startup.

I sat on my seat without making a noise and looked at my forehand in the side mirror. There was a bump on it but it didn't look bad.

"Fuck." Shaub muttered hitting the steering wheel with his hand.

"It's all because of you." He then accused me of giving me a harsh glare.

His sudden outburst took me off guard and I paused while looking at the mirror.

"What have I done?" I questioned getting angry at his irrelevant accusation.

"If you had not come then-" I didn't let that man finished his sentence and get off the car closing the door with the bang.

What an idiot he is? He thinks that I made the car stop. If I had that power then I would have made him disappear from my side.

"Hey. Wait." The jerk called getting out of the car but I walked away ignoring him.

I was so infuriated that I didn't see anything else and literally ran to get away from the annoying man. I heard footsteps behind my back which increased my anger and I walked faster to avoid him when suddenly I lose my footing and fell down on the hole.

"Ahhh..." I screamed trying to grab something for the support but I landed hard on the ground.

I had not recovered from the sudden fall when another figure landed on the ground beside me.

"You cannot stop yourself from landing on the manhole." The person roared like a mad man.