"Let me call that bastard before he goes to bed."
Buzzz… zzuuu… buzzzs… zz…!!!
"Hello? What happened?"
"Ughrrr! You are asking, what happened to me? Why didn't you tell me about her best friend?"
"Ohh! That?!"
"Yes! Mrr. Oak!"
"Actually, I didn't think it was necessary to tell you, because Caroline didn't pick up her call before she died."
"But yet, you must tell all the things about her. Or else, you will be in danger, pulling there to me. I have also found her boyfriend's contact here."
"I know. Tomorrow is the weekend. Come to my home, I will see what to do. I will send you the address."
"F*ck you!" I declined the call.
"Ughrrr! I thought to have a good sleep today and also thought that after breakfast, I will go to Nancy's mansion and stay there till the evening. But now I have to go Thomas's house early in the morning. And then from there, I will have to go straight to Nancy's house." I fell on bed and started snoring.
"Ghrong! Ghrrrooo…!! …"
Tomorrow morning…
Outside Mr. Thomas's house…
"What?! I can only see mansions here, no apartments, through the roadside." Then I changed my sight to the mobile's screen, where he sent his address, "Le Clos Morin! Ohh…!"
Then I went to his rented room number and rang the bell outside his home. "You came, my Ari." Dad exclaimed with a smile.
"Uh? What?!" I was shocked. He never ever called me by my nickname, never even when I was young.
But yet, I stayed calm.
I entered his home, when I found an unknown old lady sitting on the sofa chair.
"Hello!" I greeted her with a hesitant but smiley face.
"Hello!" She smiled back.
"Well, this is my daughter who stays in the Giverny only, but far from here." He introduced me to her.
"Oohh! She is such a beautiful young lady, Mr. Thomas, with this black wavy hair and shiny yellow eyes."
"And this…" He showed a hand to her, to introduce her.
"Oh! I am the cousin sister of the owner of this mansion. Nice to meet you, dear. You can call me Mrs. Wormwood. What's your name?"
"Umm.. Ariadne Oak! Nice to meet you too."
"Well, Ariadne…" Thomas Oak and I sat on the seat opposite to her, when she hesitated, "Are you married?"
We were startled. And have a blank face towards her.
"Well-" Mr. Oak was just going to say something. When I spoke, "No, Mrs. Old Wormwood."
"Oh, that's great! You will be the perfect pair for my son to marry. What do you both think?"
He told the old lady, "Actually, she doesn't want to marry anyone to live a single and happy life. And it's not my theory, actually it's her theory."
I was staring at him with wide open eyes.
"Oh, didn't you force your daughter to marry? It's not good na, Mr. Handsome."
She said.
"I have told her, thousands of times, to give it a thought. But she is too stubborn about this thing."
"Oh my! Oh my! But, my son is a very good person. He will make sure to keep you Happy. And-"
"Um! Mrs. Wormwood, I already have one. I am dating him."
"Who is that?" She asked in curiosity, "Show his photo. I guess you must have a photograph of him with you. Right?!"
Mr. Thomas and I were staring at each other. But Mr. Thomas stopped staring at me and kept his look down. As he was leaving me in this hazard.
Ughh!
"Actually no! All the photographs are in his phone. Soo…"
"Oh!! Well, one day, I guess he will come to meet you, so introduce me to him. Okay?"
"Yes, Mrs. Old Wormwood." I agreed.
"So, see ya. My dear." She stood up and made her way outside.
"Yeah, bye!" I bade. I stood and made my way to the door.
"Bye!" She bid back.
I closed the door.
Then as soon as I turned to dad, I found him glaring at me with his sharp beautiful green eyes.
"Umm… Actually…"
"I hope that it is not true, is it?" He asked with a sharpness.
"O- of course not, dad! I was just lying, you know?"
"Absolutely, I know! You can lie." he widened his eyes.
"But does she hold this whole big and majestic mansion by herself?" I changed the topic.
"Of course not. Didn't you see another couple there in the main hall when you entered?"
"I only saw the middle aged lady when I entered."
"Oh! Maybe, that gentleman is at work. And that old lady who came here, is the cousin sister of that man, who looks after it on the behalf of that caretaker. Her parents have put the money to build this majestic mansion but that old lady's uncle buyed this house after her parents died. Her uncle and aunt used to nourish that woman as their own daughter. But her uncle and aunt soon died a few years ago. And before going to heaven, they named the property on his one and all, son. But due to that man's kindness, that fit and healthy old woman lives here in this mansion, holding a large industry in the US."
"Oooo…! Such a sad story, Mr. Oak!"
"Well, now give me that phone, Ariadne."
"Yes!" I removed that phone from my purse, "Take ya!"
He took Caroline's phone. And suddenly, he stood up to find something. He was looking for something all over the room.
"What are you finding, dad?"
Then silently, he brought a mini voice changer, which was inside the wardrobe.
He settled on the sofa. And called the contact named, 'Bestie forever'. Till the time of ringing, he was setting up the voice of Caroline. But while testing the voice, he found that it was now spoiled. The setting button of her voice is spoiled. But then he tried to set the voice of a young guy. And tested, finding that that voice was perfect.
I was staring at him in confusion.
"Dad? What's thi-"
"Hello? Caroline?" A curious voice came out of the phone. "Hey, are you there? Caroline, please reply to me!"
"It's me, her boyfriend!" Mr. Thomas spoke up to introduce himself as Caroline's boyfriend.
"Fuck you, bastard! How dare you have touched her phone also! You have made me a sacrificing goat to break up with her. You son of a b*tch."
Mr. Oak was hearing her silently.
"Hey, but have you patched up? I think so." she finally came to the conclusion after blabbering angrily.
"Ya! I thought about patching up with her, so that's why. And also thought to date two at a time."
"Two?! Who is that?"
"You!"
"Fuck off! I will kill you. Tell me where are you? I will kill you today itself. Not today, now, I mean."
Thomas declined the call silently.
I murmured, "I guess, I got it! That… what happened between them, Mr. Oak."