“Alright…” I mumbled. We ate dinner and shared casual conversation until we finished eating. It was then that I thought that I should let Hayden know about my plans with Auntie tomorrow. “I haven’t gotten around to it yet because I’ve been working on the website, but I’ve asked Auntie to show me around the mansion tomorrow,” I reported dutifully. “That’s good. Harvey’s wing is strictly off-limits,” Hayden said as he looked pointedly at me. I could tell that he was dead serious and so I just nodded in acknowledgement. However, the curiosity within me couldn’t help but wonder why exactly that was so. By Harvey’s wing, he must be referring to the part of this mansion that his elder brother used to live in. “Show me the website?” Hayden requested. Oh right, I need to show him the website mock-up. “Can you come over to the table over there? I’ll show you on the computer,” I said as I got up and led him to the table. I opened the window and began showing him the mockup of the
“I guess the tour comes after lunch…” I said with a depressed sigh. “That’s right. Eat up. I don’t want to tell Hayden that you haven’t been eating much…” Auntie said with mock scorn. Hayden again… “Ok ok…” I said before I started eating. The food tasted great now that I was in the mood to have an appetite. I placed a hand over my tummy and wondered if I had started to gain weight. Auntie is spoiling me with so much food and dessert as well. After finishing lunch, I urged Auntie to take me on a tour of the mansion straight away. I didn’t want to put it off anymore and now that the tour was about to start, I felt oddly excited about the whole thing. “Follow me closely…” Auntie instructed as she led the way. I followed her obediently from the long hallway that seemed to stretch out endlessly. The mansion was large and seemed to have many sections. I didn’t know why the boss or whoever it was in Hayden’s family decided that they needed a place this enormous. “First, I will ta
“This is Master Hayden’s study. He uses it very often when he decides to work at home. Although, he’s been going out every day since you came here,” Auntie explained. I peeped my head into Hayden’s study and was no longer impressed at how overly large every single room seemed to be in this mansion. Auntie didn’t step into the room and that made me feel like I shouldn’t step a foot in there as well. Maybe Hayden didn’t like people going into his study while he wasn’t there or without his permission. “This is Master Hayden’s bedroom. He spends most of his nights here…” Auntie explained as she stopped at a large pair of double doors. Unlike his study, she didn’t even open the door for me to peek inside. Clearly, this room was considered a very private space. I guessed that made sense since it’s his bedroom. He’s never brought me here before either…“What about the rooms that he brought me to before?” I asked curiously. I thought of the first night that I arrived here and the rooms th
“Hayden?” I called out questioningly. The door opened but no one walked in. Who opened the door just now? Usually no one would open my door without knocking except for Hayden. I stared curiously at the door as if waiting for something to happen. There was a brief moment of silence while nothing happened, and I debated with myself if I should get up and check. Hopefully, no one was playing a silly prank on me. I called out Hayden’ name once more, and once again, I didn’t receive any type of reply. By this time, my curiosity had completely taken over and I decided to stand up from my seat and approach the open door. Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect so I was extra shocked when suddenly something ran in through the doorway. It all happened so fast that I wasn’t sure what had just run inside at first until I looked down and found a small fluffy puppy standing right at my feet. How did this little guy get here? The adorable little thing stood at my feet and stared up at me with r
Hayden eyes widened in surprise at my words and his expression seemed to soften. It was like the sun started to shine through the dark stormy clouds and then the dark grey clouds started to disperse. His eyes glanced over at the puppy on my lap once more before he grinned while I prayed that the puppy’s life would be spared. “If you say so…” Hayden muttered. I breathed a sigh of relief. The puppy was a surprising gift for sure, but it wasn’t like I disliked it. I’ve been feeling quite lonely being in the mansion all alone during the day so having this little guy with me might not be a bad thing after all. Now that I think about it, I’ve been assuming that it’s a male. Is it even a male? The fastest way to find out is just to check. I lifted the puppy up in front of my face to check out its gender. It’s still so young and so small so it wasn’t hard to lift up. I wondered how big it’ll get. I should spend some time tonight doing some research on the breed. Did Hayden buy any dog food
To my pleasant surprise, Hayden bought a lot of stuff for Little Hayden. I’m starting to call the puppy Little Hayden now, but it was clear that Hayden still hated the idea and the name. It might be weird if two ‘Haydens’ turn up when I call for him. Also, it might be weird for Hayden to say his own name as part of the dog’s name when he calls for it. Well, if things don’t work out, I can always think of a new name. The maids brought in all the stuff that Hayden got for the dog, and I had to admit that he had a habit of over-buying everything. There was so much stuff that I felt stupid worrying about the lack of dog food. There was dog food, dry and wet, and other things that would spoil Little Hayden rotten. A dog bed, chew toys, plush toys, various dog snacks, many collars in different colors, dog clothes, dog shoes, leashes, a stroller, shampoo and so many other things that I didn’t bother to go through anymore. I closed the large brown box and decided to deal with everything when
Honestly, I didn’t know what I wanted to ask about it, but it just felt like there was something worth knowing about it. Maybe it was just my own curiosity playing tricks with my brain, but I was itching to know more about it. It did occur to me that the more people say that something is off limits, it just makes me want to know more about it. We all get interested in forbidden things, don’t we? “Auntie also showed me Harvey’s wing. I mean, she showed me where it was…” I said before ending with a mumble. At the mention of Harvey’s wing, Hayden’s expression became cold and unreadable instantly. The cheerful atmosphere around us turned awkward and strained at the sudden change of Hayden’s mood. “Don’t worry. She just told me where it was after we exited your wing of the mansion. We didn’t go in or anything like that…” I quickly explained. “I see…” Hayden said curtly. I gulped as my eyes shifted nervously around and I started to feel uncomfortable. It was evident that Hayden didn’t
That was the first question that entered my mind as I stood in the middle of a very large room that resembled more of a living room than a bedroom. I wondered how many living rooms a guy needs to have in his life. Unlike the other rooms in the mansion, this room had many touches of Hayden. There were photos of him and his family. Looking around, I could see photos of him, the boss and his brother, Harvey. The room was furnished in the modern luxury style of tones of grey and black. It was a very masculine room, but it still looked very comfortable. Hayden paced around leisurely in the room, and I could tell that he felt very relaxed and at home in here. I walked towards a shelf with many photo frames to see more of his photographs. A specific photo caught my eye and instinctively, I reached a hand out and touched the picture frame. The photo showed two boys sitting together, both looking a little awkward. The blond boy must be…“Is this boy you?” I asked Hayden. He looked at me bef