第5章

Most often, Melanie feels like life could have never been so boring if she had younger sisters or even younger brothers. More still if her parents had even tried and given her the chance to have even one sibling. Be it a girl or a boy, it could have been better.

They just think about work. There was a time when she was 10 years old and was so bored for a child of her age that she walked up to her parents to ask them for a favour. " Father, Mother, please I need a baby sibling. I want a brother or a sister even if it is just one. " Melanie said pleading with her parents to give her a younger sibling.

She had the hopes that once she does that, they all will accept and grant her request. On the other hand her parents looked at each other in silence and then her mother took it upon herself to tell her the truth about why they did not want to have a second baby.

" O! Sweetie. I and your dad would have loved to have another baby as well as to give you a baby sibling but, having another baby for I and your father is a lot of stress to us. Considering the kind of jobs that we both do. I am really really sorry ok. " her mother said with a calm tone trying to convince her about the fact that she can not have a baby sibling.

I was so disappointed in them and did not want to ever see them again in my life. They were so annoying to her it was like they had no feelings for her in this world. Melanie at that point in time when her mother said that to her made her to grow so crazy that she could no longer hide it. Melanie had also regretting why she was existing when the people who brought her to earth don't even make her happy.

To Melanie's parents, having so many children is like a very huge burden to them. Not financially but just for the fact that, they will always have to make sure that, they both be there for them at all times. They also thought that if they can not be able to be there for Melanie when she needs them the most, then what about the time when they both have to be there for two or more children?

To Melanie's parents, it is not a good idea and has never been a good idea as most often they say having another baby will be like adding more stress to what they already have. That's the main reason why they keep on being just with Melanie who is their only daughter.

With all what Melanie's parents just told her, irrespective of how she will feel after hearing that, she became so annoyed to a point that she could no longer talk. Her heart was bitting as fast as possible.

At that point in time, every one that was found present in that living room could clearly hear the level at which her heart was really bitting.

It was at that moment that Melanie could realize that to her parent's life, she was just nothing but just stress to both her mother and father.

It was not an easy thing to hear nor to contain with but she had to do with what she had heard. And her parents meant every single word that they said from their mouths. it was not an easy task to carry on with her but Melanie had already started knowing that her position in that house was just like a burden to her parents.

Melanie getting angry, screamed with all anger. " O my God! Mother, Father, " she said turning on each side of looking at the different positions where her parents were standing separately with tears gathering in her eyes.

" I know you both are not the most perfect parents ever. But all I am asking you both is for you to create a little bit of time for me. I am not a stick who will just sit alone all the time nor a stone who does not have any feelings. I feel too, you both are to be able to know that so well more than I do. " Melanie said with tears that were already running down her eyes. She was already too frustrated to be think about it. Her parents were just such a neglecting type as she can't have just a little bit of joy in her heart.

Melanie's heart is always very heavy. She can barely sit on her own and remember of happy moments and then laugh. Any way she was already use to the situation and every thing that was happening there in her house.

" I regret ever having you both as my parents. I do not want to ever see you people again. Just leave me alone. " Melanie said with so much pain in her heart, with unlimited anger for them and tears in her eyes. She could not deny the fact that she was frustrated. As she ran upstairs and went straight to her room and lock up herself.

" Melanie, come back here right now....." her father said with an authoritative tone considering the fact that Melanie just spoke bad at them, he became so angry as she started shouting. But immediately, her mother just interupted him asked him to let Melanie he for some time.

" Let her be for some time. I know it's not easy on her part. She is a strong young girl and I know she will get over it soon as usual. "

They could have been talking to each other and passing time with each other. Life could have been much more easier to know that she had some one with her that can keep her company all the time.

To her, every thing could have been way more easier for her than now. She would have at least had some one to talk to or even play with at all times. They could have been way more happier than before.

Any way, Melanie had to just take things the way it was. As she walked passed the road, she reflected on all these as all these thoughts were running through her mind with out stoping.

How ever, Tristan on his own part was still standing in front of the door. looking at Melanie as she was going back to her home. And from the way he was looking at her, one could tell that he was already madly and deeply in love with Melanie. But his pride will never allow him to rest just for a little while.

While Tristan was still standing in front of the door for about 15 minutes just lol at Melanie on her way back home, his father the gardener noticed that he was still standing there on one position for a Very long time.

Mr Johnson now approached Tristan and stood by him. Tristan lost in his thoughts did not even notice that there was some one even standing beside him. Tristan had stood there just for about fifteen minutes and he was already lost in his thoughts.

Mr Johnson had been standing there for about ten minutes just observing how his son was standing there being lost for long. Mr Johnson had already understood what was going on. He had already understood that, his son was already madly in love with the young lady that just left their house.

But Mr Johnson who has been standing beside his son Tristan for long had this feeling and knew as well that his son was already vin love with Melanie. But at the same time, Mr Johnson could not still understand why he was behaving in that manner toward Melanie when he just entered the house and saw us sipping some tea together.

The way he treated Melanie was not just the best. It was like she was a no body at least he could have even tried to show some hospitality and respect to her. Considering the fact that she was a stranger to their home.

Tristan's attitude was not just the best towards Melanie as Melanie was first of all suffering from other family issues that she left the house with and then Tristan, welcoming her with such an uncouth behavior.

It was not really an easy thing to know that she has been suffering through out her life because she has been living with parents that do not even have time for her. They don't even care to create a little bit of time for her.

All these were absolutely absurd to her as she felt neglected and abandoned by her own parents.

And worse of all, just the moment when she thought that she had seen some one that could be keeping her company and that even made her smile not just a little bit but very hard just at first sight. It was a very good thing for Mr Johnson to see that Melanie who came to his house while being so sad could finally smile at least cause of him.

But Tristan who has a lot of pride in him just came and spoiled everything. As all of the happiness that Melanie had already had because of Mr Johnson just died down to the earth. There was no more any thing that could change her feelings.

Mr Johnson had already bore in his mind that after Melanie was gone, he was going to talk sense into Tristan's head. Because just that his action that he carried out that day like that could make him lose so many people and friends around him. Not only Melanie will leave them but even love ones too can leave them cause of his uncouth behavior.

Mr Johnson after standing beside Tristan for over a period of time now decided to shake him up and bring him back to earth since he was already very lost in his thoughts. Mr Johnson did not really know what Tristan could be thinking at that moment that made him to be so lost in his thoughts. Neither did Mr Johnson know all what was running through his mind that made him to be so lust in his thoughts.

But at least he knew that some of the thoughts that he had in his mind were very correct. As he now decided to shake Tristan and find out what was wrong with him.

" Tristan, what's wrong with you? Are you okay? " Mr Johnson asked Tristan shaking him up in a to and fro movement with out stoping in order to bring him back to earth so that he can be able to finally leave his thoughts.

Any way, with out with standing, Tristan finally came back to his senses as he jumped up from where he was standing and turned looking at his father with a whole lot of surprise on his face. His look was so full of surprise as he did not expect that some one could touch him at that moment.

" What ? " Tristan asked with surprise as he did not hear what his father was asking him about. He did not hear any single word of what his father said to him and even asked him at that time.

At that time, Tristan was just so surprised and could not still believe that his father came and touched him where he was standing. As well as Tristan could not also still believe that he was still standing there looking at the same spot where Melanie was going to.

" Father..." Tristan said being so confused with every thing that was happening at that moment. He was trying to ask his father what was happening and also ask him if he had said something before.

As his father interupted him immediately from what he was saying and asked him to leave the door. Mr Johnson asking him to sit down on the couch while he goes back to the kitchen and looking for some hot chocolate tea for them to drink again.

As Tristan left the door, he was sitting on the couch where Melanie and my dad were first of all sitting on. While on the other hand, Mr Johnson seeing his condition and what he was going through at that moment rushed to the kitchen to get some hot chocolate tea for them to drink.

He saw how cold Tristan had already become. He had never ever seen Tristan in such a mood. Tristan was in such a mood because of a woman. He was so cold to a fault.

Mr Johnson as usual has always known Tristan to be very unlucky with relationships because he has a very rude and uncouth attitude that is very striking to every single girl that could have ever accepted him.

All the girls he meet after dating him for some weeks just get tired of him and leave him after some time. Simply because his character stinks. No one can do with his character more than the way he does.

Every one is tired about every thing that Tristan does and his uncouth behavior as his character sucks to every one including his sister and father. How ever, apart from his bad sides that he often portrays, he also has his good sides.

Even though this good sides are not really portraying because his bad sides surpasses his good sides at all levels in his life. But since Tristan was Mr Johnson's son, he had no choice than to accept him with all his short comings because he has been trying to change him and he is not willing to change from his bad ways. Any way, Tristan was still his son, and that fact, he can never ever change it.

At last, Mr Johnson is done making some chocolate tea for him and his son Tristan. As he he immediately starts serving them into their different and respective tea cups.

Mr Johnson when he was done with the making of the tea, now took them immediately as he was going to the living room with them to give his son his own share if the chocolate tea that he had just made for them.

Once there in the living room, he met with his son Tristan and gave him his own share of the chocolate tea he just made and immediately took a sit directly beside him as he was just there observing and watching what his son had just become in the space of just some few minutes.

Mr Johnson, sitting beside Tristan now took it upon himself to ask him about what was happening to him and why he was found so lost in his thoughts.

" Tristan, what is wrong with you? What are you thinking about so seriously that you can not even notice my presence even for a second? " Mr Johnson said with a very serious mood. He had already put on a very serious look as he was looking at Tristan directly to see whether he will tell him about what he has been thinking about for over some time now.

" Nothing father, there's nothing. I am very ok. " Tristan answers Mr Johnson with a very sad look on his face trying to cover up what was going through his mind at that moment.

Tristan was portraying a very sad look. His father Mr Johnson knew so well that Tristan was trying to hide what he was thinking about and did not want to tell him about it.

From Tristan's countenance, one could see that nothing has been going on well in his mind. He was not feeling that well. He was acting so strange that his father had to ask him to tell him what was wrong with him again for the second time.

" Son, am your father... " Mr Johnson continued trying to see if he can be able to convince Tristan to finally tell him the truth about everything that was going on in his head at that time.

" Tell me the truth. I know some thing is wrong with you and you don't want to tell me about it. Am your father, remember. You can tell me any thing. Am here for you as I have always been. " My Johnson said with a soft tone lowering his voice as he came closer and sat beside him.

Immediately, his last daughter came in. She just got back from her friend's house. She had left for about three hours after serving the tea to Mr Johnson and Melanie.

Entering the living room, she saw her father and Tristan, sitting on the couch directly next to each other. When entering she was so excited as she brought out some of the things that her friend had given to her to show her father.

When she entered the living room, she greeted Her father and her brother. " Hi father, Hi Tristan. Sorry I came back home this late but my friend was trying to give me some dresses and shoes. " She said as she was so excited with all the things her friends have her and could not wait to show them. " Dad, Tristan you people should take a look at the dresses and shoes that she gave me. " she said as she was so excited opening the bag to show them every thing she brought back home with her at that moment.

There were some dresses and shoes. Mr Johnson when he saw them just told her that she can go to her room now. " You can now go to your room. I and your brother are having a serious conversation between men. " Mr Johnson said with a very huge voice as he was trying to Inform her that him and Tristan were having a very serious conversation and that he will have time look at the dresses that she brought from her friend's house later when they will be done talking.