Chapter 8: little chat on the balcony

Dinner was finally over; Cali and Klan were taking some fresh air on the balcony of Klan's room.

Since the mansion had been built in an isolated place, on one of the hills overlooking the city, the view at night was breathtaking. From there, one could see the city lights below and the billions of stars that littered the sky. In addition, there was always that refreshing breeze blowing. But all this seemed to have no effect on these two, far too busy trying to assimilate the revelation that was made to them.

"I can't believe it," Cali says, staring into the void

"You mean the Alceste family?!" answers Klan

"Yes, what planet do they live on?" how can they go after their own family members?!"

"Not everyone gets on well with their family like you…"

Cali was not from a wealthy family or a great lineage and one could hardly speak of a possession to inherit. Nevertheless, for nothing in the world she would have exchanged this loving and supportive family that she had

"People like my father also exist"

When Klan said that, Cali remembered that he too had his own storm to face.

"Have you talked to your parents recently?" she asked

"With my mother we see each other from time to time, when she is better. On the other hand, with my father we often meet at the company but he completely ignores me, in his eyes there are only his two darling boys".

Bjorn and Denzel were the two boys Beryl had out of wedlock. They are the apple of his eye and with them he was a much better father than with Klan. It's been years, but Klan never got used to his father's disdain and ignorance. He would be lying if he said he wasn't jealous of the father-son relationship between them.

However, Klan suddenly becomes enthusiastic because of the revelation he was about to make.

"Ah, but I'm not the only child forgotten by my father! can you imagine that I have an older sister?"

" Seriously ?!!" exclaims Cali

"Her name is Yaelle, she is three years older than me, she lives in the same town and is studying cooking."

When Klan talked about his sister, he was so euphoric and excited that his state of mind could only contaminate Cali, so well, that she too began to stampede with impatience.

Klan didn't look like it but he felt like he lacked brotherly love, he who had grown up without and not because he didn't have brothers but because they didn't consider him theirs and that neither his grandparents nor his sick mother liked it when he tried to get closer to them. So, all his affection was directed towards Neil and Cali.

Then, the sudden appearance of this sister revived in him the hope of finally building this fraternal relationship, that he had dreamed so much.