1. In the Morning, I just ponder, how Ash's hug to me is tight, but caring, I did not knew… men, could be gentle too, well not in my world. I go back in Dieter's room. I heard laughing and Ash screaming happily. It put a smile on my face. Wait! Why am I smiling?! Ash, Siena and Dieter looks at me. "Auntie! Come join us!" said Dieter. "Dieter… Ash is still busy!" I said. Dieter stops. "No! I can carry you and Sei-sei, even I work!" said Ash. "Ash don't encourage… Come on! Dieter! Siena! You will help Ash cook instead!" I said as I giggled a little.
2. Ash cooks us food as Dieter and Siena hands him the bacon, eggs and pancake mix. Ulric and Richard goes back home wearing a mask and gloves as he removes it. Richard looked shocked. I come closer to him. Ash looked at us. "Ash… take Dieter and Siena to hotel San Carlo. I have us some reservations!" said Richard, trying to be composed.
3. Ash looks baffled. After they eat, Seina,Dieter and Ash went to the car as Ash drives. Ulric was watching them. "Maids, Butlers and Gardeners… Take a day off, just today… I want NOBODY in this MANSION!" he said. The staff started to go on his room. I look at Richard and Ulric. Ulric looks very mad. "What the fuck! RICHARD! WHAT THE FUCK?!" shouted Ulric as he throws a Vase to the wall as he says, "Why is Ash name writtern all over the papers? Have you lost your mind?!" shouted Ulric. Richard holds Ulric in the collar. He says, "You lied to me! For all this years… YOU LIED! How could you!" said Richard.
4. "I don't know what you are talking about!" said Ulric. Richard releases him. He takes a bunch of Papers. He slaps it on Ulric's face , it hurt a little. "Ash… Ash is my biological son! I asked him to take the D.N.A. test few days ago, since he got back!" said Richard, Ulric looks at all the papers. Ulric looked shocked. "I'm sorry Natasha…" said Ulric.
5. Richard looks back to him. "Why, What Natasha told you?!" asked Richard. Ulric stood silenced. He looks away. "Natasha… no matter what, to keep her secret. She doesn't want the riches of the man who made her life miserable!" said Ulric. "YOU LIED TO ME! I TRUSTED YOU! I treated you like a brother!" shouted Richard. "Just… don't, let Sasha… I mean Ash know…" said Ulric. Oh, I forgot, Ash's full name is Sasha too. Richard started to cry happily." I knew it! He… he was, like Nat when he laughs, but, he stutters when his mad, and he has my laugh…" said Richard as he holds his heart.
6. "Richard?" asked Ulric. Richard falls down to his knees. We rushed him to the hospital. I waited outside. Ulric sits next to me. "Damn it Richard. He has this type of frail body since we are young…" said Ulric. I giggled a little. "Did you ever loved Richard, Sasha?" asked Ulric. "I don't know… I mean, I want to fuck him… But, love is a bigger word." I replied.
7. Ulric laughs, "I thought you are some bitch from that apartment near the seaside… Richard was madly in love with my sister. But, Natasha never really loved Richard. Then that fling with her and Richard 34 years ago…" said Ulric. "Then Ash…" I said. "Sasha…I mean, Ash. Natasha always hated Ash. She wished Ash was never born of her drinking away all her fears and sorrow." Said Ulric as he looks at me. " She looks a lot like you, no wonder Richard… choice you to became his bitch." Said Ulric. "Fuck you…" said softly. Ulric laughs. "If you only had light brown hair, she would look like you…" said Ulric as he takes a cigarette.
8. "Natasha manipulated Richard to kill his father…" said Ulric as he lights it. "And that fool, killed his dad, 40 years ago. It was covered up, to make it look… he just, died …sleeping. That change Richard forever… He was manic, he wants to be always near Natasha, until Natasha grow insane of it… Years and years, Natasha gave up and gave in to Richard…" said Ulric.
9. I look at Ash and the kids in the car. "Richard has abandonment issues… That's why I stayed… he needs me…I love him, and everything goes to spiral like this again." Said Ulric as he says, "Mhhh... Ash. Ash never knew those letters her mother 'gave' him is from me." said Ulric. I look at him. "Why…. Why are you hiding, too many secrets…Ulric?" I asked him. "You won't understand Natasha…. Damn it, Sasha. You won't understand, like how this break Richard. It will break Ash in half too. He did not know, his mother, killed herself, with a letter, hating her own son." Said Ulric. "What happened to the letter?" I asked.
10. "I burned it. God! Ash really said the truth about you… You really are a good person. That nephew of mine, has good eye for people, like his father did." said Ulric. He looks at me. "You know… I love Richard. But they're will be reciprocated." Said Ulric as he goes out. I go back inside the Hospital. The Kids, Richard and Ash was laughing.
11. "No! I'm fine Ash… I'm fine." said Richard as he signs him to come closer. Ash comes closer and Richard hugs him. "You know how much I missed your mom." said Richard. "You and uncle are like, my parents all this years…" said Ash. Richard laughs, come to think of it… Ash is raised by two dads. I laugh even more. "What's so funny?" asked Ash. "Uhm… Two men, hugging is… kinda creepy." I said. Ash pushes Richard away. "Nah! 30 more seconds!" said Richard. "Uncle, Sasha is right, it's creepy!' said Ash as Richard releases him. Ulric goes inside. "It seems, you should not be excited, and you must not drink jackass! That's why your heart conditions are pumping up!" said Ulric.
12.Siena goes to me. "Aunt Sasha… Dieter told me to give you this! You might like it!" she said. It was a beautiful red rose hairclip. Dieter and Ash giggles. "Oh! Thank you…" I said. She looks very happy. I put it on my hair. Ash smiles to me. "I don't know… maybe Red hair like that doesn't suit you… It doesn't say you are a good beauty." Said Ash.
13. "Shut up…" I said as I looked at my hair. "I mean…you will look good in light brown hair…kinda dark blonde." Said Richard. Mhhh… Maybe strawberry blonde like my hair. That night, we return to the mansion. I take a bath in my room. It was silent, the night was good and the weather is just… chill. I looked at my hair color in the mirror as I dry it. I took a strawberry blonde color, kinda like a mix between blonde and copper red hair. Then put it on and let it sink in. Few more hours later. I go out.
14. Ash and Ulric was drinking in the Porch. "Mind if I join you boys?" I asked. "Sure…" said Ash. I sit next to Ash. "I never, really imagine, what happened to Richard." Said Ulric. "Since Then, Uncle Richard has a frail body… It's in Mom's letters…" said Ash. He did not know it was fake, as I drink some brandy.
15. "Anyways, I gotta go back to the apartment, also; Ash. You will be facilitating few company assets of this bitch. Richard wants to donate a land for orphanage." Said Ulric. "Okay…leave that to me…but at the same time, I will need authorization from either Uncle Richard ." Replied Ash. "Wait, I'm his wife, maybe I can grant the permission." I said. Ash stares at me. 'Wow, I did not realize, you like beautiful, without that clown red hair!" said Ash. I punched Ash in the shoulder. "Aw! Hey! Why you hit like a guy!" said Ash. "Wuss!" I said. We all laugh. "You know, one day, everything Uncle have is yours…Then, we will go separate ways…" said Ash.
16. I look at him. "Well, I'll be honest with you, at least, you hear it from me. I'm only here for Uncle Richard, whom served to be as my father figure in these years, I was his scholar all my life. Uncle Richard…is pretty much a dad, I always wanted…" said Ash, being blind to the truth, Ulric faked all the D.N.A. tests until now.
17. "What if…Richard was your dad?" I asked. "I will hug him and tell, I miss him so,so much… Oh! Anyways, I have to take Uncle Richard's things, shirt, pants, underwear…" said Ash. I laugh and say, "Underwear." Ash laughs with me. "Dumb ass! He needs it!" said Ash as he burst out laughing. He goes inside my room to get Richard's things. We go out, as I go to the front sit, next to the driver's sit. Ash puts the things at the back of the car. Ulric goes with all the papers near the pull and burn it. I wonder why he is burning it.
18. In the Hospital later. Richard was staring at outside, he's staring at nowhere. "Lock the Door." Said Richard. I locked it. "I'm dying… Sasha… That's why, at least in my last days… In case, Ulric did not tell you anything…" said Richard.
19. A tear falls in my right eye. Why am I crying? "Don't pity me, I just want… to die, near my son. The first thing, in Ash's instincts, is to protect me from any harm in my financial or my personal life, That's why I love that kid so much. He's… protective." Said Richard I go near him and hold his hand. I kiss it. "You… Thank you. I'm sorry that I hurt you… I just… can't accept, I'm dying… the pity in Ulric's eyes. " said Richard, as Richard cries. Ash goes inside, with a bunch of new clothes and a book. Ash and Richard laughs. "Come here Ash…You are a son to me , no matter what." said Richard. Ash sits Beside Richard as he hugs him and releases him. He holds Ash's hand.
20. "Uhm… Madam… can you, read the book?" asked Ash. "Little Match Maker Girl, by Hans Christian Andersen…It was so terribly cold. Snow was falling, and it was almost dark. Evening came on, the last evening of the year. In the cold and gloom a poor little girl, bareheaded and barefoot…" I tell the story with all the Emotions I have.
21. " 'She wanted to warm herself,' the people said. No one imagined what beautiful things she had seen, and how happily she had gone with her old grandmother into the bright New Year. Ash exhales. "Thank you…" said Richard as he exhales and closes his eyes. The Heartbeat monitor fails flat. The time started to slow down between us. We panicked and call on the Doctors and Nurses. They try to save him as we went outside, Richard was rushed to the Emergency room. Ash froze. He froze until the Doctor goes to us, "We tried everything… Mr. Blue's heart, just gave up…" said The Doctor. Ash breaks down crying as he says, "He… He's with us, just a while ago… He hugged me! He hugged me!" said Ash as he falls on his knees and wail. I… I cried. I felt his sadness…in a way, I did love Richard too.