The news spread quickly, I didn't want to be famous, but the news of grandpa's death and the exposure of the heir caused me trouble in these few days. I don't know who leaked this matter, which I don't like. The mother didn't help much because the mother was also busy with what she was doing.
"Miss Eiryana! What does Miss think about being the heir to one of the richest men in the country? What will Miss do in the future?"
"Is Miss going to give the division of property to the other Miss family?"
"How could Mr. Enzo die? Can you tell the chronology?"
"How do you feel about getting this so much inheritance?"
"Miss! Is Miss going to do something with those so many treasures?"
"Does Miss have any thoughts that Miss's father is still alive?"
I can't stand it all, the death of my grandfather and father I don't want to discuss it. A few times when I walked out of the house, reporters were still outside the house, crowded around wanting information. Unfortunately, I am not good at such a thing and have social anxiety that I cannot contend with.
At night, I sat in my room and played with a gift music box from my dad. This is all left of him because I don't know why the things of this father in the house all disappeared when I came back from my vacation at grandpa's house, two years ago. I had asked my mother, and I always avoided discussing my father's things and even very rarely discussed my father.
It's raining at night. This rain feels like sadness to me. At school I wasn't very good, many of my friends stayed away from me because they felt I wasn't so talkable, and then they also just came to ask about the death of my grandfather and father, which of course I answered seriously, not telling them the truth. I became a quiet figure, but cold to people who didn't know me well. I have a friend who is very good to me, it's just that she changed schools abroad, her name is Angelica. Best friend I've ever had.
"Miss, dinner is ready."
Whether I want to eat or not, now I just want to be alone and imagine my life as before. When I still dare to speak in front of so many people, dare to oppose people, and dare if only someone bullies me. It can be said that I was one of the victims of bullying at school and I didn't tell my mother, none of my family knew.
While lying down, I looked back at the gift given by dad and suddenly remembered grandpa. Grandpa, I have to go back to the castle, I can't bear to be here anymore, maybe I might as well stay far away from mom because it's the same, far away or not mom stays busy just like usual.
"Hello?"
"Yes Miss, is there anything to tell Madam?" asked the mother's secretary who picked up her phone.
"Nothing. I just want to ask for help to take care of the school transfer letter after the semester exam. Also, there is no need to tell my mother, I will do it myself. If I have anything to sign contact me. Please help."
Either now I think clearly or not, but I want a rural life without anyone to trouble me. I want to avoid everything, journalists, my family, my mother, and everyone who is in the capital of the country. Live and live in galahan castle, and continue some related matters belonging to grandfather. At least I have to take care of the garden behind the castle myself, grandpa loves his garden very much.
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This is where I am now, after passing the semester exams and arguing with my mother, I moved here and went to school here. Aunt Lin, aunt Yun, Mr. Harto, and even nurse Dory are happy that I am here, and I am also happy to come back. They have heard the news that I am now the heir of grandpa, and have rights in all matters related to grandpa's possession.
"I'm glad to see Miss here."
I smiled and sorted out the room. Aunt Yun walked into my room and said that if guests are coming, know me and have a family relationship with me. My guest is that they're cousins or aunts who follow me all the way here to get what they want. I am lazy to listen to them, but the matter will not be solved if I just shut up. I went downstairs quickly and saw from the living room.
"Lavin?"
Lavin turned around and smiled at me. His face was covered with cuts, bruises, and even his hands were also bandaged, and then used broken arm support. What happened to him? I felt sorry to see him look like that.
"Eiryana. I'm sorry if I came to like this, it's just that I don't know where else to go," Lavin said starting the conversation as I sat in front of him.
Lavin is not my family, not a blood-bound family. Lavin is a step cousin if there is such a term. I rarely met him, even when Lavin's inheritance reading didn't come along. Lavin is an out-of-wedlock child, who has a different mother, the child of my aunt's husband.
"Lavin? What happened to you? Why are you like this?" I asked unable to stand people filled with wounds, I would love people like this. Everyone persevered, trying to heal to stay alive.
"I was thrown away by my father, and then abandoned in the territory next door. I ran away from the orphanage this morning. They treated me very badly, so I ran away together with the other children, only they were caught. I have been here unknowingly and saw that there is a castle here. Help me, I need a hiding place," Lavin said unable to hide his sadness. I sympathized with him, even surprised if only the uncle threw Lavin out like that.
"Then, how do you know if I'm here?" I asked remembering aunt Yun said that Lavin claimed to be a family and was looking for me.
"The maid just now, I asked you whose castle this is and she said your name. I remembered immediately, and to get a place to rest to sit, I used the word family to be respected," Lavin replied having to do so because his legs hadn't been strong enough to stand for long. There were even many wounds on his legs that were not visible.
I feel sad, should I let him be here? But what if the aunt suddenly comes over and takes a look? Never mind, there is no need to think about anything else, now Lavin needs my help, his condition is poor.
"Lavin, you just stay here with me. Just until all your injuries are healed," I said not wanting to get into trouble for hiding the child who escaped from the orphanage, and also Lavin could have been found out.
"I'm going to work, am I allowed to work here? I promise I won't be lazy as long as I get a place to live. I can sleep anywhere, I can do anything, wash, dry, even I can sew," Lavin said his hands trembling and terrified at the thought that he was healed and had nowhere to go.
"Welcome to my castle Lavin. You are welcome as my family here. Sorry just now I was a bit rude, you don't need to work. Heal yourself, and then we talk about other things."
Even so, in my life, Lavin once helped me when he drowned in the lake in the past. If it hadn't been Lavin who helped me, I wouldn't sit with him anymore now.