Augh…
- Are you okay? - Aaron jumped next to me.
Fortunately, it was a light box, but it hit my foot with the edge, so it was quite an unpleasant feeling.
- Don't worry, you don't have to take me in your arms, you've been heroic enough today. - Sarcastic Pixi always comes out at the best moments.
- Maybe I should have let you fall over the shelf? - he raised his eyebrows questioningly - I'm glad that you still have your sense of humor.
- Unlike yours... - I smiled at him mockingly, with I earned a half-smile from him.
- Are you okay? - Brad asked when he got there, but when he saw that I was completely fine, he continued - I hope you're not like this while you're at work, because then I'd rather not end up in the hospital.
- Then… I can't wait to look after you in my work.
I wanted to punch him in the shoulder, but due to his military past, he quickly defended the attack, which caused me to lose my balance, to fall - of course - Aaron stopped me. I don't know what could be more embarrassing… ugh… why I'm always so clumsy in my private life. I almost tore myself from the helping arms.
- I'm really fine… see - I moved my leg, showing that nothing was broken, although I'm not saying it didn't hurt. - There's only this one box, it can go on the van. - I wanted to get out of this embarrassing situation as soon as possible.
Finally, the boys put the las box on the van and drove off. So my sister and I were left alone again. We locked everything up and sat in the swinging bed on the porch while we waited for the new owners. As we slowly swing, the bed creaked softly.
- Well, we didn't manage to oil it in time either. – I said.
- We have to leave something here as a farewell.
- Of course, because there aren't a thousand things that need to be fixed on the house...- I sighed - Do you think the fence will be taken out after it sheds the first layer of paint? - I asked laughing.
- After the guy will turn gray because of it, for sure - Caty giggles. - I will miss the house.
- You know what I think about that. - I answered gloomily.
- Yes, I know. But not all memories are bad...
- Not everything is just too much. After I drop you off at home, I'll visit Sarah, she doesn't live far from you either. - I changed the subject.
- Be careful maybe she'll give birth when she sees you. - she smiled.
- It's flattering that you think I have such an effect on people.
- Anyway, my child needs you to be his aunt first.
- Hmm... I just don't feel a little jealousy in the air. - I joked, but Caty looked sad.
- Yeah. I'm jealous of the years when Sarah was part of your life, but I couldn't be... Not to mention that she already has a child, why does she want to appropriate you with the other two... - she tried to joke, but I knew that things still hurt her from the past.
- Unfortunately, we can't change the past... all we can do is move on one way or another, life goes on, we can't do anything about it.
- Thank you for your understanding. - she rolled her eyes. Sarcasm maybe in our genetics.
We could sit there for about 15 more minutes when a big blue SUV stopped in front of the house. Caty stood up, indicating that the new owner had arrived, so I followed her. As the head of the family approached, his partner with the three children fell behind. When he came near us, I was surprised because I recognized him. I realized then that I wanted to get rid of the house so much that I never asked my sister who was actually buying the house.
- Mr. Herbert? - I asked in surprise.
Mr. Herbert was my high school biology teacher, the only teacher whose classes I really enjoyed. He tried very hard to make dry anatomy interesting for the students, and he had a particularly good sense of humor, which he was able to insert in the right places. Since he started his teaching career in that time, he got along very well with the students and tried to take the lost ones under his wing, so of course I was also one of his favorite picks. It was difficult, but in the end, his kindness reached me, my rebellious teenage self has a lot to thank him for finally calming down.
- Well well, finally, Miss LeaveMeAlone has wandered home. - he winked at me.
- I didn't even know you were the buyer. You look good for your age. - I teased him. It wasn't like he was old, since he was still around 50 years old, but I couldn't bear not to tell him something.
- Even if it's just you Miss LeaveMeAlone, the years have done you a lot of good, of course not your manners.
- I really, really tried to improve on it, but as a wise teacher of mine once said "If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck". - I referred to the sentence with which he always said to the students.
- And this is how I think to this day! - he laughed - joking aside, it's really good to see you Penelope, I'm glad you're okay.
- And for that, you can also thank continuous teasing. I became a nurse in the end.
- Well... then my work is worth something. – pride gleamed in his eyes.
- Don't trust yourself so much. - we laughed.
After our brief teasing, he introduced his family, a beautiful wife and three fabulous children. It is not for nothing that they say that a funny guy is worth gold, his wife was a model as it turns out later and even after the three children she was in such a shape that she could continue her work. Caty and I were quite jealous of her, not that we should be ashamed of anything, but the fact is that we weren't models. I had the height to match, but I was rather curvy, and Caty... well, she fit in a person's pocket.
We showed the family around the house, then signed the documents and handed over the keys. After we left the fence gate, my heart hurted a little as I looked back at the house, but I hoped that this lovely family would create new beautiful memories here.
As my car started to roll, Caty burst into hysterical crying, I was so scared that I immediately stepped on the brakes and hit my head to the steering wheel.
- Oh fuuuuuuu... Caty what's wrong??