Montfort Family 2

Okay, then! I wondered. While walking near the wing that seems to appear as an extension of the palace but separated. I knocked once then twice, no one’s in, I peeped through the little hole in the middle. Hmm! Maybe, I’ll come back later, I said to myself. But the door opened and I felt the need to check on this side of the castle. Hello! Good afternoon!, I’m Maria from the restoration company, can I come in?. Since there’s nobody’s home, I led myself in and looked around. It’s amazing how the chandeliers, carpets and walls are different from the other side where we are staying. Paintings are colorful and more grotesque. Some are abstract, human bodies, others are about nature complimenting with the humans in it. Visually the….the young man I saw came while checking up on the wall near a lamp and an old-fashioned clock bigger than me. Louis was already standing behind my back when I realized he was there. Oh! sorry, there you are sir! I said surprised. Yes! Maria, right! He replied fixing his brown skin-toned mask Yes! Aunt Tessa told me about you, I am Louis Paulino Montfort, just call me Louis for short. Okay, Louis! I added smiling. I better be going, I just visited the place to check on whether we still need to add other stuff for your side of the castle resto. Thanks, I’ll head off! It was a pleasure to meet you Louis!, I said walking out of the door. The pleasure is mine, Maria! Goodnight! Louis said cordially while holding the door knob, still looking at young Maria walking her way back to the middle side of the castle.

Wow! That was awkward! Okay guys, what have you done lately, are we through with this part, pointing at the left side of the middle castle, I said to my team while they are making the plasters and paints for the colors needed for the walls. We’re good, Nica replied, so how’s the place you checked, was it restorable? She added quickly. Well, I can handle that part, I just need to repaint the walls and probably the staircase and it’s good as new, I added. Joms!, can you hand me the brush, please, I said trying to help out with the finishing touches on a stair handle. Everybody are quite relieved with the news that the castle needs a little restoring than what they thought when they started to accept the job from a Madame Teresa. Paolo and Sheena were already fixing the scaffolding set-up so they can start plastering some part of the ceiling. Mike started with the combination of paints while I tweeted my mom. Alright, guys! Finish things up and we’ll continue tomorrow, it’s almost six o’clock, and we need to meet here at seven sharp tomorrow for the briefing on how to restore this part of the ceiling. Mike, please keep the paints and stuff on a proper place where it’ll not be touched. Put a sign up front and the corner to advice the palace staff about our work. Thanks!. Good job, guys! Eat your dinner, I’ll just finish this and I’ll see you later!, I said deliberately, to check on the right wing I visited earlier to get more details on the place.

I wonder what Louis is doing right now?, Hmm! Silly me! Why would I….I said thinking about how he looked at me, with those eyes as if looking through, inside me…I hesitated to continue walking and decided to leave when…Hi! Maria!, a voice familiar to my ear called me. Oh! hello, Louis, right?, I said happily. Yes! So what are you doing here? Have you eaten dinner yet?, Louis concerned. Oh, ah not yet, I was just running another round to check on your place to see what I needed to do to restore its natural beauty!, I added very much inspired about the idea of restoring Louis’ place. Okay! You can come in then, if it’s okay, you can eat dinner with me, if you don’t mind?, Louis hesitating. Really! I would love to!, I answered confidently.

OMG! What a dining table!, I shockingly said when Louis escorted me to the dining room, which is twice as big as our living room in Joanesberg. Haha! Please sit here and I’ll be on the end seat parallel to you, or if you like we can sit together, if that is alright with you? Louis shyly asked. Of course, not at all! I’ll be happy to sit with a cool guy like you! I wittingly said to hide my fear of being next to him. Okay, then, here you go! While he pulled up an antique chair for me and beside him, he pulled his own and sat like a child, enormously happy to be with his best friend. It’s weird though that the food is already prepared, chicken soup with sort of like pork barbeque, with salads and fruits, then a bowl of lemonade of some sorts and some desserts, Jello?...Hmm! I love jello! Yummy!. We ate together and chatted about so many things like the place, when the castle built and who built it. “But I’d like o ask you one question though, if it’s okay?, I said. Yes, what is it? Louis said bravely. What happened to your face?