Embrace Love's
CH 42'S. Fall water

"You want to go for a walk?"

Catalina looks up from the old fashion magazine that she opened. He did not read, just saw the pictures of beautiful models with various accessories and fashion listed there.

Claude had been standing behind the sofa that Catalina was sitting on, looking at the girl's reading and decided to take Catalina for a walk.

"Where?" ask Catalina

"The waterfall .. is very beautiful" Claude said.

Catalina seemed to think, the girl was just silent, she was eager to see the waterfall. Hamilton had also mentioned the place during a conversation with Catalina.

Claude turned around the sofa and sat down next to Catalina.

"But we have to walk if we want to go there. We can use the car only up the track where to hunt. From there we have to walk. There's only a downhill path that connects to the falls" Claude explained.

Catalina. "Is the place far away?"

Claude shrugged his shoulders.

"I always go there when I come here. If we leave now, we'll be back before sundown" Claude said.

"I'd love to see it" whispered Catalina softly.

"Come on then."

"Did the others not come?"

Claude seemed to take a deep breath. "Always this is how we came to visit. Once back in the villa, Joanna and Simon would lock themselves in their room. I know they want to cry until they're satisfied with no one else's look."

Catalina lowered her head and the girl's face turned sad.

"It must be very sad. I also felt it to this day when I remembered my mother ...."

"How old were you and Marilyn when your mother died?" ask Claude.

Catalina smiled and then sneered towards Claude.

"You forgot yeah .. What in the data you're looking for about the two of us doesn't list that we have different mothers?" ask Catalina.

Claude frowned ..he didn't read the passage.

"Mother Marilyn is still alive .. It's just that she's sick .. until now," Catalina said.

"So ...," cried Claude.

Then the silence stretched, Catalina reminisced about her mother, her mother's ideals which she could not yet realize.

"We're going?" claude asked, breaking the silence.

Catalina turned, then nodded her head.

"I'll tell Nanny that you'll go with me to the falls so she'll always be near Leon if Leon's fussy. Wear comfortable sneakers Cat. The road to get there is a bit steep. I'll also tell Hamilton we'll go walking the street."

Claude stood up and Catalina stood up as well, nodding at Claude before finally leaving the man to get ready in his room.

Catalina wears jeans and a soft salem color blouse. He wore sneakers at Claude's direction and waited in front of Villa. Claude arrived a short time later accompanied by Vincent.

"I'll take you all the way to the hunting grounds" Vincent told Catalina.

"I asked Bruno and you volunteered to drive us" Claude said.

Vincent flicked his hand. "I don't know what to do at the villa. I'll drive around after driving you guys."

The three of them got into the car. Claude sat in front next to Vincent, while Catalina was in the back seat. The two men engaged in conversation, Catalina just kept quiet and listened behind.

The journey by car takes 45 minutes. Catalina and Claude got off and waved to Vincent who turned the car around and returned to their arrival.

"He'll be back to pick us up in two hours" Claude told Catalina.

They walked into the path into the forest, big tree trees made the path they went through to be shady and the air felt cool.

As the path they were walking down began to steepen and decline, Claude extended his hand towards Catalina.

"Hold my hand Cat. The road is getting rough" Claude said.

Catalina did not refuse, it would be easier to step with a hand that becomes a buffer.

The sound of water in the distance was heard by Catalina's ears. He smiled widely, already imagined seeing the beautiful scenery of the waterfall with the river below.

Initially Catalina saw ripples of water passing through the stones. The water is very clear, so that the small stones under it are clearly visible. The water is shallow. Perhaps, if he put his foot in, the water height only reached his knee.

Catalina's eyes skirted the water until the roaring sound at the headwaters. The waterfall flowed profusely, forming a sea of white froth in the stream where the water fell, he was blown away, his smile was wide with sparkling eyes.

Catalina walked quickly leaving Claude who was smiling wryly.

Yes Cat .. everything looks beautiful and attractive to you, except me.

Catalina wandered around the waterfall, after which she sat on a large rock at the edge of the water flow. The smile did not leave her pretty face, making Claude endlessly pamper her eyes looking at Catalina's face. The girl then poured water on Claude, deliberately splashing a little hard, until Claude's clothes got a little wet from the splash.

"Stop that, Claude! Don't keep looking at me! Many other sights can be your eyes' meal." The girl sneered towards Claude. Makes Claude chuckle.

"You can't forbid me, these are my eyes, Cat. You have to close it if you don't like it, want to try?" Claude raised his eyebrows.

"Oh, I won't be provoked, Claude Bernard! I came closer to it and it wasn't your eyes that I was going to close, instead you were going to catch me and don't know what to do afterwards" Catalina said.

"I'm brave Catalina .. I still remember what it's like to be bitten .. pain is not play!" Claude looked at Catalina and chuckled at the red hue riding on the girl's face. Catalina just threw her face away, staring in the other direction.

Time does not seem to pass quickly, the beauty of the surrounding makes both forget time, has almost approached the time that Vincent promised to pick up. Claude realized they had to go home when he saw the already dark weather. He nodded and looked at his watch. Not yet the time, it should not be this bad. He looked up at the sky and realized that the black cloud above should be a sign of rain coming down soon.

"Cats ... Comeing! We have to get on! Vincent might have been waiting up there!"

Catalina had also seen clumps of black clouds in the sky that made the surrounding state dark. He welcomed Claude's helping hand and quickly stepped into Claude's wide footsteps.

Halfway up, lightning struck and then greeted the sound of thunder booming, Catalina stopped stepping, she screamed and covered her ears with her palms. As if nature had not been content to reveal its power, a torrential rain began to pour down upon all that was upon the earth.

Claude turned around and caught Catalina's body when he heard the girl scream, he hugged and whispered.

"Sttttt .. only the sound of thunder, Catty," he whispered at the top of Catalina's head shut his eyes tight.

It took a while for Catalina to catch her breath and re-open her eyes, both of them already soaking wet. The large trees that shade them are unable to withstand the swift pace of rain.

"Let's Cat .. we have to reach the top. Vincent might have been there."

Catalina nodded and took another step by holding Claude's hand very tightly.

Arriving at the hunting lane, there were no cars waiting for them, Claude frowned. Vincent couldn't possibly not have come .. There's no way he left when he saw they weren't there. Claude was sure Vincent would definitely wait for them. Claude looked around. There was silence around him. The weather started to cool and the darkness began to creep in.

Vincent couldn't possibly not pick up. If he can't, he'll get Bruno or the others. What the hell is it? Did something happen in the villa ?

Claude scanned around and was sure no one had come to pick him up.

"Are we just walking, Claude?" catalina's voice made Claude turn his head and look at the girl. The girl was soaking wet like herself and it was raining as if she had not been willing to befriend them, rushing around their bodies.

"It's gonna be dangerous, Cat. It'll be dark in a minute. We need 45 minutes to get here by car. How long will it take us to get to the villa on foot?"

Catalina spread her views. "It's dark for Claude, so how do we get home?"

"We can't go on foot, Catty. We can get lost in the dark. Not to mention the risk of wild animals .. here there are still many bears."

Catalina shuddered at Claude's words. The girl automatically approached with her head looking around.

Claude thought hard under the rain.

What's up, Vincent? Where'd you?

Claude looked straight at the other footpath across the car path before him. He happily realized across the road that, if he went down the path, about 100 meters, there was a hunting lodge that was intended to rest.

Claude pulls Catalina's arm.

"Follow me Cat. We'll take shelter in a hunting lodge on that little street. It starts to get dark ..it will be darker in the little road later because of the shadow of the trees. Don't go far and don't let go of my hand" Claude said firmly.

Catalina nodded. His body began to freeze under the rain.

"Come on." Claude guided Catalina back into the forest on a small path across the street. He felt Catalina's fingers holding him very tightly. Claude realized Catalina was starting to get scared even though the girl didn't say it.

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