Stuck On Here
Chapter 4: curious
Floren was still sitting on his bed at the moment. He rolled around and around hugging his pillow. He occasionally glanced at the wall clock in the corner near the wardrobe, at eleven twenty, Floren stood up and walked towards the makeup mirror in his room.
He only needed to tidy up his hair and clothes if he wanted to get out, Floren had already taken a shower from this morning, but had not done anything after breakfast. Since since Mr. Ray, his aunt's strange friend, Floren should not fuss during the day because it would interfere with Mr.'s rest. Ray's.
He pecked himself in front of the mirror, took a comb and smoothed his slightly messy brown hair. In the tie the hair becomes one behind and then pinned a hairpin. The long bangs are left unraveled and tucked behind the ears.
He tidied up the folds of his dress on the edge to make sure nothing was less neat. Then walk out, intending to go for a walk.
"Flo, where are you going?" Katherine's voice shocked Floren who had just walked out of the room and was about to change her shoes. She turned her head, Katherine wore a long pale blue dress with long sleeves loose, and do not forget the belt in the form of a rope knotted into a ribbon with a shade of purple of course.
"I'm going for a walk out, Bi. I, I mean, we've lived here long enough, so just wanted to know the atmosphere." Floren said thus, there is no way he would tell what his true purpose was.
"Oh, where's your scarf that Aunt gave you yesterday?"
Floren grunted angrily listening to Katherine's every word, "Auntie, out in the heat, it's impossible for me to wear a scarf. Besides the color is ugly I don't like it" refused Floren.
Katherine sighed and then approached Floren who was still tidying up her pantofel shoes, "Flo, that will keep you from danger, if you don't want to wear her scarf. Just bring this, yes" while giving a small handkerchief with rose embroidery on it and stuffing it in the palm of the hand Floren who accepted resignedly.
"I'm leaving, Auntie"
Floren took his foot to the front door, in the absence of the big red door and closed it again slowly. His feet stepped onto the main street of Lourch, passing through a group of people busy with their respective affairs.
***
Wynie entered the Lafrence family mansion with a tired look. He walked towards the side corridor where the maids and mansion workers were, to rest his heated body.
"Wyine, are you home?"
Wynie turned her head, Valerie was sitting playing her hair braid on the living room sofa, "Yes, Miss. Excuse me Miss, I'd like a little break,"
Valerie simply smiled in response to He was back busy with his braids. Athana, Lady Lafrence came from behind and sat on the couch with Valerie.
"Mother, where are you?" Sapa Valerie's.
Athana leaned her back on the sofa, occasionally closing her eyes which were getting sleepy and hot due to the temperature outside.
"You're not going for a walk? Usually go with Wynie, Oh yeah, you know Miss Katherine's niece? I heard she's a good girl, maybe younger than you," Athana said, sweating her forehead with a handkerchief.
"Miss Katherine? That new guy? I thought she was married, and that sweet girl was her son. I haven't known him, just seen it's sweet, the smile looks friendly, too,"
"Yes, he said that the girl's parents used to live here, I forgot her name too? But yes, the girl looks a little awkward, it looks like the environment here is a little different from where she came from, she said they came from East Lourch,"
"East Jourch?" Cut Valerie, he rolled his eyeballs thinking, remembering something about East Lourch,"Oh, yes. It's different but at least it's the same, right?"
Athana just silently nodded, then got up and left Valerie towards her room. Valerie just looked at her mother's back that was getting further and further away behind the corridor. In the meantime, he was curious about the girl his mother told him about. He was always curious about West Lourch, but He never even once came out of West Lourch.
"Next time I'll get her acquainted" Valerie muttered.
***
Lucas walked to the corners of the city, watching every grocery store lined up neatly with old barrels lined with rusty smells. Lucas walked while drawing in the air with his right finger while his left hand was inserted in a bag of pants.
As his hands were busy making those invisible strokes, his eyes caught the figure of the girl he had seen yesterday in the city park. He walked over to the girl, who looked confused.
"Ah, no. I'm just going around, yeah, want to look around the city, she said here nice" said the girl.
"Oh, what's your name?"
"En, my name is Floren, Floren Katana" said the girl nervously. He bit his lower lip awkwardly. Both of her hands squeezed tightly behind the dress she was wearing.
"Oh, my name is Lucas you can call me Luke,"
Floren looked up to look at Lucas' face that was slightly taller than his, "You don't call it surname? Usually people here like to call their clan," asked Floren curious, although he actually knew who Lucas was.
Lucas turned his head to the left, his habit of feeling strange with the other person, "No. Oh yeah, where are you from?"
"I, from East Lourch, I live to the east, in that big house" Floren said nervously. He looked the other way to hide his nervous face. Her hands are squeezing, her dress fabric, "Eh, I'm sorry, see you, Lu-ke,"
Lucas simply smiled in response, then let Floren pass from there and disappear between the store buildings and the townspeople's housing. He himself continued on his way to Lake Almaty, waiting for Valerie.
***
Valerie walked alone to the lake without being accompanied by Wynie or Sinee. He put his wide hat together so that his eyes would not glare at the sunlight. Valerie passed through the street in Andreas Willson's home area avoiding the deserted area, as Lucas used to pass. There he sees Lucas climbing up Saru's tree. Valerie herself sped up her pace by pinching a little of her dress.
"Lucas?"
Lucas turned his head down, Valerie was standing under a tree by folding her hands over her stomach. His wide hat was simply placed on the grass that he used to sit on, revealing his blond hair that was neatly outlined.
"Down, before I kick this saru rod, again," Ketus Valerie from below. Lucas tekekeh before finally jumping down as usual. He sat his body on the grass.
"So, I met the girl, who lives in an ancient house" Lucas said, playing with a blade of grass in his hand.
"Oh, yeah. My mother yesterday also told me to get acquainted with her. How's son? I mean her attitude," asked Valerie enthusiastically. She slightly folded the edges of her dress and sat down with Lucas.
"He's from East Lourch, it's only natural. The language differs a little harsh although it is not as loud as Westerners. Is true?"
Valerie simply nodded without looking. A moment later he opened his voice, "The waiter at his house is planned to work in my house, I also do not know why? But Wynie said something to me yesterday, and I forgot what Wynie said. By the way, what's his name?"
"Floren Katana, I'm new to such a clan,"
"Oh" Valerie rounded her lips and then fell silent again not knowing what to discuss other than the thing just now.
"I'm a little weird with Miss Katherine, she always wears something shade-colored, whether it's a dress or a scarf, what's the benefit?" Tukas Lucas suddenly, made Valerie's forehead slightly wrinkled.
"You know he's not married? From where, I just found out from my mother earlier, the intention is that I want to get to know the girl,"
Lucas turned his head to Valerie before finally answering, "You can't tell the difference, Floren doesn't look like Miss Katherine, look around."
Valerie simply nodded then muttered something that Lucas did not hear.
"But, Lucas does Floren know that we're going to do this? Andreas and Kendrick? Usually you take your two friends with you" Valerie asked as she took her wide hat which almost flew in the wind
"It looks like I have to, I'm a little curious about that house and Miss Katherine,"
Valerie snorted dejectedly, "If it's just a little unnecessary to do this kind of thing, you idiot!"