Chapter 136: Hello
Sothing important ca up unexpectedly so Ryu and Dean had to run for important etings. Karl had to postpone the supposedly narration of the past of his father, Elder Master Ken to the boys and hopefully they could do it tonight after dinner.
Karl walked around the garden as he gave an awkward look directly to Butler Omni.
It was a look like he wanted to ask sothing but hesitating.
"Why are you still here? Don’t you need to report at work too? And what’s with that look?" Butler Omni asked.
"I’m not feeling well so I will stay at ho for today." Karl replied plainly while he slled so of the flowers in the garden. He actually wanted to ask Butler Omni for advice but he was embarrassed to do so.
Butler Omni laughed and said, "I thought we’ll be livelier these past few days because of the additional girls. It turned out they need to go out too."
Rita was with Dean as his personal assistant so she was required to be with Dean wherever he was while Arya needed to go out to et a friend after breakfast.
The only one left in the mansion was Cecile, him and Karl since the latter skipped work.
"Wait, I know that look. Sothing is bothering you. Tell , what is it? I’m sure you need sothing from
that’s why you’ve been staying here long..." Butler Omni uttered while he continued to water so plants.
Karl scratched his head then speaks, "Uhm, it’s about what father said, about
being a snail. I really don’t know how to say it to her and where to start..."
Butler Omni’s lips twitched as he replied, "Why do you have to take an advice from a single person? Geez I don’t know if I’ll be proud and happy that you ask
or it’s your way of mocking ..."
"Well I rather ask you than father. He’s complicated and will scold
endlessly. I know I should have done this earlier but I really can’t find the confidence to do so. I’m afraid that after all these years the one that still have her mind and heart is that man..." Karl opened up to Butler Omni all his sentints.
Butler Omni sighed, "There are many opinions whether taking risks for love is a good or terrible idea, but in the end that doesn’t even matter, we take risks anyway. It is a risk to love and as a single person, I believed in that. Let the world know you for who you really are and not who you want the world to think you are. Love, risk it all, take chances, get hurt, get back up and try it again and never ever let fear stop you from opening your heart to that person who is ready to make sacrifices for you. Love is a two way feeling, so if you take risks by opening your heart, rember that she is also taking the sa risk by letting you know her as who she really is."
He stopped what he was doing and sat on a chair. Karl followed and sat too.
This was the first ti Karl had opened up sothing like this to him. For those years, he maintained a good relationship with his wife. He could say that Karl has been a good husband in spite of everything.
"Yes I understand that but I’m afraid to hear..." Karl murmured but paused.
"Fear is the most powerful weapon on earth. Fear to be hurt, to be ridiculed, to make mistakes, to fail and not reach our goal. Fear can stop us from achieving or dreams, our goals, or even stop us from taking chances on people who we love the most. Do you want to stay in fear for that long?" Butler Omni asked while he looked intently to Karl who was like a little brother to him.
Karl did not respond but he heard him released a long deep sigh so he continued, "Risks are challenging and they’re scaring, but the feeling of overcoming our fears and achieving our goals it’s just indescribable, and when we overco them for love, it’s even better... because the greatest mistake in life is to risk nothing at all. To reach soone is to risk being involved, to expose your feelings is to expose your true self. To love is to risk not being loved in return."
Karl sighed once more and said, "I guess it’s easier said than done. What if it doesn’t work out?"
Butler Omni stared at him closely and said, "Ah, but what if it does..."
Then he added laughing, "You snail why are you like that? Thank goodness Ryu did not inherit that from you..."
Karl’s face crumpled...
"It is a risk to love," he muttered as he walked-out from the garden still scratching his head.
He went up to look for Cecile and he found her at the mansion’s main veranda doing her painting...
And he recalled the first ti that he had seen her...
That ti his father had him to take an art class for the sumr. So he did since he wanted to know if he was good in art. That ti, he and his father were both frustrated because they both did not know where he’s good at. He did not excel at anything at all.
Though his father was not forcing him in to anything... He himself would also want to see on what other things he was good at.
That mont he entered the room, she was the first who had captured his attention. To put it simply she had him at "Hello".
With that simple greet from her saying "Hello" with her beautiful smile, he had fallen in love.
She was very reserved, the demure type – his ideal woman...
From that mont on, he kept his track on her, trying his best to be near her and reach out to her but circumstances did not allow him so all he did was watch her from afar...
He was contented and happy seeing her happy and smiling from a far... with another man... with the man that she loved...
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