18 Magic Hand. (1/2)

Chase and Hazel look at him.

”Er..Nothing..” she said.

Well, of course she hesitate to reveal everything to him. For her, he still an outsider whose the background is still unclear.

Shrugged his shoulder, Alan divert his eyes to the flat screen back.

Hazel turned her eyes on Chase's face.

Chase just give her a cold glance and went upstairs. He doesn't feel comfortable to hide a secret from Alan, but who is he, want to tell him about the past.

He sit on his swivel chair and turn on his computer. He start searching something on the internet and not long after he smile.

Took out his phone, he dial a number from the website.

…

The next three days, Alan do some painting together with Aslan. They used Hazel studio to do their activity.

While Chase was busy with something. He go out since morning saying that he had an appointment with somebody.

Hazel also busy with her work at the lab.

She look at the clock hanging on the wall and find it's already in the evening. Her stomach grumble because she didn't eat anything since this morning.

She take off her glasses and walk to the kitchen. When she pass the studio, she noticed a huge painting canvas were covered with a white cloth and beside it there is a small one.

She walk inside the studio and open the cover.

Upon seeing the painting, her jaw almost drop in a surprised. The painting was so beautiful.

It was a portrait of a woman. Her face was so beautiful, even though it's only half of her face that Alan paint. She had a long and wavy hair. The background was…. a waterfall surrounded with various flower and the beauty landscape.

However, the landscape still not a match to the woman in the portrait.

'Is he a painter?' hazel thought. Her eyes could not move from the picture.

After a long time, she avert his eyes and look at Aslan's work. She smile after seeing it.

It was…not so impressive like Alan's work. But for him who will turn 5 years old in Christmas Eve this year, it was something that very cute he painted.

He painted an animal like lion and beside it, there is was a woman. Somehow, the woman inside the picture seem familiar to her. But she just ignore it and cover the painting back with the cloth.

When she want to went out, she bumped with Alan at the door.

”Oh! You scared me.” she yelled.

”Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to…” he then frowned before he continue again. ”What are you doing here?” he asked.

”Uh… I just take a peek at your work.” she said.

”Uh-huh? Did I ever give you the permission to look at it?” he cross his arms around his chest.

Hazel frowned. ”Hello? this is my house. This is my room. Of course I don't need to ask your permission to do so!” she bristled.

”Hm? Did your mother never taught you, it's not polite to touch other people belonging?” he tell her the same exact word she threw at him a few days ago. He walk closer to her and put his both arm at the door frame, caging her with his arm.

”What?” Hazel push him a little. ”Don't do something stupid. And..don't talk about my mother. I don't have one.” she stormed outside and went to the kitchen.

Alan were left dumbfound. 'Hm. Didn't she have one? I heard from Joe that she's from a very rich family. Her father and mother really love her. That is why her parents accept Aslan with an open arm.'

He then follow her to the kitchen. Seeing she finding something on the fridge, he sit on the stool at kitchen counter.

”Are you hungry? I can make your dinner.” he offered.

Ignoring him, she just take the milk and pour it into a glass.

”Hey, about before..I'm sorry.”

”Save your sorry. I don't need it.” she glare at him and walk back to her lab.