5 Familiar stranger- Part 2 (1/2)
On their way, Noah and Heidi exchanged friendly words with each other. She found him to be an easy going man who spoke like they knew each other for a long time. Just as they crossed over a street she caught sight of a familiar face. Copper brown hair glinting under the sunlight and eyes that charmed the woman in front of him as he spoke. She realized it was none other than the vampire she had met a few nights ago. So he was of this very town, thought Heidi to herself. She wondered why she hadn't noticed him before. The woman he was talking to was the daughter of a wealthy counselor. He then turned in the way she was walking and when their eyes met, he smiled from where he stood at her before his eyes fell over the person walking next to her.
”Ms. Heidi?”
”What?” Heidi asked breaking eye contact with the vampire to look at Noah.
”I asked who is at your house now. This is too much to carry for a person like yourself. Not that I am saying you are small,” he said looking at the big bags made of a sack.
”I wouldn't disturb them over such trifle things, after all, they are busy with other matters.” Daniel was out with her father while Nora was studying again to turn herself into a proper lady. Sadly even though their mother was one of the most educated women of their time Heidi had come across, Nora hadn't acquired the same genes. She lacked interest in it and preferred to invest her time by dolling herself pretty, which in Heidi's opinion only made it worse.
”That must be difficult,” he murmured.
”It isn't actually. I have gotten used to carrying these many things. And sometimes there are people like you yourself to help me with it,” she smiled stopping in front of her house and he laughed heartily.
”Ah! We sure will be. Especially when it is someone as pretty as yourself,” her cheeks turn red due to the unexpected compliment, ”I'll take my leave now. See you around.,” he said turning his back and walking away until he disappeared in the next street corner.
Nora who was in the house, cooling herself by keeping her feet in a bucket of water heard voices outside the house. Unmistakably one of the voice belonged to her sister, curious of who was out there with her, she stepped out of the bucket and walked towards the window to have her eyes narrowed at the view. It was Noah who was with her sister and with the way it looked it was clear that he was interested in Heidi. Though Nora had no interest in the man as he was a peasant in status, that didn't mean she was alright with the fact that one of the handsome bachelors who hadn't shown interest in her was talking to her sister now.
She had begun hating Heidi from a very young age, possibly since the girl had been brought into their house. She was the child whom her mother showered love on, spent time with and did everything she wanted to do with her mother. She was her mother and not Heidi's. Hers and Daniel's alone.
Heidi seeing Noah disappear turned around to see the curtain of the window move suddenly. Having an idea of who was there she walked towards the door, knocking on the wood with her hand.