Novel Sweet
The studio
The studio
Ruby’s Pov;
I woke up to a sudden feeling of tiredness.
It was a Saturday and there was nothing to do.
The bright light from the sunlight shining through my window had woke me up.
I got up immediately and went out.
It was already very bright and I started wondering why I wasn’t called for breakfast.
I walked to the garden and sat down, feeling tired for no reason.C0pyright © 2024 Nôv)(elDrama.Org.
” Hey!” a voice cooed behind me.
I turned to see Louis.
He smiled and started walking closer.
” Hey!” I said back, taking my gaze to the floor.
” You woke up late, huh?” he said, taking a seat close to me.
” How are you? Hope you’ve adjusted well?” I asked, trying to be friendly.
” Yeah!” he said.
” I can’t believe you’re Nathan’s brother” I enthused, looking at him.
” Tell me about it. I am now starting to think you’re meant to be close to me” he said, smiling and looking at me also.
” What?”
” Nothing. Just kidding” he said and laughed loudly.
I smiled and we both stared into space.
” Did you guys have a fight?” he suddenly asked, making me furrow my brows.
” What?” I asked, looking perplexed.
” Nathan, I mean”
” No. Why did you ask?”
” Well, I thought you would be eager to see him off, but judging by the time you woke up…”
” What do you mean see him off?” I cut him off, heaving deeply.
” Don’t tell me you don’t know he travelled this morning” he asked, looking at me despondently.
” What??. No, no. Of course I didn’t know!” I blurted out.
I was so out of it. How come I didn’t know about it?.
” Ohh!!. That’s sad” Louis said.
” Where did he go, and when is he coming back?” I asked in awe.
” I think it’s Thailand for a business trip. He’s spending at least a week there” he informed, making me scoff.
I can’t believe this… I can’t believe this guy.
” It’s okay if you didn’t know. It happens sometimes. These things can’t be helped” he said with a smile, trying to cheer me up, but I was still down.
I was missing him already.
Imagine hearing from another person that my husband is on a business trip. Imagine not even knowing my husband’s whereabouts. Imagine not even knowing what’s going on in his life.
He was just here yesterday. How come he never said a word to me?.
Does he hate me that much?.
I felt really sad, and Louis did all he could to get me to smile but I couldn’t.
Phew!!.
” What are you doing here by the way?” I decided to ask him.
” Seriously? You’re asking me what I’m doing in a garden?” he asked and scoffed.
He stood up and walked a certain distance, then turned and smiled at me.
” Wanna see something?” he asked, stretching out his palm to me.
“What would that be?” I asked, getting up but I refused to take his hand.
I walked ahead of him like I knew where he was taking me.
He led the way later and we got to another part of the garden.
I haven’t even been to the whole of the garden, so this part was like another place to me entirely.
I gazed in amazement and a smile suddenly creeped into my lips.
It’s beautiful.
” You like it?” he asked and I nodded.
” It’s beautiful” I said, smiling.
” I’m glad you like it and I’m glad you’re now smiling” he said, his eyes showing affection.
I got lost staring at them for a second, and then quickly snapped myself back to reality.
” Get it together Ruby” I told myself.
” Uhm… how did you find out about this place by the way?” I asked instead, trying to dissolve the tension between us.
He chuckled and walked around for a while.
” Well, I’m pretty good at finding things out,” he said.
I nodded and looked around a bit more.
” We should head back now. I haven’t had my bath, and I have homework ” I told him.
” Oh, that reminds me,” he said.
” What?”
” I’m so glad we get to live together like this,” he said.
” I’m leaving if you’re gonna spew nonsense ” I said and started heading out.
” Come on, I was only trying to say we can do school stuff together. Like this homework for example” he tried to explain, walking very close to me, but I ignored him.
We came out at the other side of the garden and I walked out also, and started heading inside.
” Have you had breakfast?” he asked.
I shook my head.
” I wanna take my bath first,” I told him and waved.
” See you around ” he said and I nodded, before leaving.
*
*
” So, the coefficient of x would be what?” I asked Louis, and raised my head to look at him when I didn’t get an answer after a few minutes.
I found him staring at me.
” Are you okay?” I glared.
” What?” he asked with a smirk.
I shook my head in disbelief.
” Were you even listening to all I have been saying?” I asked him in anger.
” Chill. I heard all you said” he replied.
” Really? Then answer the question” I growled.
” Hmmm. It seems you miss him” he said instead.
” Miss who?”
” Nathan”
I rolled my eyes , picked my books and textbooks and got up.
” What? Where are you going?” he asked, holding my wrist.
” I can see you’re not ready to learn. This is such a waste of my time” I said angrily.
” Goodness!! Can you please be calm? I was only kidding” he tried to explain himself.
” You obviously don’t want to learn. You can go look for someone else to tutor you. As for me, I don’t have a lot of time to spare” I told him off.
He sighed.
” I’m sorry okay.. I didn’t mean to. Just let it slide. It won’t happen again” he apologized sincerely, and I had no choice but to sit.
” Thanks,” he said.
” You better behave,” I warned.
” Yes ma’am” he shouted, giving a salute.
This brought smiles to my face, and we continued.
*
*
” And that would be all” I said in conclusion.
” Woah!! I never knew I could understand mathematics like this” he exclaimed.
” That happens if you concentrate and put your mind to it,” I told him, arranging my books.
We walked back into the mansion together and I went to my room.
I knew without being told that the rest of the day was gonna be boring for me.
A knock came to my door.
” Come in!” I yelled and the door creaked open, revealing Louis.
I sat upright on the bed, staring at him with an arched brow.
” Uhm… would you like to uhm… go somewhere with me?” he asked nervously.
*
*
I’ve never been to a recording studio before, but I knew I would love the experience there because I love music.
There were instruments of all kinds, and a lot of them were unknown to me.
I looked round like a novice, my mouth wide apart in a gasp, and my jaws dropping.
” This is beautiful” the words escaped from my lips even before I could get a hang of them.
” I know right” Nathan said walking into the recording section.
It was just him and I.
I couldn’t tell if it was a private recording studio or not.
” Uhmmm… aren’t there supposed to be like uhm, producers and beat makers here?” I asked, looking around me once more.
He smiled and brought down his earphone.
” I haven’t them hired yet,” he said, leaving me more confused.
” I own it” he said again, and I got even more confused.
” I own this… all this” he said, gesticulating.
The realisation dawn on me just as quickly as the shock registered on my face
Oh, my world!! Goodness!.
Is it because he’s a De Martins or does he just have his own money??.
” This is freaking cool!!” I exclaimed in excitement, touching the keyboard and other equipment.
He just smiled and watched me.
” I’m glad you like them” he said.
” What?? I fucking love them” I said excitedly.
” If you do that much, then how about you come with me whenever I’m coming over”
“That would be so great!” I squealed.
I held the microphone there.
It was blue and very beautiful. Alot of things were there and I wanted to ask him all about them.
He suddenly went silent. I didn’t hear him say a word again.
” Louis!!” I turned to see what he was doing, only to find him standing at my back… very close.
I could swear I didn’t notice him standing so close.
Maybe I was too engrossed in my thoughts and the things there.
“What??” he asked, closing the little space between us.
He was now very close and our breaths were colliding.
I could feel his breath fanning my forehead.
My heart beat accelerated. I didn’t like the position we were in, but still, I couldn’t mutter up the courage and strength to push him off.
What the hell..??.