PART 04 (Julian)

Niece

My name is Julian. I work as doctor forensic more than ten years. I thought, becoming a forensic doctor would make my brother's death case easier but it didn't.

 Until now I still don't know who killed my brother and what the motive is. After my brother's death, I took responsibility of his daughter. She become the last family I have.

Veronica is a very intelligent child. She always graduated earlier than her friends. Since childhood she was accustomed to acceleration classes but after the death of her parents she turned into a very ambitious child.

I can't blame her or restricts from what she want to do. Cause after that incident, I asked her to continue live with another name. Everything like her name, hobbies and even favorite color. I gave her a new identity to temporarily use because I want to hide her until the murderer get caught.

At the age of 18 with the inheritance money she had, she decided to build her own house and ask my permission to living alone.

I don't think her request was wrong. sooner or later she will serve as the successor of her parents' company. As the owner of great company, of course she must have her own house. So, I helped her to build her house.

Then that day, when her 19 birthday she told me on the phone that she has a problem. I rushed went to the hospital. My heart was pounding really fast, panic and anxiety all in one.

When I got there and found her was injured, I'm half mad and furious. I raise my voice at her, I can't think clearly. Not done there. While i try to calm down myself, she told me that she found a boy. She, with her stubborn head want to take responsibilty of that little boy.

I can’t help myself to feel calm. Is she really know what the meaning of responsibilty?

But in the end, I’m lost and she win.

Twenty days later we returned to veronica's house with the child. That little brat who lost all his memories.

“Veronica, this is my last warning. You can give him to police officer instead bring him here.”

“You mean the police who can’t catch the murderer of my parents? You want me to believe them?” She look at me furious.

I take deep breath. Even I feel angry right now, it's not the solution cause I know how she feel about it and that’s make everything more complicated.

“Nah, this is the living room. Huge is it?” Veronica help that boy to sit on the couch. Then she squatted down facing the boy.

“I hope you like to stay here. Just tell me if you need anything, ok?” She smile so braight to that boy and he didn’t respons anything but only nod one time.

“Hmm, since you will living here for a moment and you also don’t know your name’s. How if I pick some name’s for you?”

“And now you want to pick a name for him? Is he dog or something?” I said without thinking. Veronica glare at me with full desire to kill me.

Afraid she would really kill me, I decided to walk to the kitchen and make some coffee. Leaving them both in the living room with their activity.

This house wasn't built long ago. I've only lived in here just for a few weeks and now there will be new people living in this house who not belong to us at all.

If I could truly said what in my mind. I still not agree with her decision. First, she still young and don’t know how hard to take responsibilty. Especially responsibility towards others, in this case a little boy.

Second, she is not in good situation to care about others people. She also in danger by herself and now she want to keep someone else, when we don’t know anything about him.

The last, I’m the one who participate in building this house. Starting from the design, site selection, development, budgeting and others.

What I like the most about this house is the back garden and the mezzanine bedroom on the third floor. I designed it with a different model. I made the room more open by providing a large mirror as an aesthetic means. Not only that, from there we could also see the garden outside as well. Also the activities of the other people on the second floor.

“Haa.. what a shame.” While stirring the coffee then I stepped back into the living room.

“So, Dallen. You will stay at threed floor. That’s is your room.”

“Wait, what? Who?” I stunned for a moment.

“Dallen?” I frawn.

“I named him. Dallen.”

“What name is that? Cause you find him in the waterfall, so from Fallen you change it into Dallen? Something like that?”

“Yup.” Veronica so confident.

I can't help but just make confused face.

“Hei, are you willing her named you like that?” I ask that boy who look so empty inside.

Of course, he didn’t answer but only nod.

“Veronica, I think this kid is idiot-”

“Hei, watch your mouth!”

Again, she glared at me with scary face. I turn around and won’t look at her for a moment.

“Then, let me introduce myself one more time. My names is Veronica. Nineteen years old. Well there are people called me by Lisa but you can call me Veronica.”

“That man who standing over there, is my uncle. Julian. He look scary but he is only grumpy man. So you don't have to afraid of him. Ok?”

“Hei, watch out. I’m kind a police officer too.”

“What kinda. You can’t investigate one case by yourself. Sissy.” Veronica stood up and start to walk away from me.

“What? You called me what?” I put the coffee cup on the table and started chasing her.

“You sissy, Julian!” Veronica run circling the living room while laughing.

“You will regret that. Come here!” I follow her circling the living room.

Alright, just this time, I will let her win and accept my lost.

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