Chapter 18:
That evening Seyia and his friend, Alan, walked towards the mansion. As they got closer Seyia looked over at Alan. He was wondering how Alan knew where Darien lived when he had been trying to figure that out for a week. "Are you sure this is the place?" Seyia asked as they stopped walking.
The brown harried man turned to him and smiled. "It is. I have my way of knowing these things." Alan told him.
"Alright, so how long do you think we should watch them?" Seyia asked as they sat in the bushes.
"At least a day. If they leave tonight then when they get back we attack." Alan explained as he bent down and took out two pistols. He handed one to Seyia. "For later."
The two men sat in the bush for over an hour. Seyia was starting to get impatient. He wanted to kill Darien now, not wait for a convenient time. He couldn't wait to kill him. Well, Alan to kill Darien. Once Darien was dead he could have Serena all to himself. As the two were sitting in the bush they heard the front door open. They sat up and saw Darien and Serena walking over to a car. "We'll wait until they get back." Alan told Seyia.
Seyia nodded as they watched Darin help Serena into the car before getting in himself. When they were in the car Serena felt someone was watching her. Darien looked at her and noticed that she looked uncomfortable. "What's wrong?" He asked her.
"I feel like someone is watching us." She told him softly.
Darien looked at her for a moment longer before opening the door to get out. He walked all around the yard. He neither saw nor heard anyone out there. After doubling back around the yard he walked back to the car and got inside. Once he was inside he turned to Serena. "I didn't see anything." He told her.
Serena sighed. "It must have been my imagination. Let's just go." She told him.
Darien nodded as he started the car. When they arrived at the restaurant they went in and had a nice dinner. Over dinner they talked about her paintings. They were trying to avoid any normal conversation. Serena thought that if they had a normal conversation it would only lead to what had happened.
Before they got their food they talked about what happened to the first panting that she sold him. He told her that it had ended up in a museum in Wisconsin. When she asked him if her name was given as the artist he told her yes and that he had made sure of it. She told him she asked because she knew some museums that she had sold her work to didn't want to give her name as the artist since she was blind. He assured her that they didn't know that she was blind.
While they were eating dinner they were talking about her newest painting. It was of a beautiful forest and a fairy sitting next to the water. He told her that he might be able to sell it to a local museum. He also told her that he'd buy the painting from her at a higher price than the last one. "Why?" She asked him.
"Well, because I did sell your painting for way more than I thought it was worth. So, I'll pay you more money than I paid for the last one." He explained to her.
"You don't have to do that. I'm fine with the same amount." She told him.
Darien shook his head. "Well, it seems we have a problem. I want to give you more money, but you won't take it. What are we going to do?" He asked as he smiled at her.
Serena giggled. "I have a solution." She told him. "Why don't you just keep the extra money?" She asked as the waiter set the bill on the table.
Darien picked up the bill and looked at it before taking out his wallet. "I don't want to cheat you out of money. You should get the money you deserve."
Serena was silent as the waiter came and picked up the check for the bill. As soon as the waiter left Serena cleared her throat. "Darien, it's alright. Now can we please drop it?" She asked as they stood up.
"All right." Darien said as they walked out to the car.
As she tried to feel her way around the car she slipped. Darien caught her by the wait, making sure she didn't hit the ground. Standing up Serena blushed. "Thanks." She said as she stood up straight.
"Your welcome." He told her as he opened the door for her.
Darien walked around to the other side of the car and got in. He then started the car and started to drive back home. Unknown to them was what was waiting for them when they got there.