CHAPTER 5 – Broken heart
It was getting darker outside everyone left the market place. The three brothers went home too. Only three of us lived in a small house bit further from the village. Their mother died some years ago, the house was the only one thing they had. When they arrived home, Mathias started his talk with his annoying voice. The other two thought it will be same like usually, but no.
- He returned! You know, the trollboy I was talking about a lot!
- oh, and? – The smallest brother asked back uninterested.
- Are you not happy? I thought you like trolls
- Is he still skinny?
- Wha-? – He's got mad. – Just like you!
It was very hurtful for Lukas who kicked his older brother, but Mathias blocked it.
- We could make money of him – Berwald said, what made Mathias more angry, he grabbed Berwald.
- He is not something you can sell or show off for money, you bastard, you see only money from everything?
Lukas stepped back, he saw they will kill each other.
- Why you need him?
- He… He is a friend! He could be in our family too, he is just an orphan child just like YOU or Lukas!
- Friend?
- You know what it means, do you? Soeone who is close to you, help and supports you, but you never care about others but your things you work on all the day! You are always so alone, you can't even speak well!
Nobody said any word. Lukas went to the other room and shouted back:
- if you two stopped it, someone should bring some wood in… Oh, and Berwald, you should start making the dinner!
The two older brothers stopped everything, and started their works at home. The dinner was ready fast, and this time they eat all up without any words. Mathias placed the food down, and stopped eating, that made his brothers to look at him.
- What? – Mathias looked them confused..
- Bad? – Berwald asked.
- Just like always.
- You fell in love with HIM? – Lukas asked.
- I told you he just just a friend! I'm worried, because Hákon found Tino's footsteps…
- Who is Tino? – the youngest brother frowned.
- Oh, That is the troll's name, I gave it to him
- I rememb'r.
- Ugly name
- I l'ke it
Berwald and Lukas looked each other. Both of them were not happy. Their argument just started.
- BUT – Mathias started it louder to make them look at him. – But Hákon finds him, I'm worried he would catch him and make money from him. You know him. He looks for money and power TOO.
Mathias meant at Berwald who just glared at him.
- In the worst case, he kills him. Hákon's strength is same like mine, but Tino is more like Lukas, weak and small, but he has more muscles.
Lukas glared at him too, he didn't like this.
- Mat, we go for a walk now.
Lukas stood up and grabbed Mathias's wrist and dragged him outside. The older brother was surprised he was close to fall over the chair while he was dragged. He followed Lukas. The moon was shining bright. They reached a small lake Lukas let Mathias wrist go. Lukas looked at the small lake in front of Mathias.
- Do you remember what happened…. Here? Does it mean anything to you?
Mathias stood behind him in silence.
- It just come. We didn't stop it. I gave myself to you, because I thought there is something between us. This Trollboy appeared and you talks about him again a lot. Oh and you starts to talk about how much he is better then me
- I'm sorry, I didn't meant to…
- Shut up! – Lukas looked back with angry face. – My body isn't good enough for you! I didn't give you aroused! Maybe his tail or horns can give that your body wished for!
Long Silence fell. Lukas sat down next to the water. Mathias followed and sat next to him then he tried to hold his hand but Lukas recoiled it.
- I hate you. – He turned away from him and wiped his eyes. – It is my fault. If I didn't say to save that troll, it would had never happened. You like something in him. You sneaked out every night for him. And when he didn't come anymore, you couldn't stop talking about him. I was young, I didn't notice your feeling, but I thought you forget this feeling. Both of us become adult. I've never thought he is important for you.
- Lukas…
Mathias grabbed Lukas face and turned it to him to see his eyes. Lukas didn't see any hope. Their foreheads touched. They sat like that for loner time.
- I wish he would have never come back. – Mathias whispered.
He felt he couldn't touch Lukas' body like before.
Lukas felt pain inside. He was with the one he loved. But he knew Mathias felt something for someone else. This made him pain. He wanted to run away or hide from this pain. It was impossible. He had nowhere to go. He heart is broken. It won't be healed till they are together.
A Strange voice broke the silence. Both of them looked up to the direction of the voice. Mathias stood up.
- What was that? – Lukas asked.
- Troll. This was their emergency call.
- You just kno-
Mathias run off immediately back, picked his axe up and run toward to the direction of the voice. Lukas just followed him into the dark forest.