Zepp

The Old House

"Are u interested in staying here while l am away ?" asked Zepp.

Nerida likes places with all that mysterious touch, he knew it well.

She didn't answer straight away. In stead ,she looked at the high

white clouds above the old house.

It's lie a beautiful fiction of a well written nature mixed up in such historical vibes.

Shyly she touched a part of the rusty gate .

" Maybe I need to see inside first " .

She said finally,which responded by a movement in soundless steps.He took her hand to guide her in.

At first she saw Petro that barked at her but Zepp gesture it not to.

She patted that pet before looking around the rooms.

"What do you think? "He said,then went on, "Well, don't be shy as this is your opportunity to explore your curiosity on what's happening here long ago ..".

Nerida smiled thinly . Everyone intrigued by him and this house but none actually care .

Maybe she did care .

She had a feeling of inferiority complex ,that's for sure ..why ?A realization that she had no house by her own.. was that the reason Zepp offered her to stay there?

Somewhat he mentioned about her interest in old historical matters ..

While she sat at the bench outside and watched the surrounding,Zepp carbuncle some water for coffee.

In a minute,he came to her with two cups of coffee in his hands .

Nerida sipped her coffee and commented,"It's nice aroma " ,then she began talking about the house.

" You are right.I am interested in old house.I can make dusty rooms look new after cleaning all that and make some decorations but l heard that you have some .. friends or cousins who had interest in this house ".

Zepp smiled faintly .

" All of them are interested in it .But they want to do a total renovation.Like you,l like old house too.We have things in common."

"Do you intend to sell this house to anyone of them?".

"I don't think so.My cousin even told me that they have some rights on this house ."

" Do they "?

"No ".

While they talked,the coffee were shaking on their hands .

So was the ground...

Was it earthquake?

He looked at each other while Petro ran to them frantically.

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"Shyness is a sign of feeling to accept an imperfection and the realization of it is how to be humble." Said Nerida with an unavoidable smile.

" But inferiority complex is lack of self confidence don't you think?".

He said ,smiled back and pointed a bowl of soup for both of them.

'' Oh...you don't have to..' said she.

" It's fine ," he said ,spooned her .

Then they got a small talk which ended in wanting to be in more open way .

"Fact and fiction..

Once that terms become a talk show in media,because an intellectual said that holy book is fiction .Many people make comments pro and contra. "

"He said that holy book talk about hereafter,a life that none ever gone there. Lt is all about hope too .

Well ,one that say holy book don't only talk of the past days too,there are many things of human aspect life written in it as well.

For believers,each prophet born at the time of deviations happened."

"Prophet Musa came with the magical stick which become big snake that ate others snakes made by the magicians of pharaoh followers to counterpart the enchantment era that at the time , for example.."

"Holy book also speak about the certain coming of death,and the uncertainty of tomorrow..

So does anyone can deny the 2 fact ?

That each living things will die and

None knows about what gonna happen tomorrow ?

That's the fact of what is written on the holy book."

After the talk Zepp asked her to go around the town . He stopped at a corner.

"This is the second handed stuff shops..cheap and still usable beside it's affordable for the weak economy class."he said and bought some stuff .

There were antique stuff too which were hard to find.Nerida got things interested in her either.

She liked it.Maybe Zepp bought things here just to help the sellers or he liked the stuff indeed.Both were good motives anyway.

Well, they checked if the ones selling things there have certain rules .

Were they always be honest when doing the bargain.. and don't hide the flaws, telling the customers about any damage the stuff have, so that the price will be fair for both the sellers and buyers...yes...everything must be clear ,no hidden flaws spoken before transaction...

Just like marriage.Planned marriage by parents in some culture that's still going on now in quite many parts of the world for example,are like unfair hidden agenda cause marriage must be happen in mature age , based on loving each other for a future spouse.

Some says that marriage is also a transactional act ,just like any business.

But they didn't talk about marriage.It was only whirling on the ir minds .

"Zepp, about your offer for me to stay in the house, l have to ask Merida opinion first".she said .

"'Oh sure ," he responded.

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"Well said, my dear",She said while having her piece of pizza and read the little note Zepp wrote to Merida asking her opinion about the possibility of Nerida occupying the old house while he was away.

"Nice message ",said she ,then Nerida continue,"So do you think it's good for me to stay in the old house and ..".

"You have guts to stay alone there with only a dog ? Come on .." said Merida unbelievably.

" Why not ..but what if his cousins come there..what must l do?"

"Wait ..does Zepp place you there intentionally to hinder them coming and stay there "?

" I am sure he would not mind them to .What he will prevent is ,if his cousins try to ask him some rights of the property ".said Nerida calmly.

"I think about the property itself which been told that some of his cousins wanted some parts of it ..do you think they have the rights indeed? Or they just being greedy ?"

"It happens everywhere but l believe in Zepp.The property is belong to him whole.All others already got their own shares

He will not eat all ...The beauty and peace is his nature .. it is incredible .l knew him well."

When the streaming water flow slowly in Nerida ' mind ,it's so serene.

But when it's flooded..it burst in fury

If the trees crack falling into pieces, the earthquake happen..it kills and thrills.

It is like Zepp tendency and character.

The scary side of nature is like unpleasant things in life , ones call it trouble and prob.

What is in the phenomena ?

There must be other meanings other than merely nice or ugly .

The likes and dislikes are two faces of two good teachers..

Both teach about 2 qualities of The Divine

Which are, Giving compassion and lesson in a package.

After the talk with her boss,Nerida thanked her before getting up to

call Zepp in her private time..

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After giving several directions to Bast and a few other workers of his friends to add some rooms and fix things up, Merida prepared herself for a journey towards the west.

This time her goal was different from usual. Freshening up her mood, she whistled. A children's song called "0, my papa". She suddenly wanted to smile and cry at the same time when she remembered something in that song..