There was silence for some seconds after Dylan said that, then his voice resounded again,
“But I bet my house would be nothing compared to your own house. You’re living in a fucking mansion Ryan, I haven’t seen it, but I know it is a mansion”.
Ryan chuckled a little the moment Dylan said that, then he uttered,
“That doesn’t change the fact that your house is looking nice. Look at the color of the building, the little flowers around, and so on, everything is looking excellent. This can be referred to as a mansion as well”.
“Don’t flatter me”. Dylan stated with a bit of smile on his face.
“But on a serious note, this is a nice house”.
“Yeah, I know, thanks”.
Ryan could have chosen to start bragging about the mansion he was living in, and the fact that Dylan’s home was truly nothing compared to his own home. But he chose not to do that ’cause he knew that would be too immature.
Dylan was his friend, a genuine one, he shouldn’t be bringing him down like that. That’s why he tried in every possible way to avoid the conversation Dylan was trying to start up with him.
Ryan was glancing at the house and the flowers on the compound when a certain girl walked out of the house dressed in a light blue robe.
Ryan focused his gaze on the girl immediately the moment she came out of the house, and he didn’t need anyone to tell him this was Dylan’s sister…the resemblance was there.
According to what Ryan was seeing, she’d be nothing higher than 14-15 years old, most likely 14 years old…
She heard voices while in the house, and that was the reason why she came out. She knew one of the voices belonged to her older brother, Dylan…she could recognize his voice any day, any time.
But she didn’t know who the other voice belonged to, and she knew her brother doesn’t bring people to the house that much. So hearing another person’s voice meant her brother brought someone home after a long time.
..She wanted to see who the person was, so that was another reason why she came out of the house.
The moment Dylan set eyes on her after she came out of the house, the first thing he did was to call out her name before speaking,
“Cora, umm…so this is my friend”…
His younger sister, Cora, didn’t even let him finish speaking before she cut him short,
“I know him, isn’t he Ryan Howell?”.
The moment she stepped out of the house and set eyes on Ryan, she recognized him immediately. Of course, a lot of people were aware of Ryan, so it wasn’t a surprise at all.
“Oh! You know him already, of course”. Dylan stated glancing at his sister.
Cora’s eyes were just focused on Ryan, and Ryan was also glancing at her as well. She was staring at him like she’d seen some kind of god or something, and it started becoming awkward for Ryan at some point.
Focusing her gaze on her brother, she said to him, “You said something like he’s your friend”.
“Yes, he’s my friend, Cora, he came to visit our home today”. Dylan stated.
“So you’ve been friends with Ryan Howell all this while?”. Cora voiced out once again with a bit of widened eyes.
“Yes”. That was all Dylan said.
“How come we didn’t know about it?”.
“Umm…because I didn’t see any reason to tell you guys. He’s just my friend, it isn’t a big deal”.
Cora took her gaze off Dylan and focused them on Ryan after he was done making that utterance, then she began walking toward him until she reached him.
Reaching him, she forwarded her right hand toward him for a handshake, then she stated,
“Hi, I’m Cora by name, and I’m Dylan’s younger sister”.
Ryan received the handshake and uttered while glancing directly at her,
“I’ve heard some things about you from your brother. You already know me, so I don’t think I need to introduce myself to you”.
She didn’t say anything, she was just glancing directly into Ryan’s eyes, then Ryan’s voice resounded again,
“It’s a pleasure to meet you”.
And with that, he took his hand off hers. Though she was glancing at him like he was a kind of god or something, and it was a little awkward, he was liking her…their energy seems to be matching.
“Would you like to see inside?”. Dylan uttered to Ryan.
“Of course, since I’ve seen the exterior, then I should see the interior as well to complete everything”. Ryan stated with his gaze focused on Dylan.
“Let’s enter then”.
And with that, Dylan began walking toward the house as Ryan followed suit. And by now, the both of them had already entered the house.
It was after they’d entered the house that Cora began walking toward the house as well until she entered it. Upon entering the house and glancing around, Ryan liked what he was seeing immediately.
The exterior of the house was nice, but the interior was better…
It can’t be compared to his house though, but he couldn’t deny the fact that it was looking great. And there was one thing he really appreciated, and that was the fact that everything was in order.
The house was tidy, everything was well-arranged. When the interior of a house is well-arranged, it adds to beautifying the house. Glancing at Dylan, Ryan said to him,
“I know the exterior of this house is looking great, but the interior is way better. I love what I’m seeing”.
Dylan nodded his head a little as a bit of smile appeared on his face before saying, “Thanks”.
“Everything is well-arranged, everywhere is tidy. Just excellent”. Ryan’s voice resounded again.
Cora had been hearing everything Ryan had been saying because it didn’t take long for her to enter the house after they entered. It didn’t even take up to a minute.
All the compliments and so on, she heard all…
Dylan nodded his head once again to the other compliment that just flowed out of Ryan’s mouth regarding their house, but he didn’t say anything this time.
“Do you guys have servants helping out with the house chores?”. Ryan inquired of Dylan glancing at him.
“No, we don’t, we handle all the house chores ourselves. I don’t think we have the money to be paying servants”. Dylan responded.
“That’s what even makes it better, making sure the house is this tidy without the help of any servants”. Ryan’s voice resounded again.
“The house isn’t that big, so keeping it neat isn’t much of a big problem”. Dylan said.
It was at this moment that Cora decided to butt into their conversation, so she walked forward a little standing close to Ryan before saying,
“That doesn’t mean we aren’t doing an excellent job. There are lots of people whose houses aren’t big, but keeping them neat and tidy is still a problem for them. We are doing an excellent job keeping our house this neat even though it isn’t that big”.
..She directed this statement at Dylan ’cause of what he said.
Ryan glanced at her before saying, “I agree with her. There are lots of people whose houses aren’t big, but keeping them neat is a problem for them. For the interior and the exterior of your house to be looking this nice, you guys are doing an excellent job”.
“Thanks”. This same word flowed out of Dylan’s mouth with a little smile on his face.
Cora was glancing at Ryan while still standing close to him. She liked the fact that he was the kind of person that commends something good when he sees it.
He’d complimented them a million times due to the fact that their house was looking tidy. The fact that he was friends with her brother Dylan was already making her feel a kind of excitement.
The fact that he visited their home was adding to the excitement. And now, he’d just complimented them a million times due to the fact that their house was tidy.
She loved his personality, he seemed to be a humble person from what she was seeing…and she loved that…
“Now that you’ve seen the interior of our house, would you like to eat something, Ryan?”. Dylan inquired of Ryan.
“I guess so, eating something would be great”. Ryan responded.
“Nice decision, you’re our guest, so we have to serve you something. Would you be okay with meats?”.
“Oh yeah, I’d be really okay with meats. In fact, I’m craving meats right now”.
“Excellent”.
That was the last word that flowed out of Dylan’s mouth before he walked away to get the meats. Coming back, he wasn’t carrying his school bag anymore, and a plate was in his hand with lots of nice-looking meats in it.
The moment he reached where Ryan was standing, Ryan stated,
“Damn! These are a lot of meats, and they’re looking so yummy”.
“They are all for you”. Dylan uttered.
“Every single thing?”. Ryan inquired with a bit of widened eyes.
“Yes, every single thing”. Dylan answered.