Classic Novel
Keeping His Promise
Keeping His Promise
For once in a slightly long while, I woke up feeling optimistic about the day. Finally, there was
something for me to look forward to. After being disappointed day by day by the fact that Hayden did
not turn up to visit me here, I finally could look forward to Harvey fulfilling his promise of showing me
some of Hayden’s childhood photos. Last night, I went to bed with thoughts about that in my head and
it helped me get some peaceful sleep.
I wondered what Hayden would look like in the photos. Would I get to see him as a baby or maybe
when he was in kindergarten? Perhaps, there would be some photos of him crying because he spilt his
milk or got his favorite toy stolen. Then maybe they’ll be photos of him with some of his childhood
friends. Maybe they’ll be more photos of him playing with the boy version of Ethan.
I sighed while I remembered the last conversation that I shared with Hayden about Ethan. I couldn’t
help but wonder if Harvey knew anything about it. Hayden seemed like he was considering to kill Ethan
but he did mention that it wasn’t exactly up to him. Is Harvey involved in some way? Without knowing it,
a frown had started to crease my forehead as my brows drew together in deep thought. Everything was
still pretty much a mystery to me and when I thought that I had somethings figured out, new mysteries
seem to appear. I was having a very hard time piecing everything together and I was starting to
question whether I would ever understand everything.
I need to talk to Hayden…
Once again, I knew that he was the only solution to my problems. However, that solution had refused to Content is © by NôvelDrama.Org.
show up at my door for another day. How do I get him to come down here?
After showering and eating my breakfast, I had absolutely nothing to do once again. There wasn’t even
a clock so I couldn’t even watch the time tick by. Maybe if I ask Harvey, he might get me the things that
I need to move on a little with my life such as my art tools. My commissions are way behind schedule
now and I wished that I could work on them.
It was late in the afternoon when the door to my room started sliding open. It must be Harvey because
it was too early for dinner time. To my surprise, Little Hayden ran into my room and headed straight for
me.
“Little Hayden!” I cried out happily.
The puppy ran to me and jumped up and down next to my bed where I was seated. Quickly, I reached
my arms down to carry him up onto my lap. He gained weight and he definitely got bigger. It was
amazing how fast he was growing. I haven’t seen him for a short while, but he grew up so much. His
brown eyes stared at me as he panted from his own excitement. His fur felt soft, and I couldn’t stop
hugging him and stroking the top of his head.
“It’s so good to see you. I miss you so much!” I cried as I hugged him tighter to me.
“It’s good to see you smile,” Harvey said, and I was slightly shocked that he was already standing right
next to my bed.
I looked up to see his beautiful blue eyes looking down at me and Little Hayden from where he stood.
Did he do this to cheer me up? He can’t possibly be this kind, can he?
“Thank you, Harvey…” I thanked him softly.
“You’re welcomed. Actually, I was thinking of bring him along earlier. I’m sure he misses you too,”
Harvey said before sitting down next to me on the bed.
He’s close and I had mixed feelings about us sitting on the same bed. Harvey’s hand approached my
lap before he started stroking Little Hayden’s back up and down. I could tell that Harvey was extremely
fond of Little Hayden and I didn’t doubt that he had been taking very good care of the dog.
“Thank you for taking care of him…” I whispered with my eyes still on Little Hayden.
“There’s no need to worry about it,” he replied casually.
Unlike the times that I met him before, Harvey felt very relaxed and casual today. It was frankly hard to
believe but he felt like a normal person, and it wasn’t long before I started to relax in his presence. We
shared small talk about Little Hayden before Harvey reminded me of the main reason why he was here
today.
“Here, I’m keeping my promise,” he said a little proudly as he handed me a thick album of photos.
“Wow! Honestly, I was looking forward to seeing this. I got so excited just thinking about it,” I admitted
shamelessly as I took the album from his hand.
“I’m glad to see someone so happy to see photos of my stupid brother,” Harvey said with a small laugh.
I could tell that the two brothers love each other a lot. Harvey was many years older than Hayden, but I
wasn’t sure just how much older he was. The two of them looked so similar now and their age gap did
not show at all.
Unable to hold in my excitement any further, my hands started opening the photo album and flipping
through it. Harvey really did exceed my expectations. There were endless photos of Hayden in the
album. Of course, there were photos of him with Harvey as well. The two of them looked like two
golden angels together when they were younger.
“Is this Hayden?” I asked while pointing my finger to a photo of a blond boy holding a baby in his arms.
“Yes, and that’s me,” Harvey replied with a tender smile.
There were many photos of baby Hayden with his elder brother and then toddler Hayden. In every
photo, Hayden seemed to be a in very good mood. He looked cheerful and sweet like an angel in all
photos.
--To be continued…