by Diego Xavier
For Poliana and Higor
Charles Adkins
• Chapter 1 - Charles Adkins
The dense and damp snow hung lightly over the London sky, symbolizing the arrival of winter over the heads of the British, there are those who love and also hate, but for Charles, a snowflake in his conception could be numerous meanings, and mostly good, the best season of the year without a shadow of a doubt.
Charles Adkins was a 17-year-old English boy, fair and fluffy skin like a baby's butt who was in tune with the snow that would fall on his being and that always in troubled moments, he gave him shame resulting in red cheeks like the apple that arrives from Argentina, possessed a body that would be any athlete's dream, with enough muscles , due to the school's requirement that all students should choose a sport to do during high school, their choice was how to select from several suitors, the loved one. On the day of selecting the sport, his eyes acted as if they had a life of their own and fixed faithfully in swimming, he thought carefully if he would choose this sport to fill the grade required by the board, because London is not one of the hottest cities in the world, all right that the water would be at an optimal temperature, but nothing that would not make Charles stand with one foot behind. And the decision was only made when his eyes again acted without any command and fixed on the numbers of subscribers, there was almost no inscription, no one was crazy enough to choose an activity in which it consists swimming in a country that the cold reigns all year round, and since few would see him pass shame in trying to learn a physical sport , that was his decision, swimming. And it was a sure choice, because with effort and good preparation, result of great instructors and training, Charles always brought home trophies and medals of swimming competitions, making his parents proud even more. When he rushed through the school corridors with his blond hair, long and beautifully taken care of, made anyone jealous and was always asked how he had such wonderful hair, the answer was always the same "You know, is that genetics is good". When someone stared at him with a penetrating look, he would surely drown in his beautiful turquoise blue eyes and lips as perfect and symmetrical as the horizon line, his height was the ideal measure to carry the beloved, who would one day find him, in his arms and strolling among the stones and sands of a paradise beach and his beautiful pointed nose waltzed with the rest of his face very well crafted and carved by angels.
Even after the end of classes in June, he continued to practice swimming. It was December, and the last swim lessons of the year ended, Charles as he headed towards his driver who was waiting for him standing, with the car door open for his entrance, said goodbye to his friends and already scheduled their next meeting Friday night:
-Charles, see you tomorrow around eight in the evening at le burkert - said Bert quite excited for the next day's ride.
Ash with his self-security, intervened to bert's good-bye friend
-The late gentleman, it is no longer enough the countless watches that already present you, if you arrive late tomorrow will find a girl in a state of total fury - said Ash with a little spark of anger taking over his person - I can not wait more minutes to finally be able to laugh and have fun beside you, evil boy, very evil
-Okay Ash, I promise I won't be late, maybe just a little bit - he said with a slight tone of provocation towards his friend
Robert and Ashley have been friends with Charles since the time I couldn't tell him, because even I don't remember. Always together at all times, and they were always there for whatever comes and goes, an extremely fortified union that not even a diamond hammer could make at least one trisco in this affective bond that yielded to the three, an immense happiness.
Towards the luxury car that his parents made a point of being of exclusive use of the son, he hurried, because the cold was literally killing. Already in the comfort of the vehicle, C. I looked out the car window and followed the trees without any foliage, the trucks removing the snow from the path and several late workers taking epic tumbles due to the rush to get to work on time, while enjoying and rang from the view and the car stopped waiting for the traffic light to open, amazed to realize that in the midst of all that ice there was a couple who warmed up through the bubbly and reciprocal love inhabited in their Hearts, and thanks to the red light lit on the metal object supported by the pole, can watch a wedding proposal that seemed more movie scene, the delicate and small snow falling on the newlyweds and the applause coming from strangers who stopped to accompany a scene that is not seen every day, entitled to a warm kiss that snuggles any afflicted soul in the search for a love. Unfortunately the green light prevailed seconds later and the route to his house continued, and the reflection had come together, wished to have someone to feel his love and snuggle him during his moments of solitude, but it was the warmth of the moment, soon noticed another person falling on the icy floor and returned to laughter.
Asked Mr Joker to turn on the radio while waiting for his fate, the driver answered the request and transmitted the note with the initials of his mother, AA, Charles was curious, as always is usual, and opened the carefully decorated little paper.
"Honey, already put a smile on your face, you can't believe who decided to spend Christmas with us this year... come home without stops, I'm sure happiness will take over your heart! kisses, Mama"
Charles watches carefully, shouting with his vision the part "who decided to pass..." Who? It could be countless people, and your mind will begin to work quickly to resolve your doubt.
Joker, who has arrived, again or not very often, at home?
The driver, this time trying to be enigmatic, beams his eyes into the yukon's internal rearview mirror in order to find the boy's penetrating oceans
- This time I won't be able to answer your question, because I certainly don't know the answer
- It's called joker betrayal... You've always helped me and now you're going to do suspense, but you're going to have a comeback... -- if you turn around in the back seat in order to be perfectly visible to him - I'm seeing your giggle as you watch the most curious being on earth trying to figure out who the person might be, while you know the answer.
- The little boss, direct orders from his mother to keep secret, she is the boss, that is, I will follow his command, excuse little boss Adkins - Joker held with all his might the laughter in order to keep the class during working hours.
Charles makes a wonder that he was treated in the diminutive for the first time after years - Little Boss?! This is new, it seems that I am 10 years old - he said that it was never really small, always a little bigger than the rest of his schoolmates, but also always more beautiful, charming and cute - Ok, I wait until home, nor am I so curious ... and you, spend tomorrow in HR to know your rights and benefits, because I will make a point of signing your resignation, Little Joker - after announcing the possible resignation of him, both laughed lightly and continued the way to the residence Adkins.
Both laughed and made their way to London's most exquisite borough, Kensington - the royal quarter, where our young C. Resided and lived his busy and extremely happy life, looked intently at the roofs of the houses where helpers pulled out the accumulated snow, will one day wonder if he would see any owner climb and risk his own life to clear his own trough.
The driver brakes the car like the wind slowly carrying pollen from one flower to another, Charles does not expect to open the door to him and goes out in a hurry, with only bathing suit wrapped over a thick, warm layer of his bathrobe, which contained his initials CA. The helpers of his house, as usual are always warned a minute before the arrival of family members and begin their walk to the main door, to receive them, opened it, he politely greeted the maids, who for him were beyond that, were part of the family and were already with the family since whe
n he was a magnificent little baby, and as it was winter , the heater was connected to the maximum, soon removed his robe and went out towards the room to greet his parents, for the boy, walking in those costumes has become something routine and no person who lived or worked there, called the boss to walk in the post-workout bathing suit around the house. He had completely forgotten the message his mother had sent him, saying that there was a visitor to the mansion, and there was Charles giving a kiss on her cheek and a strong hug to his father, as he did every day after arriving from some appointment.
Mel, the housekeeper, handed her a towel to finish drying her hair. She went towards the main room with the fabric made of the finest linen in all of England, frantically wiping her blonde locks, there was no one there and shouted the Mel that was already far away, "where the people of that house met", she made a gesture answering the boy's question, were in the game room. He continued with the work aided by the towel and entered the room and ran into his twin cousins, Britney and Paty, coming directly from New York, two spoiled and beast-like little girls, which Charles faithfully abhorred. And soon he remembered the note, but in it it was written that the visit would bring happiness to the boy, his mother well knew of the relationship of love and hate that he had with the cousins, and recalled that if the pests of the twins were there, Aunt Rose would also be.
Aunt Rose was a millionaire widow who inherited the entire fortune of her husband, british businessman renowned around the world, many created stories saying that auntie would have poisoned him, I do not doubt very much, the way the woman is not provided with sanity, and the death of her husband outside days before the birth of the twins 16 years ago, must be the reason for overprotection and pampering with girls. The reality is that it has made her unbearable girls, and that they really take care of beauty to another level. Since Charles' fifteenth birthday he hasn't seen them, and they've changed a lot until then. They were divinely beautiful, but the boredom that reigned there was also divine.
-For everything! Charles is you? Oh my God, we are before a Greek God. My love, I do not know what happened to you two years ago, but the result was splendid and I would love to take a sliver of this Roman statue - advanced Britney and soon Charles retreated because he will know that through that mouth had already passed many football players.
Paty also did not hesitate and already approaches to try to satiate his libido that was the flower of the skin - Cousin, I wished now that we were not related, because his ass up a fire - she said full of excitement.
-You could be the last women in the world, first if this happened I would commit suicide, kidding, these beauties here in front of me are not worth that price, second I'm never going to lay a finger on any, the lack of character they exude is too immense to make me feel something for two ridiculous and soulless girls - whispered to Britney and Paty slowly, to understand, therefore, intelligence there was not something very profitable, and warning about how much he loved them.
After sending his message to the girls discreetly, Charles took a step back and tried to remove the towel from his head very quickly and wrapped his body in it in order to soften comments and compliments from people to whom he did not want to receive. Aunt Rose must have heard all our drive and came faster than when lightning scratches the clover sky - CHAAAARLES MY DEAR NEPHEW, HOW YOU GREW UP!! What you've been feeding him sister, look at these muscles, where you got this kid, two years ago I could mistake you for a broom from the closet and today look at this, a real man formed - squeezed his cheeks and left them red with pain, amazed at the evolution of the boy - Then I want to know EVERYTHING about his life in those two years I've been away.
Charles was laughing softly in disgust, trying to comfort himself in his mother's eyes and trying to get out of the clutches of hers - Auntie you're hurting me, could you just let me go for a few seconds?! Thank you - now finally in a safe distance - Ok Aunt Rose, later I answer you everything you want to know about me, well now I will get ready properly, with every license. Mom - With her towel tied around her waist, she walked towards her mother and greeted her with a kiss on the cheek, soon Amelie smiled, as she always did as soon as her son showed the love he felt for her.
Amelie Adkins owned and held the role of majority shareholder of Adkins Corporation, a leading multinational in quality, safety and chocolate trading. She has been voted three times the billionaire of the year by Forbes magazine and once woman of the year by Time magazine, with her charity work on the African continent, based on personal donations and fundraising, has made it possible to improve the lives of several people from that continent, giving her the honor of receiving this title and a lot of pride for the family. Amelie was the typical English adult, voluminous and silky honey-colored hair, green eyes, pointy nose and always worked out to keep her body in shape. One thing Charles admired very much about his mother, was the availability she had for everything, she should be the only businesswoman in the world who always had free time for her family, organizing several vacations and tours leading everyone to happiness and unity. He had only him as a son and that was the reason to make himself feel like the most beloved boy in the world, although he could present him with anything he asked, made a point of not turning him into the typical boy of mother and as a result, formed an almost adult man full of kindness in the heart and extremely mature, to deal with the problems of life rationally.
After the show of affection, that Auntie Rose certainly felt envious, directed to his room to change clothes, felt a little frustrated to have created expectations for the mysterious visit and be people who did not admire much, but there was nothing he could do and only accept. The servant opened the door of his beautiful room and Charles ran towards his refuge, far away from cousins and self-centered aunts, and soon upon entering he felt his whole body go into shock due to the scene he was witnessing, there he was in his bed, stretched belly up without any movement, possessed in his belly something that will dry a short time of reddish coloring and even with the noise of the door closing not if he could not be seen gesture Some. He thought he was dead, but whoever would put a corpse in his bed thought about running out and seeking help, but his bravery was greater and approached the bed with a pen, poked the possible deceased.
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Snowtiger??? – Whispered Charles, the cat got up running in fright, all afternoon was lying there taking his nap and waiting for the arrival of the owner, but the laziness had been so much, with the help of the cold yet, that he did not even want to go to receive his owner and continued to nap until he was awakened through pokes to which he did not please any bit - Wow cat , you gave me a hell of a fright now, where the slob decided to make a mess in the cold, if I was a cat would sleep all day, and what smell is this Snowtiger, has been drinking??? – after approaching the, identified what would be such a coloring that was breaking from the coat - That's wine! – the boy reveled in laughter just thinking about the scene of his cat taking them all in the neighborhood cat bar - You will now take a bath, will not sleep with me smelling of drink, whether you like it or not, you drinker - he still continued to laugh and the cat looking at him without worry and without understanding anything that was directed at him.
Snowtiger was a white Maine Coon equal to snow that will fall outside the mansion and, much like an albino bengal tiger. He called Mel who had passed through the aisle and handed her the cat to her bubble bath, which, amazingly, Snow loved him, and may have gotten dirty on purpose just to advance his fun in the heated tub.
Charles was more loaded with chlorine than his own cell phone that will ever ask for charge - Promises 3000mAh and can not bear me for four hours - told his cell phone that in parallel universe no one would answer it, at least in 2100 when robots will be on the same level as humans.
He put his playlist to play and went to take his hot water shower, as he always loved, and remove all that chlorine from his body. While enjoying the hot water, he remembered the birthday present that his parents would give him and smiled cheerfully wi
thout stopping for at least a second. He had finished high school in June at the age of 17 and as a gift, which had been organized for two years, would travel the whole family aboard his private plane all over the world, the goal is to pass through the 5 continents of the globe and through several countries, knowing and intertwining with the culture of each. This was Charles's child's dream that would be fulfilled on his eighteenth birthday, which was approaching 16 days after Christmas, the trip would be the day after the intimate and family celebration that the boy so much insisted to his mother that he agreed to give even more happiness to the boy. The Adkins plane would arrive at its destination in London in August, to give Charles time to get into the University. After long twenty minutes under the shower, C. outside to get ready for dinner that was almost ready and the delicious smell rose in his nostrils, making his stomach hurt even more hungry. While drying his hair with the dryer, he was curious to see what was happening around the world, took his cell phone and went to take a brief look at Twitter and in one of the Trending Topics it was explicit that for today, dinner with his father next to him was something out of the question.
BREXIT - "British Parliament once again rejects the Prime Minister's Plans for Brexit."
Even though he was not as present as Amelie, Henry did everything to always see a cheerful and radiant smile on his son's face. Henry Adkins was a member of the House of Lords of the British Parliament and the Labour Party, with months of tension that the British are living with the proposals for the agreement to leave the European Union, he is more absent than ever before and possibly would not be present on the trip that was being prepared 2 years ago. Charles was no small child and would understand very well, but would be a little shaken if the father was not celebrating along with him, the dream of his life being realized.
As soon as she finished tidying up, she left the room and out in search of her mother, to see if she already knew the news, as soon as she found her, Amelie said jokingly "Apparently we won't have your father tonight for dinner again," she noticed a feature of concern on her face and then asked - Son, did the bath water hurt you? You don't seem to be as cheerful as before, what are you "getting"? - from time to time, she wanted to give a young man up to his son, yielding to the two good laughs and this time not different, both had fun and Charles said what worried him