something touched my head, brushed my hair away from my face, soft fingers that brushed against my ear as they moved with a gentle touch and then slowly moved to my shoulder "Argo" the voice had me snapping open my eyes in my sleep filled state to a wide awake manner, i turned it to the man seated on the edge of my bed, he wasn't looking directly at me but his gaze was close enough.
"i know it's a stupid rule but i'm not exactly allowed to use the kitchen, and it's morning anyway, i'm hungry" i felt so stupid, i should have set my alarm to wake up this morning, without the city traffic to awaken me in the morning i was useless waking up alone, if Mercer hadn't woke me i'd have probably slept till noon.
"sorry, take your time getting changed, i'll just be down in the garden" Mercer stood as he spoke and while turning he pressed his hand against the wall to direct himself from the room without tripping over anything, i sighed, sitting up in my bed to glance around the room, i needed to remember, this was my life now and it was going to be better then the life i left behind in the city.
i dressed, shaved and combed my hair before proceeding down the stairs to the kitchen, Mercer was outside by what i could see, he had few garden tools and was digging around in the garden, i had wondered who tended the flower beds, he obviously knew what he was doing.
i busied myself in the kitchen while Mercer did his own thing, it was odd, cooking for someone other then myself but at the same time it was rather nice, to be able to donate my once empty days to helping a blind man around the house, a blind man who's parents had to many rules one could go mad from having to remember and follow them all, if it were my kid i'd probably be the same, maybe a little less strict though and certainly more there for him then his parents were, i was told by Macy i might never meet them but there was always the hope they might care to spare some time to visit their disabled son.
knowing about Mercer's parents just made me feel better about my own, my father was there for me the first fifteen years of his life and it was a great few years, he never judged me for being mute and he helped me in every way he could, learned sign language to teach me, taught me how to express myself without the need for a voice, took me places that a lot of boys would want to go to with their fathers, hiking and camping, road trips and holiday's in different countries, those were the good days, until my parents separated.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4Jz7m9ODq
it was my mother that divorced my father after she found out he was cheating on her with another, younger woman who had apparently fallen pregnant, talk about my happy little family being dragged down into the dumps of despair, my father moved out quickly and not a month after the divorce went through he married the other woman, neither me nor my mother attended the wedding, after that i stopped talking to him, heard he had a daughter, i didn't speak to my father for five years, by then i'd moved out of my mothers house, finished school, gone to college, started working in a supermarket while having a side job painting portraits, i lived in my own little run down apartment alone, and one day he simply showed up on my doorstep, after five years.
to say i'd been angry was an understatement, i had been so furious i'd shut the door in his face the moment i opened it and saw him standing there with a little five year girl, hair tied up in pig tails and wearing a pink dress, i had opened the door again despite myself and invited him in, that was when he told me his wife had died and he needed someone to look after his daughter while he got his life together, i don't know what came over me to take her on but there i was, looking after Ruby for two years straight, not once did my father come back, two years i raised that little girl before he finally showed up again, he took his daughter back and we only ever spoke because of her.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZmpcjBb9b
i came to this place because after he came back into my life i ended up in a rut, there was nothing for me to focus on, i painted and i worked the store, i had Ruby stay over two days of the week, i needed a break, after four years of that rut i had to get away and the fact my friend mentioned a friend of his knew someone looking for a live in i had jumped at the chance and it was probably the best thing that could have ever happened to me, because here i was and i wasn't regretting it yet.
"Argo" i was snapped from my thoughts to look to my side where Mercer now stood, i hadn't even heard him approach while i cooked scrambled eggs and bacon on the stove top "are you alright" his concern was really appreciated but i was fine and i tapped twice against the counter tell him so, he smiled and reached up into a high cupboard to take out two plates, he knew where everything was, he just wasn't allowed to cook unless he was heavily supervised so he just let other people do it, as he'd told me at dinner last night.
"did you want to go for a walk today, into town, i'm supposed to pick up a package from the store but we can wait until the car arrives" i turned off the stove, unable to reply, he promised to try keep it to yes or no questions, how could i answer that with yes or no, i glanced outside, there were clouds covering the sky and coming in grey, if we walked we'd get caught in the rain and Macy said it was an hours walk into town.766Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSyrixxQXc
"Argo, did you want to go" Mercer asked me yet again, i sighed, reaching to take his hand and turn it palm up before using my finger to write the word RAIN on his hand, Mercer raised a brow at me before nodding in understanding "alright, we can wait until the car comes then" he replied as he brushed his finger over my own with a smile.
"come on, let's sit and eat breakfast then, help me bring the table in under the patio and pull down the screens" Mercer proceeded towards exit to go collect the table and chair, leaving the pan on the bench top i hurried after him to help, when we were done we could enjoy our breakfast and then maybe find something to do for the day.
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