At Your Service

Chapter 11: Safe

"Seriously, where are we going?" I became so impatient as Rune and I walk somewhere in this village that is very high from the others. We are walking for ten minutes and she wouldn't say a thing where we are heading.

"You will see it soon, just a little more."

"You said the same thing 10 minutes ago before we walk this rocky sidewalk up there." I mumbled. Good thing that I wore my sneakers or I will punish myself using my stilettos.

As we walk higher, the temperate keeps on increasing making it colder and the cool breeze is not helping me. It's a shame that I didn't bring my coat. But if Rune just said it earlier then I would have brought it with me.

A few minutes later, my vision can finally reach where we are heading. There is this huge two storey house where I can loud laughter of children around. Wait, is this a school or something?

"Welcome to St. Dominique's Home for Angels, my lady." He told me as we walked closer to the place. "This is actually an orphanage."

I look at them in awe. I also have my own charity and children are very close to my heart. I always wanted to help each of everyone. But mine is for those abused kids who suffered a lot at a young age. "This is amazing."

A woman in her late 40's came out from the mansion to call all the children and told them to come in for breakfast. And that was the moment she noticed us coming.

"Red, its good to see you, lad." She came and gave him a warm welcoming hug. "I heard from the villagers that you came back and now with your wife."

"Yes, Sam. This is my wife, Carmela. I was showing her around then decided to show her this. She loves kids." Rune informed her like he knows me very well as he tuck me closer to him.

"Hi." I greeted softly to her.

Sam smiled cheekily. "Oh what a beautiful lass you are. Welcome to St. Dominique. You can call me Sam."

"Nice to meet you." I murmured with a smile.

"Oh please come inside and join us for breakfast." She offered, nicely.

"We already had our breakfast, Sam. But do you mind if we stroll around and see the kids?" Rune asked, politely. Seriously, this man is 360. He can quickly switch to one person to another from being cocky to nice then be so flirty then annoying. He can change his attitude so quickly to according to the people he is going to talking to.

"Of course. If you change your mind, you can join us anything at the table." She stated before leaving us as she went inside the house.

"Is she the owner of this place?" I asked him when we were left alone. This place is actually huge. There are playgrounds, a small church, parking area and some picnic area.

"Yes but the real one who build this place up was his husband." He answered, sitting down on the wooden chair at the picnic area where he patted the place next to him for me to sit.

"What happened then?"

"Well, her husband died because of a heart attack so now Sam is the one who is managing the whole orphanage." He answered, looking up to the sky and leaning his elbows back on the table. "And there are many people who volunteered to help her like the nuns you will see inside. Everyone is nice in here and I got closer to the kids during the time I had a mission in this village. This where I always hang out."