The Comeback Of Lorenzo✔

VII

Lucas's Pov,

Eva had an enormous smile on her face throughout the ride towards her Library. I believe she was eager to show it to me more than I am.

We are standing in front of a huge two floors library which Eva owns.

Well, not only Eva, but also her elder brother Aiden together owned their ancestral library, but he has different ambitions in life which he wants to pursue than running a library.

This library near to where I, and my fellow mates live. We are in Block 30 while this is in Block 27, just 3 blocks away.

One thing I don't like about this library is that only wealthy and high-class society citizens are allowed because only they can afford the membership here.

Her grandfather made these regulations after one mischievous youth tore away the research papers he was working on for five years. Although that boy was never found again, and the research was uncommunicative, therefore, the news had not spread.

Well, I think if an individual would have done this to me, maybe even I would have gone ferrous, but it's also strange that no rich persons enter here much because they are constantly busy with their work.

I examine the place we were in front of, although it's early morning and cold, the streets are busy.

Cleaners were cleaning the roads with their broomsticks. Because of yesterday nights' storm, their works had doubled today.

Marble steps led the way of readers towards the enormous glass gates which were patrolled by two guards in red and black uniforms. The construction looks old yet fashionable, well, that defines the elegance of it.

Eva raises her right hand pointing towards the library "Welcome to London's biggest Library Mr Ehhh.." she says exuberantly, but then frowns, and looks at me flushed for not remembering my name.

A fact to be told, since yesterday, I must have told her my name several times to her. I lost the count of it, but still, she can not memorize my name.

I don't blame her. She couldn't remember even Leo and Lambert's name except for Lorenzo's.

I shook my head "I'm not telling you this time you guess it"

She pouts looking at me but then sighs when I didn't give her response "I am bad in remembering names, Sorry." her lifted hands slowly goes inside her pocket.

I felt awful for being rude to her.

"No need for apologies, we all have some faults, Don't tell this to anyone but I too forget to do works which are important until Lorenzo reminds me of everything." I smile, recalling those memories of Lorenzo getting pissed and furious at me every time I forget something.

She smiled at me, "Thank you for cheering me, Mr Mucus."

My smile fades away instantly. Mucus? Seriously?

I narrow my eyes and look at her nonetheless disgusted "Ew Ms Eva! My name is Lucas and not Mucus!" I clarify.

Instead of apologizing to me, she laughs loudly while catching her stomach. "Now I'll remember your name very well, Lucas, let's go in."

She guides me towards the library. We climb the stairs and reach towards the guarded door.

"Good morning" the two guards welcome us while opening the door.

"A very good morning!" Eva exclaims to wish them back while I just nod and smile at them being civil.

"So this is my Library, my second home." Saying so Eva walks further showing me the huge library from inside.

After the dreadful night, it felt nice being with Eva. She was cheerful and had an aura which warmed my heart.

She's so sweet and down to earth that I can't believe she owns one of the world-famous libraries.

She was guiding me to every corner of this library, explaining everything in detail, although I could see it with my own eyes.

I have this alien feeling for her, which I can't guess it. She is just so mesmerizing. I really like her.

Last night when Eva took a stay and helped us with the accident, I did a little background check of her as I couldn't just allow her to enter our house because we aren't a normal civilian like everyone thinks.

That's when I came to know that Ava wanted to be a doctor, but because of the tragic death of her parents five years ago, Aiden was responsible as the older one and as the heir, he had to undertake the responsibility of Library, but Aiden never liked his responsibility.

He wanted to become a painter and sculptor. When Eva had turned eighteen i.e. two years ago, he gave Eva the legal responsibilities of the library.

"Lucas? Hello? Are you spaced out?" Eva roams her palm in front of my eye, bringing me back to reality.

I nod my head while my cheeks turned pink with embarrassment. She looked at me warily.

Oh, God! Can you open this ground and swallow me in it? I can't handle this embarrassment.

I avert my eyes towards the shelf in front of me, as I couldn't handle the gaze which was almost throwing dagger in me.

I hope she does not think me as creep, after all, I had just spaced out looking at her. Shit!

I acknowledged now that we had almost completed the entire tour of the library.

After an interminable torturing pause, she shrugs her shoulders "Well, I was saying, This library was established fifty years ago from now by my Grandfather. He had a passion for reading and collecting books or scripts from all around the world. Hope you liked it and didn't get bored"

She just leads around the whole Library which was huge with more than thousands of books all around the world with different languages and of all genres like Romance, Mythology, Science, History, Geography, Fictions, Children books and what not!

By noticing this place, I could tell there were more than thousands of big shelves just filled with books.

After walking around the library, we came back to the spot where we entered.

"How many books have you read from here Eva?" I curiously asked her before leaving this place to go back to Lorenzo who was alone. I wonder what he is doing? Is he even resting as I had said before coming here?

"I think I have read almost all the books except romance and history" she replies with a disgusted face while mentioning the two gerns.

I chuckle, I was expecting her to say a few or each every book present inside which was not possible.

"Why?" Why are my brains and tongue not functioning the way I want? I really didn't want her to notice me as a creep asking lots of questions on the first meeting!

Is this even the first meeting?

"Because I never believe in imaginary fantasy, and why to study history if it is in history? I believe in focusing on the future rather than the past," she replies.

I appreciated her smart reply. I was about to reply to her when one man entered the library wearing dusty clothes.

"Eh," he gets embarrassed after looking at me "Sorry you have to see me in this attire, Hi I'm Aiden."