Nicolae: Is it love - The original story (Game walk through)

Chapter two part seven

She can't be serious! I'm sure Lorie is teasing me... Or at least I hope she it.

> You are going to hang me?

Lorie begins to make a strange laugh. A naughty laugh.

Lorie > You were scared, huh, you're not very funny as a nanny... you don't go along with it.

> Because you think it's funny to threaten people?

Lorie didn't scare me. She's just beginning to annoy me furiously!

> If you go on like this, you'll end up in your room, and you'll spend the rest of your evening alone. And without your dolls!

Lorie > I'll tell my brothers and they will get rid of you! And I'll get a nanny who wants to play with me!

Even if it hurts, I apologize to the little pest. Now's not the time to lose my job.

> Listen, Lorie, I'm sorry. Wouldn't you rather play my hangman?

Lorie doesn't even bother to answer me. She disappears before I have time to do anything. And, to my astonishment, I realize that Drogo is here too... How long has he been there? I understand that he's seen the whole scene, by the way, he's looking at me.

Drogo > Wow, you've got this under control! Are you sure you know how to take care of children, little thing?

> Oh, because you would be willing to play her version of hangman? I can't wait to see you swinging from a rope!

Drogo bursts out laughing very loudly. If he wanted to offend me, he did a good job. I can feel the anger rising.

> What's your problem with me? Can you tell me? You think it's fun playing with my nerves?

Luckily, I can see Peter arriving. He can immediately sense the tension between his brother and me.

Peter > What's going on here? Everything ok, Lana?

This is too much for me... First Lorie, now Drogo. I'm tired of being attacked all the time. I flee towards my room without a word. It's the only place where I can hide out. I lock myself up in my bedroom for quite a long time... I took a shower and put my night clothes on, but I still can't settle down. I roam around in my room like a lion in a cage. I thought that maybe Drogo or Lorie would have come to apologize. Or that Peter would have come to see if everything was alright. Idiot! I can see only one solution: leave the mansion. Leave this family before I lose my mind! I look around and wonder how I'm going to organize all this. I grab my suitcase, which I had put away under my bed, and open all of my drawers. I start gathering my things when I hear a knock on my door. Annoyed that someone is disrupting me in a moment like this, I sigh deeply before opening the door. I find Nicolae on my doorstep.

Nicolae > I just saw Peter. He said you left the living room rather quickly. Is there a problem?

> Drogo and I... we quarrelled...

Nicolae > Don't pay attention to Drogo, I've told you before. Drogo can be a little rude sometimes.

Drogo is completely obnoxious to me. He's never liked me.

> It's not just Drogo... Lorie isn't any better either.

Nicolae > Listen Lana, you're simply a little troubled by everything that's happening to you. These dreams are exhausting you, I can see it.

I don't want Nicolae to take pity on me. I'll manage. Now is not the time to give the impression that I'm not cut out for this job.

> You're probably right about Drogo and Lorie, I have to be more understanding... I've had a tendency of overthinking lately because of these dreams, it's true. I guess that's what's making me so sensitive.

Nicolae > It's understandable. You're living someone else's life as well as your own.

His eyes darken as he mentions "the other girl" as if he were nostalgic about his past.

> You really loved her, this woman...

Nicolae > I loved her more than anything. When I saw the resemblance between you two, I was really shocked.

The fact that he mentions our resemblance troubles me. I can't help but think that he's going to compare us.

Nicolae > I always thought a werewolf had killed her, but the man in your dreams is making me doubt... We have to find out who he is... I need to know...

> But I don't see how can I help, I can never see his face...

Nicolae kneels before me.

Nicolae > I trust you, Lana, I know you can do this. You just need to train.

I shake my head gently. Nicolae is right, I just have to train. Unfortunately, it's a lot harder than I thought...

> I want to try, but it's hard for me. I'm scared... scared I won't make it...

Before I get a chance to understand what's going on, Nicolae kisses me gently on the corner of my mouth. His lips gently print on mine. I'm speechless. This is so beautiful. This moment appears surrealistic and beautiful at the same time. I can hardly believe it. Please do not let it be a dream this time. I'm not able to move because I'm so surprised. I feel hot and cold. I do not know what to think. This kiss confuses me, it comes so unexpectedly and is so pleasant. In a second, a thousand things go through my head. This kiss lasts only a few seconds, yet it triggers fireworks of sensations all over me.

Then, as naturally as he came up to me, Nicolae steps back, and stares at me.

Nicolae > Forgive me, Lana, I shouldn't have...

Nicolae stands up and leaves my room, leaving me alone with the strange sensation of his kiss on my lips. At the window, I see my friend the owl. As always, she comes at the just right moment. As she alights on the edge of my window, I go to stroke her.

> What's happening to me, Gulli? Don't tell me I'm falling for Nicolae?

Gulli blinks her big golden eyes as if she knew full well...