Chapter 40: Chapter 40

Calista looked at Rhino. She was gathering courage to continue her words. She let out a big sigh.

Calista continued, "But look at me. I didn't know what the mother thing was when I came to earth. She left before I could know that. Then you tell me how I can show you sympathy where I am more unfortunate than you."

The words came to Calista's throat as she became emotional. Hearing Calista's words, Rhino's heart burst. He looked at Calista with eyes full of illusion.

"Calista really said it. Her pain is much more than mine. There is no comparison between our pain." Rhino thought.

Seeing Rhino's look, Calista forced a smile and said, "Honestly, I won't say anything. I will just sit here quietly. I promise."

Rhino could no longer say no. He nodded his head as he said, "Okay."

Then he sat looking forward again. No matter how much Rhino agrees, in his heart, he also wants Calista to be by his side. When Calista is by his side, he feels peaceful.

Both of them sat silently like that for a while.

Suddenly Rhino looked at Calista and said, "Calista, if you don't mind, can I lay my head on your lap for a while?"

Hearing Rhino's words like this, Calista felt a little shy. She didn't know what to say.

Calista nodded her head as she agreed and uttered, "Sure."

Rhino lay down with his head on Calista's lap. He folded his legs on the bench and lay down facing forward. Calista's whole body trembled as Rhino slept.

This is the first time a boy has come so close to Calista. A strange feeling spread throughout her body. Such a feeling she had never experienced before. Calista held the corner of her dress and closed her eyes.

Rhino said, "My head is aching a lot. If you don't mind, can you please press my head a little?"

Calista became more shy. She shakingly raised her hand and placed it on Rhino's head. Then slowly pulling his hair, as it helps in a headache. Calista noticed that Rhino's hair was beautiful, soft and silky. She was admiring his hair. Rhino was also feeling very well now.

Rhino said again, "Do you know, Calista, when I was little, I used to lie with my head on my mother's lap like this and she would pull my hair like this."

Calista said with interest, "Really? Say more about your mother."

Rhino looked at Calista's face and said, "Do you really want to hear about my mother?"

Calista nodded her head and said with a sweet smile, "Yeah, say more. I would love to hear about your mother."

Rhino smiled and turned his head forward again and murmured, "Okay."

Then Rhino started talking a lot about his mother. Rhino's mind became very excited while talking. Sometimes they laugh while talking. Meanwhile, Harold, Edith, Ezlyn, Rosalie and Ethan Wyatt were also watching them from a distance. There was a happy smile on everyone's lips. Seeing Rhino like this, Rhino's father's eyes shed tears of happiness.

Rosalie said, hugging her father, "You see, dad, didn't I say that someone will come into my brother's life, who will make my brother's life colorful?"

Rosalie's father also nodded his head and said, "Yes, my daughter, now I am also satisfied with him. Someone has come to arrange his life."

Then they all left from there.

After a while, Rhino got up from Calista's lap and said, "Let me introduce you to my family."

Calista nodded her head and said politely, "Okay, let's go."

Rhino held Calista's hand and said as soon as Calista got up, "Do your work before you go. That's what you came for."

Calista lowered her head in shyness.

Rhino again said, "I will make one last request to you. Please keep it."

Calista looked inquisitively and said, "What is it?"

Rhino looked deeply into Calista's eyes and said, "Today don't kiss me on my cheek, kiss me on my forehead, please? Mom always kissed my forehead."

Hearing this, Calista became nervous but hearing that his mother also used to kiss him on his forehead, she couldn't say no to Rhino.

So Calista nodded her head and put a sweet smile on her lips and uttered, "Okay."

Rhino closed his eyes happily. Then Calista kissed Rhino's forehead and left. And Rhino sat and smiled.

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As soon as Calista came from there, Rosalie spread her hands in front of her and stopped her. Calista was a little nervous. Rosalie looked at Calista with sharp eyes and began to circle around her, as if Calista was a criminal and Rosalie was a policeman. Seeing Rosalie behaving like this, Calista ended up in fear.

"Who is this girl? And what is she thinking in her mind? Why is she looking at me like this? And what does she want from me?"

In the middle of Calista's thoughts, Rosalie waved her five fingers in front of Calista's face and said like she was a senior officer or a CIA, "There is something doubtful. I have to figure things out."

Calista looked at Rosalie confused. Seeing Calista wasn't uttering anything and also scared, Rosalie was thinking if she should scare Calista more or not.

Thinking that moment won't be coming again, she again said with a serious voice, "Then you are the one who kissed my brother in front of everyone in the university and ruined his life! What a petty girl!"

Calista was about to cry now. She didn't know what to do now.

Calista thought while being scared to death, "It seems that I can survive if I escape from here. What was the need for me to come here? I got stuck here. What should I do now?"

Rosalie was laughing a lot seeing Calista's scared face in her mind.

"The girl is really very simple. Otherwise, someone is afraid of a girl younger than herself!" Rosalie thought.

Rosalie said again, "Tell me what happened that day?"

By this time Rhino came. Seeing Calista and Rosalie like this, he did understand that Rosalie was mischievous with Calista. Rhino smiled and walked towards them.

Rhino said, placing his hand on Rosalie's left shoulder, "Stop it now, Rosee. If not, she will start to cry now."

Rosalie looked at Rhino in surprise and said, "Really?"

Rhino nodded his head and said, "Yes."

Rosalie looked at Calista again. Then she suddenly burst into laughter. Poor Calista was shocked to see their actions. She did not understand what was happening there. She just looked at them like a fool.

Rosalie came to Calista with a smile and pulled her cheeks and awed, "Ooo! You are sooo sweet, just like strawberry ice cream. Hey, I was just kidding. And were you really scared?"

Rhino came forward and said to Calista and introduced Rosalie, "Calista she is my younger sister Rosalie. Don't mind her words. She is a bit naughty. But she is much better in mind."

By Rhino's words, Calista knew that something was fishy until Rhino disclosed it.

Calista said with a smile, regaining her composure, "No, I didn't think anything. It's ok."

Then she looked at Rosalie and said, "And yes, you are very sweet too."

Rosalie smiled and hugged Calista, "Thank you ma'am. Nice to meet you."

Calista was a little surprised at first but later she smiled and hugged back Rosalie. Rhino smiled at the incident. By this time Edith, Harold and Ezlyn also came to them.

Harold said to Rosalie, "Have your hugs and all lady things staff finished?"

Hearing Harold's words, Rosalie left Calista and looked at Harold angrily. Seeing Rosalie's look, Harold pretended to be scared, "I'm so scared! What will happen to me now?"

Harold then laughed and uttered, "Listen, my baby cousin, I'm not afraid at all. If a child like me dies of fear of a witch like you, my future wife will become a widow before marriage. And I can't let that happen."

Everyone laughed at Harold's words. Seeing Rosalie's smile, Edith's chest started to throb again.

Well, that is not new to Edith. Seeing this little girl since childhood, his heartbeat always beats fast. Feelings came and surrounded him. Edith could not get rid of this feeling even after many years abroad. He could not remove the girl from his mind. Rather, the feelings have become stronger with time.