Chapter 3 Three

"Anna"

"Yes sir"

"Where's Larry" Axel asked so normally making Anna wonder if he had a

"In his room sir"

"Has he eaten"

"Yes, sir he refused to eat any food but I made him cookies sir, he said he is full before I left him to finish his homework sir" Anna explained bowing slightly

That was all the information Axel needed before turning to leave, not before glaring at her as usual.

"Is he always like this" Anna asked Adam when Axel was out of sight

"Like what"

"Intimidating, mean, harsh"

"No, not really, his not that bad, you know, he wasn't always like that, you know,"

"Really what changed him"

"His wife, she left him"

"Oh, that's a shame, but sir is perfect why would any woman leave him"

"I dunno"

Anna remained silent thinking, maybe that was why Larry was the way he was too.

It was time for dinner and Larry and his dad were having a small discussion while having dinner.

Anna stood at a place watching them it was great seeing them smile genuinely

"Anna has Larry being a good boy"Axel's voice woke Anna from her thoughts

"Yes sir"

"See I told you" Larry chirped in happily

"I know I believed you just wanted to be sure" Axel replied

Larry just hummed a sound and countinued eating."Nana" Larry called out

"Yes"Anna answered

"Am full"

"Huh, you haven't eaten half of your food at all just eat a little more".

"But you gave me excess food, please am really full."

"Okay" Anna replied helping Larry out of his chair and taking him upstairs

"Now your going to be a good boy and go brush your teeth" Anna said as the walked into Larry's room.

"Yes nana, follow me."

"Okay"

When Anna had helped him and brush his teeth and tucked him to sleep, she left the room and started walking to the dinning area.

"Anna"

" Yes sir" Anna answered Axel was standing behind her

"Let's have a talk."

"Okay sir"

Anna tagged behind Axel as walked to his home office and sat on his swivel chair

"Has Larry being good" Axal asked once he sat down

"Yes sir"

"Larry has been getting into fights at school and you decided that it was a waste if your time to tell me right"Axel said giving Anna judging looks

"Am sorry sir, I didn't want to disturb you and..."

"And what"

" I.....umm....tried to talk to him about it but he didn't want to talk about it, but I was planning to tell you, sir" Anna tried to explain

"You planned to tell me, when?"

" I wanted to tell you when you where less busy, from work."

Axel chuckled sarcastically." Because am busy does not mean I don't have time for my son"

"I am sorry sir, this won't happen again I promise" Anna said with a lowered head

" It should better because if it does, consider yourself fired. I want to be the first to know about anything that happens to Larry, am I understood"

" Yes,sir. Am sorry sir."

" You can leave" Axel said countinuing his work.

Anna turned to leave and walked towards the door. Walking straight to her room she went to bed thinking of the talk between her and Axel and thinking of a way to help Larry.

Few days after the talk Anna and Axel had, Anna routine and was the same. Waking up early to prepare Larry for school, taking him to school, coming back, keeping the house clean while avoiding all the roads to Axel's study

It really felt lonely in a mansion with no one to talk to and the fact that she always had a lot to say made her loneliness worse than it already was.

After another day's work she again decided to bake a nice chocolate cake since that was Larry's favorite flavor which she had heard Adam say once. At least it will help her get the reason of his numerous fights, will she hoped

After a while of thinking she decides to go for a very simple cake but with childish designs at least that would entice him.

If Anna had a chance to choose between wrapping a shark with a present wrap and making Larry eat,she would gladly wrap the shark up, Larry had never tried to hide his dislike towards her, always glaring at her even if he was not good at it, never answering her questions, only talking to her when she brought him pastries. Infact that was the only way he talked to her.

After a while she was done with the cake and decided against the design she was not paid extra for that , by the time she was through with the cake Larry was home from school.

"Hi Larry how was school today?"Anna asked nicely

"Good" Larry answered in his usual nonchalant form

"That's great, go upstairs, I will be right there."

Larry just hummed his reply and turned towards the stairs, Anna finished up the cake preparation, took a slice and a juice glass and went upstairs

"Knock, knock, open up Larry" Anna voiced out a bit, but there was no reply or response, she decided to open the door herself.

On opening the door, she saw Larry massaging a red spot on his arm.

"Oh my God Larry, what is that?"

She tried to reach out but Larry had already covered up the spot.

"What was that?" Anna asked sounding very concerned and her face with squinted eyes trying to get Larry to speak up.

"Nothing" Larry answered backing away

"But there is a red spot on your arm."

"But there is nothing wrong with me"

"If you don't tell me I will tell your daddy that you fought in school, since you have refused to tell me what happened" Anna said hoping it will get Larry to say anything.

"No, don't tell daddy I just hit my hand on my desk. I am sorry"

"No baby no need to be sorry, let me get the first aid box" she led Larry to sit down and then proceeded to get the first aid box. She knew Larry was lying because he wouldn't possibly keep bumping into things in school, but her main concern now was helping him with the red spot and tiny bruise.

After cleaning the bruises, she offered him the cake and helped him with his work while getting him to talk about his day. At least she was getting somewhere in breaking down the wall, he put around himself.