Part 19.
Ugo, a professional hitman in his time, had been caught
in a trap very simply and easily. In a way and at a time he did not expect. A
heartthrob of women himself, he had become a prisoner of a woman, and he could
no longer find a way to escape. Falling in love was not unusual for him. With
those he stayed with for a relatively long time, he even loved them in his own
way, though he tried not to get too attached, and he would very easily turn his
back on them and soon forget them as well.
His profession forced him to do this; as soon as he felt
he was becoming too attached to a partner, he would immediately leave the place
without looking back.
But with Dada, it wasn't just a matter of leaving; he
truly had to run. However, he could not overcome himself for a very long time.
He could not tame his feelings.
From the very first day, he was captivated by this girl
with the amazing eyes, and it was her inner world that astonished him the most.
He wandered around the garden in a daze, completely
devoted to tending the roses; he worked with all his heart and constantly tried
to bustle about near Dada in secret. Back then, Dada did not even notice him,
although when necessary, she paid attention to him and even acted as his
protector, more than once.
The Padrone also showed him such amazing warmth. He had
expected something entirely different, and in a completely different place; it
was as if he had arrived in a strange world. He thought he would meet people
who had emerged from poverty, gotten rich late in life, and become overly
arrogant—the kind of people who, having tasted wealth late, had forgotten their
own origins and were now looking down arrogantly at those who were once their
equals.
Since his childhood, Ugo could not stand arrogant and
stuck-up people. He hated them so much that he wouldn't blink an eye before
ending the life of a master and his descendants, but he was wrong. From the
very day he arrived at the estate, he encountered completely different people,
and his life turned upside down in a completely different way. Everyone was
kindly disposed toward him, and he never felt humiliated by anyone. It was as
if the most caring and virtuous people in the world had all gathered together
in this one estate.
Zeki was the only one from whom he tasted the bitterness
of the whip, though he even justified his behavior. The boy was protecting
Dada, and he would not have acted any differently in his place. Since then,
Zeki hadn't come near him, but he still hovered around and watched him from a
distance. Sometimes, he felt his intense gaze all too strongly, but Ugo would
play the part of a miserable wretch and immerse himself so diligently in his
work that Zeki would eventually leave him alone, even though he was convinced
that he did not fully trust this pathetic gardener and still looked at him with
suspicion.
At first, Ugo wanted to remain in the same rags he had
arrived in. He made himself appear weak and pitiful to the people, but the
servants, like their masters, turned out to be full of kindness. It is true
they were old rags, but they still tried to dress him in various clothes, and
he chose the most frayed and faded shapeless garment so that his appearance
would be as unnoticeable as possible. With unkempt hair and a shaggy beard, he
looked even more wretched.
For his dwelling, he also chose the worst spot, far away
from the others. They offered him a beautiful room, but he refused a human
dwelling and chose some kind of animal stall to spend the night. At first, the
servants were very surprised by his oddities, then they got used to it and
stopped asking. Some thought one thing, others another, and eventually,
everyone grew accustomed to it and stopped paying attention, although, having
seen Dada’s own eccentricities, would anything really surprise the people living
on the estate?
With Dada’s help, that night the gardener finally managed
to escape the golden cage. He made his way by the light of the moon. His heart
and soul, however, remained with Dada. He left.
He fled from there.
From the place where he had felt all kindness and love
together, he left that very place and went away.
He went away without even looking back.
When he categorically refused to carry out the assignment
and, instead of destroying the family, decided to protect Dada, he sent a
message to the clients:
"You have mixed something up; I am sure you have
made a mistake, you sent me to a completely different family."
And for this, he was punished, because the client knew
very well to whom they had sent the killer.
LEX. Friday, March 4, 2016.
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