Chapter 6: Chantress of the night

Rainy nights, one of my favourite times that I enjoyed a lot. Trees of the forest were breathing the airy water and blooming out to be more visible than usual. I loved my forest. From the love of the nature, I became a furniture designer and maker. Small business of mine. People ordered me to make furniture for them and deliver them. I was a loner who loves to live alone in the middle of the forest on my own resort, surrounded by water, trees, wildflowers and silence. I brought up in my home town, after losing my interest on city life, I started working on my small furniture business. My handmade simple designs were liked by all. From my love of the nature, I shifted myself and business into my forest resort that I had inherited from my grandparents. I needed a place where I could work with silence. Me and my work, simple life. No tension or distress were there. No discomfort or anything. Meanwhile, I got a new contract of garden furnitures from an elderly couple. They were making it for their grandchildren. Small family, one daughter and a son with grandchildren. Beautiful little garden they had, the house was surrounded with black stone walls, wildflowers and chestnut trees, willow trees, they had a small pond with clean water with beautiful fishes, a little greenhouse at the corner. Simple but beautiful. They hired me to redecorate the garden, so, I added dinning chairs, tables, curved arch doors for the garden, arches for wisteria vines, climbing roses, curved benches around their small pond for fishing, swing seater, lounge chairs , small deck attached with outdoor poolside, all would be made of simple redwood patio style furnitures, most of them painted on white. The garden that I had planned for them, I was excited to show them but beforehand, I needed to have a good look of that place. It was at dusk when I was walking around the garden. I couldn't realised that I was alone, my body started to feel cold, I got frightened out of the sudden, then I nearly literally ran away from that place. From then, I was feeling that someone was with me. I had my own car, I drove it myself. That day, I was driving when some kind of whispery song, sang on my ear, I got so afraid that I probably could have the accident. It was a long way to home. Hurriedly, I arrived to my home and went early to my bed. On the middle of that night, I heard that song again, it's like someone was sadly calling her lover, I didn't understand a word, it was enchanting me but still it was out of nowhere, made me awake the whole night. At day time, I woke up, it was 10AM, Oh!! God too late for work. I was little bit nervous and kinky about the whole yesterday's incident. I couldn't remember if I was drank or not. Didn't wasted anytime on it. I started my work, after the whole day and night of hard work, I had finished my sketching of the designs. With excitement of seeing my cute couple's smile, I went to my bed earlier. That night I slept well. I showed them my designs and they loved it so much that they nearly made me their family friend. During the conversations and consultations, they knew mostly about me besides the chantress whisperer that I had recently inherited from them. She never bothered or showed herself to me until the celebration day that's been arranged by my client. They were so happy by their redecorated garden that they made me their friend. The garden was really looking gorgeous and luxurious. They added on the deck jacuzzi, outdoor shower, curved outdoor day bed with hoods to cover it, small bar and barbecue. I really fell in love with myself for creating such a beautiful moment for that couple. Afterwards, that couple gave a party on their new redecorated garden and invited me. They introduced me with their friends and family, they expressed their gratitude for the great accomplishment on time at good price. I got more clients that day. I was little bit tired and it's half way to end of the party, so I was sitting on the garden swing when a little girl came to me, she was sitting behind me and talking with me. In my conversation, I learned that she was one of the grandchildren of that couple. Then she took me by holding my hand to their greenhouse, it was in limelight, she said to sat down on the bench and wait for her. I was waiting when I saw a white smoke came on to my side and started that melancholy song to my ears. Somehow, I didn't frightened, I felt relaxed for her presence. I thought, I lost her. That time I realized that I was missing her. Then she showed me her face, it was a beautiful lady, long shiny hair, big blue eyes like a deer, sheer white like snow skin, in her smoky presence, she still was stunning. Then the little girl came back to me and she lost in the air again. I was sad on the rest of the party then left the party for that day. I was thinking about my chantress when she silently visible to my side car seat, singing that same song, she was smiling at me. Then I realised that I was not alone from then. Moreover, from then she kept giving me a company of her in every single night time, she stayed with me as my own chantress.