"I should be the one grateful. Accept my gratitude" he said softly.
"You should smile the more. It really suit you" she said smiling.
He looks so charming whenever he smiles. Larry knew this beacause it has been the song been sanged in his ears ever since he knows himself. This was part of the reason he decide to make it scarce. Ever since his wife died, he decided to hide it permanently but now it seems the smiles were tired of hiding.
"May I see him now?"
"Sure. Maybe he will stop seeing me as a bad bad guy" he said as he led her to his room.
Larry knocked on Clary's door.
"Daddy get out. I don't wanna see you" was the angry response he got.
"Aunty Ria wants to see you" he said.
"C'mon daddy, how come she's suddenly here? You can't cajole me with her name. I don't wanna see you till you leave. Just let me be" he dinned.
"Told you" he said raising his shoulders in defeat. "So stubborn" he moved back so that she would do the calling herself.
Somaria wasn't fine with the way he spoke to his father. She knew it was over pampering that cause it.
"Clary will you get down here" she said firmly.
Clary didn't hesitate to open the door. "Aunty Ria" he said happily wanting to hug her but she restrain him.
"You won't hug me until you apologize to your daddy for those rude words" she said in a firm tone.
Clary moved to his dad. "I'm sorry for the rude words. You know what? You are the best daddy in the universe. I love you so much" he hugged and kissed his neck when he was carried.
"Daddy loves you too" he ruffled his hair gently and Clary smiles.
"May I give you a hug now?" He asked when his father dropped him.
"Of course you can" she bent to hug him.
"I miss you so much aunty Ria" he said in his childish voice.
"Miss you too baby" she carried him and they head for the sitting room while Larry followed slowly.
"Daddy is travelling" he announced.
Somaria pretended that the news is new to her.
"Oh poor boy. You will be left at home" she said pitifully.
"Daddy won't let me stay with aunty Lana. He wants me to go stay with that witch of an aunt and his demon children" he said with a sad look.
Somaria was surprised at the little boy's choice of words to describe his family. She placed him down and squatted giving him a frown.
"That's barbaric of you to say Clary. It is impoliti of you to say such words abort people especially your family folks" she rebuked sternly.
"But they behave like one" he murmured.
"That's not for you to say. Anyone that says such thing is in danger of hell. That's what the bible says" she asserted with a frown.
Clary was so scared with the look on Somaria's face. "Is hell a evil place?" He asked bewilder.
Although Clary do use the word hell but he never expected it to be a very bad location.
Somaria was surprised that he knew what demon and witches are but never knew hell.
"Hell is a very bad location. It is filled with pains and sufferings that never ends" she replied dreadfully.
Clary winked severally as if he was shocked. "Never ends?" He asked in fear and Somaria nods. "How then can we destroy it?"
"It can't be destroyed because God created it to be forever. It is a place where God will put evil people" she explained.
"But I'm not evil" the boy got more scared.
"You are if you use inveighs" she said and she took his hand. "Will you use bad words on people anymore?" She asked in a way that got the boy more scared.
Clary looked at his father and quickly shook his head. "I promise I won't insult anyone ever again. I don't want to go to hell. I need my daddy and also need aunty Ria. I promise I'll lobe aunt Monica and her kids" he said with a quivering voice.
"Very good" she patted his cheek.
Larry smiled knowing he's got someone really capable to tame his stubborn boy with mere words. They continued to the sitting room.
"May I ask a question aunty Ria?" He asked as she placed him on the sofa sitting beside him.
"Sure" she smiled knowing he wants to know more about the hell that is scaring him.
"That God who made hell is He a good God?" He asked with both curiosity and naivity.
Somaria dashed Larry a surprised look but he wore an impassive look. She has been getting surprises since she stepped her foot into this house.
"Point of correction dear, He is not that God bout our God. He is everybody's God" she said calmly.
"But He made hell" he said not convinced.
"Listen to me" she gave him full attention. "This God created everything on earth even in heaven including you. Everything originated from Him. Did that make Him good?" She asked the boy who looked so enthusiastic about the issue.