As soon as Mary pulled onto the drive, she felt that she was at home. After the chaos and living for so long with her mother she knew that anywhere would bring her more comfort than the current situation that she was in, but this place felt more special than that.
The house stood proudly in the sunlight with its green front door matching that of the garage.
‘My favourite,’ she exclaimed as if someone had painted it that colour on purpose as a selling technique.
She smiled as she left the car and headed towards the fine-looking estate agent waiting happily for her on the driveway. Seeing her face, he thought he had an easy task on his hands and Mary knew that he wasn’t wrong.
‘Hello there Mary, I’m Simon.’
‘Hello.’
‘I can see from your face that you already like what you see, let’s head on in.’
The place was bright from the entrance with every wall painted in warming but light colours. The kitchen, again with a green theme, the exact green that Mary adored, was spacious and airy. The floors were cool and the whole vibe felt as if she was in a villa in a remote area of Portugal.
‘It’s perfect,’ she said, thinking out loud.
‘Don’t be too hasty,’ Simon replied in a joking but careful manner, knowing that he was told to be gentle as Mary was a vulnerable customer. ‘I would actually like to let you see the garden first and work our way back through if you are happy with that?’
‘Absolutely.’
The garden was in full sunlight with different levels and little grass. The small patch that was present was lusciously green and there were all sorts of plants dotted about. Hydrangeas, Lavender, grasses blowing in the breeze and a beautiful Honeysuckle just starting to flower from a deep pink spiky bud. Merely looking at the garden made Mary smile and the feeling of being somewhere relaxing and exotic remained, the pebbles enhancing this.
‘Wow,’ she said not knowing how else to
express her happiness. She realised fully that it was a small place and wouldn’t
be too impressionable to most, but it was perfect for her.