CHAPTER 6

Someone rang my doorbell when I was transferring the pasta onto a plate. I jogged towards the door to open it. I forgot to give Kieffer my passcode. “Hi!” I greeted him with a wide smile on my face. He looked at me from head to toe then his eyes went to my cute apron and shook his head before entering.

“You’re cooking?” he asked while looking at me weirdly. “You didn’t burn your kitchen, right?” I rolled my eyes at him. “I bought ice cream.” He said after he wore a pair of slippers and put his shoes on the shoe cabinet. I get the plastic on his hand and look at the flavor of ice cream he bought.

“It’s strawberry,” he said lazily as he walked towards the kitchen.

“I know how to cook some dishes, Kieffer, duh!” I said after I saw him checking the pasta and the sauce on the counter table while I got another plate and put there the bread that I toasted.

“Do you need help?” He asked as he rolled the sleeves of his polo shirt to his elbows.

“Put the food on the table,” I said as I gave him the toasts. He silently transferred the food to the table while I got the utensils and glasses for the both of us. I also got a soft drink and water.

“How’s your stay here? The environment? The people?” he asked in the middle of our dinner. I wiped my mouth before I answered him.

“It’s fine so far. I didn't need to go far when I wanted to buy something because there were a lot of stores outside.” I said before I drank water. He nodded at me. “And the people, well, I only encountered the lady and the guard in the office named Lily. They were helping me and they were nice.” I got a piece of bread. “Except for the guy living at the end of the hallway,” I whispered.

“What?” He looked at me while chewing. I only shook my head and signaled him to just continue eating. After that, he volunteered to wash the dishes while I went to the living room, carrying my ice cream and two spoons so I could share them with Kieffer.

“You decorated your place really well.” Kieffer complimented me after he sat down beside me. I shrugged my shoulders boastfully at him before I put a spoonful of ice cream in my mouth. He chuckled at my reaction and shook his head as he reached for his spoon and scoop ice cream.

Kieffer stayed for another hour before he decided to leave since he still had some work to finish. But of course, before he went, he told me many things like I must not forget to double check if I lock the door well, lock the windows, and so on since I am living alone and a girl. Though, this building was safe because there were security cameras and Lily also told me that the guard was rounding the building every night.

After sending him off, I went to my room to rest.

The next morning, I got ready to go to the gym. I didn’t need to go out of the building because there was a small gym downstairs, on the first floor. I was wearing leggings and a sports bra underneath my jacket. I also tied my hair in a ponytail and brought my tumbler.

As soon as I locked my door, the guy in the last room came out. My brow raised when I saw his look. He was always handsome but now, he looked so neat and presentable. I also noticed the uniform he was wearing inside his jacket. He has a black backpack on his back. When he looked at me, I rolled my eyes and went to the elevator first. I crossed my arms on my chest as I waited for him to enter and pressed the button for us since we were both going to the first floor.

He glanced at me after he entered and pressed the button. He was wearing an earphone and both of his hands were inside the pockets of his jacket. So, he was working at the Pyeha Hotel. The uniform he was wearing was the uniform of the hoteliers of the Pyeha Hotel. Should I ask Tyler for his name?

We arrived at the first floor without saying anything, but why do I care? We are not close. He was just some irritating random guy. I turned left to go to the gym while he went to the opposite side, where the door was.

It was quite small but there was a lot of equipment there. I nodded after I roamed my eyes around the whole gym before I went to the locker to put my bag there. There were only four people inside the gym including me. I guess they were my neighbors on the second floor. After two hours of exercising, I decided to leave because Kieffer texted me that Tyler wanted to take us somewhere. And that was so odd because Tyler rarely asked us to go out or hang out with him. It was usually us who always invited him because that guy doesn't have a social life. It was either he was working or staying at his house. I thought my life was that bad because I was sent to a faraway place and homeschooled but his life was much worse than mine. At least I still could hang out outside when I was in America but for a limited time while Tyler completely shut himself off from the world because of what happened to him, to his family.

I put one pair of clothes inside my bag because my brother said that we will go swimming somewhere. Already wear my white bikini inside my cute yellow sun dress. When Kieffer texted me that they were already downstairs, I immediately got my bag and left my apartment.

I waved when I saw them both leaning on the car while waiting patiently on me. Kieffer got my bag while Tyler smiled at me a little as his greeting. I went to him and hugged him. Tyler sometimes came with Kieffer when he was visiting me in America. Even though I grew up there, I knew Tyler as my brother’s best friend and he was also like a brother to me.

“Which beach are we going to? Kieffer said that we are going to swim.” I said after I sat at the back and put my seatbelt on. My brother only shrugged at me as he looked at Tyler with that meaningful smile. My eyebrows furrowed. What was that?

“We are not going to the beach. We will go to… a province.” Tyler said as he started driving. I became more confused. Province?