CHAPTER 4

The next day, I went to my condo to organize the stuff I bought yesterday. When I got there, the old woman on the first floor, who was Lily, told me that I had deliveries arrived earlier and they put them in front of my door. Nikki helped me put the boxes inside. I also texted Kieffer to inform him that I am going to stay in my condo today.

“Nikki, you can go home now. I’ll be staying here for today.” I said after I got out of the kitchen and I am still holding a glass that I washed and now I am drying it. I am wearing a cute pink apron with flowery designs.

“You don’t need any help, Ma’am?” he asked as he put the boxes aside.

“I think I can do it by myself. Thank you,” she said. Nikki nodded at her before he decided to leave. “Leave the boxes there. I’ll just throw it away later.” I said when I saw that he was about to bring the boxes with him. After he left, I continued organizing the kitchen. I also put the groceries I bought before we went here in the refrigerator while the cookies and some snacks were in the kitchen cabinet above. I smiled and clapped in satisfaction after I saw how the kitchen looked now. It looked clean and… looked like the real kitchen of someone who likes to cook.

Next is my room. Since there was already a bed there, I only bought a bedsheet, pillows, and a blanket. I also bought curtains for my room and living room and fluffy mats, one for my room and one for the living room.

I was almost out of breath when I finished fixing my bed, put on the curtain, and organized my clothes in the cabinet.

“Should I put the single couch from the living room here?” I asked myself when I should put it on because there is still a lot of space in my room. I can put it near the bookshelves. So, I went out of my room and tried to lift the cream-colored single couch. Good thing it was not that heavy so I transferred it to my room without scratching the tiles. I put in my slightly pink fluffy mat. After that, I wiped the sweat on my forehead and neck. When I looked in the full-size mirror that was on the wall, I was dripping with sweat! My pink tank top was now wet because of the sweat dripping from my neck. My hair that I tied in a bun became messy now so some of the strands of my hair were stuck on my nape.

Next, I will be cleaning the bathroom. I have two bathrooms. One was in the main bedroom which is my room and the other was near the kitchen. I put my skincare products in my bathroom. The bathroom is quite big, there’s a bathtub and shower. There’s also a mirror and a wide sink. I hang my bathrobe on the hook on the wall beside the bathtub. I also put the towel in the cabinet of the wide sink. Next, I went to the other bathroom to also put towels, hand sanitizer, soap, and shampoo there. In case I have visitors,

After I went out, I let out a heavy sigh of tiredness as I looked at how messy my living room was. The plastics and boxes were scattered everywhere as well as the styrofoams. I wiped the sweat on my forehead before nodding and got the plastics that were scattered and put them in the boxes and also, the styrofoams.

“Ah, I forgot to buy a broom and dustpan,” I uttered when I saw the styrofoam dust scattered on the floor. I wanted to call Nikki to buy it for me but then, I remembered that there are stores near this place. “I can just buy it later,” I said after I put all the trash on one side. Then, I got the white and brown curtains I bought for the living room. The curtain holder was high unlike the ones in my room so I need something to climb into to get the curtain holder rod. I got one of the chairs in the kitchen.

“I shouldn’t have let Nikki leave,” I uttered while having a hard time getting off the metal rod in the curtain hook. It took almost two hours for me to put up all the curtains because I didn’t expect it to be hard! And it was heavy to put back on the hook!

Then, I moved the couches in my preferred way. There was still one long couch and one single couch remaining since I put one in my room. I just let the long couch face the television and I placed the single couch near the window where I could see the rooftops of the other houses and small buildings.

“Finally done!” I shouted in happiness after I finished organizing everything. “I just need to throw the trash and sweep the floor,” I said as I looked at the dust around the living room. I looked at the sun wall clock and I didn’t notice that it was already five in the afternoon. So, it took me seven hours to finish!

“I’m so tired!” I moaned as I let my body fall on the couch. “I’m hungry,’’ I said as I stood up to throw the boxes outside. I think there was a recycling trash can just outside the building. I moved out all the boxes first and left them beside my door. Then, I went inside again to look in the mirror to see how I look.

“I’m going to take a bath later so I think I don’t need to change my clothes…” I muttered as I wiped my sweat so I didn’t look like a mess. Just slight maybe. But I’m still beautiful though.

When I went out, I put the small boxes inside the bigger box so I could carry them at once. I also noticed that the door that was located at the end of the hallway, opened because I heard the pin code door sound. But I am holding the boxes so I didn’t bother to look at who it was. I managed to press the elevator button without letting go of the boxes. There was also one person who entered the elevator but I couldn’t see who it was because the boxes were covering my vision. I could tell that it was a man because of his scent. It was a manly perfume but not strong. He was also the one who pressed the button.