Chapter 1

July of 2019

Frosty air caressed into my skin as I began to stepped my feet in the condominium terrace, overlooking the various buildings in the city, the blows of wind accompanied with the struck of wind chimes hanged under the roof was the only tone lingered in my ears. I moved my gaze at my left corner and wow, I could spot the North Veda blue sea. Shall I say I could forever feel the cold breeze at this hour? This is awesome. I can see the area of sea at my left and the city at my right. I smiled. Oh good there's a ladder back chair paired with patio table here. This terrace would be a perfect part of this unit to study.

Luckily, I found the seamless spot for me to spend my whole journey in college. I just thought that I need a location where I could feel my whole world at peace.

"Miracle honey, are all these things enough for you here?" My mom asked me coming from the kitchen's unit.

"Yes mom, anyway I'm coming!" I shouted for her to hear me.

After being mesmerized by the ambience of the place, I quickly made my way to the kitchen where mom arranging the groceries we bought.

"I really love the place mom, thank you so much!" I said happily while hugging my mom from the back.

Thanks to my mom! She is the one who prepared all of this for me. The unit is not so big. The spaces are small but enough for 2 or 3 persons. But since I'm the only one who will live here. This is pretty much enough. The wall was painted with the combination of white, gray and yellow color that gives vibrancy in every corner and all the things were looking aesthetic. Simple but elegant. I loved it.

I told her that I don't want to stay in the college dorm because I don't want to have someone with me in my room because seriously I can't focus the hell out and holy she handed me this property, 11th floor at North Veda Condos . Ayee!

"Of course honey, and before I forgot, your dad told me to tell you that he will not be able to visit you for a weeks here since he has a business trip in Japan." My mom told me with teary eyed. He will definitely gonna miss my dad. Well, they loved each other very much.

"And I can't stay here today since I'll be having a meeting later honey.. I'm gonna miss you" mom hugged me. Oh gad, I think I'll cry any minute from now.

"You're making me cry mom.. I understand mom. Look, I'm a grown up lady now, I can handle myself here" I smiled at her reassuring that everything will be fine.

It's already 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Mom and I just killed the time by watching movies together. The unit were full of laughs until it was already 3 o'clock, and mom told me she will now go.

"Just call me if you need anything. Your dad and I will gonna visit you here honey. " mom said and planted a kiss on my forehead.

"Yes ma'am, keep safe." I said and we bid goodbye to each other.

It's already 12 in the midnight and I still don't feel the sign of sleep in me. Maybe, because this is my first day in this place and my body needs time to get used of the atmosphere to be able for me to get back in my normal clock. I convinced myself. I made my back at my bed and forcing myself to sleep but I can't. What's wrong with me? I said. I usually sleep at 10 PM. I decided to stand up and get my book at my mini book shelves, thinking that this could be a best idea to busy myself, I guess. "Which book should I read? Hmm" It's funny that I want to read all my favourite books but sad to say that I need to choose which one or else I'll ended staring at the ceiling until sun rise up. I sighed. After finally deciding which is which, I picked the Night in Ship by Steve Collins. This is perfect. I hopped on my bed and started flipping the first page and go on in chapters.

Few hours have passed, turning on the 30th chapter; I feel a sudden pain at my back causing me hardly to move quickly. "ahh!" I picked up the clock on my mini table at the side of bed and got shocked because it's 3 AM in the morning and didn't even notice it. I decided to run on the next chapters in the terrace. It's so cold but I loved it. And yes this is an amazing feeling, reading your favourite book under the cold breeze at 3 AM. As I began to read on the 30th chapter, the protagonist was sipping on her coffee under a coldly day while reading also on her book. It's actually funny that I am imagining myself that I was the character so I decided to get a cup of coffee to complete the perfect chilling. I laughed. This is so good. I'm afraid I will be able to make this as a routine. I joked at myself.

I came back with a coffee and continue what I did with a perfect smile on my face until I heard a loud footsteps coming from the other room,

"Maybe my neighbouring room just got back".

I continued to read while sipping on the coffee feeling the sweet hot taste sliding off in my throat, it was perfect,

not until a loud metalcore music echoed all over.

THE LIES, THE WEIGHT

DECEIT, DECAY

THE LIES, THE WEIGHT

IT'S CLEAR I LOST MY WAY

DECEIT, DECAY

DECOMPOSIIIIIIIIIIINGGGG

I THOUGHT I WAS AN ARCHITECT, BUT I WAS JUST MOVING DIRT

STACKING MUD OVER MALICE COVERED-UP FORMING NOTHING BUT A PILE OF HURT

I HADN'T BEEN BUILDING

THE TIME WAS SPENT DIGGING

BORING THE BARRIERS THAT KEPT OTHERS AWAY

THE DEEPER THE WALLS, THE LESS ANYONE COULD HEAR, HEAR ME FALL

SO NOW I KNOW THERE IS NO ONE ELSE TO BLAME

BURIED ALIVE INSIDE OF MY OWN GRAVE

AND THERE'S NO ONE ELSE TO BLAME

BURIED ALIVE INSIDE OF MY OWN GRAVE🎶

I covered my ears with irritation plastered on my face. My blood boils up!

"What the hell!?"

I assumed that maybe it was just mistakenly played by whoever that people there, but no, a few minutes have passed. There's no way it has been mistaken. I angrily closed my book and get my way outside my room.

"What a disrespectful moron!" I murmured.

BURIED ALIVE INSIDE OF MY OWN GRAVE

BENEATH MY PRIDE CRUSHING ME

BENEATH MY LIES COLLAPSING

BUT WE ARE STILL ALIVE

WE ARE STILL ALIVE

BURIED ALIVE INSIDE OF MY OWN GRAVE

AND THERE'S NO ONE ELSE TO BLAME

BURIED ALIVE INSIDE OF MY OWN GRAVE

MY OWN GRAVE

BURIED ALIVE INSIDE OF MY OWN GRAVE

AND THERE'S NO ONE ELSE TO BLAME

THE LIES AND THE WEIGHT, I KNOW I LOST MY WAY🎶

I marched myself towards my door and made my way to the entrance of that loud room. I knocked on the door as if it would crack down. I have knocked more than ten times but still no one open it. My hands get reddish already because of long time knocking. I was being frustrated to the point that I forgot that it has a ring doorbell. "Oh gad." I irritatedly murmured.

I push the button many times.

"HEY! OPEN THE DOOR!!!" I shouted infront of the cam while banging the door again.

Still, no one opened. The loud irritating music has been so loud even more that I can't even hear my own voice. My blood continues to rise really. I was so angry!

AND THERE'S NO ONE ELSE TO BLAME

BURIED ALIVE, BURIED ALIVE

FINALLY FORCED TO FACE WHAT I'D BECOME

WHAT I'D BECOME IN MY OWN GRAVE

BURIED IN MY OWN GRAVE ALIVE🎶

"I SAID OPEN THIS GODDAMN DOOOORR!!!!" I shouted at the top of my lungs making sure everyone can hear it.

The music stopped.

I was about to knock again but the door suddenly open making my balance out and tumbled. "Oh no" I closed my eyes waiting my body to collapse down the floor but I did not feel that cold surface, instead I feel a big hands completely wrapped around my waist; feeling the body get touched raging the heat one's body gives off. My sight have been blocked by the person's naked chest. I breathe rapidly.

"You okay?" A deep manly voice reached upon my ears feeling his breathe in my neck.

I got back into my senses and immediately escape myself from that awkward position and compose my posture directly. I eyed in my all direction hoping that no other people did saw it and thanks goodness I saw none, because I swear I would definitely die from embarrassment.

I made my eyes in the person in front of me and my eyes got bulged when I only saw a person wearing a towel wrapped on his waist naked. I suddenly swallowed the liquid that have been produced in my mouth and immediately covered my eyes with my bare hands.

"Can you please put your shirt on?" I said with disgust on my face. I heard his laugh.

"Oh, sure." He said.

"Done, you can get off those hands now" I composed myself directly and look directly into his eyes. I can say this man is a goddamn hot, but a disrespectful.

"Well, with all due RESPECT Mr. But could you please lower the volume of your music?" I said while making lower sign and did emphasize that word 'respect'.

"You are disturbing all the people here. Do you really think of that?" I calmed my voice but the irritation of my atmosphere can't just be control.

"I was at my best moment there and then you came destroying everything with that damn loud music of yours as if you are the only one living here!" I did not stop my voice from getting high. I was really angry.

He still looks at me with an amused face. What's wrong with him? Do I look funny? The thought of it makes me angrier even more.

"Oh, I have no clues that I'll be having a gorgeous lady wearing pink nighties living just beside my room" He said looking at me head to foot smirking.

My eyes got round looking at the thing I worn. Oh no I forgot to wear my robe. I immediately covered myself my hands.

"You're a pervert" I said angrily. Oh gad this is so embarrassing.

"Oh, you made me look at you by wearing that one" he said waking towards me. I stepped back and back until I reached the wall near the door. He's blocking me.

"What are you doing?" I nervously asked. He trapped me with his right hand on the wall making me getting even nervous.

I let my hands shielded me to stop him from coming too close to me, making my book fall into the floor.

"Wait no" I said while looking for my book but his broad shoulder is blocking me.

He's been too close to me that I can even feel his breathing.

"I'm sorry if I got to interrupt your best moment." He said emphasizing the 'best moment'. What does he mean?

"I was reading there" I said in a low tone.

"Uhh" He said, unconvinced. I lifted up my left brows. I got back to my senses and push him hard away.

"Calm down" he said, still got amused.

I was about to leave when I forgot to remind him of something. I faced him with full of authority.

"Starting today, I'll be living next door. If you want your room would in hell. Get us away from it." I said banging his door.

I marched towards my room and plunged myself in bed angrily. "Urggh!" the place was ideal indeed, but the people living here were stressing me. I let myself to sleep but his figure was blocking my mind. His voice, it was a deep hus--- mygoodness, what am I thinking? I put on my earphones to forget everything but before I could make myself escape from reality I remember something. Mygoodness!

"My book."

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Hello readers :) thank you so much for reading my very own first story here. I hope y'all like it.

- jangg