‘Sorry, Ms. Margret for this inconvenience but you know I really needed to shift here. It was urgent. I hope you and the girl living here don't mind.' I said.
'Don't worry dear, it's fine. And don't worry Sarah is a nice girl. She will not mind at all.' Said Ms. Margret with a warm smile.
'Sarah??' I asked not knowing to whom should I call with this name.
'Your new roommate. She is a nice girl she'll help you. Treat her like your elder sister.' She said and patted my back.
'Thank you, Ms. Margret.' I said.
'Call me Aunt darling and mention not.' She said and took me upstairs.
We went up and there was Brown's door. We knocked on the door and to my astonishment, the girl living there opened the gate faster than I thought. She looked.... ugly wearing a shiny red shirt and shiny red pants, obviously paired with it. Her hair was uncombed and I guess she was eating something cause...it could be seen on her right hand and mouth.
'Who...are you?' She asked to me.
'Sarah? You're still up? At this hour?' Asked Aunt Margaret who was standing just behind me.
'Aunt Margaret? No, actually...my nightmares. Nothing else.' She said scratching her head.
'Oh I see, you're alright now?' Asked Aunt Margaret and she went to Sarah's near and held her hand.
'Yeah, I'm alright and was about to go to get some sleep.' Said Sarah.
'But who is she?' She asked further looking at me.
'Oh, she is Anna Wilkinson dear, your new roommate.' Said Aunt Margaret.
'Get in Anna else you might catch a cold. You're not wearing warm clothes.' She said further and pushed me slightly inside the house.
'I hope you'll be alright together.' She said, winked, and went down to her own house.
'Why did she winked?' I asked suspiciously.
'Oh don't mind her she's like that.' Said Sarah and helped to take my luggage to my new room.
The house was small but cozy. It had a small Hall with a medium-sized TV on the right side wall and three sofas. One was placed in the middle of the room facing the TV and two were on either side of the big sofa facing each other. There were two light blue doors on the left side of the Hall leading to the bedrooms and there was after those two doors in the left passage leading to a kitchen and a bathroom. This house was really giving friendly vibes. Unlike the older one and after that incident, I felt that living in that house was a punishment for me...
'Can you tell me more about her?' I asked as we settled on the sofa.
'Who? Aunt Margaret?' She asked and I nodded.
'She's a very sweet lady and her actions....don't think so much about them, she is just like that.' She said.
'Why she lives alone? I mean where is her family or her hus...band.' I asked with a bit of hesitation.
'Oh her family, her husband about five years ago so she has rented this upper floor of her house to earn some living. And about her family so...she has a daughter who is studying outside for now. I know nothing else about her. She is a very jolly person.' She said.
'And anything you want to know about me or...want to tell about yourself.' She asked after a minute of silence.
'Umm..yah I.. just..' I said but stopped in between.
Should I tell her or not my mind was debating. But what if she freaks out, maybe she'll just like other people. But Aunt said she'll help me. But still, should I trust her? What should I do?
'Tell me, don't hesitate.' She said.
And I decided,
'Mhm, nothing.'
Not to tell her.
'Can I go now? Actually, I'm a bit tired. If you don't mind.' I said.
'Yeah why not, I was to go about too.' She said and I went into my room after saying good night to her and she gave me a sweet smile.
****
Next morning...
*Alarm Rings*
And again I took my hand out from my blanket and stopped that irritating machine. I woke more early that is 4'O clock because I had a lot of work to do. I guess the manager who managed this work earlier was a bit lazy cause many works were pending. I woke, up got ready, and warmed up the roll which was leftover of yesterday's dinner and went to the bus stop eating that roll on my way.
And finally, after almost travelling and walking for straight next thirty-five minutes, I reached the office around six-thirty am. The whole office was empty until I came to my desk and saw Mr. Niall sitting on his chair, turned towards the wall.
I went knocked on the door and opened it. There was no response until I went close and saw that he dozed off while working. Some files were still on his laps. No matter how rude, he is a hard-working man. I admit.
I went near him and collected all his papers that were lying on his laps and then put them on the table and went back to my desk.
Around seven am I went to print some papers and after ten minutes standing there, I realized employees started to come. I came to my desk after finishing printing the documents but to my astonishment, I saw Mr. Niall's cabin, it was empty. Where did he go? And how did he got out? I thought, cause the only corridor that takes you to the lift was the one in which I was standing. So, where did he go?
I was thinking when suddenly my phone blinked, it was a message from Mr. Niall. He wants me to accompany him to the meeting...
****
'Anna!' He whispered in a singsong way.
'I know you are hiding somewhere, Aren't you?' He said whispering.
'Might be thinking how do I know? C'mon! you... are you, Anna .' He said again while his eyes still looking for me in this dark house.
It was this time when I got used to this fear. There was nothing I could do, Just nothing. I was getting out of breath due to fear, cause
I didn't know what he'll do this time.
'Now you're getting in my nerves Anna, please come out. Now see I'm begging just for you.'
'So tell me where are you hiding.'
He said while his footsteps approaching the direction in which I was hiding. It was pitch dark in here, I somehow was just sitting in here waiting for him to just let me go, but I knew he'll never do that. Just trying to calm me so that the tears don't fall out or I don't sob, suddenly someone opens the door of the kitchen cabinet in which I was sitting. It was him. I screamed and he pulled me out.
'Why are you doing this to me, Anna? Just please don't do this. Don't !!' He screamed and I opened my eyes...
My heart was ready to get out of my chest anyhow. There was sweat all over my face maybe because of what I saw or the sunlight that was falling on me all this time. Huh! so this was a dream, it was fine until it was a dream but then I saw someone...
Someone who past by the window of my bedroom through the Hall. Someone, who was not a girl, obviously. I was scared to death, it was not a dream this time after all. Then whose that shadow was...
I sat in the car before him so to avoid any circumstances in which he could scold me.He came and sat in the seat right next to me. I looked at him and he didn't even bother to look at me.'Mr. Niall, you may please sit on the backseat comfortably, why are you sitting here?' I asked him with adding all honorifics.'I'm not sure about your driving and I don't wish to die all of a sudden in the morning.' he said arrogantly.I sighed in frustration and started to drive.'This..is for you.' He said and handed over a chocolate bar to me out of the blue as we reached the destination.'A chocolate bar? But why?' I asked.'Umm..take this as an apology from my side. Emma told me yesterday that you were afraid of darkness and Jeremy was comforting you.' He said looking in front.Oh! so you finally understood, you arrogant ass.'Thanks a lot, Mr Niall .' I said wit
As I rushed to the parking lot I saw a guy laughing in a low pitch and talking to someone. As I went in I saw that guy was Jeremy and on top of that he was with a girl there, flirting. I ignored them and towards my car but as soon as I reached my car I realized that my keys were still on my desk almost 20 floors above. I had to again go up. I turned around in frustration and saw Jeremy standing close to me. In reflex, I pinched him in the stomach, though that punch was very light he acted as if I had broken his some of the bones. He was the one who approached me and not me and asked me to get into his car. Though I refused many times cause he was acting all flirty but the fact that Anna was all alone in the house made me accept his favour.This all that happened, there was not a single time when I approached him, in the lift too when I squat down and closed my eyes he came and hugged me. Just to comfort me nothing else. But why Mr Niall and everyone is blaming me. W
'Mr. Rockwell, are you listening?' I said and stood up from my desk.My cabin was like a medium-sized room with a shelf on the left full of files of my clients. There was another shelf on the right-hand side in the corner which had many books mostly about psychopathy and some books related to calm someone's mind. I mostly recommend that ones to my patients. In the middle of the room was my table, I had one chair on the wall side for me, behind my chair there was a window. A beautiful lawn could be seen from there.On my table usually, I kept a pencil stand which had many things like a knife, just to cut fruits, cause sometimes I'm on diet but it's just... sometimes. I had some pens, pencils, markers, and a blade on it too. This what my whole room looks and this whole room is my life. I studied hard just for this cabin and I'm...happy with it.But today somehow I had a bad feeling since morning like something was wrong, or maybe it was because of Sarah. She al
A few hours ago...I was back into that small room whose small bulb was flickering in the corner. I clutched into the corner with fear as someone opened the door of my room and somewhere I knew who it was. As the door opened he was there, standing. He came in with a thin wooden stick in his one hand, it was thin but strong. As he came more nearer to me the faster my heart started to beat. He finally bent down up to my level and said,'Why can't you understand dear, I'm your father.' His eyes were filled with tears that can roll down from his cheeks and get vanished in his thick beard anytime.'All you have to do is, call me father. Can't you do that much for your father, Darling?' He said and wiped his unshed tears.After spending almost a week in this house I got to know somethings about him. His daughter ran away somewhere, obviously who will live with a psychopathic father. She never came back since and he has gr
I came outside my cabin just to say bye to my friend who was going abroad for a month on a business trip. I was about to go in when the receptionist said,'Dr. Ray, there's a patient for you.' And she pointed a girl wearing a black skirt and a white shirt with a black collar.I knew who she was, cause she came earlier too.'Good morning Ms. Wilkinson, how you doing?' I said as I went towards her.'Oh! no need of formalities you can just call me Anna, Doctor .' she said and gave a bright smile.'So, how you came here today?' I asked for further.'Actually, I shifted to a new house as you said, but I guess it didn't work. I experienced it again a few days ago. So, I need your help again.' she said worriedly.'Oh! I see, so let's go in my cabin then.' I said and we started to walk towards my cabin.'I guess you haven't told about this to your housemate till now.' I asked and she nodded.Before I coul
'Where the hell is she?' He yelled.I knew that even if Sarah came now it would be no good for her, cause after all Niall's apoplexy was at its peak.'Should I call her once more?' I asked.'No need Emma, It's already too late. I guess I know what actions I have to take.' He said.It was getting scarier minute by minute cause I could his anger rising gradually. He became restless and started to walk around in the meeting room. He was even panting when he yelled and that was an alarming sign. I wondered where Sarah was and prayed that she should make it all the way here on time before The Frenchmen arrive. And suddenly someone opened the door...****I saw the time it was 12:15 pm and my heart started to rush.I called mom and told her that we'll be coming to her house, I mean my house, the mansion for lunch and she started dancing due to her overloaded happiness. Cause she, just hated th
'I think you're not capable of this job. Come tomorrow and I'll hand over your resignation letter.' I said.And suddenly it hit me, what did I just say?? I was supposed to scold her but, now that I have said it I have to go with it. I told her to leave and she started to walk out. I saw her eyes, they were filled with unshed tears which looked like pearls. I again said something in my apoplexy which I shouldn't have. I was again panting due to my anger and took hold of a chair to stand but then I saw her unstable.Suddenly my all instability vanished in thin air. I ran towards her and held her before she hit the ground. She was unconscious and I was worried. I picked her up in my arms and ran out of my room in the corridor where Emma was standing. As soon as she saw me she yelled worriedly,'Sarah?? What happened to her? What did you do? Is she alright?' She asked all in one breath.'Just help me open the door
I saw my schedule today and was really happy. Cause after the ruined Sunday I had only five patients to attend today and this meant that I was free this evening. I thought that this was the best chance to ask Sam about it. I know he wouldn't deny. After all, we are meeting after months since he went on that rubbish trip of business. I messaged one of my friends,'Today at 5 pm. Be ready I'll meet you at the cafe near Holy Cross Church .''Really! Today? Okay then see ya.' She instantly replied and I felt all relaxed now.This evening was going to be the best. I thought and suddenly someone opened the door of my cabin. There was a shining aura that was blinding my eyes and made me close my eyes. The person was Dr. Ray.'Good morning Dr. Lisa, you're alright? I don't think you should be here today.' He said with his heart-melting voice.'I am absolutely fine Dr. Ray, don't worry.' I said with a smile.'But... i