F I F T Y - F O U R

The car stopped before the apartment. The hot sun was quite scorching.

Was this place the said place in the address book? He thought as he looked out through the window of the car.

Finding a proper place to park, he turned off the car's engine and stepped out of the car. He dipped his hands into his pockets and made his way to the apartment. Standing before it, he glanced around and knocked on the door. He waited for some seconds and heard a shuffling coming from inside. He braced himself up to meet Aspen. The door knob twisted and it was pushed open. He raised his face up only to meet Sheba who he once saw when he was at LA. She smiled almost immediately as if recognizing him on instance.

"Is Aspen in?" He asked, knowing fully well that it was weekend and it was a probability that she could be at home. Sheba gave him a positive nod and stepped back to pave a way for him to enter.

"Have your seat." She said as he entered the house. Richard looked around the living room, it looked quit