Chapter 3 - Living Together

After Paimon disappeared in thin air, I continued my work to finish it so that I can eat my lunch. Handing out these mails to every employee consumes a lot of time.

I finished at about 4 in the afternoon and that is the time when I take my lunch. Before going back to my office, I bought food outside. One slice of pizza, a handful of fresh coleslaw, and lemonade are enough to fill my belly.

This is the moment when I'll use my one-hour break until the end of my shift.

While eating, I can't remove the thought of how Paimon will damn me.

He said it earlier loud and clear.

What if Gusion suddenly shows up to me again?

I'm sure Paimon will suddenly come again, and he will think again that there is a conversation going on between the two of us. Paimon isn’t joking about what he said and I don’t want to be a barbeque either.

I scratched my head hard because I couldn't help but overthink especially now that I know that Paimon is the king of hell. After the Deal where nothing happened, I felt like I was dancing in his palm.

Indeed, something has changed, and it's freaking me off.

Besides, he also didn't want me to talk to other Demons, but I didn't know if the person I was talking to was one of them and disguised as a human.

Seriously, my situation is even more difficult because of Paimon. If I only knew it would be like this, I would have just chosen the desires he offered me and maybe I would have been even happier.

In fact, in practical terms, wealth is also good as a desire. He might give me a lot of money where I can buy everything I want.

I'm a fool because I let him fool me.

I continued to overthink until my work shift was over. I gasped as I walked home to the apartment where I was staying.

When I got to the apartment, I met the Landlord walking out. The Landlord in the apartment where I was staying was an old woman. She is not rude and I just look at her as a grandmother.

Her forehead and face were wrinkled and describing old age. Her complexion is also white and her body is thin.

She is wearing a dress with a purple flowery design. She smiled so I just nodded and continued walking, but I felt someone holding my wrist.

I rolled my eyes so I saw the Landlord holding me. "Why?"

"Alice, why don't you say you have a boyfriend," she said happily.

I narrowed my eyes in shock because I didn't have a boyfriend. Yes, sadly to say that with my twenty-four years of existence I never had a boyfriend or even date someone.

But at what the Landlord told me I couldn’t help but get upset. "Boyfriend? I don't have a boyfriend, ma'am."

"Don't deny it because it's not necessary, apart from being handsome, he also looks hardworking because he asked for a duplicate of the key to your room for him to clean."

I immediately ran into the apartment and went straight to my unit. The Landlord was vague, so there was a good chance that the man was a thief.

On second thought, there was no one to get or steal inside my unit.

When I got to the hallway and I went straight to the front door of my unit. I was panting and breathing heavily so I leaned against the door first.

After a while, my breathing returned to normal so I touched the doorknob to turn it but it suddenly opened. Paimon was cast disguised as a man.

My eyes narrowed in shock when I realized he was the one the Landlord was referring to.

What is he doing here?

Not to mention that he was not wearing a t-shirt and was wearing an apron.

"You're late, your work has ended at 5 in the afternoon and it's past 6."

I can't help but be confused by his question because first of all it's my unit and I will decide what time I want to go home.

"Excuse me, but what are you doing here in my unit?" I asked, pushing him causing my eyes to widen in shock when I saw the inside of my apartment.

Old and decaying walls, ceiling, and floor in my unit but there has been a big change. The flooring in my unit was wood but turned into white tiles; the wall has peeled off the paint but is now green; the hanging ceiling has been fixed and also has a green color.

I went inside so I immediately noticed that there was no more noise on the floor every time I walked. Next, I moved the door because the hinge that is attached makes a noise every time it is opened or closed.

I looked at Paimon because it was obvious that he gave my unit a makeover. "When did you fix it?"

"Recently, it looks like an animal lives in here so I arranged it to look like a human habitation."

Apart from being possessive, Paimon also has pride. I just ignored him and rolled my eyes so I was even more amazed at the change that took place inside my unit.

My apartment is studio type so I can't help but be amazed when I see the gray marble countertop that has ranges above and a built-in oven beneath. My fridge had a major upgrade from single door to double door. Adjacent to it is a four-seater glass dining table coupled with wooden chairs.

I also have a huge wall-mounted television in front of the yellow sofa sets, and a chandelier on top. Also, my bed, from a single-person cushion into a king size.

Paimon did a good job of doing a makeover in my unit. "Whoa, you're good."

Paimon closed the door and took off the apron he was wearing. For the first time, I saw her body disguised as a human. His body physique is good and has a ripped upper body.

He approached me and held my arm tightly. "You haven't answered my question yet, why are you late?"

Again, I was hurt by what he was doing. "What are you saying late?"

"You should be here at 5:30, and it's past 6 now."

"What do you care if I go home at pass 6, besides this is my house."

He smiled before he let me go. "Not anymore, because from now on I will live here as well."

My right eyebrow rose in annoyance at him. "What do you mean that you will live here?"

"How many times do I have to tell you that I own you?"

Whoa, then I need to be with him in this house too?

No way in hell.

I'm used to living alone and then he suddenly decides to live here.

He's overdoing it.

"No, I'm fine and I can manage," I retorted.

He walked so I followed him with my gaze. He lay down on my bed while looking at me. "That's not for you to decide."

Not for me to decide?

Now he wants me to be submissive to what he wants. It’s vague what he wants to happen because I have my thoughts and things I want to do.

Besides is the courage of him to lie down on my bed that I consider the most comfortable place in the world. I punched his leg to get him away but he just lay down as if he will go to sleep.

He didn't seem to be hurt by the blows I was doing to his leg and remained to lie prone on the foam mattress. This Demon is getting on my nerves for being possessive and controlling.

"Go away, that's my bed."

His body moved so I stopped punching his leg. He lay on the bed and yawned loudly.

"There's food on the table. Just eat it so you can gain weight," he said, yawning.

Should I be surprised because he cooked food for me?

I'm sure he put poison in the food to get my soul right away. I would rather buy and cook my food than eat the food he prepared.

I had to be careful about accepting the things he would give me, especially since he wanted to see me in the barbeque.

"No, because even if you don't say it, I know you poisoned the food," I said, crossing my arms, "get out of my bed."

"What right do you have to get me out of this bed?"

Wow!

The audacity he has to mock me in my apartment.

I'm paying for the rent of this apartment and I can't go to bed. He is overdoing it but this time I will not intimidate or overwhelm and if necessary, I will face him myself I will.

"I own this apartment unit so I'm more entitled to it."

"Who gave the makeover here, didn't I? So, I'll sleep here on the bed," he said, pointing his right index finger towards the sofa, "and that's where you'll sleep."

My forehead furrowed in anger as I can my blood is boiling making my head to be heated. I picked up the pillows on the bed and threw them at him. "Nobody told you to give my unit a makeover!"

He lay down on the bed again so I continued throwing at him. I was just tired of throwing but he was like a stump on the bed that never moved again.

I took a deep breath to calm myself before I turned my back from him. I took a deep breath to calm myself before I turned away from him. I just decided to take care of myself so that I could prepare food and rest.

I toured my apartment first because apart from being innovative, he seems to have grown compared to before. I remember it was only 25 square feet but everywhere I looked I was sure it was wider now.

What could Paimon have done here?

I shook my head so as not to think about what Paimon did here because it would just appear that I was indebted to him. But in a matter of speaking, he should just have something to do because we have an agreement.

But maybe that's not enough reason for him to sleep in the bed while I'm on the sofa. I went straight to the bathroom, and when I opened the door, I was even more amazed at what I saw so I could not avoid going inside.

Upon entering there is a walk-in closet and the bath tub is at the end. I was so excited that I went straight to the bathtub but when I got closer, I was even more amazed at what I saw.

Adjacent to the bathtub is the sink and vanity while on the opposite side was the rainfall shower. Beside it is the throne where I use to sit every morning, and the blue-white tiles that have some glassy features are so damn good here in the bathroom.

My bathroom is not like this and I especially don't have a bathtub. Only shower and throne seats are available here.

Paimon did a great job in my unit, but even then, it still wasn't enough for him to sleep in the bed and not me.

I immediately went straight to the bathtub so that I could experience it as well. I even paddled and dived like a child because this was my first experience in the bathtub.

When I finished taking a bath, I went straight to the walk-in closet. When I opened it, I was exposed to my clothes that were hanging inside as if they had just been ironed.

I chose the yellow shirt and nighties and immediately got dressed. When it was over, I went out of the bathroom and saw Paimon eating. He looked at me so our eyes met but I immediately looked at what he was eating.

There is steak, burgers, fries, chickens, and even a box of pizza, ice cream, soda on the table. It was as if I suddenly felt hungry for his food but I was sure that they were poisonous.

I beat myself up so as not to be greedy for delicious food that was poisonous.

"What are you doing? Eat up," he said, yawning.

I ignored him and walked over to the fridge to eat the food I was going to cook. I heard a creak in the back so I turned around and saw Paimon walking towards where I was standing.

"Didn't I tell you to eat?"

"I don't want to, because I'm sure you poisoned those foods."

His forehead furrowed pissed off, but he was always like that so I just turned my back on him but he took my arm. "I did cook food for you and then you say I poisoned it."

"Who knows?" I asked, pulled my arm, "I just want to make sure."

"Make sure of what?"

"That I wouldn't end up-" I replied, drawing my face closer to him- "in the barbeque."