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MAYA“Where the heck could all this noise be coming from?” I mumbled low. Tossed and turned. The sheets squealed beneath my heavy body. The screeching sound of something heavy, something metallic, still found its way into the room upstairs. I sighed defeatedly. The sleep finally left my eyes. I pulled the sleek sleep mask off as I sat up. The noise still pestered. No, I needed to check what was actually going on before I get moved too from this god-forsaken room without anyone realizing it. I grabbed the tiny clock on the nightstand, I had silenced it earlier.The clock chimed slowly, 7:14am. It was still too early for such noises this beautiful Saturday morning.My feet touched the cold floor, fishing for my slippers as they wove into the pair. I pulled my robe tighter, the silk brushing my upper thighs. Too short maybe, all thanks to Evelyn, the crazy girl had given that to me as a gift on my last anniversary. “Maybe a little change could spice things up between you and Gabriel,”

MAYALoud laughs woke me up. I didn't sleep early last night. I worked on the UrbanAxis realty project into the wee hours of the morning. Gabriel had mentioned how important it was for him to send the first sketch by morning. By the time I concluded the project it was well past two in the morning.I pulled up. Sketchboard, cardboards, and metre rules lay by the foot of the bed. I grabbed them, placing them on the desk that served as my workspace. Then I tilted my head, the window stood above it. I grabbed the curtains, pulling them apart. My eyes fell on them, laughing like the whole world bows to them. I moved closer and leaned against the window frame.Gabriel in a white vest soaked to the point that the outlines of his chest showed. He laughed the loudest.He had a hose in his hand splashing water on Amila instead of the rows of flowers before them. Amila brushed her face with one hand and retaliated with the hose in the other hand, her little girl, Hannah, running around in her