Tyler didn't know what to expect when he saw the inside of his room. He thought it was going to be decent but didn't think that the club would do anything over the top with it. He was wrong.
As he opened the door, he was greeted by a sight that he thought only existed in movies.
The living room was a lot bigger than he expected. It had smooth white walls surrounding it and at the far end there was a sliding door leading out to the balcony through which sunlight came in.
If it was just that, Tyler would've been stunned, but that wasn't all. In the center of the room, there was a huge black couch faced towards the biggest and most modern TV set that Tyler had ever seen. There was a small glass table in front of the couch, though there was nothing on it. The faint creaking the floor made as Tyler stepped in to explore further made him alert to the fact that the floor was made of wood.
There were two passages that led away from the living room, one led to a gym area that was fully set up, while the other led to his room. Tyler dropped his bags in haste and ran to inspect the gym in the apartment.
As soon as he saw all the equipment, a small smile broke out on his lips. He wouldn't have to leave the apartment to complete the system's daily tasks, all the equipment he needed was literally in the same building as him.
After checking out the gym, Tyler went down the other passage. The first thing he noted was that there were three doors, so he likely had two other roommates. Luckily, he was already given directions from the reception and knew where the free room was.
From the doorstep, where Tyler stood, he was able to get a clear view of the room and if it was possible, the smile on his face got even wider.
There was a large king sized bed at the other end of the room. Beside it was a tall wardrobe that had both doors shut. There were also no handles on the wardrobe, just smooth doors which blended into the walls.
Tyler let out a contented sigh before dragging his things into the room and setting them up. It took all the discipline he had in him to not jump on the bed midway through.
At the end of it all Tyler stepped back to look at his room once more and had a huge smile on his face.
No wonder all these young footballers become lazy, just look at this place and it's only a club provided apartment! Tyler thought.
Now that he was done settling in, he took off his uncomfortable clothes and ceremoniously walked towards the bed and laid on it.
"Ahhh!" Tyler let out a small moan as he felt his body settle into the soft surface of the bed.
"A moan, now that's a first."
Tyler jerked his head towards the entrance of his room, which he realized that he never closed. In front of it was a teenager that looked his age, only that he had a thin line of beards forming under his jaw. He had pale white skin and his hair was neatly packed to the side with one or two stray strands falling over his forehead.
"W... That wasn't... Who are you?" Tyler struggled to get a complete sentence out of his mouth. His first reaction was to ask who the person was, then to defend himself, and then he reverted to the first question on his mind.
The boy shrugged. "Don't worry, everyone always has strange reactions whenever they come here. There was someone who burst into tears after coming in, it's nothing to be ashamed about." The boy waved his hands. "And as for who I am, my name's Enzo."
"Alright, Enzo," Tyler said. "Could you please give me some privacy?"
Enzo raised his hand in mock surrender then stepped back. "You know, I heard that if you want privacy then you should lock the door. Very solid advice if you ask me."
Tyler sighed, and then looked at the distance between his bed and the door. It wasn't far but the last thing Tyler wanted to do at that moment was to stand.
Enzo chuckled at his reaction and just closed the door from his end.
After Enzo left, Tyler started to get a lot more comfortable on the bed. In the end, he slept until it was quite late in the night.
Tyler was woken up by the rumbling in his stomach. He stood up from the bed and left his room, walking straight towards the kitchen and to the fridge.
When he opened the fridge, he was greeted by a collection of junk food. He was taken aback by the sheer volume of it.
"Wouldn't the academy want us to keep our fitness?" Tyler thought aloud.
"They would, but unfortunately neither of us are cooks so we get what we can eat straightaway."
Tyler looked at the source of the voice, and saw a tall teenager who looked to be very bulky and muscular. He had an afro on his head which went well with his dark brown skin.
"You must be the new guy," he said while walking towards Tyler and looking him dead in the eye. "Can you cook?"
A/N: apologies about the lack of updates in the past two days. Something came up. To make up for it, there will be another chapter coming out tonight and we'll have two chapters as well tomorrow