Ten years ago
Time seemed to stop altogether as the girl wrote, it didn't matter where she was she was oblivious to all the noise on the busy highway, she had missed her bus and it was almost evening, her earpiece plugged in as she scribbled away, the cool breeze blew softly ,she didn't notice when someone sat next to her, a fruity scent wafted through her nose, she abruptly stopped writing and then she felt a gentle tug of one of her earpiece from her ear, she turned her head and she saw him, the boy Denver and they were close and that weird feeling surfaced again, her heart was beating fast and for some reason her whole body felt hot ,then he looked at her , their eyes met and then he smiled, he was actually pretty, " I didn't know you were into classicals...jurrivhi?", he said with a gentle smile, he looked away , why was she reacting like this.
He leaned closer as he tilted his head, " you don't remember me....we met in class during lunch break", he said , " I know you... ", Rhea said as she looked away , Denver smiled, " so you remember me...my name is Denver", a name she had never heard before, " Rhea", she said still not looking at him, " Rhea , that is a pretty name ...R.H.E.A", he chuckled softly, Rhea looked at him the he looked at her, " should we be friends?", he asked , Rhea looked confused , they just met today, " why?", Denver looked at her as he leaned closer, his eyes were so pretty up close and his smile was hypnotizing, "I don't know...maybe cause you shine so brightly", he said.
The buzzling city, setting sun and crowded streets didn't seem to matter , she never let anyone get this close to her and here she was letting this boy open her up little by little, her life was a mess right now, she was never certain of what happens the next day but for some reason she wanted to know more about this boy with the name she had never known before, " sure", she said, was she going to take this tempting risk .
Denver smiled as he looked ahead, " the air is nice", he said, it was indeed nice.
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Rhea and Denver came out from the police station after writing down their statements, her uncle was still at the hospital so thankfully there was no commotion, " let me drive you home ", he said as he approached his car, " there is no need besides don't you have to go to work now....I will just be wasting your time", said Rhea as she attempted to leave , " I have something to do at your neighborhood so....it won't be a big deal", Rhea turned to him wondering what he wanted to do in her neighbourhood but she didn't want to ask.
She reluctantly nodded her head in agreement while Denver smiled softly.
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They finally reached her home , Rhea got down from the car as well as Denver , there was a slight commotion on ground as people were seen taking out some furnitures from a moving truck, " someone is moving in today", Rhea thought, her attention went back to Denver, " ah .....thank you for the ride again...have a safe trip", she said as she quickly left.
Denver was about to tell her that he was moving in today but she had left so quickly, he sighed , she will be probably surprised if she finds out that he was going to be her next door neighbor, she will be so mad. He smiled as he bent his head low and walked over to the truck to help move his things.
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I sighed as I entered into the apartment complex, both rides had been so akward and when he had started talking to me , u was just blank, I was relieved that my uncle was still at the hospital if not I probably won't have entered the station, I heaved as I waited for the elevator, the people who were moving furnitures and some also stuff followed the stairs, I wondered who was moving in today and which floor they were moving in, I desperately prayed it wasn't the second floor , people that had newly moved in never chose the second floor , choosing the second was probably a one in a million chances right, finally entered the elevator , I scoffed , I was getting unnecessarily paranoid.
Rumors had spread around that it was a ghost, a demon, a psychopath, all types of fantasies making people not to want to move in to the second floor, I was probably worried for nothing , the elevator door chimed and the door opened , I was about to step out when my eyes caught what I had been fearing a minute ago, workers dragging in furnitures into an open for and the worst part was the home was opposite mine, what was happening, didn't the new tenant come across the rumors or was I probably dreaming , I finally walked to my door still shocked , I loved the peace I had when there was no one here but now that peace was about to be shattered , who was moving in , as my thoughts rambled I heard a familiar voice, " move it there...", I turned swiftly , it couldn't be true right, he couldn't be the one , I was probably hearing things but then I saw him .
He was carrying a lamp, I ruffles my hair and scoffed but my body was unable to move as I watched him ...then our eyes met and he smirked, almost like he was taunting me, " howdy neighbor", he said, it sounded amusing with a hint of a weird accent, " you are crazy", I mutteeed under my breath and get just stood there clearly amused at my reaction.
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A long line at a bookstore, a sign at the window and Diah in her grace and elegance signing books if happy fans, the book that has made her number one , her best seller and now she was famous, living the life that she deserved, " I love you books so much, you are my idol.....", compliments that she had always wanted , she put on a bug smile, greeted her fans politely, reputation, fame, and wealth, she got all this from one book.
The event was finally over , it felt good ,as she was escorted into her car, a young woman was already in the car, ready with some wipes and sanitizer, Diah brought out her hands as it was cleaned by the woman and then some sanitizer was applied on her hand, " fuck...those goddamn mosquitoes are so noisy.....Andrea", " yes ma'am", the woman replied as she still wiped her hand, oblivious to the comment her boss just made, " is there anything else to do.....", " yes ma'am....., you have a public reading at the Colosseum state of art college and.....", " cancel it", she said bluntly, " ma'am?", " book me a soa instead, my skin in getting all flaky and I need a manicure....", she said as she raised her hands in the air, the look in her face was if total disgust, " my hands are germy", her tone cold as her expression.
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The workers were gone now , only Rhea and Denver were in the halls , the hostility in the air from Rhea side could easily be felt, " what are you doing here?", her tone was cold, she sure wasn't playing around but Denver didn't flinch instead he leaned into his door , his arms folded, " I was looking for an apartment and this was the cheapest...why?", he tilted his head in amusement, " do you think I am stalking you or something", he scoffed, Rhea took a step closer, her express remained unchanged, " yes.....you definently are", Denver scoffed as he looked around, " you are kind of selfish you know that.....", he said as he took a step closer to her, " what?", she was confused at his statement, " those rumors.....they were kind of ridiculous you know", he looked quite amused as he took another step towards her and for some reason Rhea found herself moving backwards as he came closer to her, " ghost, a demon, psychopath...they all sound immature yet very creative, don't you think!!", a smirk played in his lips as he halted at his pace, Rhea looked away, was he saying that it was her that spread those rumors, " tsk...so immature"", he said as he leaned in close, their faces inches apart, " we are neighbors now so you should be nice to me", he said as he pulled away. " If you want us to remain as peaceful as we are now....", she looked at him spitefully, she really despised him this very moment, " treat me like I don't exist, don't speak to me , don't look at me and don't even run into me", saying that she entered her home and slammed the door , Denver smiled, " how will that be possible Rhea....", he said as h leaned against his door, his hand placed in his forehead , he knew he was here to protect her against her uncle if he ever ddared show his face again but....,, " hah...", he let out a short laugh as he bent his head low, she was driving him crazy.
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Denver entered his home ,but it was barely furnished, he was going to completely furnish it within this week , he unbuttoned hos shirt as he took it off completely , he had always been built, his broad shoulders complementing his slim waist, well toned stomach, his body was breathlessly flawless despite his field was being surrounded by food he was still very fit, he looked around, he wasn't expecting it to be this big, his scarcely furnished home had an open space and a large glass panel upfront, you could easily see the city view, he took out a robe and wore it barely tying the rope , he went to his kitchen , a bottle of wine on his kitchen counter , he opened it with a pop, took out a wine glass from his cupboard and poured in the wine into the glass, he went over to his couch, the city , it was still morning and the sun clearly reflected through the glass, he sat down quite exhausted as he leaned his head back, " how relaxing", he said as he playfully tilted his wine glass repeatedly , he scoffed , " tsk...who drinks wine in the morning, he said as he took a sip of his wine, his mind went back to Rhea , a gentle smile formed on his lips, " Rhea....", he whispered her name like a prayer before he finally dozed off.