You Complicate Me (Complete)

Chapter 28

ARYA KANNA

I woke up early, anxiety and overthinking and staging my own dreams.  That place was new to me and like everyone else it may take time to get used to it.  I saw Alexa sleeping next to me, her hair covering her face except her pouty lips.

I hopped out of the bed and started searching for bathroom.  In this enormous house there's no attached bathroom, that's strange.  And for my luck I don't know where it was.  Since last night we got here very late and when Alexa insisted me to give a tour I refused it.  What am I supposed to do I was tired from 24 hours flight from India.

I closed the door behind me, slowly.  As I got out from the room I was welcomed with the huge chandelier with crystal dazzling on the ceiling which was occupying the half of the center mid positing of the ceiling and it must've have the height of a man standing or more than that.  On the left there was a room and on the right there was another hallway.  I shouldn't be trespassing before Alexa introduced me to her sister, I should make a good first  impression if I gonna be staying here.  

So without giving it a second thought I opened the left side room and walked in and locked it behind me.

I know the second I walked in that room that I was in the right place.  There was a big mirror on the left side of the wall, straight there sit a bathtub and on the right end of the corner there was a shower covered but exposed with glass.  

I looked at myself in the mirror, too short for shorts which my parents sees me in this then I'll be killed, hair in a loose, grumpy face from waking up early.  "Ugh." I grumbled.  There stick a multiple pink notes for me.  I plucked it and read it. "1) Brush and paste on the right drawer." I opened it and found a pair of pink colour brush and paste.  PINK her favorite color though not mine.  

I plucked the other pink note from the mirror and it read. Brush is still in my mouth.  "2) Take a shower or if you are not feeling like it just come back :)" I smiled for that.  Anyways, I'm not at all good at taking showers in the morning person.

"3) Lock isn't working b-careful with that" What?  Lock?  I remember I locked it.  Silly gi_

I turned around as I heard the door creaking open.  And it was all happening in a blink.  I know this is going to embarrass me.  I hear my hear beat rise and I can tell how fast my heart is now beating, 1,2,3,1,2,3... 

Once the door is fully opened I saw a man who looks like a doppelganger of Damon (Ian) standing in the doorway, dressed up in black pants, white t-shirt, his skin is pale, black shady eyes, and I can see his arms, nerves and he was slender.

"Who are you?" he asked, his voice is also as shady as his eyes.

"Alexa." I said, looking at his black eyes.

"As if Chloe's sister?" He asked, raising his eyebrows.  

I don't know Chloe.  Yes, I've heard about her but I don't know her.  First of all do I look like Alexa's sister?  Nope.  Not even a bit.  "Alexa's friend" I corrected him.

He just stared at me for a minute.  "What are you doing here?"

I came here for lunch-I wanted to tell him but that's not how I usually say and that's not how I speak either so as usual I switched my tone to-as usual polite.  "Ahh..."  When I opened my mouth I don't know what to say.  Or what am I supposed to say.

"I mean not here.  In here." he pressed.

Now I get it.  He means the house.  Thank god for my patience and if I weren't I'd say something regret and carry that cringe moment with rest of my life before sleeping and it'd also help me to fire up some nightmares of mine.

"I... aahh...  I_" 

"She's my roommate.  Did that bother you, Billy?" 

Alexa.

Such a on-time life saver of mine.

His name is Billy then.  He was gone before forcing me a furious look.  He was so rude.  He didn't even say sorry after barging in.

"Sorry." I and Alexa said in a single tone.

"Who is he?" I asked as walking towards her.

"Billy?"

I nodded.

"My dumb-ass brother."

"Brother?  Then why he asked as if I was Chloe's sister?  Wait, is Chloe really is your sister or you made it up?  Wait.  You never mentioned me that you has a brother."

"Wait up, girl.  Chloe is my biological sister.  Is that clears your first question.  And I wasn't making up, okay?"

"Okay."

"And, yes, Billy is my brother with a twist.  When I said my father's a director.  I mean step father." 

"That makes him your step brother." I nodded.

"Did that clear all your doubt.  For now?" she asked.

I shook my head.

She came behind me and started pushing me to our room.  "Good." She said and left me in front of our room.

And when I were about to enter the room I saw Billy who was on the other corner of the room, shirtless, showing his abs.  My eyes widened but as soon as it widened I closed my face with my hand and walked inside.

***

"Arya, I've double shift today.  Will you be okay?  I would love to take you back to cafe but since Chloe was out and would still out for next two days and Billy won't be home today, he has a date.  I'm pretty sure, you'll be safe.  Whatchyou think?" 

"I'll stay if you're so sure mama." I said, nodding.

She giggled and pick up her pillow and threw on me.  And I threw mine back to her face.  We both giggled.

"Okay, off to business.  Later."  With a wink she's gone.

***

An hour later...

I was Skype-ing with Adithya.  And honestly, he was mad at me.  It took me last full hour to get him back to normal to see him chuckling for my granny jokes.  "Are you serious that crow stolen that granny's Vada and lost it to a fox?" he asked, his eyes a glaze of curious.

"And then_" I heard a front door open with a creaking sound.  I watched the clock and it's only been an hour since Alexa left.  One shift means two hours according to where we work or I worked.  She still have three hours to kill.  As she told me there won't be no one until she come back.  If she was right, then who just opened the door.  I was scared that's not that I was scared of being alone, I can and I did because my house was way smaller but this is a giant house and how can I be normal?

"Adithya, I'll talk to you later." I said and flicked shut the laptop and put aside.

I'm not one of those stupid who go on a search for ghost after hearing some haunting noises.  I just pulled the bed-cover over me and keeping an eye on the doorway for any sign of anyone but mostly wanting Alexa to come in.

Then a moment later I heard footsteps.  And I imagined it coming upstairs and that shadow stand in front of the doorway and dragging me and show its face, like clown and killing me like a vampire.  Shit.  I wants to stop watching paranormal movies and series.  I'll after this if I was still alive.