Unexpected Encounter

Chapter 6

I park my car in the same spot it was before. Lando looks around in surprise. I'm actually a little curious about Lando's thoughts. What would he be thinking right now?

'Do you live here?" asks Lando in surprise.

'Yes, I live in an apartment,' I answer his question sighing.

I turn off the engine and open my door, then take off my seat belt and get out. Lando follows my lead and then walks up to me. He stares at the apartment and I see through the corner of my eye that his mouth is falling open.

It's not such a nice apartment Lando,' I tell him and he closes his mouth.

'You could say that yes! I wonder what your house itself looks like,' Lando smiles.

'Come on, let's go inside then. It's chilly all of a sudden!' I say suddenly.

'Yes, of course! I don't like it either,' Lando says and puts an arm around me, to warm me up a little.

We step forward and walk towards the apartment. Before I've even taken a step inside, I hear the voice of the apartment's boss tittering down the hallway.

'Roxanne, how early and quick you are! Are you going to pay me now?" he calls out to me in surprise and I see him walking out of his little office. I swallow and look away quickly, walking up to him with Lando.

'Yes, I've been fired. Do you mind if I do that tonight? As you can see I have visitors,' I ask and nod my head at Lando.

'Go ahead! But before ten in the evening please!,' he bursts out at me and I sigh, but nod. Then I quickly walk further ahead and walk with Lando to the stairs.

'Is there no elevator?" asks Lando in surprise.

'No, there never was one, unfortunately,' I sigh and we step up the first flight of stairs, which leads to the second floor.

'How high up do you live?" asks Lando and I hear him sigh.

'On the very last floor. 'I live very high!' I say and am already sighing with fatigue as we walk up the stairs.

'And what is high? How many floors does this apartment have?" he asks me.

'Nine!' I chuckle and his eyes immediately get big.

'Nine?!" he exclaims questioningly with shock.

'Yes definitely,' I answer his question.

'And why do you live nine feet up?' he asks on.

'I like this village from above,' I chuckle.

'I like this village from above.'

'I wonder if I like it from above too' jokes Lando and I give him a little playful nudge.

'You're cute Lando!' I smile broadly and we arrive at floor three.

'And you're handsome!' laughs Lando and suddenly stops me. 'I'm glad I met unexpectedly!'

'Euhm... 'Thank you? I think ,' I say and turn red.

'You're even more handsome when you blush,' he says. Now I color even redder and look away quickly, but this almost makes me giggle.

"Watch out!" shouts Lando and I get startled by his yell, which almost causes me to hit my head on the steps. Lando manages to catch me just in time and hoists me up.

'Thank you Lan,' I thank him. He's turning red now too and lets go of me immediately. I chuckle softly at him and we continue up the stairs.

'No problem Rox,' he chuckles and silently we continue walking upstairs.