The Resident

Things That Go Bump In The Night

Your eyes open when you hear a thump. 

Quickly you sit up in your bed and stay silent. Of course, what you received was silence, that isn't right.

You didn't have anything to defend yourself with but you didn't want anyone to find you either. Your eyes flick over to the bathroom, hide, your mind screamed when you heard another thump. You rushed silently into the bathroom and locked the door but you didn't turn the light on. Another sound and you held your breath.
The moonlight coming from the window allowed a ray of light under the bathroom door and your breath hitched when you saw a shadow. Someone was in your bedroom and you had nowhere else to run to.

Please don't come in here!

You began to panic when you realize that if you lock the door they would know that you were inside, here goes nothing! You slowly unlocked it and stood to the side. In seconds, you see the cold handle move and you waited as the door swung open, the light from the moon engulfed the bathroom but you were hidden. But that didn't stop your heart from pounding against your chest.
A few moments went by until the door slowly closed and you were engulfed in darkness once again. The sound of footsteps left the room but you didn't come out straight away.

One.

Two. 

Three minutes painful minutes went by and you opened the door slowly and peeked out. There was no one around but you knew that you weren't going back to sleep, not after all that.

You have to get out of here!

And leave John? You couldn't leave him alone with this stranger roaming around. Your mind is racing when you rush out of the room without even thinking and you stop in your tracks when you see a dark figure looming in front of the doorway. 
You don't have enough time to scream.

You woke up suddenly, sweat drentched you body as you struggled against the sheets. Your scream seemed to echo through the apartment.
Your heart is racing and your chest is hurting as you try your best to calm your breathing. A loud banging is heard on your door and you're too scared to answer it until you hear Johns' voice.

'(Y/N)?! Is everything okay!?'

You realize that you weren't going to be harmed, it was John. 
You don't hesitate to rush to the door and swing it open, revealing John in his sleepwear. You could see that he was still half asleep but he stood up straight, his body is tense when he takes you in.

'Is everything alright, you screamed'.

'Yes!'

You answer rather loudly so you dial it down a few knotches, 'I'm sorry I- I had a nightmare, it's just me getting used to everything... I thought I heard something and-'.
John gently grabs your shoulders, 'hey, calm down, whatever it was, it was a bad dream okay?'

'Shit, I woke you up'.

John chuckled, 'it's alright, I'd rather check up on you than to sleep in and ignore your distress', he gives you a sleepy smile and you feel your face flush, 'yeah uh... I best be heading off to bed'.

'You sure?'

Actually, I'm wide awake now.

You sigh and shake your head, 'I woke myself up basically, now I can't go back to sleep'.

'Same here'.

John smiles down at you, this would be a good time to invite him... Right?

'You want a drink?'

The words left your mouth before you could stop them and John smiled down at you, 'yeah sure, I'd love a drink'.
You rummage through your cupboard and find some milo, 'so... I have milo here, or hot chocolate, if that's what you want to call it', you shake the container.
John pointed to it, 'I like milo, I'm usually a tea person, but milo is always an early or late night drink'.

'Oh god, thank the lord someone else agrees with me'.

John chuckled at your reaction. You feel his gaze on you as you made the drinks, 'so... Why did you come here- if you don't mind me asking?' John quickly puts in and you pass him his drink, 'it's alright. I came here because I felt like a fresh start', John cocked an eyebrow and tapped his fingers against the cup, 'I feel like there's more to that', you couldn't help but give in.

'Alright, I broke it off with my fiance and... Well, I was hoping to start over and focus on myself after thats shit show- mind my language'.

'Oh? Your fiance? That's tough, I'm sorry you had to go through that'.

'Yeah well... I'm glad he cheated on me before we got married'.

'Uh'.

John clearly looked confused and you couldn't blame him, 'anyway... Enough about me, what about you?'
You notice Johns' eyes grew dark and you instantly know that you've ventured off into badlands but he suddenly speaks, 'I uh... I've been alone for quite some time, I haven't really been doing anything other than work so... I thought I could try something like this, as you would say, start over'.
It wasn't much of an answer but you didn't want to push any further than you had, 'well, here's to fresh starts', you raised the cup as well as John and you clinked the cups together.

'But seriously, thank you for helping me out'.

You say to him, 'I wouldn't of made it without you... I would have been homeless and-', before you could say anything else, John presses his lips against yours.