Superhero

Chapter 54

Addison slept in later than usual since it was Sunday.
But her alarm had woken her up.
Addison groaned and groped at her nightstand to turn it off, meaning to go right back to sleep.
Or so she thought.
"Addie!" A voice called.
Addison only moaned in reply.
"Addie, are you awake?" Knocks thundered on the door.
Addison frowned and got up, yawning as she scratched her eye. "Who is it..." she groaned.
"Addie, I prepared breakfast!" It was Felicia. "You wanna join us?"
Addison groaned. She wanted to go back to sleep, but a tasty feast of a breakfast that came free of charge was too tempting.
"I'll be down in a minute!" Addison called back.
Felicia chuckled and went off to call the other tenants. She wondered if the new tenant was gonna be down too as she brushed her teeth.
She was finally gonna see him!
This gave her a burst of energy as she quickly got dressed, fixing her hair and dusting on a light coat of powder. She put on some perfume and grinned at her reflection before making her way downstairs.
"Good Morning!" Felicia greeted her as soon as she appeared.
Addison smiled and sat in front of her. Jake and Jordan were there too. The girls that had been staying in the room next to Addison's had vacated and that meant only one person was missing.
"Where's the new tenant?" Addison couldn't help but ask.
Felicia frowned. "I don't like him."
Jordan groaned. "Aww come on! I wanna see what he looks like."
"Well, if you wanna see him so badly, why don't you go wake him?" Felicia shrugged. "I actually tried, but he didn't respond."
Jordan immediately got up. "Fine by me. I really wanna see what that guy looks like. Felicia, he actually goes to Alford by the looks of it."
"Are you sure?" Jake frowned. "He looks kinda old to be a college student, or maybe it's just me."
"Maybe he's a lecturer," Felicia suggested. "He's not that old, maybe in his late twenties to early thirties, but he's definitely not a student."
Jordan gulped, but he didn't back down. "Well, it looks like we're gonna find out today, then."
"I'm coming too!" Addison raised her hand and got up. "I wanna see what he looks like too!"
So the two of them marched up the steps and stood in front of the Mystery Tenant's room.
"In a few minutes, our Mystery Tenant's identity will no longer gonna be a mystery."
"You think he's the Superhero?" Addison gulped. "Jake suspects him too, ya know?"
"I know..." Jordan frowned. "Well, if he is, let's see what he looks like. Jake and Felicia exaggerates his description, saying he looks like Hulk or something. Let's just see."
Addison watched as Jordan knocked on the door. The two waited for a response but didn't get one.
"Okay, let's knock again," Jordan raised his fist and rapped onto the door again.
Addison found that his knock was far too soft and rolled her eyes. She pushed him away slightly and knocked instead.
Repeatedly.
There was a loud thud on the other side. Whoever the new tenant was, it sounded like he had just fallen off his bed.
"I think he fell off the bed..." Addison sheepishly stated.
"He did, he so did," Jordan snorted. "Never mind, let's see what he looks like."
"Are you sure he's not gonna be angry or anything?" Addison gulped. "What if he's a really grumpy person?"
Jordan shrugged. "Judging by those bangs we hear, he definitely is."
The guy still hadn't opened the door. This time, Jordan stepped in and rapped again, even louder.
The door finally opened, finally revealing the identity of their mysterious housemate. They both gasped as soon as they saw him.
Giuseppe Galante. Their Mystery Tenant had been Giuseppe all this while and they had no idea. They didn't seem as excited to meet him now.
Giuseppe didn't look so impressed either, in fact, he was worse.
"AAAAAHHHH!" He screamed and shut the door again.
"Oh my gosh!" Addison gasped. "Mr. Galante!"
"What are you two doing here?!" Giuseppe demanded behind the door. "How did you even find where I live?!"
"This is where you live?!" Jordan gasped. He suddenly held onto his head and stumbled backwards. "Oh god..."
To Addison's surprise, Jordan fainted. Another thud echoed throughout the Kennedy home.
"Jordan, oh my gosh... are you okay?!" Addison crouched, slapping the redhead to wake him. "Jordan, speak to me!"
"I can't believe it..." Jordan murmured. "This is the worst thing anyone could ever imagine."
"What are you two even doing here?" Giuseppe demanded again. "Why the heck did you follow me home?"
"Mr. Galante, we had no idea you've been living here all along," Addison quickly said. "We live here too and we just came to tell you that Felicia made breakfast for all of us."
"Mrs. Kennedy prepared breakfast?" Giuseppe said in surprise.
"Yes, and we came here to call you downstairs," Addison sighed, trying to pull Jordan up. "Stand up, idiot. Gosh... you're heavy!"
Jordan eventually stood up, looking like the definition of 'why is this happening to me?!'. Addison sighed and pulled him down to the dining hall. The Kennedys were confused at why they were coming alone and not with the tenant.
"Is he coming?" Felicia asked when they silently sat down at the table.
"I don't know..." Addison sighed.
"Did he at least answer you guys?" Jake asked next.
The two of them nodded, frowning.
"Well, what did he say?" Felicia inquired. "Did he say he was coming?"
The two of them just shook their heads.
"What's up with you guys?" Jake groaned. "You look like you've seen a ghost or something."
They didn't even answer. Jake eventually rolled his eyes and gave Jordan's arm a light smack.
"What's gotten into you?" Jake asked again. "Oi!"
"Jake, the new tenant is none other than our Academic Writing lecturer," Jordan finally said. "He's been living under our roof for more than a month and we had no idea."
Jake gasped, grinning with his dimples showing. "You mean to say that this guy is that funny Italian dude that loves to disturb you?"
Addison nodded. "Why didn't you tell us? I even showed you a video of him."
"His face wasn't that clear and besides, I've only seen him once," Jake shrugged. "So the main question now is... is he coming down to eat or not?"
The sound of footsteps came and everyone turned to see Giuseppe walking in, wearing a hoodie with plaid slacks. He kinda looked odd to Jordan and Addison since they were more used to seeing him wearing formal suits.
To his surprise, his two students got up to greet him like they usually do.
Giuseppe sighed and sat down next to Jake, as far from his students as possible. "Sit down... we're not even in college now."
They sat down and silently ate Felicia's grand breakfast. Jordan ate the fastest and quickly ran up to his room. Addison ate as fast as she could too and excused herself back to her room.