Into The Spring

A beutiful cozy space

The silence and darkness of the house was not creepy at all maybe because I could hear lot of chattering sound from the neighborhood. I was convinced that he lives alone which is why the house was not lighted." You must be living alone right? I thought you were married or committed. Bare minimum I expected your family.""Are you feeling awkward, if yes I will take you back." I was stunned by his answer." Why are you giving so much importance to what I say." I went near his house, the entrance was really huge. The whole place from outside itself looked like a palace, really huge and luxurious. He passed me and went straight to the door and opened it. I asked him to switch on the lights in front of the house. He did the same and the house was really on another level, the lights made it heavenly. It was painted in ivory colour with amazing designs all over. I exclaimed how luxurious the interior must be and got inside. As soon I stepped inside, he switched off all the extra lights outside, leaving a single light shining. To my surprise, the interior was cozy and simple. A small couch faced a modest TV, with a compact dining area nearby. Everything fit neatly into the small space, while the rest of the house was covered in white sheets. Only the kitchen, the dining-living area, and two rooms were open, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere. It was not really a surprise for me because for a person to live there is no need of a full three storey house. "Feel free okay. By the way let me get a room ready for you. So wait here on couch you can watch some shows on tv. I roamed around and to my surprise there were no photos or frames on the wall except for the same picture I saw at his clinic, a picture of him with his mom and sister a pretty old photo. He got out from a room and told me to get fresh up. He told me I can occupy that room. After the home tour, I concluded that it must have been a few weeks since anyone had stayed in this giant mansion. I noticed that it was his room which he got ready for me. The room was very cozy but the thing that caught my attention were supporting rails and bars, ramp to the washroom and cabinet placement. That room has painted differently it was not dull, there were paintings on the wall but the location of paintings were also wierd, looked like he was sitting and painting on the walls. Those paintings gave me a diffrent feeling of compassion and support.
"Hannah the dinner is ready. If you need I can take this to you." "No, I'll be there give me a moment." "Yeah..."
As soon as I went outside the room the whole house looked pretty different,most of the covered area has been cleared and the stair to next floor was locked,the floor looked shiny. There were some decorations on the ceiling and paintings on the table. Pancakes and honey with some apple juice was ready for me on the table.
"Had food?" "No, just don't wait for me , I will have later some more things to do." "Who is coming? mom, sister or girlfriend...?" " The person is not a female. And you don't know him. Don't worry he is a very social person, you will get along with each other easily. " I smiled and went back to the room. Alex looked more happy and different. I looked closely and saw a room still locked. Alex with his hair down, falling over his forehead dripping drops of water from hair looked very boyish. With few flower vases on the table, the whole house looked different and habitable.
The next morning, I was awakened by loud music echoing throughout the house. It took me a moment to realize it was an alarm to wake me up. As I stepped out of the room, I noticed the living area had been fully decorated, with a message on the wall reading, "Welcome back home."
A car pulled into the courtyard and parked precisely in its spot. Alex got out, went to the trunk, and retrieved some bags, a pair of crutches, and a backpack. The side door swung open, and a ramp extended, allowing a man in a wheelchair to roll out. The guy had worn spectacles and had a cheerful smile on his face. His eyes were really expressive. As soon as he got out of the car he started to stroll around the courtyard on his wheelchair. It was a power chair. They were talking something and I realised that I haven't seen Alex happy yet. His eyes were sparkling and the smile felt so genuine.
"Hey Hannah, nice to meet you finally. How was last night? I hope you got to sleep well."
"Yeah... uh, I slept well. Thanks for asking," I said softly.
"One sec...you don't know me..."he looked at Alex ,then looked at me and continued "pardon, I forgot to introduce myself, hey I'm Benjamin Paul. You can call me Ben. Actually I live here with Alex."
"Why are we staying here. Let's get inside and talk. Ben come, Hannah..." Alex interrupted our conversation. We got inside and I noticed that Ben was looking around the house and Alex looked like he was waiting for Ben to talk. There was an awkward silence spread over there. Ben nodded ,"Hmm... where were you? Let's talk later." He looked a bit serious, while Alex stood there like a kid who got caught, scratching his head. "Uh...I will prepare the breakfast you guys get fresh up. Ben I'll be there ,wait for me." Alex spoke and headed to the kitchen area. I made awkward eye contact with Ben and gave an uneasy smile.
"Why are you so awkward around me? Am I making you nervous or something?" Ben asked with a smile on his face. Actually I was not nervous but I don't know he was someone unknown to me so I felt wierd around him. I headed to the room but suddenly Alex took my hand" Sorry can you please move to that room. I already cleaned it. You can get fresh up there." He showed me a room. I already understood that the room in which I stayed last night was this Ben's as the room was fully adapted to his life on wheelchair."Alex come fast, where are you? Help me out... Alex " Ben was screaming out from the washroom. Alex came out from the kitchen area and looked at me,"why are you here..? Not comfortable? If yes please wait afew minutes after he get ready you can use the room. Okay?" I looked at him in surprise as I had no issues with the other room. "No I am really okay with that room. I was just confused about the structure of the room yesterday but now it's kinda clear." He smiled.
The dining table was filled with food items when I came. Ben was arranging the cutleries and dishes prepared by Alex. I noticed that Alex was looking more at ease and happy. Ben noticed me first and said "Hannah come and lend a hand here. Otherwise this guy here is gonna faint after not sleeping and not being at home for a long time.""What have I done to faint. I can do something, if you want me to do in order to faint ... then fine." Alex sounded pretty serious. Ben looked to his eyes and said with the naughtiest smile" Shut up." They were laughing and I didn't get a thing.