Like a Dream

Next Morning

After a good night sleep, I woke up feeling as fresh as new. The warm tropical smell lingered in the air, and I felt cozy. Small tiki lamps were casting strange shadows on the dimly lit wall. The distant, faint bubbling of a fish tank added to the ambiance. A clock beeped slowly while my computer purred from the farthest corner of the room. The bright tropical print bedspread engulfed the queen-sized bed in the middle of the room. I feel rested after yesterday's travel, as I got up from the inviting pillows and the comforter.

I made coffee and stepped outside in the balcony. The bedroom was amazing but my favorite part of this apartment was the balcony. It was huge and there were various plants in the balcony with one round table and four chairs. As I moved towards the railing I saw a park with a small pond and lot of ducks swimming in it; it was a good view. This apartment was perfect for me, I can stay here forever and I decided when I meet Mr. jones today, am going tell him that I want this apartment for next one month. I sat on one of the chairs, enjoying the view while sipping coffee; who knew I would find peace thousands of miles away from home.

I saw Mr. jones number flashing on the screen of my phone

"Good Morning Sarah! This is Adam Jones, we spoke last night" he said.

"Oh yes, good morning Mr. Jones. How are you today?" I asked energetically.

"Very well, thank you. I hope you didn't face any problems last night since I couldn't meet you" he said

"No, not all. It's all good" I replied.

"Well great, I just wanted to tell that am at my office which is on the ground floor of the same building. If you move towards left corridor you should be able to find it. Come down anytime and then we'll do the formalities. I'll be here until 5 pm," he said

"Okay great. Well I also want to talk to you about a few things" I replied

"Did anything happen last night? Are you okay?" he asked. He seemed a bit worried.

"Yeah everything is okay, I just wanted to extend my stay here, that's all,", I said

"Very well then, see ya, Sarah. G'day"

"Sure Mr. jones, bye", I said and disconnected the call.

After taking a shower, I decided to visit Mr. jones and after that, I can go to the supermarket to buy groceries.

His office was easy to find and as I entered his office a lady in her late 40's greeted me; she looked stunning for age. Her hair was gray, falling on her shoulders, her blue eyes resembled the summer skies; she was wearing a black dress, which hit just above the knees. She smiled at me and it instantly reminded me of Ethan and said, " Hello, how can I help you?"

Coming out of Ethan's haze, I replied, "Hi, my name is Sarah; am here to meet Mr. Jones"

"Oh yes, he is expecting you; am Eli, Adam and I run this small business", she said. Walking me towards Mr. jones cabin.

"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Jones,",  I said to her

"Oh dear please call me Eli, Mrs. Jones sounds very old to me," she said jokingly

I instantly liked her, I saw Mr. jones sitting on a chair and reading something on his computer. " Adam, our new tenant Sarah is here" Eli announced.

He got up from his seat and moved towards us, he extended his hand and

Said, "Hello Sarah, good to finally meet you in person. Hope you didn't go through too much trouble last night"

"It's nice to meet you too Mr. jones. No, I managed just fine" I said as I smiled at him. He was quite tall, about 6.2" and looked older than Eli. His eyes were brown and his broad shoulders and well-maintained physique made him look too good for his age.