The relationship contract

Chapter 10

Thank God its Sunday tomorrow. Its her day off. She can relax.

She hesitated for a while to call Matt but she was so tired, and her cousin's apartment is much nearer. She pushed it and dialed. He answered on the first ring.

"Kris??"

She can hear music blasting on the background.

"Uhm Matt??Were you awake? Do you have some company?? It seems loud there?" Kris asked. Wasn't it like two am in the morning??

"Nah. Just a couple of my previous friends. They're really going home. Whats up," he slurred.

He sounds tipsy. Kris became worried.

"Listen. Can I dropped by and spent the night there?? I'm already walking.."

"Sure cuz. Sharon's here."

"Okay.." She hanged up. Great, Kris thought. Some female company. She quicken her pace. She felt like being followed. She looked back and tried to see. No one. God. She doesn't have a dime. If some bloody mugger was out there...

She started to run. Matt's apartment was just another five blocks more. She stumbled on a piece of rock and started to fall but a good pair of arms catched her.

She screamed like some maniac. Whoever got hold of her covered her mouth with his hands.

"God! Kris. Why were you running like some maniac on the street!"

She looked up. Its Christian. Relief flooded her instantly. She had started shaking. She hugged him.

"Chris thank God!! Somebody's been following me and and...."she said tearfully.

"Kris why didn't you just waited on the Diner for heavensake. Didn't your cousin told you that I'm going to pick you up??."Chris said still holding her. "A good thing I didn't brought the car or else I wouldn't see you on the sidewalk. Really it's dangerous to walk alone." He said angrily.

"I.. He didn't tell me.." she swallowed.

They walked in silence. Hand in hand. When they were outside Matt's apartment, Kris became aware that she was still holding Christian's hand. She discreetly let him go.

She looked at the dark apartment.

"Uhm wasn't Matt inside?? Why was it dark??" she whispered.

"They're probably sleeping... We started drinking around 8pm. With the boys." Christian explained.

They went inside. Kristine nearly tripped down someone's feet at Matt's small living room. She turn to open up the lights but Christian's hand stopped her.

"Don't. You might wake them." He whispered.

"Who??" she whispered back.

"Well that's probably Trey."

Kristine looked around.Whoa. Matt's visitors were Christian's bandmates?? Where's her cousin and Sharon? She went up and saw that Matt's door were already locked. Him and Sharon must have been sleeping already. She immediately went to the other room which Matt always let her use. She collapsed on the bed exhausted head first. She closed her eyes. She started unbuttoning her waitress uniform and kicked it at the foot of her bed. In her haste to go home she hadn't even bothered to change from her waitress uniform. God she can't even stand up to get a change of clothes at her bag. She's so tired.