Secret Love Nest

Leak

We had a crazy morning. And I mean CRAZY in a way that I haven't seen Qing that angry in forever. As in I have known the man for almost six years now and yesterday morning was the only time I've seen him so close to losing his shit. And personally I don't blame him.

It all started when someone interrupted our sleep. The doorbell rang at 1am in the morning. 1am, in my language, anyone that wakes us up at 1am should be sued and get dragged in front of a firing squad. Needless to say we are both grumpy when we stood up to see who is ringing our bell like there is no tomorrow.

Qing, who's wearing a pajama bottom and nothing else, opened the door (I'm wearing a shirt and sleep short and since Qing is the one that answered the door, I had the time to donned a robe). It was our favorite Goddess, she is the one determined to destroy our eardrums with the constant sound of the bell.

Goddess: (in her sleepwear) Hey, sorry to wake you up guys but I just want to know if you have a gas leak here? I think I can smell gas on my unit and the owner on the unit beside mine also think that they can smell gas on their kitchen.

The word "gas leak" immediately woke up our senses.

Qing: Dayu, go to the kitchen and see if you can smell gas in there.

I immediately followed that order. I walked to our kitchen and sniff the air there. Then I came back to report to Qing.

Me: (shaking my head) I can't smell gas in our kitchen. (Looking at Goddess) Are you sure you smell gas in your unit?

Goddess: That's the thing, I am not sure. Can you boys come and check it for me, just to make sure?

Qing: (nodded) Sure. (He looked at me) Dayu, get me a shirt then follow us to her unit.

I nodded and they left. I jog to our walk in closet to get Qing a shirt then jog again outside and enter Goddess's unit where Qing stood on the kitchen to see if he can smell gas there.

Me: (giving him the shirt) Here. (Sniffing) Eh, I think I smell gas.

Qing: (putting on the shirt and twitching his nose) I think I can smell it too but it's faint so I am not sure. (Looking at Goddess) How about the other unit?

Goddess: (biting her lower lip) Follow me.

We went outside and walk to the unit beside hers. It is owned by the elderly couple who let us in.

We greeted them politely and they led us into their kitchen. Like in Goddess's unit, there is a faint smell of gas but not strong enough for all of us to be sure that it is a gas leak.

Goddess: What should we do?

Qing: I think we should report it. I don't feel comfortable if there is something wrong and I ignore it.

Me: (nodding in agreement) There's nothing wrong in reporting something like this. If there is indeed a gas leak, it's better that we found it this early. If there's nothing then at least we are sure.

Qing: I agree with Dayu. I will call the building manager to report this.

He goes out to run to our unit so he can call the building manager. Minutes later he came back to the elderly couple's unit still with phone in hand.

Qing: They are sending people here.

We all nodded. The unit owners offered us something to drink but we politely decline. We are all to tense to take anything.

After ten minutes someone ring the unit's bell and the couple admitted the building manager and another one inside their unit.

We explained about the faint gas smell and they checked out both the couple and Goddess's unit. We gather at the hall outside the units where they say that they can't smell any gas on both units.