hide and seek ↠ clifford a.u

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t h r e e

The rain continued to come down as I made my way into the apartment building. The air was warm compared to that outside and the whole lobby smelt of lemon, indicating it must of just been mopped.

A small, stocky, red haired woman gave me a long glare as I trudged across the clean marble floor, leaving dirty footprints and a trail of water behind me. I didn't really care that much, it'd just have to be cleaned again which wasn't my problem.

I eventually made it to the elevator, but let out a loud sigh at the words in front of me. Of course this would happen.

A large 'OUT OF ORDER' sign hung loosely on the elevator door, which meant I'd have to take the stairs. I began walking to the stairs door, not looking forward to the eight flights I'd have to walk up at almost one in the morning.

Each step seemed to get worse and worse, the steps never ending. Eventually reaching my floor, I lazily shuffled to my apartment door. Fumbling around in my pockets, I pulled out my keys and jammed them in the lock, not caring about anything but getting in to my warm bed.

I kicked off my wet boots at the door and lined them in front of the home heater. I crept into my bedroom and gently closed to door behind me, guessing Lenny would be fast asleep. I shook my coat off my body and hung it up on my coat rack, hoping over night that it would dry as much as possible.

Taking my clothes off was the hard part, each piece of material stuck to my skin. Pulling my top over my head, I saw my bra was soaked wet through too. My jeans were the second thing to go, proving more difficult than anything seen as they stuck to my freshly shaven legs. I literally had to peel them off as though it was my own skin.

My feet was the only part of me that wasn't cold and wet, with my fluffy bed socks still locking in the heat. I took them off and threw them into the washing basket. I was now left standing in my underwear and I was slowly freezing to death.

Lenny and I may have been able to afford the apartment but it was only a just. Heating and air conditioning was limited considering we also had to buy food and pay for gas and electricity.

Both of the bedrooms had en suites though, so using mine I ran into the tiled room and started talking off my underwear, ready to jump in the warm shower water.

My bra was a little easier to take off, even though it was still wet and I squirmed at the feeling of it being stuck to my skin. Now my underwear was off too, I was finally ready for this long waited shower. I turned the dial and waited for the hot water to start pouring down.

As soon as I felt the slightest drop of warmth I hopped in, letting the water run down my wet hair and shivering body. Once I was sure every inch of me was warm and my makeup was completely gone, I turned the dial back to it's original position and grabbed a towel from the rack, quickly wrapping it around my exposed body.

I walked back into my room and picked up my pajamas, pulling my top over my head and stepping into my shorts. Running my hands through my short hair, I got a smaller towel and dried my black strands as quick as I could, not bothering to dry it fully. I placed my hair to one side of my shoulder and threaded a quick messy plait, securing it with a small rubber hair tie.

Collapsing into my bed, I pulled the comforter all the way up to my chin. I closed my eyes, grateful I was now warm and tucked away. It hadn't been five minutes when loud moans came through the walls. I let out a loud sigh, knowing exactly what it was and if I didn't say something now it'd probably carry on for another hour or more.

I kicked back my covers and marched towards Lenny's door,

"I swear to god you two better stop right now!" I heard laughter from the other side of the door and shuffling. The door opened slightly to reveal a dishevelled boy with a white sheet around his waist,