Play House

Chapter 29: Adjustments

Jilliane woke up and saw Roger with quite confusion in his eyes. She stood up and smiled to him.

"Why are you sleeping here outside?" Roger asked her. "Don't tell me you're a sleep walker?"

"..no... I just can't sleep...wait... Are you hungry? Do you want to eat?" She asked smiling to him.

Roger became confused about Jilliane's behaviour today...she was so caring and thoughtful  which again he find so weird.

"No...i don't wanna eat... I'm not hungry....you'd better sleep in your room...it's already midnight." Roger said to her and walked through the car's back seat and took something inside.

As he get it, he went inside carrying the portrait which was been re wrapped with news papers.

"What is that?" Jilliane asked.

Roger put in on the corner. " Our life sized Wedding Portrait".

"Really?... Can i see it?" Jilliane asked while approaching the wrapped portrait.

Roger didn't say anything, he just stared at her while she excitedly opened the wrapper to see the portrait.

"Oh! Just as i thought! You really got huge nostrils here!..." She giggled.

Again, Roger didn't said anything but just shook his head and climbed the stairs.

"I'm going to hang it!" Jilliane said.

Roger suddenly stopped climbing the stairs and looked at her.  
" Do it tomorrow! For now get rest and sleep!...it's already midnight..." He said to her and climbed the stairs on the way to his room.

Jilliane was left in the living room and decided to do it tomorrow. Roger is right... She must rest now and sleep. She climbed upstairs and passed Roger's room which was already dark. She looked at it for a while and afterwards went to her room. She hugged Beethoven and still thought of what it goes to her mind... About Roger... Of who really he was... If he is her childhood friend ..the first person she had secretly infatuated with...the reason why she still continues to write stories despite of difficulties .. the reason that she believe they will crossed paths again.

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Even she cannot sleep well that night because of what she is thinking, she still manage to wake up early. She did all her usual morning work. And she even did her Manuscripts. It's been 10 in the morning when Roger woke up and he saw Jilliane doing her usual work at her desk. And he was noticed by her.

"Good Morning..." She smiled to him.

Roger just nodded and went to the dining area. And she became a bit sad because of Roger didn't even give her a smile. The latter saw the wedding portrait already hanging in the living room.

"..so you had already hanged it?" Roger asked.

"...yes... I put it there so that everybody can see it" Jilliane replied.

"I do not want it there..." Roger said. Seems like he had a bad morning

"And where am i suppose to hang it?... It's good that it was there!...no violent reactions will you?!" She said to him.

Roger just rolled his eyes to show his annoyance and said nothing. He doesn't want to argue with this weird girl. After a while Jilliane approached him.

"I have something to give you!"

"What?" Roger asked and Jilliane gave him a paper..

"What the fuck is this?" Roger asked again. And read a bit of it with confusion in his eyes.