apartment 101 | nick mara a.u

39. Reality or Dreams?

The smell of what seems like an orange blossom candle reeked around the apartment. Ugh, I hate scented candles and the last time I checked, Nick hated that too. We walked around the apartment again and again, but Zion is true. Nick wasn't there at all. My life felt like it has been put on reverse, now I know what it felt like to be Nick before the confession.

Edwin and Zion was trying to call the rest of the crew to come here and figure out the way out of this. Ava decided not to tag along because she felt like someone need to make sure my parents are safe. Ava used to take karate classes and Thai boxing classes. I know I know, she portrayed herself as a girly girl but damn if you knew what happened when shits go down, that girl surely can recreate the World War II.

The doorbell suddenly rings, I rushed towards it, hoping it was Nick.

But it's not. It's the Panda Express delivery man.

"Are you Mr. Kuwonu?" The guy asked as he looked back and forth between me and the receipt.

"ZION!" I shouted. Soon the tall guy walked towards the front door with sly grin on his face. I saw him paid for his order and then took the food to the kitchen without even closing the damn door. Ugh.

I slammed the door shut and stomped to the kitchen, "What the fuck were you thinking? Your friend is missing and here you are ordering some food?"

"You guys took too long to get here and I was starving so I ordered something, you don't want to lose another friend too right?" Zion said while sniffing the aroma from the box.

Then, something came in my mind. There is one place that we haven't searched through, probably because no one other than Nick and I know about the place.

I left both Edwin and Zion in the other room and made my way to Nick's bathroom. I saw the window opened. Damn, I never knew I'm such a genius. I climbed up the rustic stairs and there he is, wearing his usual attire, shorts and t-shirt with slippers on.

Damn it's so hot out here. I mean the weather, it's summer after all.  The sky is so blue with some clouds on it. I made my way closer towards him but not too close because he might flipped. He hates my gut right now, I can't risk it.

Hi.

The words failed to make its way out of my mouth.

"What the fuck are you doing here?" His tone was harsh but there is a hint of tiredness in it.

"I'm just looking out for you, I thought you were gone." The last part came out more as a mumble.

"Is there any problem? I mean why would you do that? It's not like you cared about me anyway!" This sounds a lot  like the things I used to say to him, and now that I heard it myself. I never knew it was so harsh.

"What are you talking about, Nick? I care about you! And it hurts... it hurts for me..." I trailed and couldn't find any words to describe my feelings.

"Oh so you suddenly cared about me after years you left and you humiliated my mom, and you reject the birthday gift I gave you when you move away back in seventh grade!" Nick was furious, I can see that his eyes got darken.

"I never humiliate your mom ever, damn I never knew about her before I move here to New York and accidentally sharing the same apartments with you! And what gift? I never got any birthday gifts other than from my family and Margo." I tried to defend myself because what he said about,  I don't know where it was coming from.

"Miles told me that you don't like me and you humiliated my mom and you rejected the gift! And you sharing apartment with me—" He suddenly grunted in pain and clutched his head.