A Different Time and Place - A Collection of WoSo one shots.

Apartment 906 (Harris/Press)

Ashlyn Harris had just recently moved into a new apartment in Orlando, Florida. She was excited to finally have a place to call all her own after living with roommates since graduating from the University of North Carolina with a degree in Communications. When a position close to her home of Satellite Beach, became available she jumped on the opportunity as she wanted to be closer to her family.

She didn't have a ton of personal belongings, so it took her very little time to unbox and put away everything that had made the drive with her from Chapel Hill to Orlando. She resolved herself to sleeping on an air mattress in her bedroom until the furniture she had already ordered arrived in a few days time. She decided to leave everything behind that reminded her of Ali, her girlfriend for several years, who had broken her heart when she issued the ultimatum of them getting married or breaking up. Ashlyn wasn't ready to settle down quite yet and Ali made it known she was done waiting. Ali left and a few months later, Ashlyn found herself moving states.

With very little time to prepare before her new job started, Ashlyn found herself running around town picking up the odds and ends she would need to make her apartment home. She turned down her family members attempts to donate stuff to her in favour of a clean slate. Now, that she had the means, she wanted everything fresh and new. It made for a bit of a pain when she wanted a cup of coffee only to realize she had left her old machine behind for her roommate to use and had to go out and buy a new one. It was okay though as the new one was Chrome and looked sick on the counter alongside her brand new Chrome toaster oven.

Luckily enough the apartment came with new appliances that were all Chrome as well. After Ashlyn went to the grocery store and picked up a ton of food, she found the drawback to her plan was that she would have to make several trips up and down the elevator to bring all of her purchases in. She passed a delivery man in the elevator on her way back up and thought nothing of it. When she neared her door there was a parcel sitting on her doorstep. She put her bags down at thinking it was a gift for her new apartment, looked at the sender's name only to realize that the parcel wasn't for her; instead, it was for a Christen Press in apartment 906. Ashlyn laughed at the fact that the delivery man obviously had misread the apartment number as she lived in 609, not 906.

After she put away her groceries and had something to eat, she decided to be a nice neighbour and bring the parcel up to the correct apartment. She hadn't met anyone yet, so it was a good opportunity to engage with one of them.

She pressed the button and got off on the 9th floor. She found her way down the hall and in front of apartment 906. She was curious about who was behind the door but also a little scared that it might be a crazy person.

Taking a deep breath, she knocked on the door.

"Come on in, the doors open!"

Should I? Shouldn't I? Oh, what the heck. Ashlyn turned the knob and opened the door. She was immediately taken by the décor of the apartment. Staring at the prints on the wall, she was in awe of the beauty of them. So captivated in them, she missed the appearance of a woman off to her side.

"Oh, you're not Mr Dorrance."

Ashlyn turns to face the voice and takes in the sight of a woman in tight-fitting business attire. She is glad in that moment, that the woman can't read the thoughts running through her head. "Um, hi, I just moved into 609 and there was a parcel left at my door by accident for you." Ashlyn passes her the box, "Thank you. I don't know why but for some reason they always get the two mixed up. Mrs O'Brien the woman who used to live there was always complaining about people knocking on her door. She wasn't very people friendly, preferred the company of her cat. I'm sorry, I don't usually ramble on, I'm Christen and you are?"