The World of Tiny Tan

Chapter 1

Young-Mi 's POV :

I was near the lift to get into my room on the 21st floor. Ahh, I was back after work so I did not prefer to take stairs so up the 21 floors.

I was exhausted today. It had been a long day at the office. I had completed a project of a client of UK and it made me stick to my seat for whole 8 hours.

Now what I need was just rest. I wanted to hit my sack as soon as possible but Damn this lift was stuck on the 14th floor.

Huh...I was getting more irritated now. I was not capable to stand even one more minute and this lift was stuck.

I went to have a seat at the reception now. Moving towards the reception which was only a few steps from the lift I was thinking nothing but to get a seat.

And gosh it was such a relief when I got a seat. Ahh, it was such a relief to even sit when you are exhausted.

Keeping my bag and my coat aside I took out my heels. My ankle was hurting.

It's too hard to be in heels the whole day but ya I loved them. It perfectly went well with my formals and I loved formals.

Leaning my head on the sofa slightly bend towards the door of reception I was watching people making the usual movements of getting in and out.

Suddenly my mind goes nostalgic about how I reached here.

[2 years back]

It's been 2 years since I had shifted to this new flat of mine. Ya ok, it was rented but still, it's solely mine. It took me a lot of courage to decide to move alone all by myself.

My parents did not agree with me but yet somehow after some time, I convinced them to let me go away.

I had to make them believe that I could stay all by myself and take care of the routine and my health all the time.

Well, you see it was not that difficult. I was an Analyst in a good reputed Cyber Security company called Zig Bang and it was all facilitated.

Most of the day went in the office handling clients, dealing with them, and helping them secure their applications. I had no time to cook for myself.

I just cooked on weekends and if I felt not to cook I treated myself out on weekends.

So, I had dinner and lunch at my office and it was only to sleep that I headed towards my flat.

So, this place was not that attached to me but still moving in here was my first solo decision that I took.

Every day it was the same routine getting up at 6 am and getting ready for the office and moving down to call a cab to the office and heading back in the evening at about 9 pm and then sleep.

Well yeah, sometimes it became monotonous but it was what I had wanted for since long.

No commands.

No arguments.

Just pure peace and work.

I always wanted the time to nourish myself up with self-care but somehow with my family, it was not possible.

So, one day I decided to have a worthy conversation with my parents about what I felt.

I still remember the day when I was moving here.

[That day when I moved]

My parents came to see the place that I had chosen for myself.

I was just getting out of the cab and I asked the driver to open the backside of the car to unload my baggage of mine.

I did not have many just two small suitcases with my some clothes and working stuff from the office.

While I was moving towards the reception I had a small tickling feeling if I was doing it right.

I bid bye to my parents and they went. I took the keys out of my pants and holding them in my hands I started heading to the lift.

That day also this lift was stuck surprisingly. But that day I did not have to wait much. The lift opened and few people got out of it.

The lift was vacant for me. I was the only one with the bags moving up. I pressed the 21st floor and the doors of the lift closed slowly.

Well, I was having a mixed feeling of joy and anxiety at the same time because I was finally going to my room.

While I was feeling this the lift was moving up at a good pace.

15...17....19

And there I reached my floor.

I came out of the lift and looked all around to find my flat. There were 10 rooms on each floor.

This was a kind of square building where the rooms were all around and the lift was in the center on both sides.

I was a little confused to find my room as this was only the second time I came here after I took it from a broker.

Well, last time he was there with me to show me room but today I was all alone. I moved to watch the room numbers that were quoted outside the doors.

I found mine exactly on the left of the lift. It was 2108. Yes, that was my room.

I unlocked the room and went inside. It was all furnished room and so I only had to place my belongings in the wardrobe and I was done.

[Present time]

And suddenly the lift made a sound. It had reached the ground floor.

Ah, I can think so much in a while. I took my coat and put on the heels fast with my bag half hung around my shoulder.

I yelled. "Wait for me. I am coming."

And a gentleman held the lift doors for me to come and let me in.

"Thanks. I had been waiting for quite a while for this lift to come down. Thanks once again".

I said to the gentleman and he nodded in agreement with a cute innocent smile.

Now I was thinking of my bed right now. Thinking of that first day I went a long way.

Now I need to relax. I finally got to my room now. I entered the room and switched on the lights.

Took my heels of the shoe rack and hung the keys on the keyring. My bag was about to drop from my shoulders. I was so exhausted.

Taking a left to my room from the passage.

Something pricky touched my feet.

Ouch!! What's that !!

I bent my head down and I was shocked to see a small pin there.

I never leave things unpacked.

What's this doing here?

So, I moved forward and saw what...!!

Oh my God!! What is this!!..

Everything was messed up. The clothes that I kept piled off are now lying all around the sofa just like someone has searched something from them.

All the things in the kitchen were messed up. The vegetables were out of their baskets. The fridge was open. What my cheese was gone. I bought them yesterday only. And my milk was spilled over the basin.

I am getting more frustrated now.

What had happened and what made the room so messy? Someone came and went? Or was it the cat of the neighbors again?

All the questions like this would be answered in the next chapter.

Hope you enjoyed this part. Well, come soon to read more.!!!