You and I, Wolf

Chapter 4

Veena would usually start cleaning up the bedroom, she would pull out the beddings and replace it with new ones. She would then grab the laundry basket and start washing the used clothes.

As she waited for the laundry to finish, she would clean up the kitchen and make sure the kitchen wares were clean. After the kitchen, she would start cleaning the dining area, and her last thing to do was to clean the shower.

When she was opening the toilet, she learned that it was locked, and so she grabbed the key in her pocket, and started opening the door. The toilet was messed up, and she could smell the off audor of the vomit that was scattered on the floor. She immediately covered her nose with her hand, as the off audor was making her nauseous.

She went out to get the facemask from her bag, and then she immediately returned to the toilet after. It was a huge toilet that was divided into two parts, the other being the shower area. When she moved the sliding smoked glass door, she found an unconscious naked man sitting in an awkward position on the floor—probably sleeping.

Her heart started beating faster, she didn't know whether she would approach him or not, but she got worried that something bad happened to him.

“Sir, are you okay?”

Veena checked his pulse and then she placed her finger close to his nose, and when she felt the air that he was breathing, she knew she needed to help him.

She gently tapped the man's cheek, trying to wake him up. “Sir,” she continued, pulling her up.

The man remained unresponsive, and Veena thought of cleaning him up. She slowly turned the shower on, and then gently ran her hand on his arm. She took a small amount of body wash and applied it to him

“Who are you?” Without opening his eyes, Luke asked her when he slightly regained his consciousness, but he passed again after a few seconds.

“I'm sorry, sir. I just found you here and I got worried about you. I am your housekeeper,” she explained, keeping her eyes away from his body.

“It's just Wednesday today, you are not supposed to be here,” he grunted, murmuring with her eyes remaining shut.

Veena could not really understand him well, he was murmuring and he kept on grunting and snorting. Once he was cleaned up, Veena took the towel and helped him wipe his body and his hair.

She pulled him up and supported his balance as they got out of the toilet. Veena took a pair of boxer shorts from the drawer, and then put it on him with her eyes closed. Luke was aware of what was happening, but he could not open his mind because he was still feeling dizzy.

As Luke was already lying on the bed, Veena returned to the toilet to clean it, and she picked the clothes up from the washer and folded them.

She grabbed her phone inside her bag and found out that Ms. Ami had been trying to call her. She realized that it was just Wednesday, and she understood why the guards were seemingly surprised to see her earlier.

She looked at the bedroom again, and then she groped her head as she realized that this mistake could actually make her lose two of her jobs.

“Hello, Ms. Ami!” she said, as Ms. Ami picked her call up.

“Oh my god, Veena! I'm so worried about you! What happened? Where are you!”

“I'm okay,” she uttered. “I thought it was Thursday today so I went to my boss' apartment. I just realized it now, I am sorry. Are you going to fire me?”

“No! Of course not! It was an honest mistake, I supposed. Are you on your way?”

“Well, I found my boss here, he was so drunk. So I helped him, I thought something bad happened to him. I found him inside the shower!”

“Is he okay? Does he need help or a medic?”

“I think he's okay now, he's asleep already.”

“Okay, do you need to stay there until he wakes up?”

“I don't think so, Ms. Ami. But I would like to cook tom yum soup for him, so he can have something to eat when he wakes up later.”

“Okay, take your time! It's not crowded here, and I can still manage. Just get here after doing everything that you need to do there.’

“Thank you for your kind understanding, Ms. Ami!”

“No worries, Veena.”

After that phone call, Veena started cooking for Luke. His fridge was recently replenished, and Veena found everything she needed for the tom yum soup that she planned to cook for him.

After cooking, she wrote down a note for him. Apologizing for coming that day, and informing him about the soup that she prepared for him.

Before she left, she opted to check him inside the room again. She gently opened the door and glanced at his direction. She realized how good looking he was. His body looked so toned, as if he was sculpted by the gods. Veena still didn't know his name. She only said the unit number during the first few times that she would go there every time the security would ask her.

Luke was indeed handsome and he was tall. His dark brown hair and olive skin made him even more attractive. A lot of women were admiring him, but he never paid attention to any of them. Veena realized that she had been staring longer at him already, and she immediately grabbed the door and gently pulled it close.

When she arrived at the library, she immediately went to Ms. Ami's office and then apologized to her once again.

“You're good, don't worry about it.”

“I promise it won't happen again,” she uttered.

“Have you been overthinking lately? Is that because of the photo that Mrs. Fullerton handed you?”

“I'm sorry, I thought I could just sleep on it, but It's bothering me.”

“That's expected, Veena! That's a void in your heart, someday it will require you to fill it. You just have to be strong, okay! It's not going to be easy, but trust me, it's going to be worth it.”

“Thank you, but like what I told Mrs. Fullerton yesterday, the time is not yet now for me to focus on finding him, on finding about my past.”

“Do you still feel obliged to know about your past, Veena?”

Veena pursed her lips, letting out a heavy sigh as she answered Ms. Ami's question. “Sometimes, but I think I don't have to. I will just probably spend my energy on what I have now and what I need to work on for my future.”

“Well, what's more important is your present and your future, Veena,” she responded, comforting her with a sweet smile.