Hostel

CHAPTER2

Kamila walks towards the building she called home. Standing in front of the building was her neighbor Josh as usual smoking and drinking his life out, she looked at him in disgust due to the fact that when drunk Josh goes home throwing tantrums over trivial matters just to get the opportunity to turn his wife into his personal punching bag . Kamila walked past him hoping he wouldn't notice her ,as she was about to get past him “ it's all your fault ” he slurred loudly . Kamila walked past him, ignoring what he said as she had heard that statement for five years of her stay in the building but each day that passed his habits became worse. Two years ago she tried to help him only to get her head busted by a bottle of beer. She was in a coma for six months and the man didn't even pay the bills. She had to drain her own savings just to cover the cost . Since then, she held onto that grudge tightly.

Kamila walks towards her apartment and stops in front of the door to reach out for her keys in her bag then— she froze.The door was open. A chill ran down her spine. she walked in suspicious but careful, she looked around her apartment which was as usual ; unkempt clothes on the floor, not much furniture, just a bed, a center table and a cooking gas with dark brown painting that was fading and a sweet like smell from kamila constant use of her perfume. No one was in sight she exhaled in relief“ I'm getting paranoid”, she muttered to herself but has she turned to close the door, she saw him—a man in sitting on the bed, her heart felt like it stopped beating, her body froze in fear at sight of the man in suit her body gave in and she fainted as her sight of the man faded she thought to herself “ I guess it's better like this. This way I wouldn't have to live in this forsaken life like this, maybe in my next life I might actually fall in love” then she collapsed, losing sight of the man.

The next day kamila woke up touching her head slightly as though she felt a sharp ache throbbing in her head, her eyes still blurry, she looks around she was home “ what happened , I remember walking into the cab the other night” then suddenly a jolt of pain leading to a surge of memory then the man in suit came in with a polythene bag as though he just went shopping, in fear she jumped to her feet as though she wanted to fight him , then he dropped the bag and said “ what's wrong with you ?” kamila her voice trembling but fierce replied “ I should be asking you that, what the f**k were you doing in my house last night, was it Fredrick who sent you?” She said scaredly ,man in suit said “ No!!, and who the f**k is Fredrick” kamila still shaking in fear then replied by saying “ then what the f**k do you want?” the you in suit replied “ am your fiance John” kamila was shocked in disbelief “wait what?” she said. John, tired of Kamila's consistent misunderstanding, said to her “ why don't you just get yourself cleaned up then we can talk, okay?” Kamila relaxed a little bit and said “ okay wait out when am done I'll call you in” john gave a soft nod and stepped out, closing the door gently behind him.

Kamila let out a long breath and fell back on her bed, confused ,her head filled with questions. Then she stood up and went to the shower. Ten minutes later she stepped out dressed and composed , she went through the door of her apartment just to find John standing in front of it . John saying to her “ let's go eat then we can talk” kamila nodding in agreement followed. They got to a “press and grind” cafe with the scent of sweet,nutty and fruity smell. They sat down on the white colored chair ready to order. Two minutes later a server came up to them and gave them the orders list. Kamila after going through the list said “I'll have a Colada and two bagels” The server dotting down what she said and turning towards John “i’ll have what she having” , the server leaves . Kamila getting impatient asks “Here we are now can you start talking” john raised his hands in surrender “ okay alright. just… calm down” kamila, furious from his statement . She snapped and said“ you expect me to calm down while you followed me home, sneaked into my apartment and told me you're my fiance, are you okay?!!” John replied“okay, okay fine I'll tell you, your dad and mine were partners before your dad died,him and my dad agreed to engage us to each other until when we were of age then we could get married and take care of the business together” kamila laughing bitterly.“ my dad didn't even own a shop talkless of owning a business , this is bullshit” . John replied “I am not lying about this for real. Your dad owned more than half the shares of Odell industries ” she stood up abruptly. “ you take me for fool right Odell industries, the industries I have been struggling to find a cleaning job in is my fathers company” John “ am serious” kamila tired of John replied “ now listen I don't want to ever see you in my apartment or anywhere around me cause if you do i’ll go down to the station and file a complaint let's see they won't lock your ass up for s****l harassment”. She turns and storms out.John still sitting down “ she is just like her dad” he murmured the server returned and said “ sir here are your orders” John replied “don't worry about it”dropping a few bills on the table before leaving.