Chapter 4: Are You Awake Golden Treasure
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After the woman cleaned the room, she checked the sleeping Aria then patted her and closed the door to prepare warm water to clean the girl body and prepare for the day work. Just as she left the room Aria waited for ten minutes before opening her eyes to check where exactly she was and trying to know how she got here after fainting without finding any definite answer she took the bottle full of water to drink shifting her pale body to get closer to the table bedside the bed to take the water her shaky hands failed her.Hearing footsteps approaching she tried adjusting back to her former position but her body failed to do so, the woman humming the 90s song opening the door with the keys, Aria thinking she has been reincarnated being in a new different world entirely but the body pain and scars said otherwise not wanting to create an awareness that she was awake she closed her eyes with all her might she went back to the exact posture she was on the bed.The woman came in looking at the Aria then she pecked the girl wishing her golden treasure should wake up soon, has it has been since they have found Aria body she started her everyday routine cleaning the body and changing the clothes. Doing all that has to be done in the room she pecked Aria again and locked the room.The warmth spread through Aria heart touching where she was pecked, she was really moved to tears and cried her heart out maybe she has finally found a home to stay but she wished she has opened her eyes slightly to look at the woman who took her in. Just then the door opened again the man came in looking at Aria and checking the girl after that he sat down beside the bed, Aria was tempted to open her eyes having felt the manly hand touching her she became scared and opened her eyes immediately just to be on a safer side as she opened her eyes its shone with adornment all fluttered looking at the man face beside the bed, she was in awe such an handsome sight to behold.The man seeing that the girl on the bed has opened her eyes he smiled and said softly [are you awake golden treasure], but she did not respond just looking at him with a fluttered expression not even blinking. The man not wanting to make the girl uncomfortable he decide he needed to cook and bring warm water for her to drink first, without asking any question he carried her in a bridal style going down the stairs and put her on the couch.After giving the warm water to Aria, she gulped it down slowly sipping it and looking at the new environment she found herself, the man went back to the kitchen preparing porridge and cleaning the kitchen the aroma filled the entire house.Aria sniffing the aroma her stomach rumbled, tears falling down from the corner of her eyes it has been a long time she has eaten the aroma made everything even worse, the man came back to the sitting room trying to start a conversation with Aria but she didn’t say anything just looking at him without blinking he resorted to faith he was never always the conversation starter. After a failed attempt to start a conversation he went back to the kitchen, ready to dish the food but contemplating if the girl will be interested, anyways he dished out the food for her, she was the reason he cooked the porridge. He went back to the sitting room inviting her to the dining he was surprised she answered with a smile, thinking to himself smiles looks good on her.After eating the food, all Aria said was just thank you and slept putting her head on the dining table, the man looked at her amused and smiled, washing the plates and cleaning the kitchen again as he tried to carry Aria to her room she woke up looking at him face to face and inches apart the man broke the eye contact looking down there was silence of awkardness.The man left her there telling her she could sleep all she want, if anything been needed he will be at the sitting room, reaching the sitting room he put on the television and started watching the day new. After some hours he went back to the dining and saw Aria still sleeping just then the main door opened the woman dropped all what she shopped on the chair and laid hopelessly from exhaustion.Hearing the sound of door opening the man went back to the sitting room seeing the woman he smiled and looked at all what she bought not wanting to break the good news to her yet, he help her to remove the boot she wore and massaged her leg, finding this odd she yanked his hands away and asked with fury what he had done wrong again, the man ignored the question, the woman could not hold it any longer and shouted the man name with fury ‘Andrew’ the shout woke up the sleeping Aria who could not phantom anything but went straight to the siting room thinking the man was in trouble.Getting to the sitting room seeing the woman she saw earlier she lower her guard after she remembered the peck, the woman seeing Aria in the sitting room went from hot to cold not wanting to scare the girl away she said sluggishly "don’t worry about the shout you heard earlier its just couple argument", Aria opened her mouth in Awe the man is married. The woman went closer to Aria gesture her to sit down after making sure the girl was calm the woman furrow her eyebrow looking at Andrew then tried in all possible way not to shout ‘You should have told me she is awake’.
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