Linger

The New Neighbor

Its Weekend. Cherry just got back from a thirty minutes jog when a truck suddendly stop in front of a house near his.

"Oh... So, someone's already bought Mr. Luciano's house." i whisper as i keep eyeing to the two guy whose off to the truck and starting to unloading its contents

Mr. Luciano is a retired preschool teacher. And one of his daughters take the oldman and sold the old house. Its been months since then.

Suddenly a black Mercedes car passed by and stop infront of the truck. And a man with long hair came out

"Oh... He's the one..." still whispering.

The new neighbor got the attention of others. Mr Orlin and Mr. Jones walked and talked to the guy. Others help. Why, we've a friendly neighborhood in here!

Long hair guy carry a box while talking seriously to Mr. Orlin when he looked upon my direction.

"Oh"! Feeling embarrassed, i hurriedly got into the house. Rocky welcome her with a happy bark and waging his tail.

"Miss me, baby?" caressing its body, they go to the kitchen and make some heavy breakfast.

Cherry busying herself doing house chores and writing. Well, its her job anyways. And when she's engrossed in writing she forget the time. Like now...

"Uhm..." i stretch my arms upward. Looking at the clock below his computer and stilled.

"Damn! Its already five in the afternoon." i skip lunch and so as Rocky too.

I went out of my room. She passed the dog whose waiting outside and go to the kitchen to make some dinner.

"Sorry, baby..." feeding Rocky while waiting her soup to boil, she step out of the kitchen through the backdoor. Even her plants, she forgotten to water it for days.

"Ah, mom. Next time you visit me. Please. Dont bring some plants I--" i stop talking to my self seeing my new neighbor. One of his eyebrows were arch while sipping on his cup.

Awkwardly smile, she hurriedly water the plants and off the poset. Going back to the kitchen.

"Yayks! Mybe he think im crazy that i talking to my self!"  me, while stirring the soup.

After dinner and cleaning the kitchen, Cherry got back to his room and get inside to the bathroom readying for a long night. Wearing a facial mask, she walk to his table and start to write again. She's trying to write something new. She's a horror writer and she's aware that some of horror stories nowadays where not getting hit the public even if you have a lot of fan. Its breaking dawn when she feel sleepy. After saving the story she dive to his bed and sleep dead tired.