Chapter 18: Vague

  The studio's interiors are simplistic but elegant with the recording instruments place neatly at the space in one corner while the other side occupied by the lounge. The light is a little bit dimmer inside the studio. There is a mountain-like backflow incense burner emitting the lavender scented smoke from each holes on its sides. The smell indeed calms one's body and mind.

  Fier sit on the sofa at the lounge accompanied by K but they did not talk to each other. Once a while Fier flipped the pages on her notebook. While, K busy played with his phone.

  The silent breaks when Lulu come with a tray of the desserts and a pot of black tea.

   'Ayden, you should let me know if your girlfriend come for a visit.' He nagged at K after he placed down the tray.

   'I'm not his girlfriend, LuLu.' Fier grin sarcastically at LuLu.

   'Ahhh... I'm sorry about that but I saw it on Ayden's Facebook that the two of you are dating.' LuLu scratches his head, he frown a bit.

   'He is just bluffing.' Fier glared at K but he keep up his poker face.

   'Ayden, you must treat a girl nicely!' LuLu looked at K.

   'It's just a misunderstanding, boss. I never say we're dating.' K bailed out himself.

   LuLu sighed then he smiled softly at Fier.

   'Lin Qii, please help yourself. I made this yam cake this morning, I hope you like it.'

   LuLu place a plate of the yam cake in front of Fier after a teacup. The scent of the black tea was really alluring to Fier's sense.

  'Thank you.' Fier take a sip of the black tea.

  'Tasty.' She cut a small portion of the cake and chew on it slowly.

   'Mmm... This is really delicious!!' She giggles.

  'I glad you like it.' LuLu smile proudly.

  'Anyway, why are you here?' K asked Fier after he put away his phone.

  'Ahh... About that...' Fier wiped her lips with a napkin.

  'Someone I know give me an address to check on. I follow the navigation and I end up here. I never thought you are working here. He probably give me a wrong address.' Fier frowned.

  'What is it about?' K asked again.

  'Well, it was just a request by a friend of mine.' Fier feel a chilly air around her neck, and a distant voice start to whispering on her hearing.

  'That person maybe just pull a trick on you.' K looked at Fier. That woman seem to disturbed.

  She nodded a little at K's words and rubbed on her neck. She really feel uncomfortable with the chilly air and the whispers. K realized it and find a away to make her leave.

  'It's late already, your parents must be worried if you come back home late. I will walk you home since I have finished my shift.' K said to Fier and take her backpack with him.

  'Ehh??' Fier dumbfounded. She looked at him unfazed.

  'You're not going?' K raised his eyebrows at Fier.

  'Bye boss! See you tomorrow.' K pulled Fier by the hand when she is still not moving from her seat.

  'Ahh... Thank you for today, LuLu.' Fier seem to be back from a long daydream, she bows at Lulu before running towards K that was waiting at the stairways.

   Once they are far from the studio, K stop his steps and turn to Fier that walk a pace slower behind him.

  'What are you doing there actually?'

  Fier almost bumped into K since she walks with her head down. She stop and look up at him.

  'I can't say yet because I also have no clue of the actual situation.' She sighed. Fier look unmotivated.

  'You must tell me if something is bothering you.' K sound very serious.

  'Emm... I will.' Fier kicking K's shoe lightly with the tip of her sneaker. He stared at her for a moment, scratched his hairs and sighed.

  'Let's go home! You look like a zombie right now.' K lead the way by hold Fier's hand firmly, Fier follows him like an obedient child.

   At the studio, after LuLu waved goodbye to Fier and K with a cheerful smile, his expression turn darken when both of them have disappeared from his view. He closed the door with a loud slammed, looking around the studio blankly.

   Then, he walked into the recording room and pushed a violet light's switch beside the spirals painting. The wall rumbled and separated into two, form a hollow shape that lead into the darkness. Lulu stepped in and vanished behind the wall that was slowly close.