"Next morning"

Daniel Richardson

I woke up at 6. Opening my eyes I checked the other side of the bed, it was cold so she never came up last night. Last night I went down 2 times to check on her, if she's comfortable or not but whenever I went she was busy with her laptop. I didn't asked her again to sleep in the bedroom.

I went down for jogging she was lying on the sofa.This house has so many rooms yet she was sleeping here. Her laptop was on her stomach one arm on the laptop other above her head.

She is looking so cute, how this fire can look so fragile at this moment I wanted to look at her like this for hours. When I saw her yesterday I thought that girl is back. One who had my heart. This girl reminds me of her in so many way. But dead never comes back.

I left her there only thinking she slept late last night I went out to jog but her picture was still on my mind.

I looked around, this place gives so much peace but today nature is also unable to give me peace. It had never happened before, this girl, why she is making me crazy.

Yesterday I asked my manager to find all the details about her. I wanted to know why Grandfather chose her for me, what's so special about her.

I came back she was still lying there. Should I wake her up or not, may be I should tell her to go upstairs I was about to do so, but stopped, she stirred in her place putting her laptop on the table stretching herself like a lazy cat without opening her eyes I was amused.

She turned around looking at me astounded. She stammered while standing up "Good morning Mr Richardson"

I replied while staring her "Good morning Miss Jose"

She then hurriedly went upstairs darting into the bedroom. Why she is acting in an uncanny way in front of me now.

With their encounter yesterday in front of marriage registrar's office I have never thought she will be like this, why she is opposite to what I think about her.

Looking she went to bedroom, I went to another room to take shower.

After shower when I stretched my hand for clothes I recalled that my clothes are in the closet in master bedroom. I wrapped towel around myself then went to bedroom hoping she should be in washroom right now but I was wrong when I entered into the room she was coming out of washroom one towel wrapped around herself another one around her hairs.

We stared at each other for a second another second she started screaming "Ahhh what are you doing here" again she went inside the washroom.

"This is my room as well my clothes are in the closet" I blurted out.

"Then go and wear them, after you are done leave this room right away" she shouted from the washroom.

After wearing my clothes and shoes I called out "I am going downstairs you can come out".

When I was about to go outside the room I heard clicking of the door. I went to have breakfast, after 4 minutes she came down as well sitting across me.

She greeted Aunt Agnes "Good morning Aunty".

"Good morning child"

Aunt went to kitchen she mostly doesn't remain here until asked she is loyal to my mother, sometimes I think my mother send her here to spy on me but may be she still hasn't told mother about marriage otherwise mother would have made the fuss. I have to ask Aunt to not tell mother about marriage. This thing I will do later.

Jose picked up an apple from the fruit basket, she was about to eat it when her phone started vibrating in the living room. This girl who is calling her this early. She went to living room picked up call, I heard her calling someone 'brother' she said it with so much love, I feel envy. What's wrong with me I met her yesterday only why am I feeling like this.

She came back after 2 minutes I looked at her, apple half eaten in her hand, she didn't even looked at me. Is she feeling uncomfortable in front of me due to our earlier peculiar encounter.

I blurted out "Miss Jose sorry for what happened earlier"

Her face and ears turned red, without looking up she exclaimed "It's alright"

"If you want to go out, you can take any car from the garage"

She nodded and said "Thank you Mr Richardson"

After breakfast I went out to go to Richardson's company and she went upstairs.