The news had gotten to Richard that Elise has finally rescued and she was now at her parents’ residence. He was at his gym room, doing some workouts the following morning when his phone rang. He dropped the weight lifter in his hands and went over to his phone. He picked it up. It was Niko calling.“Hello, Master” Niko’s excited voice rang through from the other end of the line.“Yes, Niko?” Richard said.“I’m on my way to your residence, Master. I’ve got really good news to share”“Alright” Richard dropped the phone and strolled into his bathroom to have a quick shower.When he got out, Niko had already arrived and he waiting in front of the doorway.“What’s this big news? “ Richard asked, trying not to sound too curious. He walked across the room to his closet. He swung its doors open and ran his eyes across the plethora of unworn clothes that were hung there.“Allow me to announce that what we’ve been awaiting for the past two weeks has finally been approved” He grinned, still

Richard was seated directly under the swirling fan. There were several other students ahead of him on the queue that lined up in the front desk of the housing provision unit of the university. He decided to step out from the queue for a few minutes. He went over to a vacant seat and sat in it. Then, he pulled out his phone and began to go through some notifications. When he looked up, there was someone else on his door at the line. He shrugged and picked up his bag.The person has earbuds plugged in and he kept nodding his head. Richard stepped close to him and tapped him on his shoulder. “Hello?” He said.The stranger took off his earbuds and eyed Richard. Then, he hissed as deeply as he could. Richard, who was a bit surprised by his reaction, spoke up “Excuse me. You’re in my spot.”“I didn’t meet anyone here “ The stranger retorted, rolling his eyes in his head. “I saw you on that seat when I walked in. There’s nothing you can say to make me leave this spot”Richard drew in a

The following day, Richard literally jumped out of bed. He had overslept and his alarm had failed to wake him up.He had a fixed meeting with one of the course coordinators in his department. He wasn’t aware of why the professor had developed a sudden Interest in him. As he stood in front of the bathroom mirror that morning , adjusting his tie, he thought of how much things had changed for him. His scheduled had entirely changed; his lifestyle too was a bit different. This was all because he chose to repay a favor.“Just one year” He whispered aloud, staring at his reflection in the mirror. “In a year’s time, I would have moved out of this place. His Master, Kai had earlier suggested that he shouldn’t exceed one year as a staff of the Rodriquez family. Now, he took it serious because he had seen how trying to fit in as a normal student at the University had cost him his time and his lifestyle.After assessing himself in the mirror , he stepped out of the bathroom and headed over

That evening , Jane’s Rodriguez decided to call Richard and tell him the good news. It had been three long days of painful waiting for Elise to wake up. He was still sorting through some documents in his home office when he realized that he was yet to call Richard. He stood up and sauntered over to the window where he dialed Richard’s number He opened up the window that was besides him. It was just early evening and the sky had not darkened yet.He looked out of the window ; from where he stood, he could see the entrance of the residence. He checked his phone. Richard had picked the call and was already saying “Hello” at the other end of the line.He responded “Yes, Richard”“Good evening” Richard said.“Yeah. I called to let you know that my daughter, Elise has woken up. She’s no longer unconscious” There was a tinge of happiness in his voice as he spoke. He was quite relived by the new development.“That’s really good to know, Sir”“Yes” James paused to adjust the glass of the wind

Richard strode through the hallway of the hostel; half angry over what had happened between him and Collen ; half surprised that he could get upset to the point of beating Collen up. As soon as he stepped out of the hostel building, he realized that he had left something behind. It was his leather jacket. He let out a sigh of frustration and turned on his heels as he headed back into the hostel's building.His other roommate, Raven , had just slighted from a car and was running towards the building. Richard hastened up and made it to his shared room. The door was closed, just as he had left it but when he got in , nothing had changed. Collen still laid, crumpled up on the floor as he clutched his stomach and groaned in pain. Richard ignored him and stepped over his body to the railing where he had hung his jacket. He swiftly took it off and headed out of the room. Just as he was leaving, he bumped into Raven at the door. He did not say a word to him. Instead, he slipped out of the roo