"No, no, no. We do want to talk." Aunt Minah said.
Owen looked at Ash.
"It's fine." Ash whispered to Owen.
They sat on the sofa again.
"How big is your house?" Aunt Minah asked.
"What?" Owen responded.
"It's like a labyrinth in here." She complained.
"It's complicated, when there is a door there will somehow be another door inside with another." Owen explained. "How about I just show you all around?"
"Sure" everyone wailed.
Owen stood up and so did everyone, suddenly Owen shouted "LUCAS!". Lucas quickly walked up to Owen.
"Anything wrong?" Lucas asked.
"I'm giving you a week off, you can go anywhere but here and my condo." Owen said in an annoyed tone while pushing Lucas out the door.
"I do not want to see you not resting until next Sunday" Owen slammed the door behind him.
Owen shivered, "He has been getting on my nerves, when I got here."
Owen opened the hiding door, but he didnt go to the left door, instead he went to the right door which had nothing.
"Why here?" Yu Chen wondered.
"This still isn't the end of my house." Owen chuckled.
Owen walked straight into the room and opened another door. There were lights at the other door, the family followed the light.
There was a bathroom next to empty with a closed door, Owen knocked.
"Amara, Mei. Are you guys in there?" Asked Owen.
"Wait a second Owen!" Amara shouted back from the room.
The door soon opened to reveal 4 girls inside.
"This is Amara, she has been working here since her dad retired from this house too." Owen explained to his family.
"Anyways, you want a day off?." Owen smiled.
"Oh, not really." Amara then shouted back into the room, "Anyone wants a day off?"
"Nah" the others replied.
"Alright, then have a good day." Owen said before the door shut.
"You only have girl workers?" Yi Ron asked.
"No, the other room is for the boys which have 5 people." Owen explained.
"Then why a month ago, there were 30 people?" Ash looked at Owen with a confused face.
"At that time, most of them were my guards and came here to take care of you in case of anything at night." Owen pinched Ash's cheek. "But everyone has to lock their doors at night."
"Why?" Kenneth asked.
"Shit happens, and i don't want you all end up in the hospital." Owen sighed as he walked out.
They were all out the room, some of them whispering wondering what happens at night?
"Hey, you never showed us this glass door." Grandma complained.
"Alright po, let's go outside for a sec" Owen smiled.
Owen opened the door and flower scents came into the room.
Everyone looked outside except Ash. There were roses, sunflowers, lavender and many more.
They were all surprised, so many flowers in one place. Everyone walked all over the place, seeing they're favourite flowers.
Owen had a smile on his face, seeing his family so happy and amazed by the garden. But at the side of his eye, he saw Ash walking away.
"Hey," Owen called out and Ash stopped walking "Where do you think you're going?" Owen asked.
"Back to the living room." Ash replied without turning their head.
"Why?" Owen crossed his arms.
"Cause the garden is only made for your family and your lover. But I'm not one of them, so I'd better be going." Ash walked away again.
"But you are my lover now," Owen grabbed Ash's hand before it could reach the door handle to the living room. " So you and my family and enjoy it" Owen grabbed him outside.
"Plus, it's mostly lavender. And you did tell me you like lavender." Owen held both of Ash's hands.
"Go on, enjoy it." Owen smiled. And Ash nodded.
Ash was walking around seeing the flowers and the smelling scent of all of them was nice to him.
'I knew he was the right one.' Owen thought before walking into the house again.
Around 7pm, they all came back into the house and went into the living room.
"The door to the garden is the original entry into your house?" Kenneth laid on the sofa.
"Yea, but I parked the cars in a different angle to make it look like the front door is here." Owen answered before hearing a rumble.
The sound was coming from Ash, Owen looked at him.
"Guess, I'm a bit hungry." Ash's face was full of embarrassment as he touched his stomach.
"What do you want?" Owen asked.
"What?" Ash turned
"What do you want? I'll buy it for you." Owen replied as he stood up.
"Anything simple." Ash replied.
"Alright, then." Owen walked out of the door with his car keys.
"Oh, wait! Can you drive me back to get my car? I'm going home now, I'm not staying for a week." Aunt Minah ran up to Owen. He nodded and they both went out.
"But he didn't ask us what we wanted?" Kenneth complained.
"Yea, you get good treatment from him. Don't you?" Yu Chen asked Ash.
"Well, he is really nice to me." Ash replied. "He cooks most of the time, I gained a kilogram because of him."
"That's nice." Said Grandma. "When he was younger, he would only connect to his parents and me, he rarely comes back with anyone new."
"You are special" Dad gives a thumbs up.
"And you guys only met like a month ago?" Yi Ron asked.
"I guess so. I didn't keep track of how long I stayed here." Ash scratched his head.
There was silence for a second, no one knew what to ask of Ash.
"Dolphin," Grandma called out, "Have you met Owen before?"
"Maybe, I don't know," Ash slanted their head a bit, "but I do recall meeting someone like him, when I was young."
"Really?" Grandma asked.
"I think so, but I am not sure if it's him or not." Ash replied as they grabbed their phone.
" Does anyone want to watch a movie?" Ash asked politely, not knowing what to do without Owen there.
Kenneth and Yi Ron raised a hand, followed by Yu chen.
"I will count it as a yes, what type of movie do you want to watch?" Ash turned on the TV.
"Action" Kenneth called out.
"Maybe a bit of horror." Yi Ron
"And Mystery." Yu Chen added.
"Alright…" Ash found some movies and they chose which they wanted to watch.
Around 20 minutes later….
"I'm ba-"
"Shh" Owen was cut off by Ash.
The lights were all turned off, and everyone was sitting comfortably on the small sofa with some blankets, while Ash was sitting alone on the big one again with a big blanket wrapping him.
Owen walked up to the sofa and put the spaghetti take out on the coffee table.
"What'd you get?" Ash asked.
"Spaghetti, it was the fastest and most simple food I could find." Owen replied, taking out a box.
"Anyways, what are you all watching? I could tell it's a horror movie, but what's the name?"
"No idea but your siblings picked it."
"And you just turn on the TV?"
"Yea. Can have a bit?"
"The spaghetti?"
"Yea, give me some."
"Get it yourself, it's in front of you." Owen said as he grabbed a plastic fork from the bag.
"Come on, I'm already wrapped comfortably." Ash laid his head on Owen.
"Here," Owen was holding a fork with spaghetti. Ash ate it all in one bite.
"That is yummy." Ash giggled. "Sad that your family is gonna go soon."
"Oh? You like them already?" Owen looked at Ash.
"Well.. they do make the house more lively" Ash looked to the side.
"Sure, if you want them to stay, tell them." Owen ate his food knowing that small sentence would make Ash happy.
A most wanted killer was on the killing spree again. The killer tried to get away, but was caught by the police. The killer was injured but the soldier who didn't know the kid was a killer, help him. Will the police find him? Or the soldier get to know the killer's identity?
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