Becoming Soham's maid was only the beginning.
"We're going to Luke's, come"
"Mia bough a new game so come play"
"We're going to see a movie, you have to come"
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
Blah blah blah "Join us there" Blah blah blah "Come with us" etcetera. Was Soham's state so worrying ?
After declining so many invitations, maybe it was time to be generous and pay back the free care taker whom cooked and cleaned of his won will.
As Soham was watching an anime, the maid was done with the dishes.
"Soham"
The called one hummed glancing above the screen, eyebags emphasized by the blue light.
"You should join Mia and Caleb for halloween" Kai quickly added details "They're staying at home, no party, just horror movies"
He pondered.
"They're planning on watching that series you like"
Soham's upper body straightened "Strangers from Hell ?"
"Yeah that"
No more thinking needed, he had to observe their every reactions while watching the show, however, the plan got ruined and Soham got dragged somewhere he did not wish to put even a single inch of foot in. All that because, Mia's out of the blue fling, had invited her there at the last minute for who knows reason.
In the rush of things, between Mia's hysteria and apologies, Soham found no moment to simply and clearly state that he would not go.
Therefore, an inch of foot passed the doorframe followed by the rest of the body which was already begging to leave. It was loud, too loud, too cramped, too bright, too much.
Mia had disappeared.
Caleb repeated "I'LL BE RIGTH BACK" louder each times and drowned in the crowd.
Something tapped on Soham's shoulder - He abruptly turned to see the girl from back then.
"I'M SURPRISED YOU'RE HERE" She shouted "HOPE YOU HAVE A GRE-" A person cut her off by singing and both danced away arm in arm.
Everything was going too fast. He needed fresh hair.
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Zoey had gave it her all to reach that bench without falling. Her vampire attire had been stained by her own half touched Bloody Mary that she was barely keeping still in her drunken grasp.
Next to her was a stranger scrolling on his phone. She, not so discretely, peeked at it.
The guy looked up and even if he seemed normally dressed, one could have thought he cosplayed as a zombie with this drained appearance.
"What are you watching ? " Zoey asked.
"Metro schedule"
She slowly wagged her head, turning the world wobbly "Want some ?" The hand offered an odd red beverage "It's quite expensive"
The guy politely refused saying she should enjoy it.
Zoey made a puppy face "But I don't like it and if nobody drinks it, it'll feel unwanted"
He chuckled, making his worn out features attractive.
"What your name ?"
"Soham"
....
She waited.
"Aren't you going to ask mine ?"
Soham gazed up as if searching the question in the grey night "What's your name ?"
"Zoey" She smiled as taking a sip of red, she paused-
"I thought you didn't like it"
"I forgottt" Zoey winced, stretching out her tongue in disgust.
Soham was about to laugh when he heard someone familiar get ahead of him.
Rotating his head to the left, his zombie alike returned.
Two silhouettes sticking to one another, forming a single shadow breaking and rebuilding at the height of the mouths. It was the first time, ever, that he saw the two sharing such a passionate kiss.
Soham looked back to Zoey with a traumatized expression.
His mind was polluted by a tearing thought : I said I gave up I said I gave up I said I gave up I said I gave up I said I gave up I said I gave up I said I gave up I said I gave up
She softly grabbed his cheek "What is it ?"
I said I gave up
I said I gave up
I said I gave up
I said I gave up
I said I gave up
She would regret it once sobber, yet...
Zoey consumed a bigger amount of Bloody Mary to transfer it mouth to mouth to the one seeming to need it more.
I said I-
Soham was so taken aback that he choked on her tongue ; Zoey backed away giggling.
The aftertaste of alcohol disgusted him, nevertheless, the rest wasn't too bad - Whether it was the drink or his first real kiss.
One thing for sure was that if the bloody maid hadn't discovered Soham's presence that night, none of the upcoming events would have happened.
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