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me for my act but he was surprisingly calm. Initially, I doubted and all day I kept praying for him not to change his decision b

ringing of the doorbell. I lowered the volume and glanced at the

made my way to the door. I was just two steps

have only two legs. It takes time to reach the do

us

ould come to my doorstep. I was shocked to see him standing there that too at an unusual time. I thought I was dreaming so I s

here! What was

is

embered that I was looking like sh

mbarrassed, I did what I

e door in

. Why! Why! Why! Why do all the

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hinking about my own stupidity. I was pooled with confusion and annoyance

hing to bring myself out of

h. Moreover, I didn't want them to know that I had mistakenly involved my P.A

database to look for her address. I had never cared about knowing her address as it was

tice at an unusual hour. But it was not the time to think about that so I took a deep breath and marched towards the door. Now, stand

and waited for the door to open. I heard muffled yelling before

rom her green face to her outfit, oversized t-shirt and shorts, and then to her

Well, that was awkward. For a second, I thought of going back

er if she was Miss Martins,

ins? And did she just s

Martins's name but decided against it as that would be odd to do and might force the neighbors to come out. So, I decided to give her a phone call but before I could take

ir

y eyes from her for a second then again gaz

shut the door

face. "Me? No, it wasn't me. It was my housemate who

tch up but I stopped them from doing so. She didn't want me

te...wear the same cloth

t my eyes. And I could bet on my fortune that I saw a tint of re

u doing here? I...I mean

to the po

and adjusted my suit jacke

, I

e something important

O

rd si

ou invit

thought I might have requested something unusual but then I thought I had only asked her to invite me in. That wasn't a big deal, right? Or perhaps sh

you in. If I do so I'll be thrown o

comprehend the reason she gave me. She looked at

ing house peeking through the window? She's my landlord

ugh the window, scrutinizing us.

he is still living in the stone

ld you mind if we talk somewhere e

Her frown deepened and h

es

t we talk in

long I wouldn't have

mm

say yes

ut first le

k goodness

d. "I'll be wai