BEST

The entire night, Thomas was restless. After tossing around for a while, he stood up and head towards the kitchen to go get a can of beer from the fridge. 

He thought he would probably be able to get some sleep after having a drink.

Immediately he came out of his room, he looked at the door next to his.

Here he was in his house with a woman in the next room beside his, and all he could think of was to see the expression of her face change?

'Seriously Tom. Seriously, you need to get a hold of yourself and stop this already.' He thought to himself as he walked sluggishly into the kitchen.

Once he opened his fridge, he changed his mind and went for a bottle of water instead.

After fetching it, he turned to leave the kitchen but his feet stopped moving when he sensed something strange.

For some reason, he felt a strange presence inside his kitchen.

He flashed his phone's flashlight around the kitchen but found nothing suspicious.

Or was he imagining things? 

He decided not to take it seriously and went back inside his room. 

Immediately he left the kitchen, Lisa came out of her hiding spot beside the kitchen counter and sighed in relief with both hands on her chest.

She was thankful for the black pyjamas she wore. If it had been one with a conspicuous color, there was every probability that he would have seen her inside. 

"Why is he so troublesome, can't he just sleep in his room?" 

She complained bitterly as she looked down at the three bars of chocolate in her hand. 

If there was one reason she would continue to live there and tolerate everything, it was because of his fridge that was always well stocked. 

Like What The Hell? He had different cookies, candies, chocolates, and sweets.

Slowly, she peered her head outside to be sure he was out of sight and when she did not catch any glimpse of him, she walked stealthily back into her room.

Once she devoured the first bar of chocolate, she threw the wrap behind the bed's headboard.

This was going to be her little secret and never would it be exposed to anyone!

After filling up her belly with all three, she finally felt sleepy. She quickly brushed her teeth and slept off till morning. 

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The blaring alarm reminded her that it was 6 in the morning. 

Even though she had been awake after sleeping for only two and a half hours, she liked to get up immediately after the alarm rung. 

Quickly, she freshened up. Wore her black and blue tracksuit, and joined Tom outside. 

She noticed Tom was not in the mood to chatter about this morning and it gave her great relief. 

When their eyes met, he did not say anything but simply looked at her with a 'look' she really could not describe, before he turned around to begin his morning jog.

"What was that? Did he see me last night?" 

Lisa's heart began to pound fast. 

She had never been so anxious before.

She would be embarrassed if any of her three secrets were exposed— And one of them was her love for chocolate. 

"Did you sleep well?" He finally asked her while they jogged side by side.

'Is he hinting something right now?' She wondered.

"I...did" She managed to say. 

'Did she just stutter?' Tom wondered in surprise before he stopped jogging to look at her.

She also stopped and began to wonder why he stopped and was looking at her that way.

"Are you sick?" As he asked, he moved a hand to her forehead so he could check her temperature.

As if by impulse, she quickly ducked her head, trying to avoid his contact.

'What's wrong with him all of a sudden?' Lisa asked herself.

Even if she was sick, did he have to touch her? No one had ever touched her to check whether she was sick or not.

Did they even care?

"Some self defense moves now?" He asked with a smirk.

He did not take offense in it but rather, he was pleased with her dodging skills.

"I am okay" She answered his first question with a curt bow.

He took a closer look at her again. She did not look sick actually. Her face was devoid of make-up and so he could have easily noticed if she was sick, but she did not look pale or stressed out. 

He nodded. "You do look okay" He said nonchalantly before he resumed jogging. 

"What's up with him today?" She asked herself in confusion. 

During their morning jogs, he always talked or teased her. But today, he was acting really...strange?

Something seemed off somewhere. Because he didn't even have a lollipop in his mouth.

She did not want to dwell on it and so she continued to follow him.

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A few hours later, they were both dressed to go out. 

She was surprised to see him dressed formally in a Blue button shirt, Black trousers, and cooperate shoes. 

She was also dressed formally since he had informed her that they were both going to his school. 

He began to give her some information about his school as she drove there.

"BEST was founded five years ago. Between then and now, we've had hundreds of students who come in search of their talents, build theirs or come to search for their confidence."

"For those who like to sing, we have everything they need and we do our best to make sure the world hears their voices. For those who like to play the musical instruments, act, swim, dance or many others, we also offer our best services to them."

"So far, we've had close to two hundred teachers but currently, they're only a hundred plus including myself."

'He must be teaching them how to be players' She scoffed inwardly. 

"I'm a dance instructor. But since we have a lot of instructors in that department, I work less and only go there once in a while to watch and also put things in order. You could call me a general director as well as the major shareholder."

'Not very bad' She thought. 

At least he was still good at something.

"As I mentioned earlier, I informed them that I'll be coming over with my new secretary. So remember to act in character." He reminded her as soon as they arrived the building. 

She took in all the information like they were new. But in truth, there was nothing about him she did not know about. 

She knew there were currently a hundred and four teachers in BEST. She knew the floor to find each departments. And she knew all the other shareholders.

"Secretary Kim. Are you ready?" He turned to ask her before he took the last step that would take him inside the building.

"Yes sir!"