Who the Hell Is He?

Liam closed his eyes and took off his shoes for the second time. He walked quickly to Ashley's side, took away her cell phone, and cast down his eyes blankly, trying to hang up the phone.

He turned on the screen, but it didn't show the phone interface he intended.

It was the main interface of the mobile phone instead.

There was no call log at all.

He reacted instantly, his stomach ached with anger, but he smiled, "Little devil, are you kidding me?"

Ashley blinked and said innocently, "I didn't say I called him."

Liam said in a cool tone, "Then who did you just talk to?"

Ashley moved to the other side of the sofa, "I just practiced."

"..."

"You just told me to die, I'm not talking nonsense. I have…" Ashley suddenly remembered that he had taken her phone and wanted to grab it back, "I have finished the practice, and I will call dad now."

Liam stared at her for a long while, without stopping her, he handed her the phone obediently.

"Okay, go ahead."

This development was different from what Ashley imagined. She glanced at him, a little suspicious, and didn't want to lose the battle, so she could only open the address book slowly.

Seeing her behavior, Liam said calmly, "After it, it's my turn."

"I didn’t cause any trouble." Ashley frowned. "What are you going to tell mom and dad?"

"I didn't want to call them." Liam said with a smile, "I meant it is my turn to hit you."

"..."

"It's okay, you can tell mom and dad." Liam got up to close the window and closed the curtains by the way. "Just tell them everything. After that, it's my turn."

The room dimmed a lot in an instant, like a prelude to a rainy mountain.

Ashley’s confidence then lost more than half, and she began to feel uneasy, "...If you hit me, dad will kill you when he comes back."

"Okay." Liam didn't care, "I'll wait for him to come back and beat me to death."

"..."

Liam didn't look at her. He looked around in the living room, then picked up the feather duster placed on the TV, gestured silently in his hand twice, and slowly said, "Kid, do you want brother to come over or do you come by yourself?"

Ashley stared at what was in his hand without answering.

Liam didn't seem to ask for her response, "Ok, I’ll come."

Realizing that the situation was upside down, Ashley suddenly called him, "Brother."

Liam replied leisurely, "Okay, I’m coming."

Watching him come over step by step, Ashley was silent for two seconds, staring at him with her big eyes, and she knew the current situation and said, "I was wrong."

"..."

"Sorry, Liam, I will never do this again."

"..."

"Good girl." Liam always yielded to the weak, throwing away the feather duster, "Behave yourself every day, don't always fight against me, brother will bring you delicious food, ok?"

Ashley grumbled unconvincingly.

Liam, "Then I’ll head out."

Ashley turned her head to look at him, and suddenly asked, "Brother, who are you hanging out with?"

Liam put on his shoes for the third time and said casually, "Roommate."

Ashley, "Oh."

"Nothing else? Do your homework at home." Liam said, "Don't go into the kitchen, don't cook by yourself. There are so many foods at home, you can eat some when you are hungry, and you can go outside to buy food. Call me if any problem."

"..."

"Right." Liam scratched his cheek and added, "Don't open the door to people casually."

Ashley nodded.

After a while, Liam went out.

There was a crisp sound of closing the door in the hallway, and then it was quiet.

The cartoon on TV has ended, and the ending music has been played. Ashley felt a little bored, so she threw the potato chips on the coffee table, then turned off the TV, and went to the toilet to wash her hands.

She thought of the word "roommate", and the tip of her heart seemed to have been scratched, gently, causing itching. She felt that the opportunity was just around the corner, and she could catch it with a grasp, the impulse surged in an instant, and it was suppressed for a moment.

She took a bottle of ice water from the refrigerator and drank it in small mouthfuls.

Ashley returned to the room.

Bella happened to call her, "Ashley!"

Ashley, "What?"

"Next week is Ethan’s birthday." Bella said, "They said they would go to KTV together and ask if you want to go."

"What day is it?"

"Wednesday."

"Cool." Ashley said, "I'll see at that time."

"Are you going to prepare a gift for Ethan?"

"Do I need to prepare a gift?" Ashley thought for a while, "Then I'm not available."

"..." Bella was speechless, "It’s not a must! It’s his birthday. If we go over without taking anything, we will feel embarrassed."

"I think so." Ashley said seriously, "so I won't go."

"But certainly only a few people will prepare!" Bella didn't want to go alone, and said, "You don't have to pay much attention to this. I will say that the one I prepared was bought by the two of us together."

Ashley pulled out a comic book from the shelf, "Let's talk about it then, aren't you going to the cram school?"

"Ah!" Bella’s tone suddenly became anxious, "I forgot! I gotta go!"

Then she hung up the phone.

Ashley lay down on the bed and flipped through her address book. Seeing the number she noted as "Jacob", she hesitated to click on the interface for sending text messages. Her fingers moved and stopped again.

‘If I want to text him, what should I write?

Happy holidays?

But recently, it seemed that there was only one Army Day that had just passed.

Then-a belated blessing--- I wish you a happy Army Day!

"..."

It seems a bit strange.

Or pretend to send the wrong text message.

It seems quite deliberate.

Otherwise, I should call Liam and say I'm going to find him? Maybe we can meet.’

Ashley threw away the phone and started thinking about it while reading the comic book. After a long time, she threw away the comic book, hid in the bed, and began to brew the sleepiness of the afternoon.

‘So why should we meet?

It doesn't seem to be a good thing to meet him, he is always teasing me, and the age difference is so much, she feels that there is a generation gap when talking to him, and there is no common language at all.