VISITORS MUST REPORT

Hira looked into the room. There was no one there. A sticker reading 'Guests Please Report' was stuck on one side of the wall. The magnificent house looked deserted. Hira entered through the first room.

In front of room number 2, she saw a pair of slippers. She immediately didn't like the feeling. She had told Mrs. Yulia that she would move in today. Mrs. Yulia also confirmed that the room was ready. Arriving at the house, the door to the room was tightly closed with a pair of slippers in front of the door.

Hira went deeper through the rooms that were lined up, looking at a door that connected the boarding house with the main house.

Spread before her eyes was a vast garden, calm and beautiful. Green grass, colorful orchids clinging to the walls, and a large fish pond with koi fish swimming around, the sound of gurgling water from the pool walls also relaxed the atmosphere.

Finding no one, she returned to the room she had booked, counting the rooms from the end to make sure it was hers. Just as she was about to knock, the door suddenly opened;

A man stood in front of her, shirtless with a towel around his neck while drying his hair with his left hand. For a moment, he was stunned to see such a graceful female figure suddenly in front of him.

"Whose room is this?" Hira asked curtly with a probing look into the room in judgment.

The man thought quickly as he replied, "Sorry, taking a quick shower."

Huh.

Soon the man came out with a smile after putting on his T-shirt. Hira couldn't get he still had time to smile. Maybe he's the caretaker of the boarding house or Mrs. Yulia's assistant. He should have showered in the bathroom outside, not in this room. She murmured in her heart.

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This house was so spacious and cozy that Hira fell in love with it from the moment she saw it in the advertisement. The front yard was wide enough to park 4 cars,

A row of 6 rooms extended from the parking lot to the back forming the letter L. At the far end of the outside was Mrs. Yulia's assistant's room, then room number 1 was still empty but already booked, and Hira occupied room number 2.

In front of the three rooms, motorbikes were neatly parked. The living room is located in front of rooms number 3 and 4 and the innermost side is a kitchen complete with cooking utensils.

A door connecting the boarding house to the main house was located opposite the door of room 3, right on the border of the motorcycle parking lot and the living room.

The second floor also consists of several larger rooms.

On the third floor, the hydroponic vegetable garden spreads lushly, the air is clean and cool, the sun and wind blow freely from all directions, and the scenery is beautiful.

Everything in this place feels abundant. For Hira, finding this place was a miracle, it was like a dream come true.

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A pair of brown and black kittens were playing on the table. As Hira approached and sat on the sofa, the kitten jumped onto her lap. Silence sat quietly with her back to Hira looking at the same scene. The parking lot in front of her.

Suddenly the man was seen again walking from outside carrying a shirt towards the connecting door next to the living room. Hira accidentally caught a glimpse of his eyes,

just a step before he disappeared behind the door.

An old song 'Somewhere over the rainbow' could be heard faintly drifting from upstairs...

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'Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high

There's a land that I've heard of

Once in a lullaby

Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue

And the dreams that you dare to

Dreams really do come true

Someday I'll wish upon a star

And wake up where the clouds

Are far behind me

Where troubles melt

Like lemon drops

Way above the chimney tops

That's where you'll find me…'

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