#8
I woke up, my head spinning.....wait...why am I not in my bed? Ah, right, I'm a married woman now, hm, that food smells good. I looked around for my phone to look at the time-
EHHHHHHHHHHHH?
It's 10 AM already? Ahh, why didn't my alarm wake me up?
I got out of bed and saw a note on the nightstand, 'You're awake, you didn't have clothes yesterday night so you changed into one of my shirts, your mom came with clothes for you this morning. They're in the closet on your left, after you freshen up, come down for breakfast. - Felix'
Aish, first day and I overslept, I OVERSLEPT?? I got up to shower so the bed didn't become my death bed, I took a quick shower, brushed my teeth, and put on my clothes, it was Sunday after all.
I put on some fluffy slippers that I found by my bed and went outside, the smell of greatly cooked food filled my nostrils, and went downstairs. I noticed that I wasn't in the same house as Felix's one, this one was smaller but it was cozier, everything looked natural, a light shade of brown covered the house's walls, it was not like the ones they showed in the dramas though.
"Good morning." I heard Felix say, he was the one cooking
"Oh, g-good morning."
"Hm, sit to have some food."
"Are you going out? You're dressed up." I asked, eating a strawberry
"Oh, yeah, we gotta prepare for the first senior year camp." He said removing the apron and hanging it.
"I thought seniors only have camp once in their last year," I asked, cutting my waffles
"That's what I heard but the principal has a lot of funding this year and wants to treat the seniors to relax since our school holds the top three students in Korea." He said, sitting down to eat
"Ok, I'm glad, he's always been a cool principal but never had the right funding, y'know? Each class goes to camp each year." I said smiling to myself, I had already finished my bowl, I was still a little full from all the food fed to us yesterday. "By the way, why the change of houses?" I turned around to look at Felix before sipping some of the juice....wait.....is this cherry?!?
I'm allergic to cherries.
"My mom says it's bad luck to not live somewhere else new when you get married, and your mom agreed to her so our fathers bought this as a gift- what's wrong?" He said frowning
"Is this cherry juice?" I asked, ready to spit the drink out
"No, it's an imitation, why?"
"Oh, I thought it was natural, I'm allergic to cherries."
"Ah, no, I'm the only one that drinks it, Fenix is also allergic to cherries." He said, drinking his drink, and finishing his breakfast
"Oh," I expressed, me and Fenix have many things then..
"Well, I need to leave right now, I put your ring in a box by the nightstand, you can do whatever you want in this house, I'll be back by seven." He said pointing at everywhere he just mentioned, then he came close to me....uh..what is he doing? Should I fear for my life? "I'm leaving now, stay safe."
He kissed me on the forehead.
"Ah, s-stay safe too, have a good day," I said smiling with my whole heart
"You too." He exclaimed, closing the door behind him
I caressed my forehead, wahh, it was such a weird feeling, only my dad did that to me, Mom preferred kissing my cheeks and Minnie preferred hugs. I cleaned the table and washed the used dishes, I put them in the dryer and went upstairs, I needed to unpack my stuff. It didn't take me particularly long to unpack as I only have about 4 cases of clothes most of which I only wear in the cold or for special events.
5 hours later, 3:23 P.M.
I tried to get over my fear of opening the stove but my heart would start beating every time I tried to open it, most people would call this a stupid fear but any bad experience can traumatize you. I ended up just ordering from a delivery restaurant, it will arrive around 6 P.M.
In the meantime, I went to shower cause I was sweating from cleaning the house, and arranging the fridge and food cupboard. It was no simple task, I cleaned them and arranged the food back on it, it looked like it was put there in a hurry but whoever did have the time to chip on one of the bags of chips which I find pretty funny, why didn't they just take the bag with them?
1 and a half later, 6:39 P.M.
The food had arrived a little under 10 minutes ago, it was scorching hot so I removed it from the bowls and put it in other heat-lasting bowls. It wasn't long before I heard the door click open.
"I'm home!!"
"Hey!! How was your day?" I asked taking his coat and hanging it
"Okay, I'm not that tired, here." He said handing me 2 bags
"What is this? Did you pass by the store?"
"Yeah, I looked at the food closet and it was missing chips and other things so I passed by to buy some, I took some chips this morning while preparing the food." He said putting on his flip-flops
"So you're the cupboard thief?" I said slightly under my breath
"I'm the what?"
"Nothing," I said going to put the groceries away
"Hm, did you cook?" He said looking at the set food on the table
"A-ah, no, I d-don't cook," I said, scratching the back of my head
"Ah, can I ask why?" He nervously asked
"Yeah, remember when I told you my mom and dad died after I forgot to close the gas? I sort of blamed myself a lot, and uh, every time I try to turn on a stove, I get really panicked. I tried to open it to try and cook but my chest started to hurt, I'm sorry, I ordered food though." I explained, looking down and playing with my fingers
"It's okay, I'm scared of some things too and I enjoy cooking, it's actually quite perfect, I couldn't find anyone to cook for and Fenix wasn't interested," I nodded after putting everything away, Felix went to wash his face and hands "Wow, you've got good food taste!" Felix said grabbing his spoon ready to eat
"When are you going to school tomorrow morning?"
"6:30 or later, what about you?"
"6:45, it's probably farther than my house which usually takes 40 to 45 minutes," I said, starting to eat my food. The rest of the dinner was in silence and when Felix was done, he helped me put away the rest of the things and went upstairs to take a shower.
I headed upstairs to the room and saw Felix on the bed, using his phone, I needed to pack my school stuff...
"Are you done?" Felix asked, not looking up from his phone, his Australian accent coming out in full
"Yeah, I just need to pack my school stuff," I replied awkwardly
"Go on, it's almost 9:30," he simply said, still looking up from his phone.
I minded my own business and started packing my things for school
My laptop, pencil box, tablet, homework exercise books and P.E. clothes. I sigh came out of my mouth, as I rested my head on my backpack. I went close to the bed to pick up my phone and noticed Felix was asleep.
He had fallen asleep with his phone on his face and in an awkward position for that matter, his head was hanging off from the headboard. I took his phone and silently placed it on the nightstand, and tried to fix his posture, thank Goodness he didn't wake up.
After putting him in a more comfortable position, I took a shower and wore my pajamas-
I was about to sleep but...
Where?
Wait....Did I sleep on the same bed as-? Wow, I didn't think we were taking the role THIS seriously.
I took a pillow and went to sleep on the couch which was, although, uncomfortable, I didn't want him to be uncomfortable as well so I laid on the couch and scrolled through TikTok until my phone reminded me that I had school tomorrow. I placed my phone on the ground by the couch and fixed my pillow, heading to dreamland.
Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring...
My alarm rang loudly, immediately waking me up from my slumber. I turned it off, getting off the couch...
I'm not on the couch anymore...
I scratched my eyes, looking again, am I teleporting or did somebody carry me here? There are only two of us in this house, me and Felix...
Oh, he probably carried me here, again.
I sat upright and brushed my hair back from my face, yawning out the rest of the sleep. It was about 4:45, Felix would leave in about 30 minutes and I would follow right after, this time I wouldn't take the bus but my car, it sounded so weird and it's not like I don't know how the drive or have a license but I've never had a car to call mine. Mom and Dad said they would buy me one but I liked taking the bus even when it wasn't the most comfortable, I could listen to music and use my phone without worrying about crashing.
I put on my slippers and took a towel to take a shower, I also didn't take long to shower, about 5 minutes, I got out and wrapped a towel around my hair while I wore my clothes. I put my clothes in the bathroom not that there wasn't a walk-in closet but I didn't want to be walked in on by whatever creature it would be.
It was quite hot but there was a cool breeze coming from the window so this outfit was perfect for the weather. I wore my shoes and accessories, not forgetting to wear my ring. It wasn't a diamond so hopefully nobody would ask questions about how I got it.
I loved the outfit and clicked a picture before heading downstairs, I didn't smell any food so I thought he had left extra early but when I got downstairs, the food was already set on the table and he was just about to remove his apron.
"Oh, good morning, come sit to have breakfast."
"Good morning." I greeted back, sitting down, we ate in pure silence
"Are you not cold?" He asked out of nowhere
"Huh?"
"Are you not cold with the outfit on?" He asked one more time
"No, it's actually kind of hot today, but if it gets cold, I have this to cover myself," I responded, showing him the coat I had on my lap.
"Okay." He said nodding at me, it looked like he wanted to say something else but was hesitant. "Well, I'm done, oh no, could you go grab me my phone upstairs please?" He said after checking his pockets
"Sure." I was also done with my food so I ran upstairs to get his phone for him and ran back down, "Here it is."
"Thank you, I'm leaving now." He said...
He did it again.
I nodded at him as he left, closing the door behind him. I touched my forehead, a blush probably cruising on my face, I wondered why he did that, I really didn't care why, but I liked it.
I took my lunchbox to put some chips and noodles to cook in the school's microwave. I then sat down to finish the homework I couldn't finish Friday afternoon, it wasn't a lot, but history and calculus.
It was almost time for me to leave so I took my stuff, not forgetting my coat and an umbrella if it rained. I checked the key holders, in search of the car key, it was hidden all the way behind all the other keys, I took it and opened the door and locked it.
The car looked pretty, in its black, shiny color, I opened It from the outside and hopped in. I placed my coat behind me and started the car, speeding away from the house.
I listened to music on the way and stopped at a coffee shop to buy something, their sweets were pretty popular in the area from the city to the inclosed residents. I quickly got back into my car and drove to the school, parking in the parking lot and getting out to walk into the school. I walked straight to my first class which was with Mr. Lee, the students weren't in there yet but be their bags were a sign that the seats were claimed.
I passed by his desk and slipped the hot chocolate on his desk, went straight to my chair, and focused on proofreading homework. Class started about 15 minutes later, the room filled up to the brim, that was the first time in a long, long time, then the questions.
"Sir, I heard you got married last week," A girl said pouting
"I thought he was mine," another girl sulked, linking her arms to her chest
During the whole class, every girl was either sulking, pouting, or staring into his soul, I just focused because imagine, IMAGINE failing your own husband's class.
Embarrassing.
The class was done but we were told not to leave yet-
"Okay, guys, as you know, every year there is a road-trip-mini-vacation but this year, the school has planned more than one for your last year, the trip is on Wednesday so in 2 days, please be here by 5 on the dot so we can leave early, that's it, class dismissed," Felix explained briefly, our first class finishing
I waited for the class to clear out first before getting my lunch box from under my desk, you may be wondering why I don't just get food from the cafeteria and it's not only because I don't have friends here, I do, well....acquaintances, they only talk to me when they need help with their homework or when we have projects together but after that, we just say our HIs and GOODBYEs when we see each other. I've tried being friends with them but they just pushed me away after a few days and at that point, I was tired of chasing behind them like a stray dog so I kept to myself and stayed alone.
"You don't have to act like you're grading papers as an excuse to keep me company," I chuckled while speaking
"Why don't you just try to befriend one of them?" Felix asked
"I've tried, Felx but none of them are interested in befriending a murderer," I responded, eating some chips
"Would you like to have lunch with me?"
"And start speculations about me and you? I rather not get killed," I denied his offer
"Okay, well I need to go and actually grade the papers, see you soon," Felix said, leaving the classroom
I ate my food in silence before leaving for my next class-
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