Chapter 5 Hey pink

After having thousands of thoughts running through her mind, she finally blinked and found her voice.

"Why... Why are you here?" She managed to ask him, he was also looking so shocked to see her.

Her heart was beating so fast as she stared at his eyes which held surprise in them.

"I should be asking you that. Why are you here?" He asked, roaming his eyes around her body.

She was not dressed in her normal pink outfit and her hair wasn't dyed pink, it was blonde.

He immediately concluded that the pink hair was part of her costume.

"Are you dumb or are you pretending to be? You met me in my house and you're asking what I'm doing here?" She was beginning to get angry at him.

"I'm not aware you live here. I thought maybe you're here to work... Maybe someone else paid you for sex. Afterall, your job is a shameful one." He was never the type to filter his words, he always said whatever it is that comes out from his mouth.

Annabella felt a sting in her heart immediately she heard those words. She knew her work was indeed a shameful one and she had buried the fact in the deepest side of her heart, but this young man in front of her was reminding her of everything and she felt like snapping his head out of his body, if only she could.

Deciding not to show her pains in front of him, she took a deep breath and kept a stern face, looking directly into his blue eyes. "I don't know how you found me and I don't even want to know, but if you came here because you think I'll refund you then you must be crazy... Don't you ever dare bring your annoying self in front of me. Get lost!" She slammed the door on his face and frustratedly leaned on the door.

She wasn't proud of her job, but she had to do it if she wanted to sustain a living.

She had been doing the job since two years back and she doesn't need anyone to remind her of her flaws.

Tears were about to drop from her eyes when she heard her name. She immediately fought back the tears and forced out a smile.

"Who was that?" Lyla asked, walking towards her.

"Someone was looking for apartment Three, he mistook ours for it" She lied.

Lyla raised her brows in awe. "Is the person half blind or what? Two is boldly written in front of our apartment, so why the confusion?"

Annabella shrugged her shoulders and walked further into the living room to continue the movie.

Lyla's brows furrowed as she saw the wasted popcorn on the floor. "I guess it slipped off her hands" She muttered.

*****

Tyler got to his apartment and let out a sigh of relief.

He took his time to stare at the interior, and he wasn't really disappointed as he thought he would.

The room was furnished simply. Its aesthetic was giving what it should give.

He had been in the room since morning and he hadn't really taken his time to study the aesthetic as he was doing presently.

He brought out his phone from his pocket and was about to text someone when the phone rang.

A deep frown appeared on his face when the caller icon appeared.

He dropped the phone on the bed and went to stand in front of the mirror in the room.

He could see the face of a broken man trying to act okay outside, but deep down he wasn't.

His phone stopped ringing but started ringing again immediately.

He ignored it, guessing that the person who called him before was the same person calling him again.

A growling sound emerged from his tummy and that was when he recalled he hadn't eaten anything since the day began.

There was nothing at home to eat. He moved into the house this morning and he hadn't stocked up the house with food items.

He grabbed a jacket from the bed and then walked out of the room.

*****

The friends had just finished shopping at the estate supermarket and were waiting in a queue to make their payment.

"What do you mean by your card can never decline? See for your self" The loud voice of the sales girl was heard and everyone moved their gaze to the front.

"Can you please attend to someone else. You've been on this guy's case for a long time now." A lady standing behind the guy complained.

"And it's so annoying! If his account is having issues then he should hold on or better still return the things he bought." Lyla was already pissed up by the whole thing.

They were the last in the queue and five persons were in front of them.

"I should have stayed at home" Anna lamented. She was already tired of standing.

Two minutes passed by and the sales girl was still trying the person's transaction.

Anna couldn't control her temper anymore, she went out of the queue and marched to the front.

Her eyes widened when she saw a familiar face standing there. The guy from earlier!

She clenched her fists tightly, remembering the hurtful words he said to her.

"Are you stalking me now?" She asked without thinking twice.

Tyler spared her a stare and when he recognized her, he looked away from her and stared back at the sales girl.

"Please keep on trying it" He told her.

Anna felt embarrassed by his action. The people in the queue were now staring at her, including her friends who have moved out of their position and was now standing close to them.

"Do you know him?" Shirley asked.

She couldn't reply, she lowered her head to the floor and was about to walk away when she felt a grasp on her wrist.

She moved her gaze to the hand, then trailed it to the owner of the hand.

Tyler let go of her wrist when she cast him a murderous glare.

"What?!"

"You have something I need."

"What do you mean?" Anna raised her brows.

"There's a credit card in your hand, I need it right now." He stated bluntly.

Anna stared at the card in her hand, then back at him.

Her brows furrowed. She didn't want to believe the man in front of her was mentally deranged, cause anyone in their right senses won't say what he just said.

"You need my card? Wait, do you actually think I'll give it to youuuuu?" She laid emphasis on the last word.

"Listen, I don't have time for this. I'm having problems with my card and I need to pay for the things I bought."

"Then how is that related to me?"

Everyone in the queue had forgotten the main reason they were there and they didn't pester the sales girl to be fast, instead they were engrossed in the little drama going on in front of them.

Getting intimidated by the whole thing, Tyler grabbed Annabella's wrist and pulled her to himself.

She struggled to push him back but couldn't. He was way too stronger than her.

"What are you trying to do?!"

Lyla and Shirley exchanged looks. They were both so confused.

Tyler leaned in and when everyone thought he was about to initiate a kiss, he took his lips close to her ear.

"Hey, Pink" He whispered and her body stiffened immediately she heard those words.