𝑼𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑽𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓

𝑷𝒐𝒗: 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒃𝒚

*Conrad dials his phone, anxiously walking back and forth*

*voicemail*

"Hey Jere. It's been about.. 8 hours from the time we agreed to meet at the summer house...Just call me when you get this." he says, with a heavy sigh.

Jeremiah and I haven't been in much contact since...that night. We only say our occasional hello's when we see each other once in a while, but that's it. But we have always agreed that no matter what was to happen, we would meet up at this exact location, Cousins beach, last one to get here having to pay for dinner.

And I believed we stuck to that plan. But 5 calls and 8 messages later, here I am.

Shit. I never wanted it to be this way. She would've never wanted it to be this way.

I dial again, in hopes that this time he will respond.

*voicemail*

"Hey Jere. It's me again. I-"

*doorbell rings*

I sigh in relief.

Maybe it doesn't have to be that way.

Maybe this will all work out in the end.

But when I open the door, instead of seeing Jere, I see a girl.

She has two luggages behind her and she looks like she has just been through hell and back.

"Hello. Who are you.."

"Hey, I'm Olivia the..."

She speaks but all I can hear is the loud ass rain and wind chaos that is occuring behind her.

"Huh" I say, getting closer to her.

"I am your tenant...Olivia"

"My what?"

"The person who brought the room and is renting it, the renter...whatever the hell you call it." she says, while rummaging through her pockets.

She then shows me some messages and then points at them.

"Olivia."

"I don't know what you're talking about.."

She sighs heavily and places her hands above her head.

"I paid around 3,000 dollars to stay here for the summer. I paid, you told me to get here and that you will give me the key to the room. You also said that I will be able to get to my room immediately. But instead I am in a literal storm, drenched and..."

"Okay, you look very lost. You are Jeremiah..um Fisher. Right?" she says.

Jeremiah? What does Jeremiah have to do with any of this?

"No, that will be my brother. But I am still not quite understanding this. Renting? We aren't renting.."

"Well your brother rented me a room in this house for 3 months, I paid ahead. I was given guaranteed access to it as soon as I got here. I am sorry that you don't know about this, but it is literally pouring and all I want it to go.."

I hear my phone start to ring from my pocket. I pick it up and it reads Jeremiah on it.

"Hello" I hear him say from the other line.

"Jere... there is a girl at our door saying that she is renting a room. Do you know what in the world she is talking about?"

I hear him sigh from the other line and then there's a long pause.

"You see, I was going to talk about it with you when I got there. But I might not be able to get there until like...next week."

"Talk about..."

"So, I am renting one of our rooms to her. She's already payed, she's not some fucking criminal out to get us or anything. She's fine. Her room is the white and pink room we renovated last year. And she.."

"You rented a room to some random stranger. Hell no, I'm not letting her stay here."

"Conrad, you have to let her in. She's already paid. Half of the house is legally mine anyways. I am sorry I didn't talk to you about this earlier, but you really need to let her in because I don't feel like hearing some mad women scream at me today."

"Jere.."

"Please. I will be there tomorrow and I'll fix it. I will even give you ⅓ cut. I will be there, and we will talk and...everything will be fine."

"I can't just.."

"Please. Just this one favor"

I stand there and watch the drenched woman stare at me with a death glare. For a girl that aint a supposed criminal, she sure looks like she would commit a crime right about now.

"Alright. I'll let her in. But don't expect me to take care of her and provide her with food and shit."

"Of course. Of course. Thank you Conrad, I owe you one." he says, and then hangs up.

The drenched woman is nwo standing with her arms across her chest, looking furious.

Why do I have to deal with this?

I go outside and grab her luggages.

"Come in." I say, while walking past her.

She then comes in and closes the door.

We both stare at each other awkwardly for about 5 seconds, before breaking eye contact.

"So, he will be here next week. And I don't know what else.."

"I don't really need much more. Just my room and a shower...please."

"Um yes. Just head upstairs while...I look for the key." i say, while taking out my phone and looking for Jeremiah's contact.

Jere, where's the key...-Conrad

Shit- Jere

...-Conrad

I have it with me.-Jere

Are you kidding ...what am i supposed to do know then-Conrad

Give her another room-Jere

Jere you have got to be kidding me-Conrad

Please- Jere

You owe me big time- Conrad

"Well, you're going to have to.." I start to say, but then stop as I watch her struggle with her backpack and two luggages as she goes up the stairs.

"Huh" she says, in the midst of her struggle.

I can't help but chuckle as I watch her place each luggage up one stair at a time.

"Is this.." she says, while pointing at the luggages.

"Funny to you?" she says.

"Kind of..." I say, while walking towards the staircase.

"Okay, give me one lu-"

"No, it's fine. I don't want to bother you any more than what i hav-" she says, stopping while she struggles to bring up one of the luggages. Then she looks down at me.

"Actually. Could you...please" She says,while handing me one of the luggages.

We both finally get to the top of the stairs, and I start to look around for a room she can stay in. Each room holds important memories of someone, how could I just give one away like that.

"My brother has the key to your room right now, so you can't sleep there right about now. But I will have to find you another one until he gets here."

"How about this one?" she says, while opening a door to a room. Not just any room. A room I hold dearly to my heart.

"Not that one" I say, as I look at the white and blue room, with the stuffed bear still sitting there, as if nothing happened.

"Yeah um, not this one" I say as I close the door.

I look around but the only option I see is the guest room.

The guest room next to my room...

The guest room that has a shared bathroom with my room...

Jere owes me big time.

"Okay, you can sleep here.." I say. While rolling the luggages into the room.

She nods while looking into the room.

"Okay...thanks."

"There's a shared bathroom...leading to my room. So when you enter, lock my the door that goes to my room...so there won't be any..confusion..." I say. She nods again.

"Confusion" she says while chuckling.

"Okay then. Thanks." she says, and walks into the room.

I continue to nod until she closes the door.

Quickly, I take out my phone and start texting Jeremiah.

You owe me big time x10 - Conrad.

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*plays Olivia by one direction*

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