ORION
I have been taking strolls these days and every time I do, I meet with Hannah. At first, I tried to avoid her but she was more fun than I had thought and I began to talk to her. Sometimes we take a stroll together and sometimes we sit to talk. I have found out lately that we have a lot in common. We love the same genre of music and are interested in the same soap operas.
Most of the time we talk about what we think about the episodes of soap operas we watched the day before. It has been fun speaking to her.
She will be visiting today at noon. Though I am looking forward to receiving her, I do not have any plans in mind yet on how to welcome her.
"Isn't Hannah visiting today?" Melvin asks as I pick a book on the table.
I flip through a few pages of the book before answering.
"Yes, she is"
"What are your plans? How do you plan to welcome her?" He asks and I shrug.
"I do not have any plans yet"
"You don't have a plan and you are expecting a visitor?"
I sigh. "I have thought about it and I do not know how to welcome her. I plan to speak to Ariana though"
"That's a good idea," he says. I nod slightly dropping the book in my hand. "When do you plan to meet with her? I mean Ariana"
"I am thinking about going later"
"No. I think speaking to her now is the best idea. It's past nine already"
I stare at the wall clock before standing up. "I should get going"
"What about Elora? What do you plan to do with her?"
"Nothing. We already agreed that she stays out of Hannah's way"
"And you believe she would?"
I nod. "I am sure she will. She won't go back on her promise"
Melvin sighs. "I want to believe that she will not go back on her promise but I do have a feeling that she will. What if Hannah provokes her?"
"Hannah will not do that. I trust her"
"I am happy you trust them both. But..."
"Melvin..."
He sighs. "Fine. I will say no more. But I do hope everything goes well" he mutters.
I stare at him and sigh. I can tell he is worried about Elora, causing trouble. I am too but I kept telling myself to believe that she would not cause any trouble like she had promised. I am also sure that if she doesn't keep her promise and wants to cause trouble, that will not be possible because their paths will not cross, so there is nothing to worry about.
"I am leaving" I mutter. "Take care"
"Orion?" he calls and I stop. "What time is Hannah coming?"
"Noon" I reply, heading to the door.
"I wish I could see her, though"
"Do you want me to bring her here?"
He sighs. "I think you should speak to Elora to remind her of her promise," he says instead and I sigh.
"That won't be necessary. Elora is a woman of her word. I am sure of that" I answer, assuring him.
"I still think you should..."
"I know you are worried but you don't have to". I wave at him. "I will see you around"
I close the door behind me and begin to walk in the direction of Ariana's room, humming a song. It's one of my favorite songs in the Demon realm.
I wave at Ariana, seeing her walking towards me.
"Ariana!"
"Ori?" Ariana calls. "Where are you going?"
"I am heading to your room and you? Where are you heading to?"
"Same. Heading to your room too"
I smile. What a coincidence.
"Thank goodness we met. I want to see you"
"I want to see you too. Should we head to your room or mine?"
I can't let him see Melvin. I thought. And I can't make her feel awkward either.
"Yours, please"
"Fine" she mutters. "Come with me". I follow her to her room and she offers me a seat. "So, why do you want to see me?" she asks.
"You should go first"
"No, you..."
I smile. "I insist"
She sighs. "If you insist, I will". I nod and she smiles. "Hannah is visiting today, right?"
I nod slightly. "That's right"
"I saw her yesterday and she told me she will be visiting at noon. Hope she told you that". I nod and she sighs. "Do you have anything in mind yet, to welcome her"
I shake my head slightly. "No. That's the reason I was coming to see you"
"I have some suggestions. Though I do not know if you will be okay with it"
"I do not mind, Ari. That is why I am here. I would love to hear what suggestions you have. I think I will be needing them so much"
"I am thinking that you can make her some delicacies. It will be nice to make the food yourself"
I begin to think about what Ari just said. That sounds like a good idea.
"Do you have any food in mind?"
She nods. "Yes, I have a few lists of food in mind". She hands over a paper to me. "You can check them out"
I stare at the list and smile. "Thanks"
"I already checked through the cabinets and I have written down all the things you will be needing that are not available. You can come with me to get them"
I nod slightly. "I will appreciate that. Let me get something from my room"
She smiles. "I will wait for you downstairs"
Leaving Ariana's room, I head to mine. Luckily, l meet Melvin sitting.
"What did Ariana say?" he asks.
"We've come up with a good idea. I will be cooking for her"
"That's a good idea". I nod. "You seem very happy about it. Do you like her? I mean Hannah"
"Of course not"
"Well..."
"I am leaving. Ariana is already waiting for me. I only came back to tell you that I will not be around. You should not come out unless you are sure it's me. You need to be careful of Elora"
He scoffs slightly. "You don't have to tell me that, I know. She can't even see me if she comes"
"Are you sure about that? Elora is a very smart girl and..."
"I know she is smart. Everyone knows that. I think you should head downstairs or Ariana would be the first to find out about me. You know it won't be funny"
I wave at him. "See you around"