"Hello"
Anna pressed her lips together hearing the new neighbor greets
"Um Hello"
Gulping down her saliva Anna looked to the left being a little awkward as she greets back
"I was told to explain to you your work, by the way, my name is Sarah" saying with a big grin on her face Sarah offered her to help
"Oh um my....my name is Anna" putting a little smile on her face Anna proceed
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"Thank you" saying thank you Anna flashed a smile as after sometime Anna understood every detail of her work
"Your welcome you can ask anything if you want and don't be nervous" understanding Anna and her nervousness on the first day of her job Sarah offered some sweet words with a sweet smile
"Thank you again" flashing a sweet smile back Anna replied accepting her offer
With that Anna started working with full of her passion as this meant so much to her
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Coming back from the first day of her job she throws herself tiredly on her bed as after changing in her regular oversized clothes ready to drift into a deep sleep as she did her dinner in her office canteen
Closing her eyes she thought about her first day, about her new fellow Sarah, how she helped her with her sweet behavior made her smile that maybe she met a nice person who made her feel comfortable, Anna felt peaceful
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Walking out of the kitchen she entered her living room, sitting on her couch she throws her head back being lazy as today is Sunday so she's off of work today.
Mind full of thoughts she got up wore her shoes with her jacket to be safe from the freezing weather she picked up her belongings getting out she went straight to the bus stop.
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Standing right in front of a bank she walked in, taking the amount with her which she saved in all these past years as she thought of getting some transportation as she can't take the bus every single day to her work.
Walking on the street full of people
with her usual cold poker face, she went to a near bike workshop, getting inside her eyes landed on a matte black sports bike with seemed gorgeous in her sight, looking at the bike she at the amount looked inside her bag whole pressing her lips together.
"Um. Hello can I know the price of that sports bike?" walking towards the owner of this place Anna asked
"That one?! #######" he utter the price
"Oh OK can I get this one?" a bright smile made its way on Anna's face as the amount of that sports bike matched with the amount she had, Anna proceed.
"Yea why not" walking towards the bike with Anna followed behind the owner said
"Hi buddy How are you?" a man whose back faced Anna said with a cheerful voice to the owner
"Oh man, when did you come? long time no see!" bumping their shoulders together with a burst of loud laughter the owner replied, they seemed old friends while Anna just stand there waiting to get what she wants
"I just came back I was out for a business but as soon as I came back I ran here, now pack this for me" telling his story which sounded uninterested to Anna's ear the man said while putting his hand on the bike which now belonged to her
"Excuse me it's mine"
With a firm voice Anna said in her cold manner
"Huh"
Turning back the man is now facing Anna with his eyebrows frowned he with his head tilted to the side as he thought *have I seen this girl* looking up and down as her dressing style was different from when they met first
"Do I know you," he said in confusion
"No" not recognizing the man who helped her 4 months ago Anna utter
"Are you sure?" Making a thinking face the man said still looking at Anna
"I don't care if you know me or not, this bike is mine"
Again with her firm voice Anna demanded still not recognizing
while the man was now pretty sure that she is the same girl he help 4 months ago
"OK you can have this one"
Nodding his head still their eyes looked the man said out loud is gaze was still on her before he freed the way for Anna to go get her bike
Anna got all the documents done and she was now officially the owner of her very own bike
The man just stands there watching Anna leave
"You know her" asking his friend who owned this place
"Nope I've never seen her before" Getting an un-hopeful answer he rolled his eyes. showing so much interest in that unknown girl
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Reaching her home Anna took off her jacket, shoes. she entered her bedroom with still her beanie on she got straight into o bathroom and took a warm bath after a long walk to her home
After a long warm bath she came out drying her hair she sat on her bath thinking about her new bike the corner of her lips curved upwards making it look like a pure smile throwing her back on the bed with her hands wide open she felt free, looking at the ceiling of her room a sudden remembrance hitting her head a flash of that day came and the face of that man was now clear,
her eyes shot open as she now remembered that the man she met today was the same person from that incident of 4 months ago
Tilting her head she again sat up with her shocked face
*was he the same person?* thinking she cleared her mind from all of these thoughts, maybe that was a coincidence or maybe she won't see him ever again and that's the most she wants,
she again lay down on her bed
Without eating anything she just wanted to drift to a deep sleep now were she can feel herself out of every worry, where she can feel herself dead ~
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Chapter
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