Leonard arrived at the door of his apartment, unlocked it, and stepped into it. He sat on one of the couches in the parlor the moment he entered his apartment, he was a bit pissed that he didn't get to speak with John...who knows the suggestion he could have given him? But since he didn't get to speak with John and time wasn't on his side, he was gonna go on with his plan though it was a bit risky.
He planned on trailing Eva, he was gonna be following her every move, he was gonna follow her without her knowing. While following her, he'll make sure to listen to every single thing she discusses. If possible, when she's operating her phone, he'll try to peep maybe by hanging on the ceiling or something like that.
He just needed her to mention something related to the type of men she likes. It was evident that toasting her wouldn't work out at all, so he'll have to do this. But you know that trailing someone is dangerous, right? Like, if the person catches you, men, you'll be in big trouble. That's the type of trouble Leonard would be in if Eva catches him.
So, while trailing her, he'll have to be cautious to not get caught. He needed a certain kind of outfit to stalk her, he can't just wear shirt and trousers and say he was stalking her? That would be very stupid. First of all, she knows him, she recognizes him, so seeing his face alone would give her the impression that he's come to toast her again, and she'll be completely ready to reject him again.
He needed a kind of outfit that would cover his identity so that even when she sets eyes on him, she wouldn't recognize him. And the perfect outfit for that was hooded clothe, and he had more than one of them in his wardrobe. He strolled into his room, sauntered to his wardrobe, and stood in front of it. There was more than one color of hooded clothes in the wardrobe, so he was scanning through to choose the right color.
After standing there for a minute, he decided to pick the black-colored hooded clothe, it's the best in hiding identities...black is the best color for hiding identities. He took the black-colored hooded outfit from the wardrobe and examined it to his satisfaction, then he hung it back in the wardrobe...it was perfect.
He was gonna match the hooded clothe with black jeans so everything would rhyme. He would have loved to wear a black face cap also to add more matching to the outfit, but there was none, so he'll just have to wear the hooded clothing like that. Leonard just prayed for his upcoming plan to work out, he doesn't want to die.
He prepared and ate dinner and went to bed immediately, he doesn't want to spend a single time on other activities. But lying on the bed, he couldn't sleep, his eyes were wide open, why? 'cause a lot was on his mind, a lot regarding his quest. He heard the female system's voice when he wasn't expecting it. Yeah, he knows that her reminder of completing his quest was a daily routine, but he wasn't expecting this one, seems like he's already forgetting about the daily reminder.
[ Two weeks and three days to go, complete your quest, or you die]
Leonard wanted to say this, 'Yeah, I am f**king aware of that, so stop the daily reminder, it's f**king annoying'. But he just controlled himself, once again, who knows what could happen if he says that. He closed his eyes, he needed to force himself to sleep, he planned on waking very early tomorrow, earlier than how he had ever woken since he started residing in this apartment.
It took minutes, but in the end, he dozed off finally...straight to wonderland.
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Leonard was already dressed up in the black hooded clothe...he was looking so cool on it. He stood like he was about to go engage in a gunfight, he stood like an action man. The time was 4:45 am, he kept to the plan, he woke early. He had already taken his bath and brushed his teeth, but he didn't eat breakfast, let's say he wasn't in the mood to do so...what he planned on doing this morning was more important to him.
He knew that the hooded clothe looked good on him, he had already checked himself in the mirror. But what he planned on doing was making him a little anxious, it was dangerous, once again, if he gets caught, he'll be in big trouble. But he had to do this, there was nothing more he could think of, he needed to make Eva fall for him either by hook or by crook.
He strolled over to the parlor and opened the window to see how outside looks like, he didn't sight a single soul on the street. Then he covered his head with the hood which did a good job in covering his identity, then he departed from his apartment. Getting outside, he glanced around, but he sighted no one, so he began strolling. He made sure not to look too suspicious while sauntering in case if he meets someone on the way, he doesn't want anyone to take him for a thief or something like that.
But that doesn't mean that he wasn't cautious, who knows, he could meet a thief along the way. He journeyed until he arrived at the Meditation Lane, and it was empty also, there was no one walking about...so he began strolling to Eva's abode. But on getting very close to a certain junction that led to another boulevard, he saw light coming from that junction...something that seemed like a car light.
Immediately, he hid at the side of a car while glancing to see what would come out of the junction. He was expecting a car to come out of it, but he wanted to see who was driving the car. Was the person dangerous? And apart from that, he didn't want the person to see him, the person could take him for a thief 'cause of his dressing.
Just about some seconds more, the car came out from the junction, and holy shit! it was the cops' car. Seems like they were just driving around to see if any dangerous person was lurking about. Leonard made sure to hide well, he was expecting them to drive past him, but instead, the car halted and the three cops inside it came out.
They weren't too far from where he was hiding, in fact, they were standing at the front of the car where he was hiding. Now, Leonard could feel his heartbeat, he was f**king scared, what would he tell them if they caught him? They would most likely not believe anything he tells them. First of all, what was he doing sauntering about on the street at this early time of the morning?
Secondly, why was he hiding from them? If he knew that he wasn't doing anything wrong and he wasn't a dangerous person, why did he hide? Thirdly, his dressing was too suspicious, he was dressed like a criminal. Wearing black hooded clothe and black jeans trousers like he had a dangerous mission to accomplish. These were the reasons why they would most likely not believe anything he tells them.
The further they got to the car where he was hiding, the more he became afraid.
'This is why I said this plan of mine is dangerous, now, I am about to get caught just on the first day of implementing it. Jeez!'.
One of the cops came closer to the car as his body was now touching it. Leonard was getting more and more afraid, if they notice that someone was hiding behind the car, he'll be in big trouble, so he tried his best not to make any sound. Then suddenly, one of the cops uttered,
"Let's go, it doesn't seem like anyone is around here".
With that, the three cops entered their car and drove off. Leonard made sure that he wasn't hearing the sound of their moving car anymore before he came out of his hiding. Then he glanced around to make sure no one was watching him before he began sauntering once again. He arrived at the front of Eva's edifice and uttered to himself,
"Coming over to this house of yours almost put me in trouble, but I don't plan on backing out, am gonna do this".
At this point, he planned on doing what a burglar would do, he planned on climbing Eva's fence and jumping straight into her compound...yeah, he was gonna do that.