"Uh, sir, she's here. She's the one who calls you to look for a place." I say politely because he's an old man and I don't know him yet. I point my index finger at her to show him the woman who calls him in case he still can't see her. He's just laughing when I say that. "Hahaha, of course, how can I be so blind? There is clearly only a beautiful woman here and of course, she wants to look at the place first right? Get up, get up, let me show you around!"
We then proceed to follow him but before that, we throw the leftover into the trash can nearby. When we turn around, he has walked so far, leaving us without even looking behind. He's walking too fast, wait for us!
We keep up with him, side by side, and he talks by himself, assuming that we were with him when he's explaining. He even closes his eyes! How can he see anything if all he can see is darkness? We just nodded, agreeing to whatever he blabbering about because we don't want him to repeat it and feel bad about it.
Finally, we enter the apartment where she supposes to stay. Everything here is great the paint still looks beautiful and has no show sign of wear, the ceiling lights are working perfectly without any flickering, the info board that is hanging on the wall is intact and the glass is not broken, you can see what inside it clearly, and last but not least, the neighbors here are friendly as they greet us whenever we walk pass them. Definitely the right place for her.
We stop at the front door the written number 405 on the plate mounted onto the door. The door is wood color with a brass doorknob, waiting for us to open it but it's locked, so old man James takes out a bunch of keys from his little bag, and searches for the right key engraved with the door number on it. After a few seconds of searching, he finds it and put it in the keyhole, and turns it around. Then, the door slowly open.
We then enter the house and are shocked by the inside, it's clean, and has no broken lamps, mirrors, or switches. They all look good as if they were new and uninhabited. So, we ask him the reason and he says that the previous owner really took care of the house and right before they left, they make sure that all the things here are in perfect condition. Ooh, I'm touched.
From what he says, the size of the unit is 600 square feet for one bedroom, making it cheaper than other units. He shows us the kitchen, the bathroom or toilet, the living room, and the bedroom at the end of the tour. All of them are great, in my opinion. I try to ask her about the unit but she's so focused on listening to the explanation given by old man James. I tried to listen too but it was getting boring, so I wandered around the unit to see if something interesting was hidden in the unit but I found nothing.
We're in the living room, discussing the house and whether she wants it or not. Old man James is standing at the corner, waiting for us. She asks me, "Kai, do you think I should take this place or should we try looking at other places?"
"What's there to be looking more? This place is perfect for you! It got everything you need and the neighbors are friendly too, so why not? You definitely should take this place before you regret it. We can look at other places but do you think we can find one like this? The choice is in your hand, Becca."
She thinks hard, considers every pro and con she will get if she takes this place. I think I can see steam coming out of her head. Are you really think that hard!? "Alright, I've made my decision. I'll take this place." Finally, I thought she gonna takes a day to think about it!
We call old man James to tell him about her decision. "So, will you take it?" He asks. "Yes, I will. Where're the papers?" Calm down, woman. Take it easy. He then takes out all the papers that are needed from the file that he brought. I swear to God! I don't think he brought anything when he showed us around! Where's the file come from!?
Then, they sit at the table and finish all the paperwork. They get up and shake hands, indicating that all the agreements and the paperwork are done. We then get out of the house and walk to the lobby. In there, we say goodbye to him.
She looks at me and asks, "Kai, I want to buy clothes. Do you know where I can buy them?" This question is so random! I don't think people would've guessed that. But, I do know the best place to buy any kind of clothes you can find. So, I suggest that place. "Really? I would like to find out! Let's go!" I said calm down!
She grabs my hand and forces me to run with her. I have high stamina, so I can jog for a few kilometers without passing out but I don't know about her. I'm afraid that she might pass out after just a few meters. To prevent that from happening, I stopped her and say that we can just walk or order an Uber to go to the shop. She agrees with the second one because we had walked too long to get here and she starts to get tired even though it was only half a day.
So, after begging me to order an Uber, the car arrived outside the area and pick us up. We get into the car and go to the destination. It's in the city, by the way.