It was a few minutes pass noon when two brunettes were seen walking towards a white painted apartment complex.
One had long curly hair that reached the lower part of her back, had dark skin and dark brown eyes. She had on a light pink blouse with purple jeans shorts and purple wedge heel shoes.
The other had long hair that reached her thighs, dark skin and jade coloured eyes. She had on a pink and white strapless mini dress with a white jacket and pink wedge heel shoes.
"Flora, you know my parents don't mind you staying at the house." The curly hair brunette mentioned. "There is no need for you to move out."
"I know and as much as I adore spending time with you, Teredor and Niobe I don't want to continue to impose on you three any longer." Flora mentioned, firmly. "Aisha, the house is not big enough to accommodate you, me, your parents and your three cousins that are about to move in soon. With the academic scholarship my school fee is covered till the end of my time at the school the money I am going to get from the job I got as a waitress will be able to cover rent, light, water and food."
"I know you are right, Flo. I just don't like the idea of you living by yourself and not seeing you at school or home." Aisha muttered.
"Living on my own is not as great as living with you but better than living in the foster care I was in." Flora shivered at the thought of that place. "It was a living nightmare. I had to run away."
"I am surprised that, that foster care was open for so long. It was like a dead trap." Aisha cringed at the thought of the place Flora had previously stayed.
"With my biological parents abandoning me to parts unknown for the reason of not wanting to have a child or be a parent and my Grandparents passing away from old age the state put me in that crappy foster home." Flora reflected on how she got there. "I only spent a few months there but I despised the place."
"I still can't believe your bio mom tie her tubes while your dad got a vasectomy before dumping you onto your Grandparents and run off to another country." Aisha mentioned, disliking the idea of any parent not wanting to take care of their child.
"It wasn't bad. Grandma and Grandpa took very good care of me for the past seventeen years before their passing. I was never short of anything especially love." Flora smiled, thinking about her Grandparents.
"Wait!" Aisha stopped.
Flora stopped also and raised a brow before asking. "What?"
"Didn't your Grandparents leave you with a big inheritance?" Aisha questioned. Flora nodded. "Then why the heck do you need to work for?"
"If I don't get the scholarship to attend college the money is going to be used for the school fee and books." Flora informed her.
"Flora, you are like the smartest persons I know well next to Helia of course…" The curly hair brunette mentioned before Flora folded her arms.
"You mean 'Mr Popular' and 'Good Looks'?" Flora grumbled. "I don't know why girls throw themselves onto him."
"Helia is smart and good looking. Hello? You know this." Aisha giggled for a moment. "You like him, Flora. Just admit it."
"No way." Flora began walking once more.
Aisha followed her.
They continued walking till they reached the apartment complex.
Aisha looked at the building and gasped. "This place is awesome. I can't believe you are getting to rent this place for only seven hundred dollars a month."
"I know right? It is in a good location, close to my new job and school. Not to mention it is very close to my dream university Magix University." Flora mentioned, happily. "Do you want to see the place? Your parents dropped off my stuff earlier today while you and I were at the Alfea Restaurant filling out the medical form for my new job."
"Of course." Aisha agreed.
The two females went upstairs to room number 405.
When they reached the room door Flora bend a little to take up the key she gave Aisha's parents earlier from under the brown coloured mat that had 'Welcome' on it stitched with black fabric.
The brunette opened the door to reveal a white painted pathway with white tiled floors.
Entering the area Aisha closed the door before she and Flora went to the next door to open it.
Opening the door the two females entered.
They looked around to see a living room before them with a kitchen and dining room to right of them.
The entire room was painted white with the floor being covered in brown and white tiles. The living room had a small night table with a two grey seat sofa and a single seat sofa surrounding it. A TV was in front of the sofas and on top of a grey entertainment system. Two windows were at the left of the room, bringing in natural light into the space.
The kitchen had a silver strove and microwave. A granite counter top was seen with white cupboards underneath it. White cupboards were seen hanging on the wall above the counter.
Looking pass the living room the two saw two three doors, painted in brown. The first two from the right were bedrooms while the last one was a bathroom.
"This apartment has two bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, living room and bathroom and is completely furnished. The complex also has a washroom on each floor with three washers and dryers." Flora added. "I feel so blessed when I came across the landlord last week to get this apartment."
"Okay, I am going to help you unpack first before taking in this awesome apartment." Aisha commented.
It was after five when Aisha left to go home.
Flora locked the door before heading back to her bedroom to take out her school uniform for tomorrow.
A few seconds passed before Flora heard the door open. She remembered closing in while turning around to see who it was.
As the door completely opened Flora immediately recognized the person. He had blue hair that reached his back, light skin and blue eyes. He wore a blue and white shirt with black jeans and black shoes.
Beside him were three suitcases and a blue bag.
"Helia?" Flora gasped.
Helia entered a white painted apartment complex with his suitcases and school bag. He made his way to one of two elevators in the building before putting down the suitcases to press the button, opening the doors.
Almost a minute later the doors open. Helia pushed his suitcases into the elevator before it closed. Once the doors closed he pressed the number four.
It took a while before the doors opened again. Helia pushed his suitcases out before continuing to push them all the way to room number 405.
When he reached the door, he stopped pushing before reaching into his right pocket to take out the key for the door.
He soon opened it and was surprised to see Flora.
He knew her from the Alfea High School. They were both in their last year of high school and they had several classes together.
He heard Flora said. "Helia?"
"Flora?" He replied, while entering the pathway. "What are you doing here?"
"What am I doing here?" Flora sounded surprised. "I live here. What are you doing here?"
Helia checked the door to look at the number on it again. He then looked at Flora and replied. "I live here also. I spoke to the Landlord and she gave me the key."
Flora dashed to her bedroom and came out back five seconds later with her room key. It had the room door on the key chain.
Helia also had the room number on his key chain.
"We need to talk to the Landlord. Are you coming with me?" Helia questioned as he placed his stuff in out of the way.
Flora nodded as she went to put on her wedge heel shoes.
Flora and Helia stood in front a two storey brown painted house. It was surrounded by a high concrete wall with black steel doors.
Helia pressed the button that was near the door of the gate to signal that someone was at the gate.
Moments later an elderly woman answered. "Yes?"
"Good evening Miss. We would like to talk to the Landlord for the Red Fountain Apartment Complex." Flora answered, kindly.
"You are speaking to her." The elderly lady replied.
Helia and Flora both looked confused.
Helia then said. "Miss, the lady we spoke to about renting an apartment sounded different than you."
"Was it a young girl with long blondish-greenish hair, light skin and light brown eyes?" The woman asked.
"Yes." Flora and Helia said in unison.
The woman sighed. "Come on in." The woman let them in.
Flora and Helia were sitting around a dining room table with the Landlord.
The woman had pale skin, purplish-grey hair and light brown eyes. She had on a light pink dress.
"Okay young ones. My name is Eldora and I am the person that runs the Red Fountain Apartment Complex." The elderly lady mentioned. "The woman you two apparently talk to about getting an apartment is my Granddaughter, Selina. I was overseas for a week while she was staying here alone. I told her if anyone called about getting an apartment to leave a message and tell me about it."
"Well Miss Eldora, Selina gave Helia and I keys to the same apartment." Flora explained.
"Oh dear." Eldora sighed. "Selina must have thought she could have handled it alone. Selina, get your butt down here."
A minute later Selina came into the dining room wearing a light blue blouse with blue jeans shorts.
She nervously said. "Hey Grandma."
"Selina!" Eldora indicated for her to sit down.
She did as told.
Eldora cleared her throat, signalling the teen to explain what happened.
"Okay. Last week the brunette called and asked about the vacant apartment that was listed in the Magix Newpaper. I said it was still available and to come so that she can look over the lease, sign it and pay down on it." Selina mentioned. "Since you weren't here I looked at a copy of one of the leases you had in your room for one of your other apartment complexes and typed it up for her to sign. The falling day this cutie called and asked about the same apartment. I found his voice so hot and I completely forgot that I had already leased it out already. I printed out a lease for him to sign and gave him a key. When he was I and was putting away the lease I realized that I had leased the apartment to two persons. I am so sorry Grandma."
"Aplogize to them then go to your room." Eldora ordered.
Selina looked at Helia and Flora. "I am so sorry."
Selina then left the room.
Eldora looked at the two teens. "Do you two have your leases with you?"
They nodded before handed the elderly lady their leases.
Eldora examined the leases before sighing. "Well the lease is the same as the ones I give to all my renters for that apartment except for the figure. The rent is not $700 it is actually $1400."
"What?" Helia and Flora almost yelled. "I can't afford that."
"That is the cheapest rent for an apartment uptown." Eldora explained. "Now I have an idea but I am not sure you two will be willing to do it."
"Miss, I am pretty sure I am speaking for the both of us that we have nowhere else to go." Helia told her.
"Okay. How about you two share the apartment?" Eldora suggested. "I don't usually rent a multiply occupant apartment out unless it was to a family but you two look desperate. You two can split the rent and pay the $700."
"Helia?" Flora was willing since she can't afford the rent.
"Flora." Helia nodded, knowing that he can't afford the rent either.
Both said at the same time. "Okay."
"I will do up a new one year lease then with the correct figure." Eldora said while getting up. "I can assume you two know each other since the both of you seen very comfortable with one another."
"Yes, we are classmates." Flora answered.
"I have a question before I do up the lease. How do you two expect to pay for the apartment? Both of you look so young to be living on your own. What happened to your parents?" Eldora inquired.
"I am going to be working at the Alfea Restaurant starting Monday evening and my parents are not in the picture." Flora uncomfortably answered.
"What about you boy?" The elder woman turned to Helia.
"I am currently working at the Alfea Restaurant."Helia answered. "I don't have parents or legal guardians either."
Seeing that the parent's topic is touchy for the both of them.
"Well it makes you feel better apart from the master key I have, the both of you have the only keys to the apartment so you don't have to worry about anyone else coming into the apartment." Eldora reassured them before going upstairs.
Flora turned around and looked at Helia. "This is unexpected."
"I know. We can make this work as long as we don't get into each other's way." Helia commented. "Since we are going to be roomates, I have three rules. Don't eat any of the food I buy, carry anyone over to the apartment or tell anyone that you and I are roommates."
"Fine with me." Flora rolled her eyes. 'Not even one day in the place and he is already making rules.'
Eldora soon came back with the leases.
Flora and Helia signed it before leaving to go back to their apartment.