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Mike watched out the window, waiting for his friends to arrive to get him. Noah, Scott and Vito had just left in their carriage.
"Make sure to lock up before you leave, you filthy piece of trash!" Scott yelled up at him from his seat. Vito didn't say anything.
Mike sighed, his head nestled in his good hand. "Doesn't matter, hopefully we won't speak or see each other again for the next two weeks."
"Hey, Mike! You ready to go?" A friendly and familiar voice called out to him.
Mike saw the company carriages pull up the road in front of his house. He smiled. "Hang on, I'll come down."
"No, man, we'll come to you. Can't have you hurting that leg of yours again," Trent said, walking up to the house with Mani and Duncan in tow, Duncan looking less than happy. "Oh, the doors locked, could you maybe-"
Mike turned his head away from the window and slowly stood up. He inched to the door of his attic, opened it, and began to descend.
"Could you possibly move a little faster? We're in a bit of a hurry here," Duncan asked.
"'E's injured, mate! Give him some time," Mani said defensively.
Mike eventually made it down the stairs and to the front door. "Hey guys. Sorry for making you wait so long. It was my leg."
"No worries, Mike." Trent assured him. "We've got plenty of time. Now," he turned to Duncan and Mani, "Let's help him get his stuff."
"Oh, I don't think that's necessary…" Mike started to politely reject the offer to help.
"No, it is. Where are your things?"
"I don't have much, just some clothes and my script."
"Where are they?" He asked again.
Mike lead them up to the second floor. "Up there." He pointed to the stairs leading to the attic. "That's where I live, most of the time. At least, I sleep there. And avoid my stepbrothers."
"You have to climb that every day? Just to go to sleep? Even in your condition?" Damn." Mani asked in disbelief.
"I used to be on the second floor, but my stepbrothers kind of took over my room so…"
"Looks like there's another room here. Why don't you use that one instead?" Duncan wondered.
"It's complicated…" Mike looked away.
"Hey, c'mon, you two, let's get his stuff. You can ask him personal questions when we're on the road." Trent gestured for them to follow him upstairs.
By the time they came back down, they all looked exhausted except Mani, who climbed mountains far higher than those stairs. "How do you do that every single day?" Duncan asked, knowing Mike was not the strongest guy alive.
Mike shrugged. "You get used to it."
"How long you been livin up there?" Mani now asked.
"Uh, a few months?"
"How?" Duncan was still wrapping his head around it. This shrimp had to climb all those stairs everyday just to go to sleep?
"Like I said, you get used to the climb. Now let's go before this conversation keeps going in a circle." And Mike started to limp out of the house.
Duncan and Mani looked at each other, then Mani ran over to help Mike walk. Duncan grabbed Mike's stuff and followed, and Trent stayed in the back, looking around the house a little before leaving.
Next chapter they arrive in the capital!
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