Looks can be Decieving
Kevin, Double D and May look around their surroundings to see beer bottles, rats and graffiti everywhere while hearing Nat unloading the van. They instantly realsed this is the rough area of New York, when they hear one of the bins toppled over by a rat, May give out a high pitched scream and jumped onto Kevin.
"What was that!? I heard something! It's the kidnapper!" Kevin's getting annoyed and dropped May,
"Get off! It's just a stupid trash can falling over, calm the fuck down!" Kevin exhaled a big sigh and turned to help while Double D's thinking.
"Huh, on the brochure it looks completely different." He took out the brochure to see a pure white building, surrounded by trees under a bright blue sky, while now it's grey, almost brown looking building, graffitied with words that in Double D's opinion shouldn't be displayed to the world and has moss growing from the cracks.
"Well it has its charms, right?" Double D tries to see the positive side while comforting May,
"Double D, it's a fucking dump!" Kevin shouted,
"Ok Nat, nice joke and all, very funny so where is our actual apartments?" Nat came out with one of the boxes, giving Kevn a confused look,
"Eerr what're you talking about Kev? These are your actual apartments." then see Kevin's angry expression.
"Oh don't be like that, Kev. You can't diss it until you actually get inside and meet people there, come on you'll love it. Luckily, the people that Double D and May are going to live with are my best friends, you guys will be in good hands, don't worry. As a matter of fact we don't we guys go out and celebrate with dinner, my treat. I know a great Thai place just a 10 min walk from here. That'll cheer you up." May suddenly perked up,
"Did somebody say dinner?" May run up to Nat with a smile. Nat laughs,
"See somebody's perked up already. First, let's get the stuff inside, the landlady also needs to see you to discuss the usual rules. I'll invite her too."
Everything is white noise to Double D as he sees a figure come out to the balconyin sexy leather lingerie, adorning a tattoo of planet Jupiter on her right shoulder, butterflies on her torso and hair half shaved while the other half is jet black with orange highlights, unkempt and full of layers. He sees her lighting a cigarette and letting out a puff of smoke when she looks down and made eye contact with Double D. He feels the embarressment of getting caught, staring at her scandulous look and looked away.
"Hey, Dr Jupiter! Come down and say hi! Your little roommate is here!" he shouts, pointing at Double D. He couldn't believe it, she's Dr Jupiter!? She makes no ackknowledgment to what Nat is saying, flicked her cigarette out and turn back into her room. Double D is unsure of this, he was kind of expecting someone a little sophisticated, an old professor in a twead jacket, not a scary but highly attractive dominatrix woman. Nat pat his back,
"She must have scared you stiff. She does that with a lot of people, she is not one for first impressions but she's incredible! You're under one of the best oncologists in New York, you're going to learn great things from her. Now come on, start getting your stuff!" Double D lingers, still looking at the balcony then slowly follow Nat to the van to get some of his stuff.
Nat burst through the front door, leading everyone into the corridor which is just as bad as outside. All three of them are a little hesitant as dull beige walls has rips and tears on the wallpaper and looks like it hasn't been dusted for years and the light flickers over them giving it an eerie atmosphere. Nat seems unfazed by his surroundings and continues walking,
"GRAN WE'RE HERE AND I HAVE NEW TENNANTS!" a sound of plates drop and breaking on the floor sound coming from what looks like a kitchen.
"Stop calling me Gran! I am not your Gran you bogey haired idiot! You are paying for my plates, they were my mothers!" says a loud, high pitched voice with a heavy brooklyn accent. Out comes a little, old lady who looks about 5ft, wearing a light blue blouse with a long brown skirt with a floral apron over it. She sees fresh young faces looking at her,
"You poor souls, having to deal with this idiot for a long time. My name's Annie, I am the landlady here at Paradise Block and here are a few rules to address, firstly no noise after 11, I am an old lady, I need my beauty sleep. Secondly, I know what you teens are like, having relationships and fun so keep it down, I don't need to hear your love making, nobody does! It's bad enough I hear it from Jupiter's room, the fucking hound!" this doesn't sit well with Double D, he always get uncomfortable shivers about anything intimate, so hearing he will be living with a sex crazed doctor makes him feel a little faint.
"Double Dweeb, are you alright?" Kevin asked, giving Double D a little nudged, all Double D can do is nod but still feels a little dazed.
"And thirdly! Fire exits are the front door and the back door. If there's a fire, leave immediately! Your lives are more important than this dump and your deaths requires a lot of paper work and I don't have the energy to deal with that shit!"
'Thanks...I guess.' everyone thought as Nat decides to speak up,
"Now all of that is out of the way let me introduce you, this is my cousin Kevin, he's going to be staying with me." Annie scoffed,
"Good luck." Nat ignored her comment and continue,
"This is Double D, Kevin's friend from their hometown, he'll be staying with Jupiter." Annie shakes her head,
"You poor soul." she muttered,
"And this is May Kanker, she is going to stay with you." this shocked May, she didn't think she is going to stay with the landlady. Annie smiles,
"Oh fantastic! I always want another girl to stay with me! Come, I will help you settle down." she grabs May's hand and drag her to her apartment while May looks back with a concerned look on her face.
"Oh, almost forgot, I am treating everyone to Thai tonight! You should come!" Nat shouted,
"Of course I'll come if there's food involved!" Annie shouted then they hear the door closed. Nat turns to Double D.
"Alright Double Cutie, let's get your stuff to Jupiter's place, Kev want to help?" Kevin starts to fidget,
"Actually, I am just going to lie in bed, I don't feel so good." Both Nat and Double D looks at him with concern.
"Oh dear, what do you have? I have packed a lot of medicine just in case." Kevin stops him,
"No thanks dork. I am just going to rest." Nat doesn't believe him, but he guess he's just tired from the travel and let him be.
"Well ok, I am going to help Double D and talk to Dr Jupiter. I will come back to check on you if you still want to have dinner with us. Here are the keys to let yourself in." he said as he throws his keys at Kevin which he easily catches it.
"Our apartment is just upstairs, third door on the right." Kevin nodded at him and immediately gone upstairs.
He got to the landing and knew exactly who's Nat's apartment is when it has 'Home to King of Butts' written on it along with members of BTS, individually cut and stick to the door. He unlocked it with a click and went to immediately greeted by a sound system, lots of dirty laundry everywhere, dity dishes in the kitchen area and can see what appears to be Nat's room that's in the same state. He walked over to a closed door and open it to see a clean empty bedroom with bed clothes folded on top of the mattress. He set his bags down and flopped onto the bed, exhausted. He checked his phone, hoping there is messages from Nazz and he's disappointed to see he has no messages, not even a peep from Rolf. He put his phone down and just stare at the ceiling while listening to faint rustling from outside. Throughout the summer, he was excited to be here, to see his cousin, he left his life and friends in Peach Creek to be here. Now the only people he has here is a Kanker and a dork who gets on well with his cousin more than he does and just thinking about it makes him depressed and lonely.
Long time no see lovelies! Sorry for not writing as much, I have been focusing more on A Cortex Crisis and coding. I do hope you enjoy this chapter and do leave a review as long as its not hate I am always happy to receive feedback. Take Care! 3