She stood at the airport,looking around with an expressionless face.
People were coming in and going out of airport,some were sending off their relatives while some came to receive.
Her scarf rustled as she felt the cold wind,reminding her that she was not wearing a coat.
She took her bag and left the airport.
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Joseph knocked at his mother's bedroom door,holding a glass of juice in his other hand and entered on hearing a response from inside.
Mrs.Andrew was sitting on easy chair,looking at flowers blooming in a flower pot on the window sill.
She turned her head to look at her son,a boy with black hair and dark green eyes,she smiled saying"eye candy".
He smiled,walking over to give her juice then sat on the edge of her bed.
"Did you sleep well mom?"Joseph said looking at her face.
"Hmm,I slept well."She replied drinking her juice.
Both of them didn't say anything more.
They were becoming more and more distant in the past year.Though they were living in the same house,having meals together,but something was lost as the days passed.
Joseph stood up,"Bella talked to you, right?A friend of her is coming here and she asked me to take care of her,she will be living with us."
He continued,"Today is her flight,I am going to pick her."
Mrs.Andrew looked at him as in thought,"Do you know her?What kind of person is she?"
"Her name is Dujanah.Bella told me".Joseph replied leaving her room.
He was grabbing his keys and mobile when the door bell rang.
"Who is it?"He thought while walking towards the door.
"You are?"He asked,looking at the girl standing outside when a police officer came from behind her.
"Is this lady your guest Sir?",he asked Joseph who looked at a loss.
The girl then spoke calmly,"You are Mr.Joseph.right?,I am Bella's friend Dujanah."
She continued.
"And this officer gave me a ride.The cab's tire burst at the road and their police mobile passed by so they helped."She explained.
"O,oh you are Dujanah but wasn't your flight landing at nine?"He asked while looking at his watch only to become speechless,he was at a loss.
It was already 10:00 am.
"I am so sorry,I was going to pick you up.I don't know how....."Joseph spoke looking at her,apologetically.
"Its not a problem,you didn't need to and I knew the address."She stated in a polite voice.
Joseph was about to say something when he noticed the officer and walked over to him."She is my guest and thank you officer for helping her.would you like to come inside?"
The officer looked at him then at her and finally left but not before asking her to call the helpline if she is in need.
"Is police really this nice here?" She said with a slight smile,looking at the departing officer,probably not looking for an answer.
Joseph looked at her.
She was a beauty indeed in long eastern shirt with pants in light brown colour,sandles on her feet,her dark brown hair were tied in a low bun with a scarf around her neck,her skin pale...
Wait pale skin?
Joseph came to his senses,"sorry you must be cold,come inside first."
He dragged her suitcase inside with her following behind him.
"Thank you for having me,I'll try my best to not be a nuisance."she stopped at a little distance away from him,saying in a serious tone.
Joseph brought her a cup of warm water,asking her to sit while sitting at the other chair himself.
"No need to be this tense,only me and my mom live here so a little bit noise won't affect us."he said with a smile,trying to make her comfortable.
"Hmm",she gave him a polite smile while drinking water.
"Okay so you must be tired,right? I'll show you your room and you can take a nap.we can talk more when you'll wake up."joseph suggested.
She nodded her head, following him to the room.
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"Nai ge",a voice called after opening the door to a suite,revealing the person inside.
Dressed in a white dress shirt with one side embroidered in the same color with beautiful pattern and dark grey pants,his hair styled on one side and his shoes shiny.He was all decked up for the anniversary party of his company "Z entertainment".His 6'2 tall figure conspicuous as he stood up to head outside with his assistant Xu An.
They were in europe for this anniversary party and another purpose was that Ji Nai had a shoot for a perfume he was a representer for.
"Xu An,why are you always in such a hurry, can't you slow down a little bit",Ji Nai answered in an almost exasperated tone.
"Ge,you can't say this considering your previous record of being late at a promotional event just because you were"resting for a bit"".Xu An replied sulkily.
"Ok ok,stop whining already.Let's go, aren't we going to be late now".He changed the topic while pushing him out of the room to head to the party hall.
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"You didn't take that long,did you not sleep well?"Joseph looked at her coming towards kitchen.
"No,it was alright,thank you",she looked at him hesitantly before asking ,"do you have a city map?"
"City map?there should be,why?,he looked at her,stoping his hands in the middle of cutting ingredients.
"I wanted to go around the city tomorrow,want to familiarize myself".She said while looking at the vegetables.She walked around,stood a little distance away from him and looked at him.
Joseph looked at her with questioning eyes.
"I'll help,I know how to",she said in a polite tone and Joseph as though possessed,handed her knife.
He only came to his senses when the knife hit the board,looking at the cutting board where vegetables were being cut neatly at a much faster speed than him.
"You are good",he praised looking at her adeptly cutting hands.
"I practiced a lot",she said with a slight smile,putting the knife aside.
"What were you going to cook?",she asked looking at him.
"I was thinking about some egg fried rice and grilled fish".
Joseph looked at her,"I'll do it,you don't need to help,you just arrived today, aren't you tired?",he tried to stop her.
"Okay but I'll help,tell me what you need"she stated sitting on a stool beside the counter.
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"Is auntie not coming?"Dujanah asked when Joseph sat on the other chair after bringing the last dish.
"She eats in her room,she isn't very social".he replied while looking towards her mother's room.