A Man In The Mansion.

Time flew very fast and it was just three days for her work in the mansion to be concluded. Allicia could not hide the smile that graced her red lips, the times that she had spent in the mansion had been the most peaceful moments all her life. At that time, even her skinner figure had become slightly rounder. All she did every day was eat and sit by the window, singing with the birds that kept her company. 

She was happy during this period and was even happier that her job at the mansion was coming to an end soon. She knew that she was a step to fulfiling her dreams. She would get a recommendation from Master Felix to go to one of the best colleges in the world and she would become a successful woman. The thoughts alone made her eyes glitter with glee. 

She reflexively tilted her head at a certain direction and her eyes fell on the wall clock at the corner of the room, the second hand ticked while the minute stopped on the '12' figure and the hour hand was directly '5', it was five on dot in the evening. Allicia's smile grew even wilder, she stood up and patted her skirt. The job for that day was over. 

She rushed down the spiral of stairs, she reached the entrance and pushed the door open. Satisfactorily, she stepped out of the house and then–

"Rumble!" 

Dark clouds gathered and blocked out sunlight from the land, a bolt of lightning zapped across the thick dark clouds followed by a loud clap of thunder. 

"Ah!" 

A short shriek slipped past her lips and she jumped back in shock. Her back hit the cold wooden frame of the door and she let out a small painful snort. Before she could react, the sky became darker and opened up. Heavy rain poured down to the ground. Harsh wind blew in the midst of the woods, branches and leaves howled in response. The calm weather became cold and eerily densed. 

A streak of lightning darted across the dark cloud once again. The pink electric current that zapped through the sky was followed by a spine-jerking thunderclap. 

Cold pierced through her skin and her shoulders quivered. Allicia's lips trembled, she knitted her brows and looked ahead. The woods had become quite densed and foggy. The rain would have covered her trails already and she knew that there was no way she could return at the moment. 

The first patter of the rain had unfortunately drenched her, her cloth and her hair was wet. If she were to wait outside until the rain stopped, she might become sick with fever or even worst, pneumonia. 

After laying down her choices and considering them carefully, she inhaled deeply and clenched her fist. Turning around, she walked back into the mansion. 

"Just this once won't hurt…" she thought to herself. 

Seeing the girl walk back into the mansion, the two figure who had been watching the mansion closely in secretly exchanged glances when they saw her enter the Mansion again. The first one frowned slightly and wrinkled his brows. 

"She just…"

"We should inform Felix" the first one muttered under his breath. It was their duty to protect the boss. Although after a second thought, he opened his mouth again and said, 

"We can just wait until the rain has stopped and tell Felix about this. That girl, she is… let's just be considerate towards her" 

"I agree with you" the second man uttered. 

The two men exchanged glances and nodded in tactical agreement. After all, the girl has been so good and obedient when they watched her. 

Meanwhile, another round of thunderclaps reverberated around every corner of the mansion. A frown etched on the face of the man who was resting deeply in the room at the far end of the hallway. His fingers rapped against the bed impatiently and his lashes trembled. His brows furrowed and he seem to be awakening. 

"Pah!" 

Lightning flashed with grievance and thunder clapped loudly. The man's brows raised and slowly, his eyes opened. In the dimly lit room, his eyes emitted a sharp glint that was as fierce as the streak of lightning and as sharp as a dagger. His thin lips pursed with irritation and he sat up. He did not look like one who just woke up from a deep slumber. 

A sharp light flickered in his deep orbs and something seem to have crossed his mind. He looked in the direction of the door and slowly rose from the bed. He took long and majestic strides towards the door, he opened the door and stepped out. He had been confined behind that door for too long. 

His gaze lingered around every corner as he took each step forward, he seemed to be in search of something… 

"Hnhg–" he suddenly groaned and held his head. His steps paused and his eyes closed, a sharp pain pierced through his head and his head throbbed painfully. His veins popped and he was frozen on the same spot. Even after so two full years of resting, he still had the same symptoms. 

Just then, he heard an indistinct humming, it was a soft harmonious sound that when it reached his ears, he seemed to calm down a bit. He peered his eyes opened and his vision blurred. He drew a sharp breath and walked forward. He just knew it, someone was in the house with him. He had felt it since the past three month. That person hummed the same melody over and over again. 

Although he had been laying in the bed for about two years as a vegetative man, the world did not know that he was actually alive and conscious at the moment. He was fully aware of everything that has been happening around him. When he recalled the few people who had tried to sneak into his room, he frowned. 

The humming became clearer and audible, he raised his head saw a door opened ahead of him. The humming was coming right from the room. He arched his brow and walked slowly towards the room. 

Little did he know that each step he took closer to that room had been predestined and fated.