"Really?" Trisha looked out to check if the neighbor Marie saw was visible through the window, but she did not see anything. "Oh, I haven't seen anyone around other than us around here," Trisha chuckled. She sat back and handed Marie the glass of juice. "Here, have a drink first. I did not prepare coffee so you could get a rest before you go to work for today," Trisha's face showed an awkward smile."I told you not to worry about me, I am old. And to be honest, even if I sleep late every day, I can not stay long in bed in the daytime," Marie stated. "Maybe it's because I have been an early riser for more than three-thirds of my lifetime that I can no longer adjust to change how my body clock works. A cat nap would be enough for me to take before I start my night duty and that's it.""I might agree with you," Trisha nodded. "I have been in Sweet Haven for a few months, ever since my training days, but I still had not been able to stay long in bed after seven in the morning. If I do, I

Trisha heard the sound of the car's engine arriving. She was already prepared to go to the supermarket as she could not find anything she could fix for dinner among Mister Vero's stocks of food in the pantry. She hurried to welcome the Master of the house. But she did not open the door. Instead, she waited on the farther side behind it, hiding. Denny was too excited to see his girl knowing she was waiting for him at home. It was a new feeling he was enjoying.He had never been too eager to get home before today. His house suddenly felt warm and homey, knowing Trisha was in there, doing whatever she was doing while waiting for him to come home from work. He called out as soon as he opened and got in the door. "Honey...!? I'm home..." Denny chuckled. He was also enjoying even the sound of his chosen endearment for them to call each other. It was intimate like they were playing a husband and wife role on a movie of their own. He walked straight from the door, thinking she might be in

Denny drove to the biggest shopping mall in the downtown area. It had restaurants and many other shops in the whole establishment, including a supermarket. It even had other entertainment booths, as well as cinemas. Many people shop and spend time with their family indoors in the mall as the air conditioner would be adjusted according to the season and weather outside. If it's cold, the heater will be on, while coolers will be on when it's hot. "I haven't tried any of this, so you are not allowed to laugh at me," Denny warned Trisha. "Yes, honey," Trisha replied with a nod. The word "honey" became casual and fluent as if she was addressing Denny as her master. The respect it contained did not lessen by the sweet word; rather, it solidifies it. Charming and respectful in a way. They arrived at the place after about half an hour drive. The parking lot was within the building, so Denny drove his car to the closest empty spot, but as it was the weekend, they still had to reach the sev

The plan to buy a few things came out, like buying the whole place already. Denny was too fascinated with many things that he thought were so nice and affordable even when Trisha believed they were not necessary to be bought. He was excited to put things into the cart as they walked around."Honey, what do you think about this one?" Asked Denny to Trisha.The service girl could not help but chuckle every time he would ask that line. It was as if his question was merely perfunctory. Because in the end, he would still decide if he would put it into the cart or put it back into the racks. Trisha did not reply right away as she watched Denny checking every item he was interested in, so the man turned to look at her."Honey..?" he called again, just to see her smiling at him with clear fascination."Would you really like to hear my opinion about it?" she asked with a playful pout. Then she pointed at their cart with her pointed lips. "We don't even have the space to put them anymore, haven

The two were still murmuring and giggling when a guy from the next counter to the right line on the cashiers' row kept staring and frowning as he seemed to recognize someone from the crowd where he was looking at. There were some racks of items sold in single packaging right next to the cashier. Things that people would fancy to pick while waiting for their turn to be paying their goods and leave the supermarket like bubble gums, car air fresheners, wet wipes, eco-bags, bottled water, energy drink, and more. It also divides the line from one cashier counter to the other. But the distance was not too far from each other, and Denny's conversation with the lady cashier reached the nearby cashiers and customers. He attracted attention, although they did not say anything. Their eyes followed to where he went after speaking about his pleas with the person he considered to be of concern. The guy recognized Trisha, but he was not so sure. He decided to find out if she was who he thought she