Unexpected Visitors
The next afternoon, "Elsa... knock... knock... knock... Elsa!" someone called from the apartment next door. Elsa woke up, hearing her name and a knock on her apartment door. Without a second thought, Elsa crawled to the X mark on the wall, and creak, the wall rotated. Elsa got off the bed, then looked at her legs.
"Oh no, I can't use my legs," Elsa murmured.
She immediately took off her watch and placed it on the table. Then, she climbed into her wheelchair and headed for the door. When she opened it, she found Yuni and two of her friends, Monic and Sinta, waiting.
"Oh... Yuni? You're all together ?" Elsa asked.
"Yep, I'm here to hang out, with Monic and Sinta," Yuni replied.
"Hi, El, we're in different classes, huh, hehe," Monic said.
"Hehe, yeah, come on in, come on in," Elsa replied.
"Wow, this is my first time at your apartment, can we come in?" Sinta asked.
"Sure, come on in, everyone," Elsa said.
Yuni pushed Elsa's wheelchair inside. Monic and Sinta followed, then closed the door. They immediately gathered in the living room.
"I'm grabbing drinks from your fridge, okay?" Yuni said, standing up.
"Yeah, snacks too, please," Elsa replied.
"Oh, hey, El, I heard you live with your husband now, where is he?" Monic asked.
"Uh... my husband... oh," Elsa suddenly realized that Adrian had fallen asleep in her bed last night and she had already rotated the wall. That meant Adrian was now in the bed in her room.
"Uh... oh... hmm... he's around," Elsa stammered, her face turning red.
"Hehe, in the bedroom, right?" Sinta teased.
"Um... no, not really," Elsa said.
"I'm going to check out your room," Monic said, standing up.
"Oh no, please don't, please don't," Elsa pleaded.
"Why?" Monic asked.
"My room's a mess, hehe," Elsa replied.
Clatter! Yuni placed a tray with glasses and snacks down. She also brought a bottle of soda and put it on the table. Then, Yuni immediately took Monic's arm.
"Come on, let's go to her room, hehe," Yuni urged.
"Whoa, don't!" Elsa cried out.
Elsa tried to move her wheelchair but couldn't. She looked down to see Sinta's foot caught in her wheel, and Sinta pretended to whistle, looking away. Yuni's hand reached for the doorknob, but before she could touch it, click, the doorknob turned, and the door opened.
"Elsa, why are you shouting?" Adrian asked, emerging, rubbing his eyes, his hair disheveled. He then looked at Yuni and Monic standing at the door. "Oh."
Yuni and Monic stared at Adrian, who was wearing a slightly tight white t-shirt and jeans rolled up on one side. They also noticed Adrian's face, which clearly showed he had just woken up.
"Hehe, sorry to disturb," Yuni said.
"Y-yeah, sorry," Monic added.
"Oh, you're here, Yuni? And Monic and Sinta too?" Adrian asked.
"Yeah, sorry we woke you up," Yuni replied.
Adrian looked at the small floating screen above the heads of Yuni, Monic, and Sinta, who were sitting on the sofa. The text on the screen, floating above their heads, was all the same:
[The gossip is true, they really are living together, they're really husband and wife.]
"No, we're not. Elsa and I are just soon-to-be husband and wife," Adrian countered.
"Huh... what did I even say, Adrian?" Yuni asked, confused.
"Oh, nothing, sorry," Adrian replied, flustered.
"Hehe, you're still dreaming, honey, come on back in. Just go back to sleep," Elsa said, coming up to Adrian and taking his hand.
"Y-yeah, I think I'm still sleepy. I'll go back to sleep, then. Sorry, everyone," Adrian said.
"No problem, take it easy," Yuni, Monic, and Sinta replied in unison.
Click. The door closed again as Elsa and Adrian went inside. Then Yuni and Monic sat next to Sinta.
"Honestly, I'm so jealous," Monic said.
"Me too. Adrian is so handsome and so attentive to Elsa. Elsa is so lucky, huff," Sinta added.
"Hehe, right? Honestly, I admire Adrian. He accepts Elsa for who she is and clearly loves her so much. It makes me a little happy to see it," Yuni said.
"That's what makes me jealous. Are there any other guys like him?" Monic asked.
"Unlikely. High-spec looks, high-spec personality and behavior... there won't be another one," Sinta said.
Meanwhile, inside the bedroom, Adrian sat back down on the edge of the bed. Elsa, still in her wheelchair, was in front of him.
"Sorry, Elsa," Adrian said.
"It's okay. I'm the one who forgot we slept together last night. I just rotated the wall without looking," Elsa replied.
"So now what? If I rotate it, they'll hear it again," Adrian said.
"Just stay here, okay? You can go back to sleep or read my comics in the cupboard," Elsa said.
"Oh, okay then. You go out first; if you stay too long, they might get suspicious," Adrian replied.
"Yeah, sorry," Elsa said.
"It's fine. I'm going to lie down again," Adrian said.
"Yeah, just a moment," Elsa replied.
Adrian helped Elsa turn her wheelchair. Then Elsa wheeled to the door and opened it, going back out to the living room.
"Sorry," Elsa said.
"We're the ones who are sorry for waking your man," Yuni said.
"Yeah, sorry, Elsa," Monic added.
"It's okay, he was just surprised, that's why he came out, hehe," Elsa said.
"Still all disheveled too... but your man is handsome, isn't he?" Sinta commented.
"Mm... yeah, I guess," Elsa replied.
"How long have you two been married?" Monic asked.
"Um... how to say... it's been a while, anyway," Elsa replied, unsure how to answer.
Ding! A message popped up on Yuni's smartphone. She quickly read it, then,
"Hey, Erik and Toni are already at the mall, let's go!" Yuni said, standing up.
"Oh, they've arrived already? That was fast," Sinta replied.
"Yeah, I still wanted to chat," Monic added.
"Hehe, go on then, it's not good to keep them waiting," Elsa replied.
"You wanna come along, Elsa?" Yuni asked.
"What are you guys going to do?" Elsa asked.
"We're going to watch a movie. You should come, bring your man along too," Yuni replied.
"Um... he's still sleeping. Maybe later," Elsa replied.
"Just wake him up, it's already afternoon," Yuni said.
"Besides, he's already awake, and you told him to go back to sleep," Sinta added.
"She's right, just bring him along. We'll all watch together," Monic added.
"But he's not close with you guys. It might be awkward," Elsa replied.
"Oh come on, we'll just get to know each other, what's so hard about that? Alright, I'll wait at the cinema," Yuni said.
"Yeah, come, don't miss it!" Monic said, standing up.
"Come on, Elsa, we're going ahead, okay? Make sure you come," Sinta added, standing up.
The three immediately walked to the door, then put on their shoes. After they left, Elsa, who had escorted them to the door, turned around.
"You wanna go?" Adrian asked from behind Elsa.
"Whoa! Please don't scare me! You always do that," Elsa replied.
"Oh, sorry. You want to go with them?" Adrian asked.
"Yeah, but with you. I don't want to go alone," Elsa answered.
"Uh... me too? Is that really okay?" Adrian asked.
"Yeah, it's fine. They invited you too," Elsa replied.
"Who all is going?" Adrian asked.
"Well, the three of them, plus Erik and Toni," Elsa said.
"Oh... but I'm not close with them, I've only just met them," Adrian replied.
"It's okay. Please, will you?" Elsa pleaded.
"Alright then. I'll shower first, okay?" Adrian replied.
"Yeah, I'll shower too," Elsa replied.
Adrian went back to his unit to shower, as did Elsa, who immediately showered and got dressed. Once ready, they both left Adrian's unit. After locking the door, Adrian pushed Elsa's wheelchair towards the elevator to head to the mall within their apartment complex.