= Sarah POV =
Week one of officially staying at Chris’ pce. Two weeks before Chris’ Promotion.
I had thought that staying with Chris would be a lot of strange sexual tension and maybe the occasional bite; however, after that night, it was as if Chris turned into a zombie. She was constantly mumbling under her breath about the car, and needing to get to work early because her colleagues were incompetent, and she seemed to take longer and longer shifts, such that I barely ever got to see her, even though we slept in the same bed.
Christ completely stopped making me breakfast. When I woke up in the morning, her side of the bed was a mess of sheets and ties and a trail of singlets and socks marked the path to the bathroom. I think she would come home at 1 am, fall into bed and knock out, and then get up and just get up, strip, bath, and go to work. as the piles of clothes started to build, I realized that this was a rinse and repeat for her.
On Wednesday the cleaners came in at about 10 am, unknown to me. I got a real shock when I came out of the bathroom brushing my teeth to find an army of men and women basically picking up after Chris. Within 30 minutes the house was spotless, as if the Chris tornado hadn’t been through at all.
“Umm, sorry,” I said as the cleaners started to exit the apartment. “ You guys are kind of awesome,” I said sheepishly.
A dy at the far back with a clipboard, dressed in a smart navy blue suit smiled nodded her head, and reached out her hand “ Please call me Ms. Takahashi, my team and I try our best to bring excellence in every cleaning, however, your compliment is much appreciated” she said and handed me her business card “ Ms. Fairfield is on a 30-day cleaning schedule, however, she has only been calling in for us on Wednesdays and Fridays. If you need us to come over to straighten things out, feel free to give us a call, and I will send you a team as soon as possible, Ms Yoshida”.
“Oh! You know my name?” I asked.
“Of course, Ms Fairfield has registered you as a resident here. We are very happy to assist you if you ever need anything. Aside from cleaning services, we also provide rubbish sorting and disposal services, moving services, and interior decoration services, which are all included in the service apartment package” Ms. Takahashi expined “Not to pry but, I noticed you have a gaming PC set up if you would like us to help redecorate your space to make it, more inviting for your work or py, we would be more than happy to”.
I smiled in delight. “Oh, that sounds lovely. I will ask Chris first to see how she feels about it”.
“Wonderful. Thank you for your time; if you are in, we will see you again this coming Friday, goodbye.” Ms Takahashi bid farewell, and she and her team left the apartment.
I went over to the guest room and looked around. It did look very dull and uninviting. I imagined that my streaming would be immensely improved if there was some lighting at least to illuminate my face. I was just using the ceiling light and the natural light from the window, which both casted shadows and made me look washed out on camera.
That settles it; I’ll ask Chris when she comes back if I can get the room re-done in a style that suits me since I’ll be living here for a while.
