A girl from the next door

It’s a core winter season in California. With a leather hood & gloves, she walked nearer to the Skyscraper apartment security block.

Security guard: “Hi Mam, What’s your name? And for verification, can you please give any identity card?”

She: “Cipri. This is my passport.”

Security guard: “Thank you, this is the pair keys for your flat B-555..”

She: “Thank you..”

Security block

After she made a few steps, there’s a sound, from the backside..

Security guard: “Sorry, the key which I gave , belongs to another person, adjacent to your flat, who’ll come by today evening, I gave mistakenly to you , your flat is B-556.”

Cipri: “It’s okay, np :)”

Security block

B-556

From tomorrow she’s going to join Berkeley University to do masters in music. Cipri arranged things in the new house which she rented. She heard some boot sound on the floor, with the intuition she predicted the neighbor arrived. After a few hours, she heard piano notes from B-555. She sat till midnight in the balcony to hear those rhythmic music.

Next day, after attending the class, she came back to the flat, with the curiosity she had planned to ask the name & profession of the person who’s staying in B-555. But her mind insisted it’s too weird. So she directly went to the flat.

It’s time – 10.00 PM

Cipri (singing): Rihanna’s unfaithful song

“Story of my life; Searching for the right

But it keeps avoiding me; Sorrow in my soul

‘Cause it seems that wrong; Really loves my company”

..

From Rihanna’s unfaithful song

There’s a romanticized twist happened now.. :$

From B-555,

He: (piano notes for the song)

Cipri & He completed the entire song from adjacent flats

From Rihanna’s unfaithful song

At the end of the song, it’s a utter silence from B-555. She’s so excited to see him, almost she reached the B-555 door. It’s almost 10.15 PM, her mind not allowing to knock the door at that time, so she returned to her flat.

Next day, at the same time, she sat in the balcony & started playing violin..

Cipri: “Playing violin for Beethoven symphony 5.”

From there, he started using piano for the same symphony..

..

..

They both played till symphony 9..

Balcony

With the curiosity, she tried to see him through the balcony. It’s totally dark, since it’s a midnight 2 AM. 😛

By morning with the hype of curiosity, she bunked the class, and waited near that corridor to see him. But the door remains locked till 11 A.M. So she went to the security straight away, and started asking about the details of the person who resided in B-555.

Cipri: “I need one help..”

Security guard: “Tell me mam..”

Cipri: “I need to know, who’s living in the flat B-555?”

Security guard: “Sorry mam, I don’t have the details. You need to ask admin block for this..”

Security block

Cipri walked towards the admin block.

Assistant: “How may I help you?”

Cipri: “I want to know the person, who was living in adjacent flat?”

Assistant: “Sorry mam, we can’t provide details without valid reason..”

Cipri: “It’s okay, thank you..”

Admin block

Cipri returned to flat again. But her curiosity never ends. Days passed on, they played a duet cameo with piano & violin from their adjacent flats.

Suddenly one night, she played a medley, but he didn’t playback in piano. She waited till midnight & solely completed the medley portion. She slept in a dull look. With that sadness, that week passed on, her solo musical journey continued in the nights..

It was heavy rain, she drenched to the core. In the messy situation, she missed the key on the way, with a shivery outlook, went to the admin block for spare key. They asked her to wait in reception.

Assistant: “Fill this form for spare key”

Cipri used a nearby table to fill the form. Suddenly she noticed the vacancy list on notice board. She shocked to see, B-555 in that list.

Cipri: “Is the person from B-555 room vacated?

Assistant: “Actually this notice is printed 3 months back..”

Cipri: “What you mean?”

Assistant: “None of them, came to B-555 for the last 3 months..”

Cipri: “Not occupied for 3 months??”

Assistant: “Yeah mam, after the suicide case which happened four months back in that flat, none of them ready to occupy that room. That’s why the person had to come two months before, who payed the advance for this flat also not willing to come on the same day which you arrived…”

Cipri: “Can I have a cup of water..”

Assistant: “Sure mam..are you okay?”

Cipri: “I heard some musical notes daily from B-555 balcony, some one played it. I’m sure someone is there..”

Assistant: “Mam, I guess you’re so confused.. Just take some rest.. you’ll be alright..here’s the spare key..”

Admin block

She dried her hair. And closed the windows & balcony doors due to rain. She had a fear core of the heart, she switched on the entire light & slept on the bed. Suddenly she started hearing piano musical note sounds from B-555. That sound traverse toward his flat, suddenly lighting flashed inside the room, the entire lights switched off due to the power grid off. That piano sound now came from her bedroom, her hands were shaky, she screamed out loudly..

After a few mins, there were no sounds of Cipri, as well the piano sound vanished away..

Headlines flashed up..

Police started investigating this mysterious case of Cipri

Police started investigating admin block assistant & security guards regarding Cipri death and sealed B-555 & 556 flats.

continuation:
https://fictionoverflow.wordpress.com/2020/05/09/clueless-instincts/

Author’s note