Thirty six

He walked into their house at noon, a bit earlier than he expected. He was about to head for the bathroom to have a shower when he noticed the sofa was pushed to the side. He didn’t pay much attention to that. The computer desk was moved into the centre of the room. He guessed the computer was slow and she decided to punish it, she told him she did that once. He chuckled, heading for the stairs.

On his way he noticed the kitchen was also experiencing some décor changes. The fridge was inched a bit and the dining table was almost blocking the entrance. He pushed it back to its place, noticing some items that rested on the floor. He was beginning to worry; the fridge was too heavy for her.

“Suzy…” he called out, rushing up the stairs. He relaxed when found her in their bedroom. He became confused instead. She was standing on the bed, which was now turned upside down. Pillows were thrown all over the room; the sheets were draped on the floor near the closet, the blankets were curled up and thrown. “What happened here?”

“Uh…I was changing the sheets”

His eyebrows rose. “Baby?”

“I was. Why are you early?” she asked.

“You don’t want me?”

“I didn’t mean it like that oppa” he absent-mindedly nodded. “You know I love it when you come early”

He was busy exploring his surroundings. The dressing table was a mess. All the drawers were pulled out and there were a lot of things on the floor. She jumped off the bed and ran to him, tugging on his arm and leading him to the bathroom. “Suzy what happened here?” he eyed her and she seemed really guilty.

She bit her lip and he could tell she was beginning to tear up a bit. “Oppa I’m really sorry” she looked down and he saw a tear falling.

 “Baby it’s alright” He wiped it away then held her shoulder. “Can you tell me what happened?”

“I lost…my necklace”

“Why are you apologizing? It’s…”

“The one that…you got me”

“Oh...” he took a deep breath. It was the heart pendant.

She seemed really broken. “I really didn’t mean to lose it oppa. I’m really sorry”

He took her into his arms, moving his hand through her hair. ”it’s alright”

“I really didn’t mean to lose your heart” her voice was a whisper and she was crying.

He moved to look into her eyes, pushing her chin up when she refused to look at him, gently smiling down