For the first time since I started working -that was nine years ago-, I got off work early. I have always liked working nonstop like I was just born to work my whole life but strangely today I feel so sick and tired which it can't happen now.
As I walked out of my office building, I find Matt who is my personal driver, waiting for me in front of the car.
He opens the door for me then closes it behind me. He takes his seat behind the wheels and drives away, and the armed guards are on our track behind us.
My phone vibrates from my suit pocket, taking out my phone finding it is a message from my both best friend and secretary. Cole Lori.
Cole:They will fly back to New York at 8pm.
He is talking about Daniel Harrison who is my future father in-law and Stella Harrison who is my future wife.
From Los Angeles to New York is 5hours and 31minutes flight so they will land at 1:31am.
Me:Okey,thanks.
I shove back my phone into my suit pocket and let my head fall backwards with a heavy exhausting sigh.
I let my eyes closed the whole drive not until the car comes to an halt and I heard Matt's door opens and closes. Then he walks around the car and opens my door and stepped out of the car and walked towards the entrance door that will lead me into my mansion.
The door closes right behind me when I enter, leaving me alone in my huge but very empty and lonely mansion.
I just stood there looking at the stairs across the living area that I need to travel all the way to reach to my bedroom. And that is when I regret having my mansion so big like this. Just by walking around will make you loose weight of one week.
I will have to get a spare bedroom on the low floor just because of this kind of situation.
I sighed deeply and start walking towards the stairs. As I reached to the stairs, the mansion butler shows up.
"Welcome back, sir." Butler Ray greets. He probably seems surprised to see me off work this early.
I nod in response "How is the preparation going so far?" I ask, my exhaustion is so visible in voice.
"Everything is going as planned, sir" he answers correctly because I don't take the opposite of that as an answer. That is why Ray can be relied on this kind of things, he never disappoints me.
The wedding will take place in my mansion garden because it is more safe and secured. If I would have to use another venue for the wedding, anything might happen even if I have armed it with thousands of grauds and I can't risk that at all, but if it is within my compound I will have the complete control and no one will dear to do anything stupid to attack. The matter of fact, my garden is even more comfortable to take at least five hundred people but I wouldn't be inviting a lot of people, just family members which are my dad, mom and Cole. And the important politicians and businessman. Then some of my dad's guest and my future father in-law guests.
I don't think my bride to be will be inviting anyone because from what I have learnt about her she is an introvert with no friends at all. She spends all her time alone reading romantic novels or watch Korean dramas.
"What about the brides room and things?" I ask.
"Everything is perfectly prepared and organized, sir" he again answers correctly.
I nod in approvment "Good, inform Cole if anything happens or needed" I say "I will have a long nap so no one should disturb me only when Stella needs me" I warned.
He seems confused but he answers anyway "Okey, sir. But what about your dinner?"
"I will inform you when I need that" and I start taking the long stairs to the next floor.
Stairs are the worst.
After taking a long way through the stairs and the hallway, I finally entered my bedroom and closed the door behind me.
I entered my personal bathroom, taking off my clothes and throwing it away in the laundry basket but that means I will never use it again.
I stepped into shower letting the cold water wash away all the sickness.
After when I am done with shower, I wrapped a towel around my waist and walked to the sink to brush my teeth and dry my hair, then walked into my walk-in closet, having on my comfort sweatpants only because I prefer sleeping shirtless.
I walked towards my bed abandoning my phone on the nightstand, I laid down on my big empty bed, staring up at the high ceiling with a deep breath, waiting for my brain to start over thinking but that never happened because suddenly my phone vibrates with an upcoming call.
Finding it is a video call from my mom.
Both my parents lives in Washington DC because of my dad who needs to be there almost every day but I live here in New York city because I prefer it more here.
I sit up answering the call and waiting for the scolding from mom.
"How can you_" mom cuts herself when she notices "Why are you shirtless?" she asks "Are you at home?" now is with her eyes wide open.
"What?" my dad's voice echoes from the background.
"He is shirtless on what seems like a bed" mom answers.
"Impossible" dad objects and comes on the screen to see for himself "Oh My God. What on earth am I seeing?" he widened his eyes like he have seen a unicorn.
And then suddenly Cole joines the video call "HI gu_ What the freak!" and I will never get an end to this.
"Exactly!" dad agrees.
"What happened? Are you ill?" mom asks with concern in her gaze and tone.
"No, just took the day off" I finally explained.
" What's wrong man? I never knew you will be taking the day off? Revel yourself" Cole says.
"I am just tried and needed a rest" I clarified.
"Landon Harper is tried and needed a rest!?" Cole says in disbelief "You are really sick then and need to be taken to the hospital. I will call Dr.Michael_"
"Drop it, Cole" I cut him off
"Yes, sir. But last question" Cole said.
"No" I immediately refused.
"Is that a tattoo on you chest?" he asks anyway as he gets close to the camera to have a clear look. So does my both parents do the same and I move further away from the camera.
"Huh?" Cole says "when did you even get it done?"
Five years ago but I am not telling them that. And they are reacting this way because it their first time seeing it. "None of your business" so I just said instead.
"Oh come on_" he continues to drag it.
"Cole, drop it." I cut him off.
They all give me looks like I am acting weird while they are the weird people here.
"Why are you calling anyway?" I finally ask get over this call.
"I was calling to scold you for not even calling to check on us because obviously you don't miss us or even care but anyways, I will just skip that one for when we meet tomorrow since you are tired now, so now you will just have to answer to our important questions"mom explains.
It is not something to be thankful for even though mom's scolding is really bad because trust me her questions is even worst.
" Which is?" I ask to end this fast.
" Okey"she clears her voice "One, Do you like her?"
I give her a questioning look "Pardon?"
"I mean you have always declined immediately when we open the topic of marriage to you but now you suddenly announced to us that you are getting married to Stella Harrison" she explains herself.
" Ain't you suppose to be happy that I am finally getting married after years of nagging about it?" I try to avoid the question indirectly.
"Yes, we are so happy but we just want to know why was it so sudden. We all know you are not the one who easily changes his mind after years of stubbornness" mom declares.
Looking at Cole, finding him laughing because he actually knows the story behind my sudden decision.
"You know what? You don't have to answer. Your awkward silence already answered my question very clearly" and she and dad both joined Cole in laughing.
"I am hanging up" I warned.
"Wait, Okey we stop" dad says "but since when have you been planning this? It is obvious that it was planned from the timing of the bomb you released on us"
"Five years ago" I finally revealed the truth.
"What?!" both my mom and dad said at the same time. Cole is the only one who is not surprised because he already knows.
"Yes, you heard me." I answered truthly.
"I know we heard you but we need an explanation with details" mom demands eagerly.
"Did you know?" dad askes Cole.
Cole raised his shoulders with smirk on his lips like he doesn't know.
"I know you know so you better spit it out" dad demands and he is loosing patience already.
Cole smirks even more and just says " I will just say that your beloved Landon has been in love for the past Five years"
Mom gasped and covers her mouth with her hands
"Impossible" and dad objects in disbelief.
Cole laughs "Already happened"
"Landon" mom calls softly with so much emotions.
"See you tomorrow" and I hang up not ready for any explanation now. Cole will definitely fill them up with whatever they want to know.
I drop my phone beside me and I laid down on my back, looking at the ceiling as I start remembering the day I became alive.