Flower on the ash

I was sitting in the cab and was on the way to home when suddenly my phone started buzzing. I looked at the caller ID. It showed Mr. Wilson's name. I picked up the call.

" Hello. " I said on the phone.

"Where are you right now. " Alex spoke from the other end of the call.

" On the way to home. " I replied.

" Why didn't you tell me before leaving the office?" Alex asked .

" Whatever it is. Stop moving and send me your location. " Alex spoke and cut the call. How impatient he is to cut the call. Didn't even tell me why is he coming to pick me up.

" Please drop me here, Mister. " I said to the cab driver and he pulled over his car. I gave him his money to drop me here and I got off the cab. I send my location on Alex's number and then waited for him to come.

The weather was moist and cold winds were blowing. 'The rain will start soon. ' I said to myself and prayed to God to send Alex here soon, but out of my luck a heavy rain started . I didn't even bring an umbrella with me. I looked left and right to see any shelter to take which will help me to be safe from getting wet because of this downpour. Unfortunately, there was no shelter except one which was already full.

I waited for Alex standing there for about fifteen minutes when a car finally stopped in front of me. The car door opened to reveal Alex with an umbrella.

" Why didn't you take a shelter?" Alex asked , his voice mixed with the sound of rain.

" It's full. " I said a bit louder for him to hear and pointed at the shop which was full of people where some people were squeezing each other to protect themself from rain but were abortive. Alex made a face like 'O' and made me sit on the passenger's seat. Alex came inside the car and sat on the driver's seat. He started his car and turned on the heater.

" Sorry to make you stand in the rain. I didn't know that it was going to rain. " he said looking on the road.

" It's okay. But what was the emergency ?" I asked him staring at him while he was driving.

" We get some lead about Kelly's case. Kelvin has gone to pick her up from her house to my villa. We will discuss it there." he said and I nodded.

" Did you find who is that person?" I asked Alex.

" Not exactly. But we did find something. " He said and concentrated on driving. There were lots of question in my mind but I didn't utter it out. I let him drive without distracting him. I sit there silently feeling a little cold because of my wet dress although the car's heater was on. After half an hour of drive we finally arrived at Wilson's villa. Alex parked his car in garage and we both got off to get inside the house. It was a big house with many rooms and grand staircase.

" I think Kelvin haven't came home yet .We will have to wait for him a while I think. " Alex said to me walking towards the drawing room.Alex and me sat on the couch.

Achoo!!

I sneezed in the silent room which make me feel embarrassed.

" I'm sorry. " I apologized. Damn my nose.

" You should change your dress or else you will catch a cold. " Alex said to me.

" No. It's okay. I'm ~ Achoo!" I was saying when I again sneezed.

" You're not okay. Come. Follow me. " he said and grabbed me by my hand. I started following him. We walked upstairs to one of the room.

"You should change. There's dress in the closet you can wear. " he said and left me there in the room.

I started to walk towards the bathroom. The bathroom was also very big. Double than mine. I closed the bathroom's door behind me. I opened the hot water tap adjusting it's temperature. When the bathtub was full, I turned down the tap and started to take of my layers one by one. When I was free from my wet clothes I entered into the bathtub. I thought that the water inside the bathtub will be a little too hot for my skin , but it felt good on my cold body. I felt my body relaxing as I entered in the bathtub. I sit there for a minute or two in the same position. Then I washed my body and wrapped a towel around my body when I was done.

I walked out of the bathroom, still in a towel and opened the closet to wear something. There were only men's white shirt, black pants and underwear. I face palmed myself.

"What type of clothes do you expect to see in a man's house?" I questioned myself.