Prologue

The loud sound of the alarm clock woke Steven up from his deep sleep.

Without even opening his eyes, he groggily searched for the bedside table, but he couldn't find it. He was sure that it was just right next to his bed where he always put his alarm clock.

He opened his eyes and carefully moved around but he immediately groaned when he felt his head aching.

It seems like he drank a lot last night.

Only when the ache in his head disappeared did he look around the room.

His forehead furrowed when instead of his regular blue wall, he saw a white wall. Even the things he was seeing inside the room weren't his.

"Where the hell am I?" he asked himself.

The alarm clock rang again, and it surprised him a little. He looked for it and he saw that it was on the other side of the bed.

He was about to sit up when he felt something on his stomach and even on his feet. His eyes widened as he turned to see a person next to him who was covered by a blanket.

"Did I sleep with a random girl last night?" he asked himself.

He tried to remember what happened last night. From how Shaina rejected him and insulted him, to how he went to a certain bar and got himself drunk. He got so wasted that it was even hard for him to get a cab. After getting a cab and telling the driver where his address was, he couldn't remember anything anymore. He didn't have a single idea of what happened next.

He didn't remember going home with a woman last night either. Also, he was one hundred percent sure that this wasn't his room, and he was not in his apartment!

What did the cab driver do to him?

He looked at the person beside him again, who was still fully covered by the blanket. Then he slowly raised his hand to remove the blanket from the stranger.

His heartbeat was so fast, and it was so loud. He was freaking nervous. He was so drunk last night that he couldn't remember a single thing. What if this person was in a relationship with someone? Or worse, married? He didn't want trouble.

He was about to remove the blanket from the stranger's face when they suddenly moved, causing the blanket to shift. And Steven was so surprised, when instead of a woman, he saw a man. And he was naked! Both of them were naked!

Steven gasped and his eyes widened. Even his body froze. He felt like his heartbeat stopped for a few seconds. But he was even more surprised when the stranger suddenly opened his eyes.

Steven was not able to talk when their eyes met. The stranger smiled at him, then greeted him with a sleepy and rough voice.

"Good morning, Steven," the stranger said.

A few more seconds passed, and Steven just stared at the stranger as his brain was still trying to process everything that he was seeing right now.

But when the stranger moved closer towards him, putting his face on Steven’s neck, Steven’s senses finally came back.

He pushed the stranger away from him, then he instantly jumped out of the bed.

"Steven…" the stranger said, but Steven did not pay him any attention.

He quickly picked up his clothes that were scattered on the floor, then he immediately got dressed and left the room without looking back.

With big steps, he searched for the front door. He could hear the stranger calling his name, but Steven ignored him, pretending he didn't hear anything.

He shut the door so hard when he finally got out. He closed his eyes as he leaned against the closed door.

"What the hell just happened?" he whispered.

He stayed in that position for a minute before he finally opened his eyes.

He looked around. He was not in a hotel. It seemed like he was in an apartment building.

He was about to leave when the door of an apartment that was right in front of him caught his attention.

It looked familiar.

He took a step closer to the door. He wondered several times why it seemed so familiar until realization hit him.

It was his apartment!

He stared unbelievably at the closed door of his apartment when the door of the opposite apartment suddenly opened, and he saw the stranger that he woke up next to.

"Hey, neighbor," the stranger said while grinning from ear to ear.

Steven felt like he was going to lose consciousness at any moment now.

"What the fuck?" were the only words that came out of his mouth as he stared back at the stranger.