Dear Sofia

Her words brought a certain familiarity to the situation he was currently in. It seemed like that was destined to be his curse, being invisible. “Story of my life,” Michael commented with a forced chuckle. “I can go if you’re looking to be alone, Miss. This place is perfect for that,” he motioned to the yoga mat she was currently on, “But perhaps not with an audience.”

Sofia eyed the man before she finally relaxed in his presence, standing back up and strentching her long legs. He seemed sad, and she had a thing for always trying to cheer people that were sad, something she had adopted after her husband had passed away. “It’s fine, I don’t mind the company or the audience, I’m used to it with my line of work.” She said with a small chuckle. “Besides I was already done, I’ve been here for hours.”

When she had repeated his sharing is caring, Adam couldn’t help but laugh, taking a few steps further into the room, more towards the woman. “How kind of you,” he smiled, eventually taking a seat beside her. “You know, I’ve come to find not only is sharing caring, but things are a lot better when you have someone to do them with,” he shrugged bashfully, setting the bottle down on the table in front of them. 

“Well the best things in life are only achievable by doing them in twos, I’ve come to find that out.” She said closing her book and giving all of her attention to him. “So why the bottle, is it a special occasion, or just because it must be five o’clock somewhere?” She wondered as she eyed the bottle with a smirk before looking back at him.

Her touch sent a chill running down his spine, a soft sigh of content leaving his lips as he looked at her, raising an eyebrow and smirking at the woman, “I’m sure you’ll have some time to take a nap afterwards.” Gabriel purred, grinning as he craned his neck and gently nipped her bottom lip, tugging it softly before pulling away; his hands slowly slipped down her waist to her butt, gripping underneath her thighs and lifting her up, having her legs wrap around his waist as he turned and began walking towards the elevator. “Wouldn’t want to ware you out more than I’m already going to, now would we?” Gabe hummed, his tone amused but remaining deep and seductive as he entered the elevator with the woman in his arms, hitting the button for his floor before pressing her back to the wall of the elevator, his lips immediately finding hers in a gentle but heated kiss.

She wasn’t surprised by his actions in the sightless, instead she only chuckled as she wrapped her long legs around his waist to help keep her steady and from falling down. “Oh I’m sure I’ll be sleeping like a baby after.” She whispered against his lips, playfully brushing her lips against his as she spoke and he kept walking with her in his arms. It wouldn’t be the first time that someone would walk out and found them in such a position, but Sofia just couldn’t care less. “I’m a big girl, I think I can take it...” Her sense was cut short when she felt her back crashing with the coldness of the elevators walls, but she didn’t complained when he finally kissed her, on the contrary she hummed in approval against his lips, responding to the kiss just as passionately. one of her arms wrapped against his neck and the other one rested on his chest taking a fist full of the fabric of his shirt, dying to take it off already.

“In that case…” Gabriel murmured, a soft grin on his face as he wrapped his arms back around the girl’s waist, gently pulling her towards him, the only reason he had let go of her in the first place being that he hadn’t recognized that he had run into Sofia. “That makes sense, I was just wandering around trying to find the source of the god-awful noise, I was in the middle of trying to work. It’s not overly loud in my unit but it’s still annoying, I ended up putting some blankets over the vents to drown it out which did a pretty good job.” He explained, “If you wanted to come up to mine, I have a pretty good idea of something we could do so that you would be able to sleep for a bit if you’re interested, that is.” Gabe added with a sly wink. He had always been quite the flirt when he wanted to, but there was always a goofy, joking quality to his advances that was both adorable and hilarious. 

Sofia leaned into his familiar touch almost unconsciously, used to the flirtatious dance the two did very often. She tilted her head to the side, mischievous smirk on her lip as her green eyes found his gaze. She buckled herself as close as him as she could, her hands played between the hem of his shirt and the expose skin of his neck, playful touch on her fingertips. “I’m sure sleep is the last thing I’m going to get coming to your place.” She spoke seductively, raising a single eyebrow, a very familiar characteristic of hers. “But nonetheless, who am I refuse such offer, am I right.” She had gotten her face very close to him as she spoke almost in a whisper.

It was an ordinary day off work for Adam, which was great. He was free from any, and all responsibility, which led him to do… whatever he pleased. Although, most things were easier said, than done. And a lot of those things, were a lot more fun, when you had something to do them with. Making his way down to the residents lounge, a bottle of hard liquor in hand, he leaned against the doorway, putting on his most charming smile. “Hi, this might be really awkward but, I bought this bottle with the intention to drink it but then I thought… hey, that’s not healthy,” he laughed a bit, going on, “so… yeah. My mom always said, sharing is caring. Or… someone did, at least–I don’t know.”  

Sofia had found a liking to the residents lounge, she liked hanging there just to read, the background noise others made around her made her feel at peace. Perhaps she was finally feeling the weight of being alone. Her depressing thoughts were interrupted by a good looking blonde man, she shifted her gaze slowly from the pages of her book back to him, tilting her head and giving him her best side smile. “Sharing is caring. And drinking by yourself isn’t really healthy, or so I’ve heard. I wouldn’t mind sacrificing myself and drinking some of that with you,” she said joking.

“Oh, you are just the cutest thing,” Grace cooed as she picked her new puppy up and held her close to her chest. The blonde had spent all day playing with Sadie, a dog she had just adopted from a shelter downtown and not even the dog could match the amount of energy Grace seemed to have. Making kissy noises, she turned when she noticed someone was watching her. “Oh, sorry. I just love her so much! Isn’t she adorable?”

Sofia was on her way down to check the mail, it had been a slow week in her life and she was getting used to it and sort of taking a liking to it. She was welcomed by the sight of a girl kissing her dog, and while she didn’t care much for dogs she surely didn’t think it was sanitary in any way or form to kiss them. “Not really...” She blurted out without thinking twice, her and big mouth. “But, I mean, you two look very happy together so who cares what I think, right?”

“Yeah yeah,” Emilia rolled her eyes as she stood against the wall of the rooftop garden. “I know, you’re not supposed to smoke up here. Because of children and being considerate of other people, but what about being considerate of me, huh?” She ranted between breaths of her cigarette. “I cannot be fucked to walk all the way downstairs for ten minutes.”

“Sure walking all the way downstairs is fucking inconvenience, “ she knew it herself. “But if you really want to smoke you can do it on your balcony or the comfort of your own home were you aren’t forcing other unlucky individuals to put up with not only your smoke but your lack of consideration.” Sofia spatted looking up from her book.

Frowning when she mentioned she wanted a nap, Roland sympathized with that thought. “Well… had you thought of maybe trying out the residents lounge? I mean, I know it’s not the best place to kick back and relax, but… it’s better than nothing, right?” He offered with a light smile, hoping that she could possibly make the best out of the situation. “Yeah, you never know who could be behind that door.” 

“I suppose kicking it at the lounge is going to have to be my go to, today. Not the place for a nap, but at least I won’t have to listen to this horrible sound. Who even calls this music.” She said trying to sound a bit more relieved, a small smile on the corners of her lips. “Sorry I stopped your day with all my rumbling and complaining.” Sofia said a bit embarrassed.

Grace had heard the music herself, as she walked along the hallways — half lost, half exploring. She heard the familiar jingle of a message arise from her back pocket and when reaching around for it, her petite body made contact with another. “Oh gosh, sorry” she apologized at the same second the other woman did. “I got distracted by my phone,” her fingers held the device up as a defence. “Typical millennial.”

Sofia only smiled at the girls remark, a millennial herself she had never understood the need to be glued to her phone. Then unlike most millennials she had traded friends and teenage years for training on the ice, if given the chance she would’ve probably ended up like most people her age, always glued to a screen of some sort. “No worries, I was trying to hear where this noise is coming from, is interrupting my day nap.” She half joked. 

“Oh, no don’t apologize!” Indiana lept straight to the girl’s defense, a smile on her lips. “It’s totally not your fault, this music is so loud I can barely hear myself think let alone walk in a straight line,” she sighed softly, shaking her head. Her gaze drifted upward, an attempt to figure where the source of music was. “Surely there’s some kind of rule where we can’t have music louder than a certain tone in the building? This is a bit silly this loudness— it’s almost deafening!” she pondered almost, before scrunching up her nose slightly. “It’s very… odd music too, don’t you think? I mean, to each their own, but this is something else.”

“I’m sure there is a rule, there’s also common courtesy but I’m pretty sure they don’t give to flying fucks about that.” Sofa said as she looked around once more, almost accepting defeat, the music could be coming from any door at that point, the headache she had wouldn’t let her hear or focus clearly. “It’s always the people that listen to this racket of a noise that like to listen to it on volumes. Which I really don’t understand, its like hitting your head constantly on a table, that’s what this music makes me think of.” She said a chuckle. 

Letting his eyes wander as if he was trying to figure out where the noise was coming from, the male shrugged. “Some nights, yeah. Some are worse than others, some better,” he explained. “It’s weird how people really don’t care about others,” he went on. “Sometimes, the best thing to do is to find something else to do until it stops. I just went to the gym. I’ve never thought of going up there and telling them to shut up. Not yet, anyway.” 

Sofia moved her head from side to side as she contemplated the boys words. “I suppose finding something to do could be it, but I just really want a nap.” She said biting on her lower lip. Her personality had been more amiable since she had moved into the building, she wasn’t sure if she was ready to let her problematic side come out to play. Then again she could simply ignore it for the day and if it happened again she could then take action. “I suppose I’m better off not finding them.” She said with a small chuckle. 

“No, you know what? Just forget it! It’s been the same story since Christmas and honestly, I’m tired. Stay until next year, Annabelle. I don’t care.” Michael nearly hissed as he pressed the small red button on his phone and disregarded it into his pocket. He had visited the rooftop garden for some peace and quiet that, of course, his wife had once again taken. “Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t realize there was anyone else up here. Didn’t mean to interrupt.”

Sofia had her headphones on, and even then she was able to the little banter the man seemed to have on the phone, she tried her best not to listen to whatever he was going about, as she was sure she hadn’t noticed her in the corner of the garden where she always did her yoga. She shook her head slowly as she took her headphones off. No worries, I barely noticed you.” She lied, giving him a small reassuring smile. 

Gabriel had also been roaming the halls in search of the mystery music, wanting to tell whichever neighbor it was to go and shove it up their ass. He had been in the middle of a big work project when it had started and the sound was completely throwing off his concentration. Gabe stalked through the halls before accidentally running into someone full force, his natural instinct being to immediately grab Sofia, his arms wrapping around her waist to ensure that she wouldn’t end up falling, soon realizing the beauty of the woman before him. “No, no, don’t worry about it, I’m the one that should be sorry.” He replied, quickly retracting his hands from her and stuffing them into his pockets, not wanting to make her uncomfortable. “You investigating the racket too?” Gabe asked, a soft smile on his face. 

Sofia was surprised by the sudden lack of balance she found herself having as she bumped into the other, but was glad by the familiar voice that came to her ears as this happened. Once she was steady on her feet again she looked up at the boy with her usual smirk that most would consider trouble, because that’s what the girl was mostly. “Yeah, I was trying to catch a nap before I have to head back to the ice for the children class. But I couldn’t stay asleep with this big noise going on, I can’t seem to make out the place is coming from, and I’m about to give up and just get a cup of coffee instead.” She rambled on. “What were you up to?” She asked after taking a deep breath.