The next morning things went as planned. Accalia had found an apartment a little bit secluded from the noisy part of the town. Close to the house was a little bush path that led to a brook. Immediately,she saw the house,she loved it.
If she chose this house,she would be able to plant some flowers and spices and she would enjoy the serenity of the atmosphere and visit the brook regularly. The brook had clear water and one could see the rounded pebbles in the water from the bank.
Behind the house was a large blueberry tree,whose flowers bloomed beautifully bringing an aesthetic appeal to the eyes. The house was made up of a mini-sized kitchen,a square-sized bathroom,a very large room and adjoined to the bedroom was a little room,which Accalia imagined would be the store for her spices and herbs.
Accalia thought she was going to use the room to mix the spices, fragrance and produce her oils at home,then take them out for sale. She decided that she was not going to be doing business at home,cause she loved her privacy.
The landlady,an old Gamma, had no use for the house since her youngest child had moved out of town. So the house was just deserted as all her time was spent in the other parts of town. Lady Belle's joy knew no bounds when she heard that someone was interested in seeing the house by the brook, for rent.
When she met Accalia,she loved her immediately. "Oh my poor beautiful child, would you take it?",she asked lovingly.
"Of course I would. I love it", Accalia replied with a smile while Helen nodded.
Rachel couldn't join them as she had an emergency meeting to attend with Gabriel out of town. So Helen accompanied Accalia in searching for her new home. At first, Helen didn't see the beauty and need for Accalia to choose the house away from the center of town.
Accalia explained that she wanted a quiet and less busy place, especially if she wanted to produce her oils and fragrances perfectly. Besides,she loved the thought of spending the quiet afternoons at the brook.
Accalia tried to negotiate the rent with the old lady but the lady insisted that her rent would cost half of the amount, Accalia offered, seeing that she had a lot of mendings to do to the house. The old lady also permitted Accalia to plant some beautiful flowers at the entrance to her little home.
When the old lady left, Accalia gave a squeal and surprisingly lifted Helen up and spinned her in excitement. Helen gave a loud laugh.
"Oh my goodness! I have my own home. This is such a beautiful day, Helen. Who would have thought", Accalia said, almost moved to tears.
"Thank you so much, Helen", Accalia said to Helen.
"Thank me? No dear, you deserve it", Helen said, taking another look around the house.
"So I was thinking,the house should be nature-themed. I would love to plant all the beautiful flowers all around the house", Accalia said thoughtfully.
"Oh right. That would make so much sense,if you ask me. Nature is beautiful. And know you've said it,I almost feel jealous of you, right now", Helen joked.
"Ai..! No need to be because you are free to pick some flowers too", Accalia said,while her eyes were roving on the walls of the house.
"You think,this needs some painting?"Accalia asked suddenly, noticing the old faded painted walls which had grown dirty.
"Yes I do. But look at me. I'm not ready for some work now. I have an appointment", Helen replied in a sexy tone.
"Oohhh..I see someone's appointment has to do with the gentleman behind the hickey", Accalia cooed.
"Try all you want,but I'm not gonna tell who",Helen said sarcastically
"Oh okay.. okay. All I'm asking is that you promise to visit me in my new home and maybe someday come with 'Hickey man", Accalia pressured
Yes my darling I'll come by and next time I'm dropping by,I'm definitely coming along with those flower stalks. At least, each time I visit,I'll go home with a bouquet of flowers", Helen agreed.
"No problem dear", Accalia said.
Few minutes later, Accalia and Helen walked out of the house hand in hand. It was still morning,so Accalia decided to start looking for ways to get some paint and some other things for the house before she would move in while Helen stated that she wanted to get home,freshen up before meeting her lover.
Helen directed Accalia to where she could find the stuff for the house before leaving. Not wanting to waste any more time, Accalia walked into the store and bought a little bucket of paint,some cleaning agents,a mop,a broom and a flower vase.
She was excited about getting ready to fully settle,that was the reason she wasn't patient about it. She paid for her supplies before walking back to her new house.
She couldn't afford paying anyone for house services,so she'll better handle everything on her own. Immediately she got home,she began taking out the cobwebs, cleaning the dust and sweeping everywhere till it was clean.
Dipping the brush into the bucket of white paint,she began to apply it on the walls of her bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. In the little room that'll serve as her store-room,she added a tinge of gray paint to match.
When Accalia was done painting,the house smelt thickly of chemicalized paint and it irritated her. She decided to stop working inside the house and trim the old flower bed and cut the grasses by the side of the house.
As she worked,she felt a presence past her briefly and she felt like someone was watching her intently so she turned immediately but saw no one. The presence was overbearing and frightening. Accalia wanted to investigate the presence but Rachel's voice interrupted her.
"Hey you!", Rachel said startling Accalia.
"Oh my gosh! I knew I felt someone's presence. Didn't know it was you", Accalia said in relief. She decided to believe that the presence could have been Rachel, only that this presence didn't smell like Rachel, neither was it feminine.
"I met Helen as she was on way to town and she mentioned that we have a house!"Rachel said, breaking into a low scream.
"Yes we do. I totally love my new home", Accalia announced proudly.
"How long was I gone again because how could you pay for a house and finish painting the house and I still didn't return?", Rachel asked
"C'mon. I paid early in the morning, so I decided to get things and do some work seeing that I can not afford extra hands", Accalia said.
"Awwwn! This is beautiful", Rachel said as she took into view the painted walls.
"Please tell me, what do I do to help", Rachel asked.
"No way! Or have you forgotten that you are my Luna"Accalia said with humility.
"I know that. But I'm also your friend", Rachel tried to say before Accalia cut in.
"I'm done with the trimmings already, let me just gather my stuff and we can go out to grab some food. I'm famished", Accalia said.
"Okay Ma'am. Same here. I tell you I could finish a full horse alone", Rachel concurred.
Accalia smiled at her,then rushed in to get her bag and change from the work clothes that she wore.