The Ad Said Cheap
Finding a roommate to split the rent
Last spring, I moved to the city and rented a small .
The was very expensive, so I felt worried every month.
My friend said, "You should find a and the ."
So I wrote a short online.
The said, "Cheap room for one quiet person."
The next day, a tall man came to my door.
His name was Leo, and his face was very .
He never smiled, and he never looked angry.
"I saw your ," he said in a flat voice.
He carried two big bags and one strange wooden box.
"I am quiet, clean, and cheap," Leo said.
I thought he seemed a little , but he was .
His half of the was a big help, so I said yes.
Leo moved in that evening with almost no .
He put a small plant, a lamp, and the wooden box in his room.
"What is in the box?" I asked him.
Leo looked at me with eyes.
"You will see tomorrow," he said quietly.
I felt and a little nervous about my new .
That night, I heard a soft, strange sound from his room.
It was not loud, but it was very .
I could not sleep, so I stared at the .
Who was this , man in my ?