An Education. (closed to Snow_Shy_Kitty1)

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An Education.


Name: Adrian Ham
Age: 48
Height: 6 ft
Eyes: Piercing Blue
Hair: Black, with grey highlights and slightly balding, so cropped short
Build: Tall, broad like a rugby player but also carries some middle age spread
Profession: Accountant

It was early September, and time for Adrian to advertise the top floor ‘studio flat’ which Adrian had done since his wife passed away. The space was wasted, and he at times liked some company in the place. and so had decided to offer his top floor area to mostly Post-grad students attending the local prestigious University. He was situated close to the Priestgate campus, once a Church of England college.

Adrian read the advert for the last time before reaching to click on Send. By mid Monday morning, the advert will be on the University’s accommodation website.

Room available for Rent.

A room is available in an Edwardian town house close to the town centre and the university. The room is situated on the top floor and includes an en-suite shower/WC and a kitchenette. Access to the ground floor full kitchen is available with notification. There is also access to a bath on another level if required. The Location of the house is on Priestgate's way if you want to view the location on Google Maps.

I am an officially recognised service provider to the University, and have relevant references from the Accommodation Office.

House is fully modernised internally whilst keeping its Edwardian period charm and character. Mod-cons includes both a wireless and cable network accessing Virgin Media's 150 GB service. The room also has a TV access point for cable TV (Tivo) as well as ‘standard’ TV. There is storage space for a push bike if required.

Rent for the flat for a young professional would be in the region of £800. However I have chosen to rent to a student, preferably one studying a postgraduate qualification but not limited to. To that end, with a suitable character reference and an official letter stating that you are indeed a bona file student, rent will be in the region of £550 (negotiable in part) I would prefer the quieter study-conscious character rather than a party animal.

Please call me on 07123 567890

Having pressed sent, he opened up Lightroom on his desktop, his photo cataloguing and basic editing suite; and spend the next hour or so on the Sunday afternoon editing some photos he had recently taken, before feeling his eyes starting to feel slightly screen fatigued.

He put the desktop to sleep, and looked up at some of his portraits he had taken, before leaving the office, turning the light of as he did so, and headed downstairs, and poured himself a bottle of ale from the beer fridge, as he settled himself into the sweet spot, and reached for his tablet. Moments later, he was immersed in Pink Floyd, enjoying the sound, as he thought of the weekend, What else is better than enjoying a Sunday afternoon, music and a good ale. He looked at the wall, and saw the portrait of his wife, taken before she was diagnosed with what turned out to be a fatal case of cancer. He quickly shook away those thoughts. He needed to relax.

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Jessica, is a 19 year old young college woman, with brown hair and golden-brown eyes. She was admired for her beauty, but she was always shy and antisocial, so the university's male student population left her alone. She studied hard, hoping to get a degree to get a decent career. Working as a waitress at a nearby cafe, she didn't make much, and was looking for a place to stay.
She had been browsing the web for nearby places when she saw an ad for a studio flat in an Edwardian home near the college. She looked through it and saw that the rent was negotiable. She bit her lip, wondering if she could afford it. She pondered for a moment, then, deciding it would at least be worth a try, picked up her phone and dialed the number given, sitting and listening for an answer.

 

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Adrian was working from home when his mobile rang. He placed his pen down onto the blotting pad on the desk and reached for his mobile. He didn't recognize the number and acted accordingly.

"Good afternoon, Adrian Ham speaking, how may I help?"

 

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Jessica bit her lip then answered in a kind tone. "Um, yes. I was hoping to rent your loft. I'm a student at the college and I've been looking for a place to stay."

 

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"Hi Jessica and thank you for calling. And yes the place is still available, in fact you are the first caller I've received this time round."

Adrian then proceeded to give Jessica a rough idea of what the place was like...

"So would you like to see the place Jessica?"

And so they exchanged details, and agreed a time of 1600 hrs that afternoon. When Jessica had the address, and Adrian reminded her for some form of University paperwork, he hung up and spent the afternoon working.

As four approached, he headed to the kitchen on the ground floor and ensured that the coffee machine and the kettle had boiled, so the water would be hot for either tea or coffee.

And he watched the news as he sipped his own coffee waiting.

 

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Jessica soon arrived, carrying a file with information showing she went to the university, and she stood for a moment at the front door before knocking, shifting a bit as she waited, her golden-brown eyes looking around at the building's exterior.

 

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Adrian opened the door and smiled.

"Hi Jessica I presume, well for once some one is on time, please come in."

He allowed her to walk into the long hallway, the stair well on the left hand side, as he lead her down the hall way, photos of him and his wife hanging on the wall. Soon they were in the large open plan kitchen.

"Tea or coffee?"

He was wearing a pair of smart casual chinos and a short sleeve shirt.

 

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Jessica walked in, looking around before answering in a low tone. "Tea, please." She wore a white long sleeve shirt with a pink short-sleeve top over it and a white skirt. She bit her lip as she walked around, shifting on her feet as she looked at the kitchen.

 

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Adrian offered her a chair at the table as he proceeded to make a pot of tea, asking her some basic questions about what she was studying and the like. Her outfit was loose, hiding her outline of her figure, though the knee length skirt revealed her calves, which looked shapely enough.

He soon poured her tea and placed it on the table together with a container containing sugar cubes as they continued to chat.

 

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Jessica was a bit nervous as she talked to him, sitting down and looking around again before she thanked him for the tea and sipped a bit, her gaze looking at him as she bit her lip.

 

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Finally Jessica had finished her tea, as had Adrian finished his coffee.

"So would you like to see the house Jessica?" he offered.

Adrian started the guided tour, showing her the kitchen and the utility room behond, with a freezer washing machine and a large steam iron.

Next, he lead her back into the kitchen and then he showed her the back dining room, with a large table set for 6 people, but clearly large enough for 8 0r possibly ten if they are close friends. The dining room itself back out onto a conservatory, which had patio doors opening onto the garden and decking area. Looking up would reveal a small outcrop from the first floor. As he led her into the conservatory, a camera tripod could be seen. Looking up to the outcrop reveals some glass bricks.

“This room gets the afternoon sun.” he offered.

He led her back into the hall way and showed her the door to the basement as he opened it, and led her down a set of stairs, a motion sensor turning on the lights. As you descend down the stairs, there is a matted area and a flat screen and a rowing machine. “Happy for you to use the gym area if you wish. You can watch youtube fitnessblender videos if you want to.”

At the base of the stairs was a door, locked.

Adrian led her back up to the stairs into the hallway and the front room, one length fitted with bespoke furniture, a large flat screen TV mounted as if a cinema screen. There was leather covered furniture and again more photos of Adrian and Jane, as well as his own photos printed onto canvas blocks.

He led her up to the first floor…

“Out of bounds” please. “This is my floor.” Looking around, there was a door over the kitchen which was ajar and looked like an office. There was another door over the door to the living room; and another door leading to a small room over the front door and hallway. The door was blocked by a piece of furniture.

The second floor is a guest floor with two bedrooms and a dump room. Over the kitchen was a bathroom, nicely fitted out with a bath and a shower leading into the bath.

“Happy for you to use this bath, I have my own on my floor. Also if you have friends or parents staying, as long as you let me know, I am more than happy for them to use these rooms as long as you wash and tidy up afterwards.”


Finally he led her up to the final floor, a door at the top of the stairs with a lock. He led her inside to show her a studio flat, with a small enuite bathroom over the lower bathroom, with a shower, sink and toilet. The main room had a double bed, a simple iron affair, and fitted units along one wall including a desk. At the other end was a small kitchen with a kettle a small fridge and an electric hob.

Along the wall with the units was also a desk area and book shelves. There were also power sockets, including a couple with inbuilt USB ports. There was also a cable for the network point.

“So what do you think?” as he leant against the desk area watching Jessica as she walked around the room, opening the doors as all viewers do.


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Jessica stops to look at him, her golden-brown eyes looking around a bit before settling on him. "It's nice." She shifted on her feet as she looked around again before looking back to him.