"Is this my new home?" Hiatohi looked with distaste at the legendary bachelor apartment—a single bedroom, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a balcony. Daily necessities like a refrigerator had already been bought and placed inside, but the place still felt far too unfamiliar to her. She didn't know a single soul here. Even though she was quite bold, still...
Standing at the doorway, she looked out toward the corridor and listened to the howling wind. She swallowed hard. Why on earth did her mind jump to haunted school corridors and women in red dresses? She shuddered and hurried back inside her room.
In truth, she didn't have all that much luggage. She took out the two photographs she always carried and placed them into the frames on her bedside table.
Chapter 41