Chapter 236 - A New Place, A New Atmosphere

After requesting for almost two weeks of leave to take care of the funeral of her parents who died from a fire, Louisa finally returned to her small apartment to prepare to return to work. None of the belongings of her parents were saved, except for a few savings books containing a small amount of money that Louisa had sent each month and a little jewelry that was kept in the bank by her mother under Louisa's name. 

Therefore, when her parents died, Louisa was able to claim all of these valuables at the bank, after settling the rent fee, which was not small and quite draining her savings. However, Louisa still paid them up, because she thought that the jewels were the last memories given by her mother, even though there were not many. 

"I'm really alone right now," Louisa said quietly while staring at the photo of her parents in the frame she was holding. 

Louisa slowly put the frame back on the nightstand and put her big suitcase near the wardrobe. Since she was tired, she didn't even have time to tidy up her clothes into the wardrobe.

"Lou will live a happy life. Rest in peace in heaven, Mom and Dad, and guard me from up there," She muttered softly as she closed her eyes slowly. 

Her face looked even paler than before and looked thin, because she was too tired to take care of a few things in her parents' small house. Since she would not be able to return to her hometown again, finally she decided to sell the land where her parents used to live. And she kept the proceeds from the sale of the land in her savings, which she would use as preparation for when she went to college again to take a specialist degree, so she could get a professor's degree.

The noise in front of her apartment woke her up. Lazily, she finally opened her eyes and looked at the clock above the nightstand. 

"Three o'clock in the morning, what's wrong with those people? Why do they have to fight again at this hour?" Louisa said quietly while yawning. 

She knew that the noise came from the couple who lived in front of her unit. Neighbors, including Louisa, were actually not surprised anymore when they heard the husband and wife fought, because almost every night they would always fight. Because Louisa was curious, she once asked one of her neighbors to find out who inhabited the room in front of her room. She finally fell silent when she found out from her neighbor that they were not husband and wife, but only lovers who lived together. 

"If it's uncomfortable, it's better to separate than continue to get hurt," Louisa said to herself as she listened to the arguments of the two people in front of her apartment unit. 

She then remembered her unhealthy relationship with Frank during the last two months, where she had become Frank's sex slave, until finally she decided to end the relationship because she felt tired. Tired of struggling with unrequited love, especially when she found out that Frank was having an affair with Ammy behind her back. 

"Will there be a man who sincerely accepts me as who I am in this world? A man who doesn't mind virginity ..." Louisa sobbed softly. 

She actually really hated her old foolishness, to believe wholeheartedly in her dead boyfriend, that she finally gave her virginity that she really wanted to keep for her husband. 

"You have to rot in hell, Eduardo, because of you, my life is destroyed and turn me into a sex maniac," Louisa said softly, cursing the man who took away her chastity a few years ago when she was still in medical school. 

Since she was already wide awake, she finally tidied up her things again, because she intended to move from her tiny apartment to an apartment not far from Global Bross Hospital. After saving for a long time, she finally bought a simple yet comfortable apartment near where she worked and intended to sell her first apartment. Because several people had contacted her, confirming her on the sale of the apartment that she still lived in, she planned to move the next morning, so that she could quickly sell her apartment. 

"Ah, it's finally done," said Louisa, as she stretched when she had finished tidying up her clothes and belongings into three big suitcases. 

She smiled when she saw that her apartment looked tidy, leaving some paper trash from her notes that had been put in the trash. Because it was six in the morning, Louisa then went to the bathroom to clean herself and get ready to go to her new apartment. She left the table, bed and kitchen utensils for prospective residents of her apartment, because her new apartment was fully furnished, so she didn't have to buy any more. 

With the help of the taxi driver who she had called, her three large suitcases finally got into the taxi. She then went to her new apartment, which was not far from the Global Bros. 

"It's finished, Miss, thank you," said the friendly taxi driver as he received the money given by Louisa when he had carried her three large suitcases to her new apartment. 

"I thank you, Sir, please be careful on your way," said Louisa with a smile. 

The taxi driver nodded slowly. He then went out of the apartment leaving Louisa, who was still standing in front of the elevator. She didn't want to be escorted to her unit because she was still traumatized by what happened several years ago, when Eduardo framed her and raped her in Eduardo's apartment. Therefore, she no longer wanted to invite strangers into her apartment. 

After arriving on the ninth floor, the elevator door opened, and she quickly took out her large suitcases from the elevator. After the three large suitcases were out of the elevator, she quickly pulled the suitcases to the front of the apartment unit number 9017. After unlocking the new apartment unit, Louisa then put her three large suitcases inside. Panting, she walked to the refrigerator and reached for a drinking bottle which was empty. 

"How could I forget to prepare some water here," said Louisa softly, cursing her stupidity. 

"I'd better get a drink at the convenience store below," she added, grabbing her small bag. 

Louisa half ran out of her new apartment unit. She ran to the elevator whose door happened to be open. Without waiting for a long time, she immediately got into the elevator and went down to the first floor. When the elevator door opened, she ran to the minimarket so that the people in the elevator were shocked when they saw her running. 

Bam! 

"I'm sorry, sorry ..." Louisa shrieked spontaneously when she bumped into a tall man who was queuing at the cashier to pay.

"It's okay, it's okay ... I'm fine," said the man kindly. 

"Sorry, once again sorry, I accidentally bumped into you," said Louisa, feeling guilty as she tidied up the man's drink bottles with guilt. 

She was not careful when she entered the convenience store so that she bumped into a man that the man, who was carrying his groceries, fell. 

"It's okay, Miss, after all this is just a bottle of beverage. I can tidy up myself. Please continue your shopping, Miss," The kind man replied while taking the bottle that was held by Louisa. 

Louisa was silent for a while. She then nodded slowly then walked away from the kind-hearted man she had hit to get a drink. Her throat was parched. So she quickly opened the mineral water bottle she had not paid for. She quickly drank the water in the bottle while standing in front of the refrigerator where the cold mineral water she was holding came from. 

"Ahhh, what a relieve," Louisa said, clutching her dry throat. 

From the cashier, the man who had been hit by Louisa seemed to smile seeing what she was doing. He then advanced to the cashier because it was his turn to pay. After settling his bill, the man left the minimarket and walked to the elevator to return to his apartment unit. 

Meanwhile, Louisa was still busy with the items she was choosing to buy. In her basket, there were lots of mineral water bottles and fruits as well as bread. She wanted to fill her refrigerator with groceries before she went to meet prospective buyers for her old apartment. She didn't want to make the prospective buyers wait, so she only bought some essential food ingredients. 

After finishing shopping, she immediately returned to her room on the ninth floor by using the elevator. As she was in a hurry while getting out of the elevator, Louisa again hit someone who was going to get into the elevator. 

All her groceries were scattered on the floor and made her shocked. 

"What are you ..." 

"You ..." Louisa could not finish her words because she was shocked when she saw the person who had just hit her. 

She who was going to lash out on the person, but suddenly her anger subsided and was replaced with awkwardness. 

"I'm Robert," said the man who had just bumped into Louisa while holding out his hand. 

"Louisa." Louisa answered quietly as she grabbed Robert's hand, who wanted to get acquainted with her. 

"Sorry, Miss Louisa, I ..." 

"Call me Lou, just Lou," said Louisa, cutting off Robert's words, who was helping her tidy up the bottle of drink, apples, and bread scattered on the floor. 

"Looks like today we broke even, Lou. You bumped into me earlier and this time I bumped into you," Robert replied with a smile. 

"But actually this is my fault, I should have looked up earlier when I got out of the elevator so that there was no collision like that," said Louisa feeling guilty. 

"This time it's my fault, Lou. I should have made a way for you to get out of the elevator first," Robert replied quietly. 

Louisa smiled at the words of the man she had just met. Robert then said goodbye to her because he had to leave immediately. Louisa nodded slowly when Robert said goodbye to her. She then continued her steps towards her new apartment. 

In the elevator Robert smiled remembering the accidental meeting with Louisa. 

"Clumsy girl," said Robert quietly, remembering what had just happened. 

Actually, when he got out of the elevator, he was innocent. 

To be Continued