Professor F novel Chapter 3

August’s parents decided to spend the weekend at her apartment before her admission date. Her parents did all the efforts of finding an apartment online, one that is near the university for her not to commute everyday. Her parents immediately paid for the deposit and advance after talking to the building owner and made arrangements to check the apartment the very next day.

She wasn't able to check the place with them because she had to finish tutoring some students that weekend after learning that she got accepted at Pearsons University!

The apartment is only walking distance from the University so it was a really good find. It's a six-storey building and she got the first unit at the top floor near the fire exit, the elevators and stairs. It is a one bedroom apartment with balcony and elevators.

Her parents did all the furniture shopping for her apartment while she was spending the last days of her vacation, tutoring students in their neighborhood. They bought her a new bed and couch. The rest were already available at the apartment like basic appliances. She's so overwhelmed with what they bought while she was talking to them on video call, a cart full of toiletries and kitchenwares. She told not to spend too much she's living alone anyway but her father assured her that it's alright.

“It's like your mom and I just got married and did the furniture shopping all over again! Only this time, we had the money to spend!" Her father joked, clearly enjoying what they're doing for her.

And so when she finally went to the apartment with them for the first time the weekend before her admission to the University, she couldn't contain her excitement seeing how nice her apartment is.

The walls and built in cabinets are painted white. Everything else is based on her favorite blush pink palette, from the curtains, sheets and pillow cases. It looked like her parents decorated it the same way her room looked back in their house.

She smiled and thought. It felt like I didn’t move away from home to study at Pearsons University. This still makes me feel like I’m home.

Her mother even put their framed family photos on a shelf. Photos from when they were traveling since she was a kid.

"I like this!" She points at the framed photo where they went skiing in Japan.

"You're such a clumsy kid." Her mother remembered.

"But I'm smart. Just clumsy." She hugged them as they all looked at the framed photos, remembering memories. In each of them.