Chapter 5: Leafs’ Apartment / Preparing for school

Leaf put her key in the door and unlocked it.

She opened the door, heading into her new home.

It smelled new, if she had to describe it at all.

It was empty for the most part, except appliances in the kitchen, a few chairs, and a bed.

There was also a bathroom, with all of the necessities in it. A laptop sat on the counter, as well as a note on top of it.

She ignored it for now, mentally exhausted.

She slumped down in a chair, relaxing.

“School already started for most people, right? I'm starting in a week.” Leaf thought.

She opened the bag Charm had given her, and smiled.

While she already knew what was in it, remembering Charms kindness made her happy.

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She went to bed, exhausted, waking up in the late afternoon the next day.

She got ready, going through her, now normal, routine.

She brought out her phone from the bag and checked the list that was written down on it, yawning.

“Yeah. It won’t take me that long to get all of this done! I think going to the market first is a good idea, though.” Leaf thought.

Her stomach growled.

She decided that going to the market was definitely a priority.

“All right. I don’t need to take all of this money, I don’t think. But this is a pretty large list.” Leaf thought.

She slung the back back over her shoulder, and got everything else ready.

She walked out the door, locking it behind her and putting the key in her bag.

She headed to the market, remembering the path they had taken from there to her apartment.

She arrived after around 10 minutes.

“Let’s see. Get a cart first, right. I need to get some bread, drinks, a few microwaved or instant meals, oil, kitchen necessities, then anything else that I want.” Leaf thought, counting on her fingers.

She went down the isles, picking up everything on her list, and a few things that she wanted for herself. Like ice cream. When she got to the register, the clerk asked her a few questions.

Leaf held up her finger, asking him to wait a second, and pulled a marker and dry erase board out of her bag.

She wrote her response to his words on the board.

When they finished, she put the board back in her bag, and paid.

The bags were heavy, and she had a little bit of trouble carrying them, but she headed home anyway.