It was a large monastery, standing on the banks of the Hudson River in a quiet and beautiful woodland park. According to Alyssa, many components of this medieval-style monastery seem to have come from distant France. It is a building that was rebuilt after a journey across the ocean and has a long history.
However, when Tia followed Alyssa here, she didn't feel as much vicissitudes of life as it should have had - it can be seen that this monastery is quite well maintained and can be seen from almost every corner. There are many traces of exquisite and heart-warming life.
The floor tiles in the vestibule have been scrubbed spotlessly, a faint fragrance lingers in the quiet church, potted plants of different heights but all green are placed at regular intervals in the corridor, and in the garden behind there are fountains tinkling and hundreds of flowers blooming.
More importantly, there are many people living here, and everyone is smiling all the time. No matter when or who they meet, they can release unlimited kindness to each other.
On the first day after being brought here by Alyssa, Tia had already completely fallen in love with this place.
Unfortunately, it was only the first day.
"You heard me right? This place... is simply heaven."
That night, Tia, who had just had a sumptuous dinner with everyone in the cafeteria, was walking in the corridor of the atrium with Alyssa. From time to time, people who lived in the monastery would pass by them. Although they did not know them all, they would receive warm smiles from each other every time.
"Um."
Although Tia has always been introverted, she has never had a few complete conversations with anyone until now. At this time, she has adapted to exchanging smiles with the residents here. While smiling and nodding in greeting with the young man in front of him, he softly responded to Alyssa beside him who had just spoken.
"I heard that a group of friends who are in a similar situation to us will come from the north the day after tomorrow. At that time, the courtyard will hold a very lively party for those of us who have just joined the 'big family' - if there can be a barbecue at the party It would be nice to have a shiny and fragrant turkey!”
Alyssa beside her didn't seem to care too much about what Tia was thinking. She was just talking casually, painting an unusually warm and beautiful picture word by word. But as Tia listened, she couldn't help but start to secretly imagine following her words.
Yes, even today's ordinary daily life experience is already so wonderful, so how exciting and unforgettable will that "more dreamy party" that Alyssa mentioned
"Oh, we're here." Suddenly, Alyssa beside her reached out to hold Tia, who was still walking forward, and then pointed to the stairs beside her, "Do you remember? What Ms. Marin said just now, from here Up there is the guest room... let's go up!"
It was getting late, and the red clouds in the distant sky had dimmed a lot. But at some point, the hanging basin in the corridor in the courtyard started to sway with flames, so that there was not much drowsiness in the field of vision.
Not long after, Alyssa, who had led Tia to the corridor on the second floor, pointed to a door on one side and said to Tia:
"This is the room - I have been living here for the past few days. Besides me, there is a roommate who is a few years older than you. She is also a friendly and kind girl. You can relax and don't worry about anything. It's easy to get along with of."
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to twist the doorknob and gently pushed the door open.
Speaking of which, Tia has actually noticed today that none of the doors in this monastery seem to be locked, and there are even no doors at all in some places. It's like telling everyone silently that everything here is not guarded against anyone, and every inch of space can be shared with everyone without any barriers.
"Oh, look! Your gift has been sent here... Let me help you sort it out! Next, I think we will definitely live here for a long time... Well, in fact, I will We have never thought about leaving again, the outside world... will never belong to us."
Speaking of this, Alyssa seemed to have thought of something not so happy again, and her originally warm smile faded slightly. But soon, she became happy again, hugging Tia's slightly thin shoulders kindly and intimately.
"Come on! Honey, clean up quickly. We can't cause trouble to Britt - she usually goes to the back garden for a stroll after dinner, but it's time to come back."
"Oh, okay."
After hearing this, Tia immediately stopped thinking about which of the people she had just met in the cafeteria was the roommate named "Brit", and quickly started to work.
And not long after, just as Alyssa said, an older girl about eighteen years old also opened the door and walked in from the outside.
As soon as they met, the other party looked at Tia and showed a bright and warm smile. Tia quickly remembered that although she was a little far away from the other party at the dinner table, the other party's smile was still there even if she was in person. People who love to laugh are still attracting attention here. She is a big sister with a cheerful personality and an infectious smile.
To be honest, Tia originally thought that she had never been able to adapt to getting along with this type of people, but now it seems that is not the case.
"Miss Prince, I heard that there will be new roommates moving in today, so I have dried the bedding for you in advance. The sun is very sunny today, and I think they must all be fragrant. I hope I can bring them to you. Have a sweet dream!”
Britt said this kindly, enthusiastically, but politely, and always maintained a just right distance from Tia, so as not to bring unnecessary pressure to the other party.
"Thank you... thank you."
Tia still doesn't know how to talk to others, but it can be seen that at this moment she has the desire to be more proactive in revealing her inner feelings to others.
At that time, she even felt that it might be a good choice to get along with others seriously.
After a while, when Britt and Alyssa returned to the room, they helped Tia tidy up, and then happily washed up together, and the night finally fell.
Tia got into bed and huddled in the quilt that was indeed fluffy and warm, with a fragrant sunshine. As usual, Alyssa on the lower bunk told her and Britt opposite a story about sailors and oceans. The story about the treasure on the isolated island made me fall asleep with a smile before I knew it.
Then when he woke up, the whole world was filled with only coldness, dampness, fear and hesitation.