The Woman From Hell

I looked at the landlord and spoke indifferently, "The couple is old. Do you still have any rooms on the first floor?"

The woman was in a trance for a moment, then she looked at me and asked, "Of course, there is. Do you want to rent it?"

I nodded with a cold attitude. "Why don't you help them put their things in first? I'll be sure to pay you more."

She looked at me and at Theo, then wore a smile on her face as she deftly packed up the things for the couple.

Amelia's mother looked at me with a reddened face. "Mrs. Grant, you've helped me enough. We really can't-" "Don't worry and stay here. Ma'am. Don't think about anything else. Settle down for a period of time. Things will get better."

I was not very good at comforting someone, nor did I know the best way to comfort her, hence I could only say so.

The landlord moved the couple's things back. When she came out, she said to me with a grin, "Ma'am, I've moved their things. Is there anything else that I can do?"

and took out my purse from my

period of time. I'll also need your help to watch after them next

my purse, I looked

out his wallet from his trouser pocket. He gave it

money and buy something to replenish

us too much, and you even paid for our rent. We can't

take it

go back

did not know what else to say. I told her to take care of herself and other things

it past the stretch of dilapidated road and

me with a smile,

I would have almost forgotten that we only had a bit of oatmeal for breakfast. Our stomachs had been empty until now. Thinking about it now, I realized that I was already starving. I turned back to look in the direction where Amelia's parents lived. They must