A New Beginning (1)
[07.00 / Immigration]
I finally reach the immigration and there's a long queue. I stand in a line and follow the line until finally I reach the immigration officer. I give him my passport and boarding pass and he checks them. After everything is correct, he gives my passport and boarding pass back and I walk to claim my big suitcases. Based on the information I got, the suitcases will be on belt number 4 so I try to find belt 4 and wait until the staff loads the belt with everyone's suitcases. I remember I brought the biggest suitcase to my house with me and my sister's silver suitcase. I spot the silver suitcase first and I take it from the moving belt. While waiting I look around trying to spot the other suitcase and I find it. The biggest suitcase is on the way to me and when the suitcase is almost right in front of me suddenly a tall figure blocks my sight and the suitcase just moves past me.
"Hey! Why did you block me?"
The tall figure turns around and it's the same young man that asked me to drink milk before. Why it must be him again.
"Well, well, well, it's the short clumsy lady again. What is it this time? You can't reach the suitcase?"
"No, the suitcase is right in front of me and you just block me at the time I want to take it and now it's there."
I point at the big suitcase that keeps moving on the belt before it's gone.
"And it's gone. What's your problem with me?"
"Nothing, I just find that you're interesting since you're very clumsy. How can you leave your pouch behind?"
". . ."
"Well, I guess I'll help you take the big suitcase since you're not strong enough to take the big one by yourself."
I ignore his words then take my belongings with me and I move to the other side of the belt and wait there. I get so annoyed because of that young man but I try to ignore his presence. I look at the spot where I stood before and he's not there anymore. Well, maybe he already get his suitcase and left and that's good. Finally, my big suitcase is right in front of me and I take it. It's very heavy since all my clothes are in the biggest suitcase. I take a trolley and put everything on the trolley then walk outside the baggage claim area.
I try to find a convenience store to buy a new SIM card for my phone and there's one near the taxi pick-up area. I step inside the store and buy a SIM card for my phone, a bottle of water, and some potato chips since I'm a big fan of chips. Once I pay for everything I try to find an empty table near the convenience store but every table is full. Well, I tried. Because I can't change my SIM card here, I take the trolley with me to the taxi pick-up area and I call for a taxi.
The taxi driver helps me with my stuff and I get inside the taxi. Inside the taxi, I change my phone SIM card and text my mom, telling her that I have arrived in Berlin then I text my friend to tell her the same information and I open my social media and upload my first post, telling my other friends that I have arrived in Berlin and I'm ready for a new life.
"Where would you like to go, miss?"
"Oh, it's "Y" Student Housing." I show him the exact address and he nodded.
"Alright. So you're a new student at "XY" University right?"
"Yes, correct."
"It's a very good University, I mean, not everyone can be a student there. I'm sure you are a very smart young lady."
"Well, maybe I'm just lucky."
That's the end of my conversation with the driver. He focuses on the road and I play some offline games on my phone.
[08.30]
Finally, the taxi stopped, and once again the taxi driver help me with my stuff. I step out of the taxi and look at the big building in front of me. It's one big building and I can see around 50 mailboxes near the front door.
"Thank you."
I thank the taxi driver and take my stuff with me and enter the student housing. Inside there's a receptionist desk and the lobby looks like a hotel lobby. I walk to the receptionist's desk and the receptionist greets me,
"Good morning, miss. Can I help you with something?"
"Oh yes, My name is Sera, Jacqueline Sera Lilliane, and here are my documents."
I give him the documents that I've prepared. He checks each document carefully and when he's done, he gives me an envelope and a set of keys.
"So, Miss Sera here's your key and inside the envelope, there are rules and some agreement paper that you need to read, and . ."
He places a piece of paper and a pen in front of me and points at a blank space on the bottom right side of the paper.
". . please sign here and you're done. Please don't forget to pay the monthly rent every 15th of the month and if you need anything else, don't hesitate to ask."
I nod and sign the paper then I take the key set. On the other side of the key, I can see the number '412' embedded in the key. It means my room is on the 4th floor so I thank the receptionist and bring my stuff with me to the lift. On my way to the lift suddenly I see a familiar figure standing near the lift and the figure smiles at me.
"What . . ."