Moving Plans

The old man carefully walked upstairs and stepped into his house; the building right next to ours.

I stood still, unconcerned about the burning noon sun rays. The new glass door allowed me to see the girls standing behind it. They were going to have a thousand questions, so I finally stepped forward to go inside.

They were speechless and so was I. Although I had planned the renovations, I hadn't seen them in person.

"Everything looks so white and… empty," Astra said.

"It's a miracle the renovation company did all of this on time," I replied. "We'll have to arrange everything by ourselves. Also, we saved money by not paying for that extra service."

"It's so different," Risa continued, looking deeper into the hallway.

"Is it even the same building?" Sanae added.

Both of them frowned as they slowly walked forward.