VANESSA UNLOCKED THE door and swung it open so the others could enter first. Mai looked understandably nervous and hesitated before walking in behind the other two girls. Vanessa shut the door behind her, careful while locking it to make it as inaudible as possible, on the chance that Mai would freak out if she heard the lock engage. Mai, however, was too busy looking around the apartment that the other girls had explored the previous night to notice, and appeared to be amazed by everything around her.
She slowly wandered through the open space, stopping in front of the large window and looking with wonder at the street below. Mai glanced back at the girls.
"Are you all very rich then? I am surprised to see young women living here without a parent, with such expensive looking furniture.
