Prologue
Catherin had always been a woman of few words. Her hobbies consisted mostly of reading books and actively seeking to stay away from any other human being on the face of the earth. She was, what many would call a lonely wolf. Not that she was a wolf, if you'd ask her she would say she was more like a cat; a really lazy cat that laid in front of the fire all day, only getting up to eat.
But for some weird reason, she'd decided she should shake her life upside down and move away from comfort, stability and that warm place near the fireplace.
She picked up the bags, already feeling the cold weather weighing heavily upon her. New Orleans would probably be the worst place she had ever been, yet it was her new home, and she should be embracing it by now…
"Excuse me." She turned around, and watch a nervous-looking man staring back at her. His eyes dark, and had purple circles all around them. He scratched his arm and stared at the ground avoiding any visual contact. Catherin appreciated that.
"Yes?"
"Are you Catherin Collen?" She nodded without saying a word, which forced him to look up once again. "Good. I'm Matthew. I work with Professor Willman at the university. I'm here to guide you to the campus." He stepped up, grabbing her bag before she had time to say anything about it, and walked away dragging Catherin's bag after him.
So far, she was already regretting ever moving out here.