"Landlord Diaries" by thehush

I paid a visit to Apartment #102 this morning to check up on Miss Mason. She's been cleaning the apartment ever since she returned from her weekend visit to Silent Hill. Her father had been murdered only days before by some cult member and she had gone back to bury him in the town cemetery- or that's what the paper said.

Poor kid, I heard she had found the body just minutes after it happened. She even shot and killed the guy up on the roof! She was charged for murder, but it seems as though the courts overlooked it. I don't think she would have gotten off so easily if it hadn't been for that detective friend that's been staying with her. He's a nice guy, asked me to let him know when any apartments open up. He's in luck, Apartment #107 just moved out today.

It's good of him to 'adopt' her like he did. Even letting her stay in her father's apartment by herself. She's coping, I can tell. When I went by, she showed me around, letting me in on what she was doing with the place. She packed all of her father's things and made his room into the study she mentioned he had always wanted. She flipped the living room around and got a couch to replace an old armchair of his. Even picked up a dining room set – which she plans to use regularly. Her Home Economics teacher must be proud.

I've never seen anyone bounce back the way she has.

There really is hope in the universe.