We entered the elevator and pressed the button for the ground floor but this time we were not the only ones in the elevator. Along with us was an old lady who was standing there wearing a pure white dress and had a hat over her head probably to protect her from the sun. She looked at the two of us and just smiled lightly. We smiled back at her and were back to waiting for the elevator to descend.
We have seen her a couple of times before. She lived on the same floor as us. Apparently, she lived on her own since her daughter is currently living out of the country. But she didn't since her husband died here in Japan. Tired of all this, she bought this apartment along with a person to take care of her since she couldn't herself do that.
"Are you two going to the festival today?" she asked us, surprising both of us. She rarely ever reply back to us when we talked to her before. "Why are you looking so surprised?"
