The air seemed to freeze, even breathing became cautious.
During those years abroad, she lived in a student dormitory for a year.
Those days were not particularly difficult, just a shock from cultural differences.
When she first arrived in a foreign land, she thought that as long as she studied hard and lived independently, she could integrate into a new environment smoothly.
But reality told her in the most direct way that some "freedoms" were beyond her comprehension.
Her roommate was a blonde-haired, blue-eyed American girl, who would bring her boyfriend back home and take him to bed the same night.
At first, she had no idea.
One day, she pushed the door open and saw the two of them naked and entwined.
She was so shocked that she rushed into the bathroom and vomited for a full twenty minutes.
From then on, she moved out and never shared a room with anyone again.
She found a new place, a single apartment that was more expensive but quiet.
