After 7 hour long flight, Emerson was in London at 5:40 according to London time.

She had already ordered a cab which escorted her to her dorms.

The streets of London were raining and it gave the historical buildings a good look.

She was dropped near a small office made of sandstones in front of a compound hidden area.

She quickly ran towards it.

"Hello, how may I help you? " The lady asked in her beautiful accent.

"Hello, I am Emerson Leone, exchange student for Management and I wanted to ask for my dorm." She politely replied.

"Ok. I will do an identity check first" Emerson showed the lady her passport and after it was done, the lady registered her presence.

"So the building hidden behind the compound are dorms, and exchange students get seperate cabins with two rooms and a bathroom for accommodation, as you already paid for it. You can decorate the walls as you like. Here are details about all the helpline numbers, eating places and study halls. A map even if you have gps is provided to you, and if you have any other queries, don't hesitate." The lady spoke.

"Thanks, I don't have any questions for now." Emerson replied.

"Great, let me take you to your cabin." She took keys and an umbrella big enough for both and told Emerson to follow her.

Emerson silently observed her surrounding during the walk.

The compound with big gates had a gravel path with small bushes around it, giving it the Victorian look. It leaded to small sandstone cabins which looked beautiful, each cabin had a big tree on side and bushes around it.

It was darker due to the rain and so some had lights on.

After nearly 20 cabins stood a big 4 storey sandstone building .

The gravel path, same like the previous one emerged from its entrance and leaded outside the compound with other big gate.

The lady took her towards a cabin numbered 13 , and gave her the keys.

"The cabins for exchange students were cleaned a day before, so you don't have to worry about cleaning it for now, the matress , sheets and pillow coveres are washed so you don't have to worry about it. Visitors are not allowed to stay for more than one night per week, and so, these are your keys, cabin is yours. The uni tour is on Friday and classes are starting from Wednesday, giving all the exchange students a good settling time." She said handing her the keys.

"Thank you " Emerson replied.

She opened the heavy wooden door and looked inside.

Their was a small shoe rack kept near the entrance, a coat hanger beside it.

A small couch was placed in a corner with two armchairs and in the other corner was a single counter with electric stove on it with some shelves on the wall. It also had an island with two barstools.

The window glass made pitter patter noises due to the striking raindrops.

Their were two doors, one to a small but big enough bathroom with sink, shower head and toilet seat. The other door led to bedroom which had a single bed placed in one corner , a study table in one corner and a big window with a sitting arrangement near it. One wall was complete shelf and one had a closet.

Emerson had never seen something so beautiful. She knew how she was going to decorate the cabin, the way she always imagined to do to her own room.

In the Leone mansion, she was paranoid her sister will damage her things which wasn't new, so she always kept her trophies and priced possessions hidden in a box.

In Adrien's mansion, she never had her own space so there to it was impossible.

Now she was determined she was going to make the cabin home. She arranged the little clothes and toiletries she brought with her, knowing her things would arrive later. Then she took laptop and searched the area for shops of different things she wanted, memorising the maps.

An hour later, she charged her phone and turned it on.

She had a few missed calls from Adrien , one from Henry and a message from Rose.

She blocked the all the numbers of her family, means Leones and Stones, not before texting Adrien and Henry that she will see them in a few months, not to worry.

She texted grandma Rose she arrived and how the cabin is.

She then ordered a pizza.

All the time, she successfully kept the thoughts of Adrien and her family away. But a little part in her felt guilty for running without an explanation.

She shook her thoughts away and continued her work, deciding she will also see a doctor for her insomnia, wanting the six months to go peacefully.

Her pizza order came and she ate it happily.

The next morning , it wasn't luckily raining and so Emerson got ready for shopping.

She rented a car and brought groceries, curtains, crockeries, new sheets, matress, some decors , etc.

She ate lunch in McDonald's and came back at nearly 4:00 pm when it suddenly started raining.

She reached her dorm and the the thunderstorm started.

Till late night, her arranging was done.

She fixed an appointment with a doc on Friday after her uni tour for her insomnia.

The days went peacefully for Emerson.

On Wednesday she did her classes for accounting and coding online from NYU, and some reports from her job.

On Thursday her things were delivered, and she very proudly framed and arranged all the original copies of her certificates and awards on the walls and a shelf respectively, which she never had a chance to do before.

She also framed her many pics and hanged them on walls.

She decorated the cabin like her dream house.

On Friday, she just completed some reports from her work since the tour was going to be at 10:00 am.

The thunderstorms in the area didn't allow her to go out.

The Uni was a 5 min walk but with the rain, it was a little harder.

Even in the rain the university building stood like something magical.

She went near the main office which wasn't hard to find where everyone was told to gather.

She noticed there were about 10 more people.

Some looked native but their was an Asian boy, a hispanic girl, and some people who's appearance clearly told they were from different countries.

The exchange program was definitely world wide.

The Asian boy who was first standing alone, looking deep in thought suddenly looked at Emerson and walked towards her smiling.

"Hello, I am Lee Shan, exchange student from Japan for mathematics field." He said in a deep voice and his accent was not that different.

Emerson smiled politely.

"Hi, I am Emerson Leone, from New York City. For management." She replied and shook his hand.

When he smiled his eyes turned into slits and his dimples poked out. He was cute and handsome.

"How was your stay so far? it rains so badly" He said.

"It was good, and yes, this place is known for thunderstorms." She said.

It won't be bad to have a friend.

"Would you like to grab a quick coffee after the tour, only if you want." Emerson asked and his eyes widened and a faint blush covered his cheeks.

Emerson smiled at his cuteness.

"Sure." He replied smiling.

Sharp at 10 , the tour started and Emerson was in awe of the place. It was really magical.

The castle like class rooms and hallways gave her a feeling that she was living Harry Potter series.

After the tour,Emerson and Shan went for a coffee in the campus cafe and chatted a little.

They bid their goodbyes after a while and Emerson booked a cab to reach the clinic.

It was 12:30 and she was told the cabin she had to go for her appointment.

She knocked on the door and entered.

A handsome blond with blue eyes, looking like Barbie's Ken was sitting behind the desk.

"Please have a seat." He said in his British accent.

It was drool worthy.

Emerson smiled and sat down.

"Hello" She said politely.

"Hello Ms...? "

"Leone but please call me Emerson." She said softly.

"Ok, Emerson, I am Andrew Winters, so how can I help you? " He asked with a warm smile.

"Sleeplessness. I can't sleep for more than 3 hours a day." She replied.

"So, how long it has been happening? "

"As long as I remember. In teenage years I used to get up in the middle of night but somehow I could sleep. It became worse with time." She sighed.

He asked her questions for a while and she answered her best.

"Your insomnia could be from stress and overexertion. Any type of stress you are experiencing? Work pressure? Family issues? " He asked.

Emerson stilled. Even if he was a doc, she wasn't ready to give her life story to him.

He noticed her reaction.

"I see, its most probably stress. I can give you some exercises , breathing techniques and meditation techniques to relieve stress, plus some food plan. Just for breakfast. You have to follow it for two weeks, but come next week, same day and time to see your progress." He said.

Emerson smiled sheepishly.

"Actually, I don't know if I can come at same time. I don't have my class schedule for now." She told.

Andrew rose an eyebrow.

"New student? Now? " He asked confused.

"Uh... I am exchange student at Oxford for 6 months." She replied nervously.

Andrew smiled amused.

"Must be an intelligent insomniac to be an exchange student in Oxford. That probably explains the American accent." He said.

Emerson blushed.

"Yeah, I am from NYU. Native to NYC." She replied.

"This may be unprofessional, but do you want to take a tour around the place, I can help you." He said with a charming smile.

Emerson's blush intensified.

"Thanks, if you don't have any problem." She replied.

Andrew smiled.

They exchanged numbers to hang out for the next day.

He also gave her file for her insomnia and bid their goodbyes.