hand.
“Please don’t go in there.”
“That’s my daughter.”
” I know. “
“She is alive.”
” Yes. “
Michael followed my gaze.
I felt his whole body stiffen.
” Oh my God. “
He headed towards the cafe.
The woman got in his way. “No.”
Michael looked at her as if she were crazy. “Move aside.”
” Please. “
“She’s our daughter.”
“I know who she is.”
“So, move.”
I said his name.
He looked at me.
I don’t know why, but something in that woman’s gaze made me stop.
She wasn’t trying to deprive us of Nora forever.
She looked terrified at the thought of what would happen if we went in.
I asked him, “Who are you?”
“My name is Elaine.”
“How do you know Nora?”
She looked towards the window.
Nora laughed at a remark from a customer.
I hadn’t heard her laugh for eight years.
Elaine lowered her voice.
“Before, I ran a
