I used to see nothing. For years, it was an endless void without direction or purpose. It changed when I saw her. Nothing was instantly better, but I was. She became my purpose, even my void. ~ Leo She didn’t leave her apartment Sunday. After her abysmal breakdown Saturday, she couldn’t face Leo, not yet. But then Monday came around and she couldn’t hide any longer. Reese felt awkward, like she no longer belonged at the shop. Leo hadn’t said she wasn’t allowed there anymore, but she felt in her heart she wasn’t—that she shouldn’t be. She’d given up that right with her actions. Her feet were heavy, her brain told her to go back to the apartment, or anywhere other than there. Reese stiffened her shoulders and crossed the street anyway. When she got closer to the shop, she saw it was dark inside. A glance upward showed an unlit residence above as well. Reese tried the door. It was locked. The whole scene made her chest tight and mouth dry. Something had happened. Reese told herself she was overreacting, but instinct told her she wasn’t.
