The parking lot was hot, and they were only not feeling the heat because the air conditioning was on.
"Ready to get out?"
"Ready. Can you stay close?"
"Always."
Laura should have been feeling outraged; her husband had just confessed to a murder, but in fact, she felt relieved not to have to fear encountering her rapists at any moment. She was forgetting all the teachings learned in church. A life should not be taken like that, but the man had taken something sacred from her too. Laura decided not to think about all this, at least for now, and enjoy the trip to the mall.
"Marco, where are the rest of my personal documents? Credit card and passport?"
"Your passport is being corrected, it will have your married name."
"Don't I need to go to the proper place to change my passport?"
"No
