It has been an hour since Nicholas got back from work, he expected Gabriela to be back. During the past week, he monitored the way her supposed shift at the hospital works though he hardly goes out to wait for her arrival at night during her morning shift, he'd rather send Kelvin to wait up for her in the living room and listen for the gentle thud of her sandals on the floors. And the soft click of her doorknob, before he goes to bed, it has become a sort of ritual during the week. Though they hardly met eye to eye, he was aware of her presence every night, every morning, the gently whiff of her body scent seeping through the pores of the door to his nose. It has been more than an hour and it was past her normal arrival time, normally the headlights of her car would hit the garage, but

