When Ursula awoke the next morning, she sleepily stretched her arms and touched a human being lying in bed with her. She shot upright and gazed at her sister cuddling a pillow.
The events of the day before came rushing back. Ursula opened the blackout curtains, and sunshine streamed into the room. Reflections danced on Anna’s nose and made her sneeze.
“Hey, sleepyhead, don’t you have to work today?”
“Oh, for heaven’s sake…” Anna leapt to her feet and stormed into the bathroom.
Ursula made breakfast for both of them, but Anna only grabbed a slice of bread with strawberry jam on the fly and rushed out of the apartment.
As soon as Ursula was alone, fear, guilt, and worry for Tom attacked her. She didn’t dare to visit him in plain daylight, afraid people would start asking questions. He’d
