The next morning, Ursula woke with the coming of dawn and snuck out of her makeshift bed. When she opened the door, sunlight fell inside. She took a few moments to observe Tom’s peaceful sleep. She’d never seen him so relaxed. A half smile quirked up one corner of his mouth as he rolled to his side.
She quietly closed the door again, preferring not to say goodbye. The anxiety of the day before had been lifted from her shoulders, and she hurried home with lilting steps. Today was her day off from work, and while she would have liked to spend it in the allotment with Tom, prudence demanded she return home. She had plenty of chores to catch up with.
As she unlocked the door to her apartment, she hoped to find Anna still there. Anna probably was out of her mind with worry because Ursula hadn
