“I hope you enjoy living here. It’s not luxury, but it’s getting more comfortable every day,” Mercy said.
“What about pets?”
“Small animals, cats, dogs, birds and the like, are perfectly acceptable. Did you leave someone behind?”
“Princess, my cat.” Bringing Princess aboard probably wasn’t her best idea, but Nakia didn’t want to be alone.
“I’ll leave you to it, then,” Mercy said. “Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.”
Faced with an empty apartment, Nakia decided to break into the stash of emergency chocolate chips in her suitcase. Normally when she felt this out of sorts, she’d fire up the game console and smash a few robots. With that option gone, she’d bake.
Thirty minutes later, music played as she mixed in together ingredients for chocolate chip cookies.
