5
I rushed out of the bedroom and into the living room. Zelen had pushed the coffee table to the side and was meditating as usual, as Keisha ran on the treadmill in the gym. I walked around Zelen and peeked inside the gym.
Keisha tripped and almost fell. “My Lord.” She bowed her head in an awkward way so as not to trip again.
“You’re alone here,” I said. It wasn’t really a question since the room wasn’t that big and I could see every corner of it.
“Yes. Nadine left a few minutes ago.”
I glanced back to the corridor. Nadine’s bedroom door was open. If she had been there, I would have noticed when I walked past it.
“Do you know where she is?”
“She mumbled something about fresh air and stomped out of here,” Keisha panted.
“Thank you.”
I hurried out of the apartment and flew down the
