Chapter 15
Emotions churned inside Sal. Disbelief at what she was seeing. Excitement at seeing Markus. She felt nervous too, would he still feel the same way as she did?
Markus had turned towards her. She stepped closer and grabbed his arms.
“Markus! I don’t believe it. How are you here? How did you get away? Did you escape somehow? How are you? I’ve thought about you every single day! I missed you so much. I…”
Something in his face brought Sal stumbling to a halt. Confusion and surprise. After a few moments he spoke. It was the same voice that Sal remembered.
“I’m sorry, I don’t know who you are. Have we met? And my name isn’t Markus.”
“But… but… what…”
Sal struggled for a few moments, then found her voice again. She could feel a dark pit opening below her. Despe
