Chapter 4
The subway rattled on fiercely and rapidly through the dark, cavernous, curved tunnels of New York City’s boroughs. Now and then a lighted platform would pass by the windows with people milling about, and then disappear as quickly as it had come into view. There weren’t going to be many stops on the early morning train and that was something that Lillianna was thankful for. The train wasn’t too crowded either, which was an additional advantage of leaving early on a Saturday morning in New York. Lillianna had called Richard a few days ago before her departure was imminent. They had said goodbye and the usual statements about being anxious to see each other soon. However, it had just felt cold and impersonal, especially on his end, and very much like the way he had been at their d
