She showed up at the Church of the Holy Spirit mid-afternoon. Hector had been happy to let her take a day off, if a little surprised as Kat had worked every day since she’d started. She’d had to take two busses to get here. It was a comforting sight, the old building amongst the new, something that felt clean but not antiseptic.
Kat opened the main door and walked in. It took a moment for her eyes to adjust, and the church went from looking empty to being packed. There were so many people here and she’d just blundered in. It was embarrassing to intrude on the service that was taking place. She turned to go when she heard Evelyn call her name.
“Kat. Oh, I never thought I’d see you again,” said Evelyn, who looked relieved. “I thought you might be dead.”
“Sometimes it feels like it.” She a
