Lana opened the door of the jeep and got out of it slowly as if a ton of weight was pulling her down. She took her stuff from the back seat and started for the door. She placed her finger on the buzzer and took a deep breath before pressing it. The buzz, however, had no chance to make a sound, as the door opened wide, and Katie appeared at the doorstep.
‘Lana!’ she said, looking at her for a moment with a surprised look.
She was surprised at the unexpected visit, but also shocked by the worn and unusually broken appearance of her visitor. She immediately had an unhappy flashback of her daughter’s looks during the time following her university graduation. After leaving Hayden, and before travelling to Africa, she was similarly pale and thin. Only a shadow of herself, with sad eyes, danger
