“And there’s always someone here?”
“Yes.” Annika smiled. “I’ll come down with you now and lock you out.”
On the ground floor, she opened the front door, then looked both ways up and down the street. “If a Mosso tries to talk to you when you’re coming or going, just say you’re a visitor. Don’t say that you live here. It’ll be better for you that way.”
“Okay.” I stepped out onto the sidewalk, and she immediately closed the door behind me. As I headed down the street, I reached into the pocket of my skirt to make sure the phone card was safe.
The park was further away than I remembered. I checked Manu’s watch, then picked up my pace. It was already 3:25 p.m. and Yaya’s crew was usually only there for an hour or so, mid-afternoon while the stores were closed and people were busy eating lu
