Chapter 24
He drove the car into the building and stopped at the parking lot. He sighed, looking troubled, then glanced at me. He brushed his hair upward with his fingers. After combing, he shook it, making droplets of rainwater that had dampened his hair scatter.
“I have no intention of bringing you here. But I have no choice. You might get sick if you don’t change your clothes.”
I scanned the whole parking lot. It was a high-rise condominium. I looked back at him. In his eyes was hesitation about letting me come up.
“Where are we going?”
“My unit,” he replied shortly.
I went silent for a moment, thinking why he was like this. That he was hesitant to let me go up even though it was his own unit we were heading to.
“Is that where you two live? Is that where you two sleep?” My voice
