Rosa glanced at the time on her phone after ending the call, then grabbed her bag. She told her manager she had to leave five minutes early due to an emergency, and he agreed. She quickly changed out of her uniform and back into the black knee-length dress she had worn that morning. Without wasting another second, she hurried out of the café.
On any other day, she would have taken the bus to save money, but today, there was no time to wait. She flagged down the first taxi she could find and gave the driver the hotel’s address with breathless urgency.
On the way, she texted Lucy to say she would be late, explaining where she was going and why.
The reply came back quickly: ‘Okay, don’t worry about Renzo, he’s doing great.’
Knowing Renzo was safe allowed Rosa to relax on that front, fin
