Chapter 29Angela
I woke slowly. Head fuzzy. I opened my eyes, knowing the first thing I would see would be Sally. That would be lovely. I was happy with my new box. My lover box.
She was gone. I looked at the clock—9:30.
What?
I sat up sharply. I pressed the bed where she had been, as if my touch needed to confirm what my eyes were telling me.
Gone.
I calmed. I knew there would be a reason, and I would have a message to explain. It’s all okay.
I scrambled out of bed and grabbed my phone. Nothing. My head was starting to throb.
Toilet, of course.
I waited. I heard no movement anywhere in the flat. I went out into the hall and the bathroom door was open, and there was no one inside. I went back to my room.
I felt a wave creeping over me. It was a little like panic, and a lot like c
