A photographic technique invented by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre in 1839Julia returned to the lounge for her boots and directed Henare’s attention away from me as she slipped the gym key from the dresser and tucked it into her pocket. He waited with patience while she chased her boots around the floorboards and drew the laces into a loose bow at her insteps. She pulled one of my jackets from the cupboard beneath the stairs and swaddled it around her lean shoulders. I watched her from my step, noting the grace with which she performed even the most mundane of tasks.
Their exit admitted a sharp breeze, which swirled around my cheeks and nipped at the ends of my fingers. The door closed with a snap.
I groaned and let my chin sink onto my knees. My fingers reached involuntarily for the scar
