Chapter Twenty
Officer Mike rushed into the house. He found Susanne conscious, groaning and lying on the floor. The house was a mess with overturned furniture and a smashed music box. It was a peek into this family’s life.
A slight smile came to Susanne’s face then a grimace. Officer Mike stared and retreated to a time long passed: Graduation, enlistment, and a train station full of parents and girlfriends. At that time, he hoped Susanne would somehow magically appear with the other girls, and she did. She threw him a glance, not a smile of longing or regret, just a glance with the hint of a smile. She liked him, but nothing more. He held onto the memory of that smile through the years he spent killing and saving lives, but today the smile was one of appreciation, and he could see it for
