Elijah
As the elevator doors open, I stretch my head into the apartment. All the lights are out and the dirty dishes are still there as they were when I left the house. The only thing that has disappeared are all the guests. There were definitely too many. You could have done without Georgina in particular, but I certainly shouldn't say that in the presence of Dad. Then I get house arrest until the end of my life.
Slowly I enter. Luckily the party is over already, otherwise I wouldn't have taken good care of Tessa, who has been sleeping since we got in the taxi.
Since it's dark, I have to move especially slowly to avoid stumbling over anything. That would suck! So while I'm shuffling through the living room, I'm looking for the adults. Where do the two of them hang around again?
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