Chapter 47

Eva

FLASHBACK: FIVE DAYS AGO IN JULIENNE'S APARTMENT

“May I speak with you? Inside?” I asked

Relief filled me as she opened her door wider.

….

I stepped into her apartment in relative silence. Despite the grimy outside it seemed clean from the inside, incredibly cozy even. The area was small and the furniture was outdated and I spotted a crack in the wall, but it wasn't bad. Looking at the small space brought me back to a time years ago, on my own, working.

I closed the door, following after her in awkward silence. The tension couldn't be ignored as she stood in place.

I cleared my throat, “how have you been doing?”

The acidic laugh she let out in return made me flinch.

“What do you care? Do you feel sorry for ruining my life?” she spat out, bitterness evident in her voice

“You and I both know that isn't true,” I said, tense at her aggressiveness. I let out a sigh to calm down before I continued “but I am sorry for what happened to you back then. For the humiliation you went through