Chapter 199:- Ascent
Mara forced herself not to look at Judith’s apartment building as she came near but it loomed in her peripheral vision, refusing to be ignored. Judith didn’t know the danger she was in, Mara’s heart argued. Maybe she did, her head responded.
Mara found herself ascending the grey cement stairs inside the building, too lost in conflict to watch where she was going. Judith didn’t have to know the whole truth to give advice. Mara imagined herself on Judith’s couch, playing with the cats and pouring her heart out the way she couldn’t in real life. The thought comforted her.