1. Her eyes darting up the curved staircase that rises above us.
2. "Thank you."
3. I murmur. I don't want to talk about my home, I want to understand why she's here.
4. Even though I haven't seen her in fourteen long years...
5. I hate the thought that something happened to her.
6. This woman once meant everything to me.
7. "Here you go, take these slippers."
8. "Oh, thank you."