Chapter 58

I stood in the doorway, my eyes still welling with tears. There was no response from the gate to let me through as I had left my access card behind when I left for New York. I stood at the gate for an hour, waiting patiently for someone to let me in. The security system at the apartment was tight, only granting access to the tenants with entry cards.

Terrence was either not in the house or he did not want to let me in as I had pressed the bell intermittently but to no response. I had left multiple messages on his phone which were still automatically going to voicemail, and till now, I was yet to get a callback.

I sat outside on the dusty pavement, ignoring the glares and hushed whispers of the passersby. I pulled my knees to my chest and buried my face in the space between. The helplessness I felt mixed with the jetlag weighed on me heavily, but still, the only