The Secret in the Back Room
"But this time, she pushed it back and told me to come today."
The moment she said that, it felt as if something exploded inside my head.
All kinds of scattered details suddenly started connecting, but I didn't dare think too deeply about it.
My college was close to home, so I usually came back on weekends.
And the past few days, I had been staying up late, finishing my thesis. I was so exhausted that instead of going home, I came straight here and crashed in the back room.
But somehow, everything lined up perfectly.
Clarissa was coming by to settle the books, and my mother just happened to leave to pick up inventory.