Chapter 3
Elenda waited in the hall with her eyes closed, breathing deeply, willing everyone else to stay in their apartments. There were only three others on this floor, so if the proverbial luck of the Irish were with her indoors for a change, she'd be fine. Two of the three units being occupied by her own elderly relatives and her careful scheduling during her parents' workdays increased her odds considerably.
Six weeks to the day had passed since she'd ridden the elevator up here, just as she'd expected. She'd managed to survive forty-two long days and nights of intense interest and attention from not only her parents, but from each and every one of her family members living in the building and across the city. Several added to the fun by making the trip from out of town for her twen
