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CHARLOTTE “You look worried. What’s the problem?” I asked, closing the door behind me. She sighed, placed the phone on the bed, and gestured for me to sit. “You’re acting weird. Did anything happen while I was gone?” “Around here? Yeah, the elevator stopped working for a while, but I think it’s fixed now,” she replied absentmindedly. “Yes, I saw the light come back on, but you know that’s not what I’m referring to. Tell me what’s happening,” I insisted, and she smiled sadly. “I wasn’t going to bother you with it, especially now that you’re still recuperating and you have a lot to handle, but there’s no way I could leave without telling you why,” she began. “I know I said you couldn’t stay here for long, but if you left without telling me, that would be very…” I paused, trying to think