10
Alice worked for another hour or so, but her mind wasn’t on it. She gave up and shut off her laptop and walked alone to the mess hall. She ate an early dinner of teriyaki vegetables and rice. Dessert was cheesecake. She ate that too.
She didn’t see anyone she knew. Just as well. She needed to look through more files.
None of the day felt like a particular success. She hadn’t found any photos of her second attacker. She still had no idea who he was or who he might work for. Why he needed to kill her.
She had practiced katas. That was probably fine. She had taught Marnie the trampoline. Maybe that was good. Everything else? A waste.
She unlocked her door and stepped back inside her room. Her laptop sat waiting on top of the desk. Maybe Gina and the other investigators on Alice’s case
