Elián;
The walks are getting longer.
Twenty minutes became thirty. Thirty became a full loop of the park and back, with me only wobbling at the very end. Zeph says Mrs. Hanna would be proud. Reed says she'd be smug. I laugh and agree with them.
I don't tell anyone that I've started watching the front door.
Leo doesn't live here. He lives in a room at the hospital, and he turns up at the house when he can, usually late, usually in his coat, usually with his eyes half shut. He eats whatever Reed has left in the fridge, asks me three questions about my health, and leaves. He never stays longer than an hour.
He said he'd be home tonight, and I've been on edge since.
It's the first time since I moved in that the house is nearly empty this late. Koda's at work, Reed has a client dinner, Zeph is at the library, and Zack is somewhere with his phone switched off, which means we won't see him until morning.
