Chapter 24

• Helen narrates.
• As soon as I got off the transport, my legs were shaking like jelly, and my hands were sweating profusely. I arranged my uniform and went to the trellis; it was always open. For a moment I thought about turning back, running away without looking back, but I knew that would be my immediate dismissal, and I couldn't afford to lose my job, so I took a breath and kept walking.
• Everything was identical as he had left it, at least the front; I walked some more trying to control my breathing and rang the doorbell.