Chapter 3 — Maya Remembers the Past
Maya walked into the kitchen and set her backpack on a chair.
She looked down at the brass key in Sarah’s hand.
“Is that Aunt Elena’s key?” Maya asked quietly.
Silence filled the kitchen.
Marcus closed his eyes for a brief second.
Sarah turned sharply toward her daughter.
“Why would you say that, Maya?”
“Because it looks like the one from the old apartment,” Maya said.
“The one with the green keychain.”
Sarah remembered that apartment clearly.
She remembered everything about the day Elena left.
She looked back at Marcus.
“You talked to her,” Sarah said.
“You talked to Elena without telling me a single word.”