Unsettled Night

By the time Elena stepped off the bus, she was beyond exhausted. Her body ached, her head throbbed, and all she wanted was to lie down and let sleep take her.

But this wasn’t home.

It wasn’t even close.

She walked up to the small, unfamiliar house and reached into her bag for keys—only to remember she didn’t have any.

Right.

She wasn’t used to this yet. At their old house, she had keys, her own li