A Promise Kept

Vivienne lounged in the living room, absently flipping through channels. She wasn’t really paying attention to the TV. Her mind was still racing, even though the day had been uneventful. The talks from the news in the background was just a way to fill the quiet that had settled in her apartment.

Suddenly, a knock at the door startled her out of her thoughts.

“Who could that be?” she mumbled, pushi