New Year's Company

Four days after my conversation with Roman about his family, I found myself kneeling beside a half-packed suitcase, helping Nora fold her wool sweaters for her trip to Ireland.

“Are you sure you’ll be okay here by yourself?” Nora asked. She and Frank were headed to her family in Ireland for a week to celebrate the new years.

I rolled my eyes. Since I told Nora about the attack attempt, she had be