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May 8 - May 10, 2021
that little room where the altar servers get ready.” “The sacristy,”
It was comforting to see that everyone behaved consistently in a crisis.
“Mia wrote the note. While Lynn was mixing up the stage blood, Helena went into the bathroom and called Mia. She told her that Gabriel had found her apartment and she was going to go on the run. She asked Mia to make sure I didn’t try to find her.
I didn’t really have a substantive response to that, so I went with a question. “So she wrote the note to dissuade you?” “Actually, she said she tried to word it in a way that would at least hint that Helena hadn’t written it and that she wasn’t actually dead.”
“And then, the next thing that happened was a very angry nun with a gun showed up dragging Gabriel by his ear.” I laughed. He joined me, and it felt really good to laugh.
Where’s the best place to hide?” “I don’t know. Is this a riddle?” “Come on. It’s in plain view—that’s the best place to hide.
When I went to collect Audra from the nuns, she told me ‘the other veiled ladies’ would miss Helena.
“Do you have any idea how hard it is to find daisies, black-eyed Susans, and sweetpeas in Manhattan?” he said with a half-laugh.
I crouched and unstrapped the shoes, then eased out my protesting feet. “Uh, I wouldn’t recommend walking barefoot through the city. Not even if you’re up to date on all your shots.” I shook my head and reached inside my purse for my trusty, split-heel foldable ballet flats.
