The office was still buzzing with activities when Leila left. It was already closing hours and she wasn’t in the right frame of mind to engage her colleagues. Instead of going home, she flagged down a taxi and gave him directions to her best friend’s house.

She rang the doorbell of Freya’s house. No response on the first trial and on the second ring, the door opened. Freya was in an oversized t-shirt and leggings, she pinched Leila’s cheeks and dragged her friend ...