Anita knocked on my door and came in. I handed her the tablet and charger, but she leaned on my desk and looked at me.

"Rough day?"

"You could say that," I said. "Marilyn barely said anything to me. I think ne hates me. Maybe ne thinks that I wanted to go with Rickard."

"I'm sure Marilyn is having as hard a time with this as you are," Anita said. "When I was assaulted, my boyfriend couldn't deal with the fact that he wasn't there to save me. He started drinking and ...