Talya

We continued at a fast clip toward the alley where I first found Rondy. Then we walked another thirty minutes. The sun was just coming up when we entered a slightly nicer section of town. Rondy unlatched a gate attached to a white picket fence. I followed him to a small, enclosed porch that was unlocked. He slipped his shoes off and gave me a look that implied I needed to do the same.

He knocked on the door and we waited. It couldn't be much after five in the ...