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Eva

We stepped out of the taxi and onto the sidewalk. Thelma paid the driver, and we exchanged a glance before heading toward her apartment building.

Inside, we walked to the elevator and rode it to her floor. Thelma unlocked her apartment door, and we stepped inside.

"Make yourself at home," she said, smiling gently as she closed the door behind us.

Thelma handed me a glass of water