Restless Dawn

CHARLOTTE

I spent most of the night awake, thinking about the best way to talk to Thiago about visiting the estate. That wasn’t the only question I had on my mind, but it was one of the most pressing ones. A few hours before dawn, I started to fall asleep, but it was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell.

When it rang the first time, I thought I was hearing things, and my mind was playing tricks on me. By the second ring, I was convinced it was coming from inside the apartment and got out of bed. I made my way to the front door and opened it to meet Sonia, who was staring at me curiously.

“You look like you saw a ghost,” she said as I stepped aside to let her in.

“It feels like I heard one, and that’s relatively worse,” I answered and shut the door.

“You haven’t slept a wink, have you?” she asked, walking towards one of the couches to sit down.

“Barely. I was about to before the bell went off. When did we get a bell? Why didn’t you tell me? I was so shocked to hear it ring,” I repl