The light suddenly came back on in the room, but it was not from myflashlight. Torches along the walls burst into flames. I had not noticedthey were t...ere before. I heard a click and the door opened leading backinto the hallway. Not wanting to take any more chances, I got up, grabbeda torch, and exited the room. I rushed as fast as I could back throughthe long hallway. Upon reaching the other doorway I was relieved to findit open as well. I quickly found the cave entrance and noted that while. She hitched herself up into a sitting position in the back seat, and opened the zipper of her backpack.She looked at me, a look that made my heart skip a beat. "Well?" was all she said.It was enough to put me in motion. I clambered over the seat and landed next to her as she pulled out a thin blanket and began to cover the vinyl seat, shoving me out of the way so she could scrunch it underneath me and tuck it in."The seat's too cold otherwise," she said with a smile. She reached down and. Given the way she acted, money is not something she values.”I paced around my penthouse the rest of the morning, but there were no ideas coming.In the afternoon, I went over to Elsa’s apartment. No one answered the knocks on the door, and the trampled flowers were still on her doormat. I sat on the floor beside her door for three hours. I didn’t hear a peep from inside, so figured she was out for the day. I realized I had no idea what she did with her free time, or how she spent her weekends. I didn'twant my father to follow me, and riding with one arm is very difficult.I did manage it, though I almost fell a few times. I had to remindmyself that someone was depending on me.To be honest I stopped before I reached her door. Shouldn't I just getrid of the child? To be honest I had that option. But, then I looked atmy feet. No, I was shameful enough getting this way anyways. I couldn'tcompound that. I was rather delicate at that moment with all the shock,and to be honest I just didn't.