Chapter 16

• The glass of the public telephone booth was covered in a layer of dust. Elena wiped the receiver clean, causing her fingertips to be stained with grime.
• She first dialed the number of Cora's hometown in the countryside from memory, but after a long wait, all she heard was a mechanical voice saying, "The number you have dialed is not in service."
• Frowning, she then found another address written in her notebook from seven years ago.