Sally

It was the middle of the day, but the place had the deserted feel of a ghost town. There were no street signs. Kieran held my hand and navigated the maze of buildings, mostly constructed from plywood, corrugated metal and sheets of plastic. When we spotted a half-naked kid wandering down the alley, he ran away from us, screaming. Mia said Sarah worked as a waitress in a restaurant. When Kieran and I finally found the place, I realised that ‘restaurant’ was a bit of an overstatement. The hole in the wall had a counter and four tables barely big enough to hold a pizza box. The place was dimly lit. There were no customers in sight. A guy was dozing off behind the counter as flies buzzed around his bald head. Kieran and I stood at the entrance, hesitant to step in. I squeezed his hand. ‘I’m fine.’ He smiled at me. ‘Let’s go inside.’ I pushed aside the thick plastic strips acting as a curtain and entered the establishment. A bell chimed overhead. The guy behind the counter jerked his head u