16. The visitor

Chloe forces herself with difficulty to open her eyes slowly. They are thick with sleep and drowsily she starts to observe her room. It is still darkish inside because she hung sheets in front of the blinds, but the many rays of sun that shine through the openings of the guest room and kitchen reveals that it must be late in the day. She suddenly realizes what has awoken her because the sounds come again. There is a knock on the front door. Last night she plunged into bed dead tired and naked and covered her with the sheet. She takes her smartphone and it shows it is twelve-o’-clock. Well, Isaac’s tablet did their thing because she has slept right through until now. She climbs out of bed and gets her gown out of the cupboard. Someone knocks again and she shouts: "Just wait; I’m coming!” She is itching to phone Rene at the hospital to inquire about her family. Could it be Robert or Isaac? Maybe it is Isaac with news. It can only be one of the two. Barefooted she walks to the front do