Chapter 8

Korina wore her mittens immediately she heard the timer go off, she opened the oven and brought out the tray of brownies.

The aroma wafted through the air and she did a dramatic sniff, her mouth watered at the sight of the brown pastries. She set them down on the counter, took a knife and proceeded to cut them into shape when she heard a knock on the door.

"Coming." She yelled as she quickly made her way to the door.

There was no one in sight when she answered the door, even when she peeped at both sides of the hallway not a single soul was found. She was about to step out further when she hit her foot on something.

Korina looked down to find a white box and bouquet of flowers.

She picked them up and took them into the apartment silently praying that a bomb wasn't implanted in them.