The door clicked as Arslan pushed the front door shut with his leg.
He turned the lock twice and slid the security chain into its track. He just arrived at Sofia's apartment where she and Maya were staying.
Over by the heater, Sofia sat on the corner of the sofa with her laptop rested open on her knees, the screen casting a pale glow across her face.
Down on her left foot, the green light on her ankle monitor blinked with a slow pulse. Her dark hair was pulled back into a bun, and her ribs were still taped up beneath her dark hoodie.
Arslan thought about using his healing hands when he saw that she was still in pain through her face, but let go of that thought soon after he saw her smile when she saw him.
"Hey, how you doing ?" Arslan said as he dropped some groceries on the table
