Chapter 1-2
CHAPTER 1 October 1981 Elyse trudged slowly, doggedly along the damp street, her head down and hands jammed into the pockets of her raincoat. Completely and obviously unaware of her surroundings, she moved through the drizzling rain like a sleepwalker until the sharp bleat of a car horn crashed into her consciousness, slamming her back into the present. She jerked to a stop and looked around. Corkscrew strands of unruly, faded, blonde hair escaped the droopy brim of her rain hat and a frown creased her forehead as she stood there, searching for a familiar landmark. It wasn't the first time since she moved to Seattle that Elyse's mind had drifted more than just a little. The streets seemed to hypnotize her. A relaxing walk would turn into an avenue of introspection, and in the same way that she wandered the city, trying to learn her way around, her mind would wander back through her life, trying to find order in the twists and turns of her existence...