By the time the taxi came to a halt in front of her house, little Leo had fallen asleep again. Mara paid the cabman and asked him to keep the change. She was not in the mood for waiting for change or having any conversation whatsoever, no matter how short. She let herself into the house and made sure to lock the front door properly. Then she unstrapped Leo and laid him down on the sofa in the living room. She was about to hurry off to the kitchen with the things she had bought when she remembered that little Leo had already had lunch. Christ, so many things were...