“Has someone taken your keys or stopped you from leaving?”

“No.”

Diane looked at the luggage.

“I just thought I had somewhere to go.”

The sentence sounded different when addressed to someone who had not heard an hour of arguments.

Claire saw Ruiz take it seriously without assuming it answered all his questions.

He asked what each person understood had been arranged.

Diane said her son had told her the room was ready and she would not have to worry about moving again soon.