Spiraling painfully back into reality, Matt realized that he was crying. He remembered the necklace, suddenly. Where was it now? Had she kept it? Matt walked back into his room, not bothering to shut the door. He walked out into the hallway, and down one flight of stairs.
At the bottom, he nearly stepped on Flora. She was so tiny, he barely saw her. She was sitting at the bottom of the stairs, playing with some Barbies. She looked up at him, eyes shining.