Most of the lights in the huge apartment block were
still on. Lena could even make out the shapes of
people in some of the windows of the apartments ___1___
the park bench where she sat, waiting for Helen to
come home. Time passed and the night air became
rather ___2___.
The park was empty now and Lena was rather ___3___
about being alone. What if someone attacked her ?
Shivering with cold and ___4___,
Lena felt like going home but she knew that she
would not be able to sleep until she had seen Helen
and ___5___ to
her. She had to ask her about the diamond locket
which she had seen at her throat that afternoon.
Every time a car pulled ___6___,
she stared hard, trying to see if it was Helen's
car. An hour passed and then two. The lit up windows
in the building began to darken, one by one. At two
o'clock in the morning, she finally ___7___
to give up. she was just getting up to go home when
she saw Helen's flashy sports car turn around the
corner and slide into a parking bay. |