#Chapter 171: Through Thick and Thin

Ella The sound of the buzzer reverberated through my apartment louder than I had expected, and the grating sound sent shivers down my spine. I was sitting on the floor amidst the mess after I had just torn apart my living room in a desperate search for hidden cameras, driven to paranoia by Marina’s threats. But I had found nothing. The thought of breaking into my walls with a sledgehammer crossed my mind, but I knew that my landlord would kill me. If there were any cameras around, they were certainly hidden in a place that I could never reach. The buzzer went off again, and I stood, caught between answering it and hiding beneath my bed. I wasn’t sure if I should answer it or pretend I wasn’t home, but eventually came to the conclusion that someone with ill intent likely wouldn’t be ringing the doorbell, so I shakily walked over to the door and pressed the intercom. “H-Hello?” I stammered, trying and failing to hide the quiver in my voice. “Who’s there?” “Ella, it’s