Artwork: "Mistress of the House" By Shelby McQuilkin ______________________________________________________________________________________________ " ... I waited for some time inside the car feeling nervous because this was the first time after years that I went to someone’s house. I had gladly devoted most of my time to work and once in a while when the urge for a break became irresistible, I travelled all around the world. Anyway, I somehow mustered up the courage and rang the doorbell..... " _______________________________________________________________________ There was nothing unusual that night when I took the route via which I usually returned from office: The same old apartments, with its exhausted walls breaking off in places, giving in to the daily e