Sorry this chapter is so short!
Chapter 11
He took the stairs two at a time, to help familiarise himself with the building again.
As he slipped out the apartment blocks front door, and stepped out into the cooling spring night air, he hunched deeper into his jacket as the sky started to darken from yellows, pinks and reds to the purples, blues and blacks of the night.
For three hours, Owen walked around the local area. He passed shops, restaurants, cafes and bars, stepping into each in turn. Every smell, view of a room, hearing chatter of establishment patrons, gave Owen a small spark of memory. Times he'd visited the business places alone, or with random women he had no name for. It was good to be alone for a while. He had realised he'd needed this time to try to explore himself.
Slowly he made his way back to his apartment, scouring the streets for familiar place names. As Owen approached the outer door to his apartment building he spied a small figure huddled in a jacket, their back against the glass door, knees hugged into their chest. The unnamed person had dropped their head onto their knees in sleep? Blocking their facial features from his vision.
His was an upscale building, so it was unusual to see a homeless person trying to find shelter in the doorway. Could be the person was locked out without their keys?
As Owen approached, the figure must have heard his footsteps because they raised their head.
"Toshiko!" said Owen as he glimpsed her face. He hadn't realised he'd spoken her name until she said his in return.