“No.”
“¿Entonces por qué lo arriesgas?”
She was silent for a moment.
“Porque ayer, le pregunté qué te pasaría cuando se fuera”.
My throat tightened.
“¿Qué dijo?”
Su respuesta llegó en un susurro.
“Él dijo que eventualmente aprenderías a vivir con eso”.
Miré la pared.
Then Melanie continued.
“He said you were comfortable being alone. That you didn’t need much attention. That as long as you had the house, you wouldn’t ask questions.”
I felt something cold settle inside me.
Durante años, me había dicho con orgullo a amigos que Lucas y yo confiábamos.
That we gave one another independence.
That we didn’t need to check each other’s phones or monitor each other’s movements.
No había respetado esa confianza.
He had used it.
“I’ll see you tomorrow,” I said.
And ended the call.
A la mañana siguiente, llegué al café quince minutos antes.
