Hello…? My voice sounded strange, as if it wasn’t my own.

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—The people your husband works with.

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Silence.

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Then…

I heard something.

Outside.

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A car.

Stopping.

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We both remained still.

Doña Lupita looked at me.

And for the first time…

I saw fear in his eyes.

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« You shouldn’t have come today, » she whispered.

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My heart began to beat strongly.

-Because?

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She did not answer.

He just looked towards the door.

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Steps.

Gravel crunching.

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And then…

the voice.

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—I knew you were going to come sooner or later.

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Diego.

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My blood ran cold.

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The door opened slowly.

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And at that moment…

I understood something with brutal clarity:

Not only had he discovered the truth.

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He had gone straight into it.

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And there was no way to leave as if nothing had happened.