TERESA

I didn’t know for how long Sebastian had been at the door, but maybe enough to hear my conversation with Caroline. He sketched nothing, he just sat and listened, saying nothing.

And in fact, I had done nothing wrong. I did not tell lies, but the pure truth. Sebastian would mean my collapse if I continued like this. Still, without saying a word, he turned his back on me and left.

That really drove me mad. It was like he didn’t care about my pain. How could he care? He came, took what ...