Chapter 26

When I came out if the bathroom, only Pérez remained with new clothes in his hands.

"What's his problem?"

"You"

"C'mon Rez"

"Seriously. You should have seen him climb those steps when you didn't show up after thirty minutes"

"Thirty minutes? That long, he must have been really worried"

"Did he tell you about..." He allowed me to fill in the blanks.

"His mother? Yes, he said she died of poisoning in the bathtub, evident signs of struggle when she tried to get help"

"I guess he trusts you enough to tell you that" he mumbled to himself.

"What?"

"Nothing. I could tell how tensed he was when fifteen minutes had passed and you hadn't showed up, he purposely didn't give you clothes so you would come to look for him.

You should have seen the way he flew up those steps like something was after his soul. You make him worry" he laughed a little and settled it into a small smile.