Chapter 27

Married in spite of me

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Part 2 chapter 6

Mariam

I've just gotten home, my heart was beating very hard, I see that obviously all the cars are there so he's probably at home, I refrain from asking the guard, I'm supposed to know if my husband is home or not, that's what the phone is for

I called him in the evening but he didn't answer me or call me back so I gave up, I see that all the lights were off he must be sleeping, I carefully open the door from the living room to make as little noise as possible, I also take off my shoes and look for the way to the stairs in the dark like a little thief, that's what I'm reduced to in my own house

Gustave lighting the lamp: where are you from?

Me (startled): were you here?

Gustave raising his voice: I'm not going to repeat myself, where are you from?

I know that when he takes that tone if I don't hurry to do what he asks me, the beating will follow