“because I like you.” Carmen couldn't believe and yet his gaze on her seemed so serious. She looked down at her body again and remembered the words of her mother-in-law who had never stopped telling her that she was nothing and that her body could repel men. She wanted to believe that the latter was saying it out of pure malice but no, someone else could find her beautiful. Felix had also told him when he was already seeing, but hadn't he left it for someone else? She no longer wanted to believe all these lies.
“I don’t even know who you are and it’s better that I leave.”
“I'm Modesto, just Modesto and I'm not hurting anyone Carmen. I’m not going to ask you to trust me but I can understand you if you want to talk about it or if you want, I can call a friend of yours if you want.”
“I don’t have any friends and besides, I want you to forget the idea that you like me because I’m a woman who just filed for divorce.”