Who is this we you talk about?”
“Haven’t you guessed by now?” Still blazing down the road, he turned his head at me, and let me look into his eyes at last. I walked towards her cries and found her lying on the ground, all her clothes muddy and soaked in blood. Damn you, and damn me for what I must do to you, but I love you. Is the girl following me? I suppose it’s all new buildings now in Styria, after all these years and all these wars. She’s been gone for five years. No, I said, don’t do that, I don’t want to go out. Last night Marcilla and I did it. “Who’s this? Styria, she said. Vivek, I said, that Vivek? “Now, I am aware that you don’t use your real name anymore, Countess. It was from before she got sick, when she still had all her hair. Then when they finally and unwillingly let me go, I rented a car and drove up here. 17th April:
Day started off bad and got worse. Please stay, at least for today. On one side you could see a sea, the waves came right up to the window. Now that’s a lie, I know I’m a fat cow, everyone says so, even Trace, I started saying, but she put her finger against my lips.
