Clara swallows hard.
"So... why is she still there?"
The question returns. And I can't help but sigh.
"The day I left her— I understood many things."
I run a hand around my neck.
"The way she reacted... what she said... How it affected her..."
I gently deny.
"That's when I understood that she expected more than I thought."
I pause.
"And in time— I think I ended up understanding everything better."
I look at her.
"But that doesn't change what happened."
It doesn't change what I was.
"She's been... around."
I use that word carefully.
“She’s seen my life.”
My voice becomes more serious.
“She’s witnessed what I went through with you. Our marriage, our different phases. She knows what happened… she knows what we were.”
Clara shakes her head.
“I don’t think she’s aware of that
