Her eyes change.
"I was still living with them... Because it was the only thing I had of you."
I lowered my voice.
"It was my way of filling the void."
I stare at her.
"I waited for you."
The silence that follows... It's heavy.
"The morning you left— I thought you were going to come back."
I close my eyes for a second.
"I confided in myself."
"I said—" "She's going to come back.""
A bitter laugh escapes me.
"But you didn't."
I open my eyes.
"Two damn years... without knowing about you."
I breathe.
"I tried to forget you... ignoring everything that had to do with you."
I look at her with shame.
"Because I knew there was no return."
She is silent for a few seconds, then asks.
"Then why didn't you do something on the day of the divorce?"
I swallow hard.
"Because you didn
