The police were involved, so we could not do anything hastily or leave loose ends. Many legal aspects had to be cared for in detail and arranged so as to distract attention as much as possible from “us” or from the thing that had killed Anya. There I began to understand why my mother had insisted that I cremate my wife’s body in Alaska instead of paying attention to the wishes of her sister Elena to bury her in Russia.
It would not be an exaggeration to state that, because of me, our species had been left on the verge of being discovered by Humanity.
My father had to deal with that, Mother told me. He had to protect all of us. (from my imprudences, I imagine she thought. But she did not say it; my mother is very good to me).
The case of my abrupt disappearance had been taken by Interpol
