Chapter 26

Charlie agrees with a nod. "Henry and Noelle never told how they ended up here.

“Not Abby either. "Henry diverts his focus from the conversation and points to me.

Pisco, stunned.

"I don't remember anything!

"This is the best thing in the world, you know? "Candice says, turning towards me. "I mean, can you imagine doing something very wrong and then simply forgetting about it?

"There's nothing good about it. "Charlie defends me. "Imagine if you do something very good and also forget? It must be torture.

"I don't think so.

"We never find it when the problem is not ours.

Candice releases a muxoxo and faces an empty spot on the table. "I would give anything to forget what happened to me.

We all plunge into a deep silence. I want to say that I agree with your point of view, but Charlie is right. When the problem is not ours, we don't care about it. Even if we are the most empathetic person in the world, we are selfish by nature.