Chapter 78

When I returned from the shower, my roommate was still eating, but now he was already in the dessert pudding. He didn't watch me again. He continued with his head down, eating non-stop. I sat in front of him, watching his face. He didn't look back at me, he was so focused on the food that anyone could say he hadn't eaten for days. I served myself a little bit of everything, but I didn't eat.

When I felt the pendant of my necklace touching my throat, I thought again about my trip to the American embassy. I was greeted by more police officers and an ambassador, and after a long conversation about all the possible advice they could give me about the mission I was starting, I was taken to a room where they asked me for the item I used the most often. I took off Mikaela's necklace and waited while they nailed a small ear that was no more than a degree of rice against the snake pendant. The necklace was still as usual, but now I knew that the police could listen without difficulty from my