Chapter 47

"What about relationships?" Yumi asked, crossing her arms at the table and leaning a little more, in an almost conspiratorial way.

"What about them?" I replied with a question, but I tried hard not to sound offensive.

"Have you never fallen in love?" she asked again, tilting her head slightly.

Ashley also watched me carefully, and it was very clear that, even if they did not show curiosity or ask in our work hours how we dealt with our lives outside of there, people were curious to know why I did not have the slightest interest in seeming available. It was not as if everyone did that, but some people really believed that there was no better place beyond the workplace to try

"Already," I replied, drinking a very long sip of my milkshake. My colleagues watched me, silently, wanting me to keep giving details. I evaluated the best way to say that. Because despite the appearance, despite the coldness in dealing with life, I