Chapter 73

"My brother's ex-girlfriend is pregnant," I explained, and I heard a slight muxoxo of hopelessness from Edward. "She will be coming to live with us. I mean, with my parents, because I decided to go on a trip. Not that I definitely want to live somewhere else. I want to live a real life. Far from my family. Away from the problems. And I think I might have that in some Latin country. So I must be moving in a few days. I thought I'd call you and suggest that we go together, I mean, if you wanted to get to know Spain and everything else."

For a moment, I heard Edward's breathing tremble, as if he was afraid of the words he would use. Then I heard the unmistakable sound of a horn, and noticed that heavy trucks passed very close to him. There would definitely be no possibility of him being at home. My heart gave a bump, and I got up without even realizing it, taking a look at the window of the cafeteria. I couldn't see anything from there anym