Chapter 44

I wake up late, it’s already midday. Before getting out of bed and starting my day, I think about last night. The truth is that it’s the first time I’ve killed someone with such satisfaction, and I don’t know if it pleases me or scares me. It’s a side of myself I never knew before. I smile at the thought of Julio’s ease of assimilation. I hardly had to explain myself to him he didn’t allow me to. That man is a box of surprises. I’m still determined to finish Braulio off. Today is Christmas Eve, it’s our party, and our guests are here, but I won’t wait too long to finish him off. I have a couple of days to plan my revenge. Don Braulio will fall, he will die before the end of the year, and I will be the one to kill him.

I am sure of that.

The only thing I didn’t do last night was tell Mireya what had happened. When I got to the bedroom, she was asleep, and after showering and putting on a pair of pajama pants, I got into bed. She hugged me almost out of inertia, and it did