Chapter 67

I am awakened by the bell announcing breakfast.

The hangover is going to kill me, I’m not a kid anymore, and last night’s shit hit hard. I’m not hungry, but I know that, in these cases, eating can save me from an agonizing day. When I’m ready, I go down to the carriage house to see the outcome of the party and its fireworks. I know from RanRan that the stone was destroyed and the tunnel can still be dug, but I want to see it, and I want to talk to the Mole.

“We are going as fast as we can, boss” Topo welcomes me “We are keeping the expected time, we have recovered these two days stopped. Nothing is slowing us down for the moment.”

“I like what you’re telling me,” I say, resting my hand on his shoulder. When I go up for a walk around the yard I can’t stop thinking about the irrefutable fact that I’m running out of money in here.

“Patrón” Chuleta approaches, and he is not well; he is upset. I don’t like “We have problems. I have the information you just gave me