stood there, frustrated.
“YOU FOLLOWED ME?”
I didn’t pretend following him had been normal.
Neither was getting dressed every morning to maintain a fake commute.
“You invented an office for five days.”
He sat down.
I stayed standing.
“Why are you going to the adult learning center with Frank?”
“YOU INVENTED AN OFFICE FOR FIVE DAYS.”
His reaction changed immediately.
“You saw Frank?”
“Yes.”
He rubbed both hands over his face.
“Does he know you saw him?”
“No.”
“Good.”
“YOU SAW FRANK?”
That irritated me more than I expected.
“Good?”
“I promised him.”
“Promised him what?”
“I can’t tell you everything, Sandy.”
“Then tell me what belongs to you.”
“I PROMISED HIM.”
Eliam looked at me.
I pointed toward his tie.
“You took a week off. You dressed for work every morning. You drove away with your laptop.”
“Yes.”
“You told me about meetings that didn’t happen.”
I POINTED TOWARD
