When Martin walked in and saw the box, his face changed.
He was not surprised.
He was terrified.
That fear hurt me more than if he had immediately started lying.
“I went to the store,” I said. “The saleswoman remembered you.”
Martin went pale.
I pushed the box toward him.
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“Who got the second bracelet?”
For a long time, he said nothing. Then he slowly sat down in the chair, as if his legs could no longer hold him.
“There is a reason I needed two identical bracelets… and you are going to hate me when you hear it.”
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I felt my whole body turn to stone.
“Tell me.”
He placed his hands on the table. His fingers were shaking.
“The second bracelet was not for a woman.”
I laughed. A dry, empty laugh.
