Sins of the Past

hone and closed it with a snort. She had be

s", but I couldn't help but always feel a pinch o

e would explain to him how they met, that he was her favo

he only reason I

urse

tell herself, as if she was trying to convinc

or he had noticed Jonnathan, looking attractive to him. He had a nice appearance and when they got stuck he thought about taking conversation out of him. From the outside Jonnathan looks like one

izing him. He was her favorite writ

that to them. In fact, he did

go by telling you that you are the best in the world because your work makes them money

of laughing at her, he took it as something no

h him, right? Because it had made he

a while without realizing it. Partly remembering the silly but funny comment about virginity in the

like to impre

ther of the two occasions she had to always be well-groomed. But maybe... maybe Jonnathan didn't c

hen they went to eat he

the wrong image to Jonnathan. Would he know she had a boyfriend? I was hoping so. I wou

r favorite writer, and of course it was a factor to take into account,

nversation flowed in any direction with a surprising naturalness, without awkward silences or argume

s had been ringing, but neither answered, f

o mention that sh

that, now that he thought abo

ed to someone like that. I don't think e

like

a

g him to Rodio

really wa

ut them on t

er hand ove

erson, eat with her as friends and that's it? Why did life have to get complicated? Was she or the article making it diffi

ed to c

and just at that momen

read the

it, Marie smiled a

s Jon

ithout thinking, like two pe

sn't it? Think. Then he decided that it w

cle. I didn't realize they

time it's happened to me. They

the hidden paparazzi to

ou thinking about

d known they would write that I wouldn't have told

ry, one gets use

ur boyfriend

a boyfriend. That's good, i

the smile faded a litt

cording session in his studio since early today. But

I wouldn't want t

Nor do

d when the article came out, 20,000 Amazon sales of my latest novel were reported

dinners and I'll pa

bout other din

sion in his name

's a horr

dn't mention in the article th

bly don't even kn

an: Tha

You're

have to get back to

See you

same hotel... I assume we will

yes, of cou

What did you think tha

ut the phone away, a l

really enjoye

or her scene, she saw her very happy. She wore a charming smile. When he asked he

st of the day w

epresented the beginning of the career of many of those present. The big boom that brought them to fame. I couldn't help feeling

hings woul

new

the idea of faci

so brought

he day was about to end. The set was a big, warehouse-like place, with

re making some final adjustments while Marie was chat

l came to her and sh

of recording!"said a female voic

big ears, dark eyes and who always walked around in an elegant sui

u!" repli

was an energetic woman; one of those who convey the

u feeling?

It's a lot of

ogether. Although the one with whom Marie had struck up the most friendship was with Sarah, on

r a silence, she added "But you

s always the preamble to some job offer. The fact that he

ll me, what do y

n the magazine

inkled h

want to

been asking fo

The only thing they do is s

where they can express their sexuality freel

uggestively? I'm sorry, but no. I don

silence on

ll the publications and jo

rl in a group, posing naked for some magazine

teen, offers have been raining down on you to show yourself as the woman you are now, and you have rejected them a

ow my maturity than by undr

of the team turn

on her back. He covered

ething that depe

Now you have to show that you are o

ut

f it. Use it. You have to get out of that fantasy world you live in and get back

ut off

her hand, cold on her back and the b