THE UNFAITHFUL MAN

mouth has dried up, she begins to disc

ng on my thighs. The screen displays a new message from Enora. After the Bahamas, Tahiti and Hawaii, she is now leaving for Reunion Island. Some people are luckier than others. I hop

ry," I say

three hours ago," m

ungry! Do we have any c

me too, Mom,

s my mother, who despite her many r

should help me. But the air doesn't reach my lungs. I try as well as I can not to succumb to the anguish but dizziness also makes their appearance and my concern turns into terror. I really can't hold my breath very long. A few seconds or more. Is my life really just a few seconds? I lean towards Louka, ignoring Logan who is between us because I know he wouldn't notice. In any case nobody reacts because Louna sleeps o

Louka says, mistaking me for the

houting. My father brakes again and we are all, once again, thrown forward. A concert of horns is heard and several cars pass us, probably insu

immediately on the

rom the trunk and opens my door. Louka takes me on one of his shoulders and puts me on the ground. I see the water bottle open and spill on me. I can't do anything. The water freezes me in place. The patches on my body start to disappear though, but my body has to e

highway rest stop so you

and I get back in the car. I settle against the window

et to the cousins' house," he sighs. And why

lmonds, my mother answers i

an't watch w

t him and Logan

ght, I'll

m always very careful about what I buy, but your brother insisted on

oblem, I

es and check my phone. I chat with Amy for a bit before she ditches me for Joshua, her new boyfriend. I go back to sleep again with the music in my ears. When I wake up, I'm not far from my cousins' house. I look at the scenery and everything around the car is admittedly a bit of a wonder. I have been coming here since I was a child, and yet I am always amazed at how green and fat the grass is, how high the tr

ke up Louka, I a

p. But you can take Logan's consol

sion like this I ended up with a terrible h

ream, sighs my mother w

ughs with my cousins and the good times. At least with this, time passes faster. The house finally stands in front of me and

up," I whisper in my

looks at me strangely,

e asks, leaning a

ours to go, I say, keeping m

me up, you are boring Aline

r and then turns his head towards the window to go back to sle

we're

t, otherwise mom wouldn't have

e my two suitcases which wait quietly beside the car and I g