CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE

A DAHLIA CONNECTION

“I know. We are all born atheists, right?” Patricia asked him, with a smile.

“No, I kind of lost my faith when I was about fourteen or fifteen.” Lara explained.

“Actually, Lara, we are all born atheists, we are not born believing in anything, it is imposed on us as children, by parents, uncles, grandparents, at school when we start pre"school. We never even question it, we simply believe in a superior being. Every country, every culture believes in a superior being, most of them in a god, no?”

Clara watched the two talking, looked from one to the other and noticed that Lara had become thoughtful.

“ I think so, you're right, we're not born believing in anything.”

“ And when did you become an atheist again, you don't have to answer if you don't want to. We're just making small talk here.”

Patrícia knew very well how to conduct a conversation, years of experience in the area should have prepared her very well to conduct a conversation.

Maura was drying her hair, the n