Chapter thirty-six

Luke

My tears wet my mother’s robe. I don’t remember crying this much in my entire life. I wiped my eyes before looking at her, and playing a character I’ve never been.

— How do you leave without saying goodbye? – She looked at me tenderly – not a phone call, not a message.

— Sorry, mom – I had to interrupt her before she told the whole truth – the opportunity came up, and I couldn’t refuse.

— What college are you doing? – Gonzalo really was a beautiful liar, he hadn’t told her almost anything. - how is the New Jersey?

I opened my mouth, but nothing came out. What answer would I give her?

— College of letters – was the first thing that came to my mind – New Jersey is…

— Why lyrics? – She had a wrinkle of doubt on her forehead – What happened to you, my son? I liked to live intensely. I never saw you with a book in your hands, much less new that you liked to study.

— There are many things about me that you don’t know – a lump formed in my throat. I felt like the worst human being on ea