Chapter 27

— Two months later —

My message declaring my love had been in vain; Thiago never responded, nor did he send me the money to pay Diego. However, Diego never charged me. Every day I saw him, he assured me that as soon as we were in Mexico, I would pay him, and he always said not to worry. But in reality, I felt very embarrassed.

I heard about Thiago thanks to the magazine news. However, lately, they had stopped putting his picture on the front page and only published some relevant aspects, such as the downfall of his agency, his divorce, which was wrapped up in a series of legal, financial, and family problems, and otherwise nonsense like his visits to bars, always alone, just like me, who was lately isolated from my two friends because my belly was starting to show, making it difficult for me to walk. I didn't have the same energy or desire to move from place to place, although they were always taking care of me, even helping me with course assignments, which I sometimes couldn't do du