Chapter 36

"What are you doing here? How did you get in here? Who let you in?"

Nora doesn't want to look at me; she covers her face with her tiny hands.

I looked around. Why is Nora in the pool? I'm sure I locked the door. I couldn't have forgotten.

If we could smell mate or hear voices in the water, I wouldn't be surprised to see Nora sitting on the couch.

Nora didn't answer my question; she was busy covering her face. I don't mind if she sees my body. I know when we work out, she often glances at my stomach.

I always wear a T-shirt when I work out. When I buy the shirt, it looks big, but when I wear it, it shapes my body. I don't know whose fault it was; my stomach or that t-shirt.

I asked Nora to answer, and she said she had just hung out the laundry and had come to the pool to rest. She could enter because this room was unlocked.

I frowned. I couldn't have forgotten to lock the pool. I came alone. Okay. I'm not going to prolong this problem; maybe I did forget to lock it.

When I ask