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-Chapter Thirty Seven-
Eric is staring at me.
I am staring at him.
Our eyes keep playing ping-pong.
Karla stretches her hand out to Eric, looking concerned.
"Is everything okay babe?"
Eric looks up at her and forces a smile.
He darts a glance at me.
"I know her."
Karla looks confused.
"She's the woman I told you about," he says. "The one that deceived me. The one that lied to me about her son's dad."
Karla is shocked and confused.
"You didn't tell me about him!"
"Because I didn't know he was the guy you were dating..."
She goes silent for a moment and asks calmly,
"Are you still inlove with him?"
"No!"
Eric doesn't seem hurt or bothered at all by my reaction. I guess he really is in love with Karla. He does not even look like a guy who was crazy for me just yesterday.
I guess it was just an illusi
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