Chapter 35: Being Kind

The move to Vanessa’s place was unproblematic and frankly, I was starting to get used to this constant moving and instability.

It didn’t bother me anymore.

What bothered me was how thick the tension in the car was. Nobody spoke yet I could sense the silent agitation all around me. I suddenly recalled what Sven said about wanting to lead ordinary lives because he found wealth boring. Was that the case? Did they not want to leave the apartment building? In that case, I felt bad. I didn’t mean to uproot them from their place.

It was all my father’s fault. If he had minded his business, this wouldn’t have happened.

The drive was a long one. I was lost in my thoughts so I didn’t really see where we were going. I was thinking about what happened these past few days. About my encounter with my father. Everything got too overwhelming whenever I thought about it all, though, so I preferred to shut my thoughts down and stare out the window instead.

We were in an isolated area. They’d taken