Chapter 45Jonah was asleep in his seat on the train from Berlin to Rome when someone tapped him on the shoulder and woke him. Though he was facing the window, he saw her as soon as he opened his eyes—Stanza, reflected in the glass against the darkness outside the car.
"What?" He said it without turning to look at her, hoping she might go away. "What do you want?"
"I want you to tell me what your problem is." Stanza kept her voice low. The car was dark, and most everyone was asleep.
Jonah turned to look her in the eye. "No problem at all." It made him feel good to hold something back, since she'd been keeping so many secrets from him. At the same time, it made him feel awful. Underneath the hurt, he still cared about her.
"I know you're upset about something," said Stanza. "Le
