My face showed a "what?"
And my mouth emitted a:
“What?
Valery wiped her nose with her wrist and went back into her room, this time leaving the door open so I could pass. I watched her head for her bed. I thought she would sit up or throw herself on it to start crying like a Disney princess, but you should have realized by now that there are no princesses in this story and no good things happen like what happens to princesses.
Valery bent down, lifted the mattress a little, and took something from under it. When she let go of the mattress and I saw that it was a pack of cigarettes and a lighter, I looked at her wide-eyed with surprise.
“Do you smoke? “I asked, and I did so with a tone of surprise because, come on, from day one, Valery had given every impression of being a good girl wh
