The diary was from more than ten years ago, it was thick with stories about a year in the life of a gentle-tempered housewife who swallowed her love and hatred silently.
Hans flipped open a page randomly and what he read was depressing.
"When the car stopped, I wanted to pick up Thomas with an umbrella. He got sick easily, he would cough if he got wet in the rain, and he would suffer for a long time. But through the window, I saw the vivacious woman in the car laughing and talking into his ear. And on his face was a relaxed and happy expression that I had not seen for a long time. I knew that our relationship had probably come to an end."
On a Friday evening 11 years ago, Thomas came back from a dinner party. Alice slept early as usual and he went straight to the study and stayed there
