I put my hand over my mouth to stifle a cry of despair.
“Adam, wait, I can explain everything to you...”
But he has already turned his back on me and is now heading towards the camp. I abandon Cabualca and run after him. Jack holds me back by the arm:
“Leave him. He won’t say anything.”
This isn’t what worries me. To tell the truth, I hadn't thought about that. I just can't stand the idea that he hates me. And how could it be otherwise now that he found out that I’d been lying to him from the start?
I abruptly free myself from Jack's grip, looking at him viciously. He understands the feelings that upset me and sadness takes hold of his eyes. He lets me go.
I run like crazy in the hope of seeing Adam between the houses. He's nowhere. The wind picks up, fierce, and the clouds burst aga
