Chapter Six
Carl
For the next three nights, Lisa did not go out. Except for delivering the tape on the evening after Silk’s visit, she was not summoned by Frank. She seemed withdrawn and forgetful. Twice she burned our supper. She’d been waking up around four in the morning and going into the living room. I’d find her there, curled up on the couch.
She’d reported that Frank took the tape without even inviting her in. Other than that, neither of us had mentioned Frank or Silk. In fact, other than the simplest forms of communication we didn’t speak much at all. I knew something was wrong but had learned that it was best to let her tell me without pressuring her.
When I arrived home on Friday, there was a note saying she was having her hair done an
