CHAPTER 10A week went by. I didn’t call, she didn’t call. On Thursday I received a letter from her written in green ink.
Dear Attila,
I wanted to call you but something is still wrong with your telephone. An operator keeps saying it’s an unpublished number. I wanted to tell you that I’m sorry. I’m sorry for my stupid silliness. I was scared, maybe more scared than I should’ve been. Please don’t remind me over and over again how it was my fault we got caught. I know it was. Attila, if you want me to stay sane, please don’t remind me of it. I couldn’t bear that now. I need you now. Please have patience with me. I am going to show you that I love you. Please know that you’re the most important person in my life. And always will be. I love you with all my heart.
She signed it “Bocsáss meg,
