I woke up again because the sun was hitting me in the face. I hadn’t closed the curtains before going to bed. But when I remembered what was happening, and where I was, I realized that I had been sleeping on the couch and the house felt very quiet, very empty. Something hit me in the chest, and I got up very quickly when I remembered my guests, especially because of the ghost of a baby’s laughter.
Had they left? Maybe, because of what we talked about regarding that cat…
“Alexander?” I asked, fearfully. “Andre!”
“Shh, don’t make any noise. My son has a very, very sensitive hearing. He’s still sleeping.”
“Sorry, I thought that…”
I turned around and discovered Alexander coming toward me. He looked as though he had showered very recently and had changed his shirt; the one he was wearing w
