Chapter Nine
Before Eva left we arranged that we would chat on Skype when possible, though Eva said it would not be easy because of her busy schedule and because of the time difference. Nevertheless, a couple of days later I got a text saying that she could chat with me the following evening, at a set time. As the time approached, I got more and more excited; I had been missing her a lot already. At the appointed hour I sat at home with my laptop on my knees. After the usual hiccups, we managed to get connected. There were greetings, then Eva said she didn’t have too long because she had to go to a publisher’s party. She was already dressed up, in a black frock, looking glamorous, and I told her so. She smiled, then we talked a little more of this and that and suddenly she said, “How’s yo
