At first, I tried to get it back.
One night I bought lingerie
new especially for him. Dark red, of the type I had not used in more than twenty years.
I let go of my hair.
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I made up.
I wore the perfume that Robert loved when we were younger.
I stood in front of the mirror for a long time and, for the first time in months, I thought:
Maybe I can still surprise him.
Robert was sitting in the bed watching TV.
I walked into the bedroom and stood in front of him.
He looked up.
For a second, his eyes ran on me.
My heart was beating strongly.
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Then he said:
“Aren’t you cold?”
I stared at it.
What?
The room is cool. Get something on, Linda.
And he turned his attention back to the TV.
I stayed there, with that expensive red lingerie, wishing the ground would open under my feet.