“What did you say?”
“I knew Thomas.”
“No.”
“I served with him.”
My hand found the doorframe.
Walter continued.
“We were in the same unit.”
I shook my head.
“That’s not possible.”
“It is.”
“You’ve lived across the street from me for twenty-eight years.”
“I know.”
“And you’re telling me you knew Thomas?”
“Yes.”
“Personally?”
“Yes.”Electronic Components
I felt dizzy.
“How personally?”
Walter looked at me.
“He talked about you every night.”
I stopped breathing.
“The girl behind the football field.”
My knees weakened.
I stepped aside.
Walter entered.
We sat at the kitchen table.
The gold ring remained on the counter between us.
I stared at him.
“Say that again.”
“What?”
“He talked about me?”
“All the time.”
“How?”
Walter smiled faintly.
“He said you laughed too loudly.”
I covered my mouth.
Thomas used to say that.
“He said you hated tomatoes.”
I started crying.
