Donna called them during breakfast, informing John that she wouldn't make it home in time to catch them. Afterwards Clara managed to coax him to take a shower together, kissing and touching each other and making love again against the shower wall, though this time it seemed to have a bittersweet taste to it.
“You said you understand,” John panted into her ear, his voice sad and full of regrets.
“I said I understand,” Clara whispered hoarsely, “I never said I'd make it easy for you.”
He kissed her again and Clara was glad that the shower water was there to wash away the tears she didn't want John to see.
While Clara was still drying her hair, John went to clean up the place and pack their things for the journey home and half an hour later they left the house.
“Do you remember what floor it was?” Clara asked as they climbed the stairs inside the building.
“4th, I think,” he muttered and shortly after stopped in front of a door, “It should be here.”
“Well,” Clara said, looking at him, “Only one way to find out.”
She knocked without warning and a minute later an elderly woman opened the door.
“Oh,” she uttered in surprise after seeing the two strangers, “Can I help you with something?”
“We hope so,” Clara said with a polite smile.
The woman eyed them suspiciously and John hurried to get the words out.
“Do you remember who lived here about 26 years ago?” he asked.
“Yes,” the woman replied, still looking a little puzzled, “Me. I've been living here for over 30 years. Why do you need to know?”
Clara watched as John took a deep breath. Instinctively she reached for his hand, holding it in hers.
“Do you have a son? I know that if you have, he must be over 30 now.”
The old lady crossed her arms in front of her chest. “I do, in fact, have a son but I don't think that is any of your concern.”
“I think your son might have seen something that happened here about 26 years ago, the night a man was killed in the street in front of your window. Do you remember that?” John asked her carefully.
“It's really important,” Clara urged her, “If there is even the slightest chance that your son saw something, we would like to speak with him, ask him what he remembers.”
The lady snorted. “My son was only 8 years old then. He should have been in bed,” she paused, “But. . . I sometimes caught him staring out of the window in the evenings. I scolded him whenever he did that past his bedtime. I asked him if he had seen anything the next day when it was all over the newspapers but he said he had been asleep. I don't know if he lied to stay out of trouble. I can't tell you that.”
Donna called them during breakfast, informing John that she wouldn't make it home in time to catch them. Afterwards Clara managed to coax him to take a shower together, kissing and touching each other and making love again against the shower wall, though this time it seemed to have a bittersweet taste to it.“You said you understand,” John panted into her ear, his voice sad and full of regrets.“I said I understand,” Clara whispered hoarsely, “I never said I'd make it easy for you.”He kissed her again and Clara was glad that the shower water was there to wash away the tears she didn't want John to see.While Clara was still drying her hair, John went to clean up the place and pack their things for the journey home and half an hour later they left the house.“Do you remember what floor it was?” Clara asked as they climbed the stairs inside the building.“4th, I think,” he muttered and shortly after stopped in front of a door, “It should be here.”“Well,” Clara said, looking at him, “Only one way to find out.”She knocked without warning and a minute later an elderly woman opened the door.“Oh,” she uttered in surprise after seeing the two strangers, “Can I help you with something?”“We hope so,” Clara said with a polite smile.The woman eyed them suspiciously and John hurried to get the words out.“Do you remember who lived here about 26 years ago?” he asked.“Yes,” the woman replied, still looking a little puzzled, “Me. I've been living here for over 30 years. Why do you need to know?”Clara watched as John took a deep breath. Instinctively she reached for his hand, holding it in hers.“Do you have a son? I know that if you have, he must be over 30 now.”The old lady crossed her arms in front of her chest. “I do, in fact, have a son but I don't think that is any of your concern.”“I think your son might have seen something that happened here about 26 years ago, the night a man was killed in the street in front of your window. Do you remember that?” John asked her carefully.“It's really important,” Clara urged her, “If there is even the slightest chance that your son saw something, we would like to speak with him, ask him what he remembers.”The lady snorted. “My son was only 8 years old then. He should have been in bed,” she paused, “But. . . I sometimes caught him staring out of the window in the evenings. I scolded him whenever he did that past his bedtime. I asked him if he had seen anything the next day when it was all over the newspapers but he said he had been asleep. I don't know if he lied to stay out of trouble. I can't tell you that.”
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