When Martin walked in and saw it, he stopped dead in his tracks.
He didn’t ask what had happened.
He didn’t seem surprised.
He just went pale.
And then I realized: he had known this moment would come.
«I went to the jewelry store,» I said quietly.
He didn’t answer.
«The saleswoman remembered you.»
Martin slowly sat down.
I slid the box toward him.
«Who got the second bracelet?»
He closed his eyes.
There was absolute silence in the room for a few seconds.
Then he looked at me and said:
