The night before my return to Tenerife, to stand up to the police, Rosita gave me-though I would have re-emphasized-an explanation of what was going through his mind. It was after making love like never before sounded like goodbye. It proved a very reasonable explanation, convincing. Maybe even too reasonable.
"Look, dear, I need to clarify what unites us, and perhaps above all to find out what kind of effect you produce in me. I have the feeling that you've brought to the surface had a dark side in me and that I myself was unaware of, or imagined to exist. The truth, of Guti just yet assimilate, it is as if he had in fact someone else, Rosita.
"Of course, actually did Flor Izaguirre.
"I'm serious.
"I also believe that we all hold different ilk several characters struggling to get out on stage. Look, without going any further, I've been thinking for several days to make a substantial donation to a charity. Just do not get to choose which.
"Yeah, but I did not change the subject, now that I'm trying to explain. What I meant is that you and I are separated by one way, and together they seem to transform us. Returning to the Guti, because it shaped me. I think that's a part I took it as a challenge, I wanted emularte, get your admiration or something. But only got you to put suspicious. I opened my mouth to try to rebut it, but I left .- No, listen, do not interrupt me now I'm thrown. I'm not done anything wrong. And basically, I confess that it was not just emularte, the truth is I liked it, and still have not found the right words to define it. It was like an act of liberation, resentment and bitterness towards humanity in general, for all the humiliation I suffered, not only by my mother, but my own friends, which I thought was friends, and finally only one I can truly say it is. And some guys, even worse than his contempt was his compassion, damn, I do not want pity. And I also enjoyed because that Guti was a disgusting subject, in all senses, physical and moral. Enjoyed it and it makes me feel even more strange. One thing to have killed him, he deserved it, and quite another to enjoy it. If I had done justice only as an act of revenge even, I would not so frightened of myself. But now I have fear, and I need to know who I really am. Does living timid, subject to his mother, or the killer who enjoyed taking life? Actually I'm very grateful, you have found freedom. But understand me ... I'm afraid so freely.
"I understand perfectly. But tell me, what this sudden passion for jewelry yours, for luxury, where you come from?
"But even in that you have to blame, got me started. Do not you remember when you gave me the diamond anklet?
"Of course I agree.
"Then was the beginning. I found that I liked a lot. Actually I was fascinated and felt ashamed at the same time, creating a spiral in my feeds, because every time I put a jewel not only break me with something beautiful, and believe me, love me, but I'm winning this pusillanimous part in me. So that gives me double pleasure. It may be childish, but I do not want help. I like feeling admired.
The next day I accompanied to the airport and said goodbye, a little more effusive than usual. Nothing more land in Tenerife, without even going through my house, went straight to talk to Luis Tosco. I had a little more detail what we had anticipated me by phone, who had been two police inspectors asking for Charlie, his whereabouts and their links with the company, who had spoken with employees and lawyer Jesus but no one could say much because I knew nothing really, except that he was a partner that had been submitted by me. Hence the police interest in talking to me.
- You have left a phone number, who should I talk or something?
"Yes, the inspector Simon Otero, of the Homicide Unit. Here's your card.
advantage that I had taken an extra anxiolytic in the toilets at the airport, and I was very relaxed, without further delay, I called him right there from your property in front of Don Luis, apparently the greatest ease and indifference. You have to take the bull by the horns, as they say in English. I got spend with the inspector, I identified.
"I have said I wanted to talk to me.
"Yes, it's about his friend Charles. "My partner
well.
"Well, your partner. When could you stop by the station?
"Right now, if you want.
"Perfect, I hope.
So I asked the police to control by the inspector and he spent the notice of my arrival. I waited a few minutes in the living room, brought down the inspector in person to greet me. He was tall, strong, accented mainland. I accompanied him to his office, was a well-lit room through the blinds of the window filtered the sunlight, nothing to do with the scene of the third degree. We sat face to face, he offered me a cigarette.
"Thank you, do not smoke.
- Do you care to record the conversation?
"Absolutely.
"Well, so have you been traveling.
"Yes, in Lisbon and Madrid.
- Why business?
"Yes, in Portugal I am looking for areas to expand our business and real estate developer, you know, there are still good value compared with Spain, and the chances are good.
- And find what you're looking for?
"Well, I've seen various fields. I have to study it further and of course check with my partners. If you are interested in investing I can send a written report within a few days.
"Oh, no, the reason this conversation is quite another. Although you may need a new partner ...
- Why?
"We did not find his friend Charles seems to have vanished. Do you know anything of his whereabouts? "I shot the little question point blank, staring, and re-emphasized what a" friend. " But it no longer corrected. I decided that my strategy would be to collaborate fully with the police, not fussy or formal wear. If they give reason to investigate thoroughly could take lots of dirty laundry and what interested me was to give a good picture of city employee.
"No, and I find it odd, because on occasion she left trip left me the keys to your apartment, you know, for someone to take a look, pulled the mail from the mailbox, etc.
- When he was last time?
-Verle, see ... I do not remember the last conversation was by phone, make thing ... month and a half or two months, can not remember.
-Try to remember, is important, if you can view this calendar, or his agenda. It needs to be as accurate as possible.
"Let me think ... Yes, I remember we talked on the phone, I was in Madrid, told him that the hotel's opening was delayed, not because of works but because of licensing and paperwork from the Ministry of Tourism. You know.
"Yes, continue.
"So it must have been around this week," it noted in its calendar. That is, some two months.
-Ya, and what he said he did not think anything of it away?
"Maybe then still were not to go anywhere ...
- What is your relationship with him? How you met?
"He came to our estate, wanted to buy an apartment but not to live in it, I already had, but as an investment. There acknowledge that I convinced him to instead, invest it in our society. And he became a partner. It is also true that I presented as my friend rather than as a client in order to capitalize on a success me and strengthen my position in society. I had started as a simple employee, and needed to ascend. Since we were both British, everyone took it for granted that this was so, and indeed everyone happy, Charles has a stock worth more than it would be worth trying to buy the apartment and the company got a capital increase at a very opportune time.
-Ya, and you became CEO ...
"Yes, but that did not hurt anyone, on the contrary, the estate was vegetating, and I reactivated to the point that we have built a hotel.
"I congratulate you, but tell me, Does your partner ... Charles has a mobile phone?
"Not that I know.
- And you?
"From time to time I use it, but I always forget to charge the battery. And the latter does not know what happened that I have lost, or it has been stolen.
- What has denounced him?
"No, because I was off, so anyone could use.
"Anyway you should report it.
- Yes? Well, I will.
"Tell me, do you know the origin of the money from his friend ... tell your partner?
"It never asked, and he told me." As you can understand it would have been indiscreet on my part.
- Do you know if ... Charles is a family?
"Well ... yes, something told me that you have a sister in England, I think she is trying to come to live in Tenerife.
"I think that's it for now. You may call my friends from Las Palmas, which are leading the case, or perhaps the judge.
"Then there is a case. Can you tell me what it is? Why are you looking for?
"Sorry, but for now I can not say any more. Just that you're looking for, and who has mysteriously disappeared. Thank you for your cooperation.
He shook my hand. I left the station as a zombie, thinking of all the questioning, trying to infer from your questions how far they could find, squeezing my brain for cracks, cheat. The money, mobile phones, the sister ... Knowing that they would call me that now would have punctured my phones, just in case, that would not stop until you find what you were looking for, or something they scrap them, or something more important to get your attention ...
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