Chapter 37

• Claudia
• I'm a complete idiot. Now that I'm away from Richard Mobasseri, all I do is think about him. I miss him every moment, absurd as it may seem. It's unbelievable how I went from despising him for keeping me captive to wanting him in this way that I'm afraid to admit, for fear of succumbing to the desire I feel in my soul to be with him. However, remembering that he is living with his true wife gives me the necessary strength to deceive myself and tell myself that Richard is not important and means nothing in my life.
• Despite that, even though I force myself not to love him, I spend the day listening to his voice and seeing him everywhere. I even search for information online to avoid asking Fernando. However, I have overheard some conversations between him and his wife, where he talks about Richard's health and how things are going with his wife, Hannah. I hadn't paid enough attention, but now that I think about it, that was my sister's name, Hannah. It seems like I am destined to live in the shadow of that name.