Chapter 72

• Richard
• I thought the situation at home would be worse with Hannah, but she is very clever and tries her best to stay out of my sight . Although for some strange reason , she always appears when Claudia and I are alone sharing an intimate moment . I sense that she is watching us without us realizing. Her purpose is clear : to make her sister and me engage in senseless arguments because of her . More than once , I have had to lower my head and concede to Claudia, especially because the threat of her leaving if I don't behave properly with Hannah is present.
• But it is uncomfortable for me to endure her presence in the dining room, living room, or kitchen . My initial idea was to keep her locked in her room, but she again convinced Claudia to intercede for her . She is manipulating her at will, like a puppet willing to do whatever that damn woman orders her to do . The worst part is that she doesn't realize what is really happening. Sometimes I understand her . She believed all her life that Hannah had died because of her, as her parents constantly blamed her for their irresponsibility . I can also understand that now that she has learned the truth about her parents, she needs to heal and have a little of what was taken from her . But I cannot understand in any way how she has blinded herself in such a hermetic way.