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These are old things.
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I know.
The woman took a deep breath.
I realized I was unfair to you. Not just at the party. For years.
Basil said nothing.
I acted as if everything you were doing was self-evident. And when I felt insecure in front of others, I humiliated you to seem more important.
A tear slipped on his cheek.
I don’t know when I became like this.
“Neither do I,” said Vasile.
I am so sorry.
He closed his eyes for a moment.
He waited for those words eighteen years.
And yet, now that he was hearing them, he didn’t feel the joy he had imagined.
Feeling sadness.
Thank you for telling me, Larisa.
Are you coming home?
Basil looked at her.
- No.
The woman took her hand to her mouth.
But I asked you for forgiveness!
- I know. And I think you regret it. But forgiveness doesn’t mean I have to go back to my former life right away.
Larisa started crying again.
