The One in My Heart
“After we put away the dishes, he grabbed the messenger bag I’d seen in his car, and we left together.A cab was waiting for us downstairs. We got in and Bennett gave the exact address of my house. “The cab dropped Zelda off first the other day, after our lunch,” he explained when I raised a brow.There was no more vulnerability to be seen on his part, as if that despondent moment at the table had never happened.“And how’s Zelda, by the way?” he asked, all smooth amiability. “How’s Turkey?”“She lo...ves Turkey, but she’s already finished with the Turkish portion of the trip. Now she’s in England, visiting her godmother.”“Ah, Mrs. Asquith. I miss her, the old battle-ax. Haven’t seen her in a couple of years.”“That’s right,” I recalled with some surprise. “Zelda mentioned that the two of you are thick as thieves.” “She was—and is—a tremendous gossip, Mrs. Asquith. In fact, she used to tell me stories about Zelda, about how this man she really adored left her when he realized how serious her condition was.”This casual revelation flabbergasted me: Zelda had never mentioned such a man.MoreLess
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