ROGERIO

“What do you mean she left? Are you saying that just to mess with me?” I asked, failing miserably to conceal my shock.

“To what end? You’ve made a mess of everything already; there’s not much I can do in that regard, is there?” she replied, rolling her eyes and then closing them.

I ran my hands through my hair and sighed. “Maria, I beg you, don’t play games with me. I don’t have time for that and I...” I uttered, but she clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth.

“Some nerve you have to come here, wake me up just before dawn, and insinuate that I...