Chapter31: Not That We Can See

Celina and Mayara went to buy coffee while Richard waited for the man to approach, and that was something strange even to him... everything was tacitly declared between them. The boy with the rose in his hand was indeed an old acquaintance of Richard's... their looks already said it all. It was a silent and tacit war between them. The girls chatted among themselves on the way back. Richard left them sitting on the bench while he approached the man who handed him the rose. There was a note in French characters. When Mayara looked back, her smile faded, the reason was obvious to anyone who knew the secrets of politics, they knew who that stranger, tall and strong man with the red rose in hand was. He looked around the school and the little square recognizing important people. Richard looked and froze. In that situation, he knew he could be recognized as one of the enemies of the government... sworn enemies... it was impossible for one of them to have survived. He was startled. Nothing co