Chapter 68

Those two days seemed to last an eternity. For Augusto, time in Rio Grande do Sul passed strangely, as if each hour dragged with the weight of a decade. On the last day in the city, he stayed late at the office; it was already past eight in the evening when he finally turned off his computer and left. Fatigue was evident. Since waking from the coma, he felt his body had not yet regained its rhythm. Every step seemed to require more energy than before. Still, he remained steady, focus