Resignation

Othon

I arrived at the hospital that morning determined to have a frank conversation with Mrs. Fisher. I knew she would be in her office, on the top floor of the imposing Central Hospital building. I didn't follow my usual work routine that morning. I didn't even stop by my own office to check for urgent demands. I had a clear purpose in mind and was determined to fulfill it.

I still felt perplexed by the whole story behind my encounter with Karen in Fernando de Noronha. I could never imagine that Valquiria harbored such an obsession with me. I couldn't think of another word to describe her feelings. If what she felt for me was healthy, she would never have gone to such lengths to fulfill her desires.

I couldn't even understand the mindset of a person like Valquíria. She grotesquely manipulated me. I couldn't think of a friendship between us in the future when everything she did in the past was shaped by lies and schemes.

The fact that Karen arrived at the bathroom exactly when Valquí