You Know What You Did by K. T. Nguyen
Author:K. T. Nguyen [Nguyen, K. T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2024-04-16T00:00:00+00:00
HONG KONG, 2002
Six months ago, Annie could count the number of times sheâd flown on one hand. Now, she and Duncan had visited dozens of countries on what heâd dubbed the âAnnie Meet World Tour.â
Sheâd had misgivings about such a long trip, but he had an answer for everything. The costâheâd pay all expenses from his trust fund. Her jobâgallery assistant jobs were a dime a dozen and sheâd easily find another. His careerâhe was fresh off his stint in Kabul and due for a vacation. The Morningside Heights studio theyâd shared since she graduated from RISD and he from Columbiaâs journalism graduate programâit was too small and cramped anyway. And most concerning to her, her momâtheyâd arranged to have money wired back to her each month. And besides, sheâd been doing better lately, working part-time again.
Annie had felt lost during the fourteen months Duncan was embedded in Afghanistan. Together, they had explored New York, dined out, and swum in his social circles. Alone, she ventured no farther than the 1 train to her job at the gallery and back. She had no incentive to propel her outside, no friends of her own. Having showered after work, the idea of stepping outside onto the urine-soaked streets disgusted her. When he returned, Duncan was shocked to find her looking wan, depressed, and nearly unrecognizable. Her hands were covered in tiny blisters from overwashing.
Heâd always run somewhat dispassionate. This Annie attributed to his staid upbringing. But Kabul exacerbated this trait to the extent that he seemed callous at times. His approach to Annieâs condition was entirely pragmaticâa problem to be solved. The âAnnie Meet World Tourâ was his solution. It was also his way of trying to shake off the violent memories that followed him from Kabul.
At times, she was alarmed by the intensity of his planning wherein he detailed out their agenda in fifteen-minute increments. However, she convinced herself the trip would be good for them as their relationship had been suffering. Upon his return, there had been no grand romantic reunion. Theyâd had sex once, an impersonal fumble that lasted less than two minutes. Duncan was checked out.
Annie blamed herself for the lack of intimacyâher depression and anxiety. Traveling outside her comfort zone was the least she could do. So, despite her reservations, she went along with her boyfriendâs tightly orchestrated schedule. She quit her job, got a passport, and packed her only piece of luggage, a dingy nylon duffel bag.
The trip was, indeed, good for her. She drank in the splendor of the Louvre, wiggled her toes in the pristine sand of hidden Mediterranean beaches, and took in the majesty of the Alps by rail and all the myriad wonders sheâd only seen flattened in the pages of library books. Like a tonic, it injected her with renewed vibrancy and served as a much-needed distraction from her anxieties.
Though they traveled together, Duncan remained emotionally distant. By day, theyâd sightsee. Conversation was superficial. He made it clear he wasnât ready to discuss his time in Kabul, and Annie wasnât the sort to push him into anything.
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