The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Author:Carlos Ruiz Zafón [Zafón, Carlos Ruiz]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Mystery, Fantasy, Thriller
ISBN: 9780062668691
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2016-11-17T00:00:00+00:00
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Some folks just canât win, Fernandito told himself. Heâd spent years dreaming about holding Alicia in his arms, and when at long last it happened, the resulting scene proved to be the saddest he could ever have imagined. He propped her up and stroked her head gently, trying to calm her down, not able to think what else to do or say. He had never seen her like that. In fact, heâd never imagined her like that. In all the fantasies Fernandito had placed over the years on the private altar of his adolescent yearnings, Alicia Gris was always indestructible, hard as a diamond that cut through everything.
When at last she stopped sobbing and looked up, Fernandito encountered a broken Alicia, her eyes reddened and her smile so fragile it looked as if she was going to splinter into a thousand pieces of glass.
âAre you feeling better?â he murmured,
Alicia looked into his eyes and, without warning, kissed him on the lips.
Fernandito, who felt a fire lighting up entire provinces of his body and soul he didnât know existed, stopped her. âSeñorita Alicia, I donât think this is what you want to do now. Youâre confused.â
She lowered her face and licked her lips. Fernandito knew he would carry that image etched on his brain to the grave and possibly beyond.
âIâm sorry, Fernandito,â she said, getting up.
He also got to his feet and then offered her a chair, which Alicia accepted.
âThis will stay between us, all right?â
âOf course,â he said, thinking that even if heâd tried, he wouldnât have known what or whom to tell.
Alicia looked around her, and her eyes paused on a box filled with bottles and food, standing in the middle of the dining room.
âItâs your order,â Fernandito explained. âI thought it would be best if I showed up with the shopping, in case the gentleman who was here before was still around.â
Alicia smiled and nodded. âWhat do I owe you?â
âItâs on the house. They didnât have Perelada, but I brought you a Priorato, which according to Manolo is fabulous. I donât know much about wine. Although, if I may volunteer a suggestionââ
âI shouldnât drink so much. I know. Thank you, Fernandito.â
âMay I ask what happened?â
Alicia shrugged. âIâm not sure.â
âBut youâre better, arenât you? Say youâre feeling better.â
âMuch better, thanks to you.â
Fernandito, who wasnât sure whether to believe her, simply nodded. âActually, Iâd come to tell you what Iâve found out,â he said.
Alicia looked at him questioningly.
âAbout the guy you asked me to follow,â he explained. âSanchÃs?â
âIâd forgotten about that. I think we might be too late, Iâm afraid.â
âAre you saying that because of the arrest?â
âDid you see him being arrested?â
Fernandito nodded. âEarly this morning, I planted myself opposite his offices on Paseo de Gracia, just as you said. There was a nice old-timer there, a street painter, and when he saw me watching the front door, he told me to give Captain Vargas his regards. Does he also work for you?â
âHeâs an independent operatorâan artist. And what happened?â
âI
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