Chapter 9

• Not very happy and particularly disappointed by Nico's refusal of his having an apartment of his own, John decided to make the trip to Mina's shop to let her know the current situation of things. They were much closer now than ever before. Fewer words were spoken, but they both understood each other perfectly well. They communicated in smiles, looks and kisses. No more formalities to bore them and waste time. They concurred with one another without much argument and things were looking very rosy.
• He needed to communicate this new piece of information to her as soon as possible, so that in case she had any contrary plans, she could put them to a halt in time. And more importantly, he wanted to see her face again.
• As he approached the store, he could hear Mina half shouting. He imagined she was quarreling again with her father. He couldn't hear the man's voice, but still, he decided to brave it and go into the shop to introduce himself to him. Whatever he had to say to him should be directed at him, to his face, not behind his back at poor Mina.