Chapter 40 I Need To Call You

• Pyotr
• I felt lost at work without Mary's presence. She had called me in the morning to say that she was not feeling well and would not be at work, and I could not give her that much attention because of a meeting that lasted all morning.
• I hated Mariane's absence on these occasions, because since the first meeting that she accompanied me, I realized that I felt more secure when she assisted me. The way she looked at me while I was speaking conveyed confidence, making me feel big, strong, as if I was capable of doing anything. And I would enjoy that feeling as much as I could.