A strange lady? This mention triggers suspicions, but Mom prefers to postpone the discussion, waiting for Dad’s arrival.
A return of Papa who promises to be hectic
A few hours later, Dad’s finally coming home. Without knowing what awaits him, he puts his briefcase and is greeted by a burning look of Mom, already on the war footing. He doesn’t have time to breathe that the little little girl is leaping in her chair to reveal her story. A lady in a red dress, pretty and brilliant, would have come to help Dad find… “documents”. These words seem to be rooted in the reality of the child, but for Dad, they sound like a shock. He loses his means, his cheeks pale, and his words jostle. But the little girl, proud of her revelations, adds a surprising detail: the famous lady and Dad would have gone into the room, because it was “more comfortable”.
The atmosphere changes abruptly, and Mom, the freezing look, waits for explanations. But the worst is yet to come…
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