Chapter 96I didn't move my things dramatically.That wasn't how either of us operated. There was no announcement, no formal moment, no gathering of staff to explain the change. Matthias told Marta on a Tuesday morning that the upper west guest room was being converted to permanent use and that Ms. Lennox would be relocating from the campus dormitory by the end of the week.Marta looked at him for exactly one second.Then she said, "I'll have the wardrobe cleared by Thursday."That was that.*******I told the university housing office I was moving off campus for personal reasons. Filled out the form. Paid the early release fee from the money I'd saved from my estate shifts. Arranged a car for Friday morning.Elena was in the room when I started packing.She sat on her bed with her knees pulled up and watched me fold clothes into a bag with the expression of someone who had been waiting for a conversation to arrive and was now watching it walk through the door."So," she said."So," I
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