Chapter 109. Global Global: relating to or embracing the whole of something, or of a group of things.

The global cost will fall on the ones who caused it. - What do you want me to say? His boss said I dont mind one thing or the other, the combustible consumption went back to its normal and, by the moment, thats the only thing I care about. If you are not sure leave it, dont get upset, take your time to think about it. - Yes, thats a good idea, maybe Froiln said without conviction. Im only tired

But he didnt need it. He arrived home, sofa in front of the telly and turning window he decided he hadnt anything to was going to leave the Torroals and look to collaborate. That way was his.

sat down on the the look to the think about, he for a better way

The broke up with Siena took him buy surprise; he knew, even he insisted in playing the hard, she was the woman of his life. After the silliness of the beginnings he realized that his life was meaningless without her, he had never thought about getting into a family until he knew her; he played the hard, sure he did, but losing her was inconceivable. He took it so much in the wrong way she put the Torroals before their love that he didnt even realized, until it was too late, she hadnt done it. He broke his beloveds heart into one and a thousand pieces without knowing he was doing it; he thought he was the attacked one, the betrayed one; he thought he was the abandoned one. He looked at her with coldness when they both were in a meeting. He played the hard, he played he didnt mind, the played he didnt care. That so many playing grow in him some kind of bitterness, cynicism maybe. It wasnt when he first saw Siena smiling at to some clever dick, no. It was when he first smiled to another girl, he waited for Sienas simile back without realizing and it hurt when he didnt get it, at last, the error hurt. The pride had disappeared opening the curtain of this biggest mistake, uncovering the loss, revealing the truth. He didnt even try to fill that void, he let it sleep alone at nights and, in daylight, he kept it busy with the active fight he liked. 1

- Dont go on your own Carmela begged. - I have to go, you dont say anything He almost ordered. - I wont, dont worry, Ill be quiet, but if you are not back in three days Ill tell your boss, I suppose he can take you out She said worried. - Dont, Ill be back before that, dont say a word to anybody. I have to see the city, I had to see it with my eyes Froiln gave reasons. - Why does it bother you so much the city thing? You are just helping as far as you can, arent you? She talked more like a mother than a sister. - I have to go there Froiln put an end. He had to go there because the Torroals had never let him go. They, in their common sense, did it to help unnecessary risks. He, in his distrust, imagined explanations of impossible shams. He got closer, in a fist moment, to the others. The others were even worse than the Torroals, he used them to go into the city, it was the only good thing he found in them. In front of the rusty wire netting he learned the invisible shields hollows. In the city he whether to amaze or to fear. Maybe relief Torroals hadnt lied, they were wrong with but they didnt lie. how to find didnt know seeing the the methods

- Today we are going to stay at the safe house, tomorrow Ill introduce to you some of our people so you can see how we work Xan from the others explained to Froiln convinced he was stealing a supporter from the Torroals. - Fine Froiln agreed. Those some people didnt deserved better opinion than the ones he had known before. More afraid even, more cautious. - And the guards brought him back to shoot him down in front of his friends, to make it clear nobody can leave the city One of them was telling scary tales.

- When do you say condescending.

this

happened?

Froiln

asked

- Time ago The other answered we dont know of anybody who had left afterwards. It isnt worthwhile. - It isnt worthwhile? Froiln raised his eyebrow thats not what I expected to hear. - Look, I, we, are trying to mend this; but I want to live, badly, I know, but live The man explained. Froiln began to understand the Torroals, even he refused to believe the one speaking represented the feeling of a whole city he had imagined smaller. And he wasnt wrong, not inside but outside, he found a section more consistent with his way of seeing things. - We dont do much, we catch yellow guards Beatriz explained. - What for? Froiln asked. - Obtain information if they have any, exchange them for someone or kill them She answered with coldness.