The Long Journey into the Night (23)

-Knock knock

Cecile opened the door before anyone had told her to come in.

Inside, her friend Marta was posing in front of a full-length mirror, wearing nothing but underwear and a short skirt. When she saw Cecile, she cried out in surprise.

“Hey, hey! I told you not to open it before I answered!”

“Oh, right.”

Cecile closed the door again and knocked.

-Knock knock

“Too late now, isn’t it?”

Cecile opened the door again and said,

“By the way, what are you doing? Do you have a boyfriend?”...