Or nearly bolted before she thought again. Where could she run? Daniel blocked the path. Trees and banana plants surrounded the little clearing. The river? Maybe. Over the rail, into the shallows … But if she tried it and he caught her, then what? ‘It’s not—’ ‘Don’t fucking tell me what it’s not.’ He gripped the watch like he’d crush it if he could. ‘Tell me what it is. Why do you have this?’ It was a gift. From my nephew. So I can take pictures without people seeing me. I promised him I’d … She thought all that. Maybe she could sell it. Maybe he’d buy the lie. Maybe he wouldn’t. ‘Gary,’ she said. He didn’t say anything right away. She couldn’t read his expression clearly, behind the sunglasses. She had the impression that he was looking at her but not seeing her. That he was thinking it through. ‘Fucking Gary,’ he finally said. He stood there, staring at the watch.
