Summary

Part 3 began with Maria’s stating that Javier had not called to ask her to come over in a quite a while. As Javier had held the position of power in the relationship, he was always the one to arrange meetings.

Nearly two weeks passed with no word from Javier. Before learning of his murder plot, Maria had always felt hopeful Javier would call again and worried that he would not. Now, Maria felt only apprehension upon waiting. She hoped, for her own safety, he would not call. Simultaneously, due to her infatuation with the man, she hoped he would.

As the weeks past with no sign of Javier, Maria began to wonder if it was her duty to warn Luisa of the man. She thought that it would be the just thing to do but also knew she did not possess...