Chapter 5

You can't ....." She burst out. And I looked at her panicked expression and wondered what was she thinking about and as if she understood my confusion she came closer to me and held my hand. And her eyes were staring at my hand. For a few seconds, my face was blank as I stared back not understanding than my face flushed deeply as I looked at the ring on my left hand. It was the ring given to me by Don after he proposed to me that day. And I didn't have the heart to remove it. As we were about to get married. "You can't wear that........If he saw that." Cathy groaned. "I am engaged to be married," I said stubbornly. Cathy looked distraught and said, "Carmen don't you understand he thinks you are still together? " "Well, he's wrong then. "I said firmly. "You've got to pretend it's true just for a few moments." Cathy cried with a sort of anguish, "It would be too much of a shock to tell him the truth Carmen, he isn't strong enough. Anything could tip the balance. Do you want his d