'Who is Simone?' I asked.
'The woman who I was with before I met Alicia.' He said.
There was an awkward silence.
'You married her too?'
'Yes. I loved her. She was an absolute delight, but her family did not think too much of me. I had to win them over with as much effort as it took to win her over. Believe me, that is a lot of work.'
'When we had issues, I found comfort in Alicia's arms.' He was smiling. He was probably remembering the good memories he had with Alicia.
But then, I began to wonder how Alicia had missed sight of the enormous red flag Eric was.
He did not even try to convince Simone's family to accept him, he just fled and got himself into the arms of another woman.
'Where is Bou now?' I asked.
'With his mum. I send them money all the time.' He laughed.
Nothing was funny and that was the moment I concluded that the meaning of 'joke' had changed since I was kidnapped.
