wife. At first they didn't like it. But after a long time, they
said OK. Then I faked the car crash.'
'Faked it?
'Yes,' he said. 'I put some of my things in the car. A
guitar, and some clothes. Then I pushed my car over a cliff
and burned it. The police found the burned car and
thought I was dead. Everybody thought I was killed in the
car crash.'
'But you faked the crash,' I said.
'Yes.'
'What did you do then?'
'My family hid me away for months. I tried to change
into a different person - shorter hair, a moustache, quiet
suits. All my money went to Greta and she changed her
name to Ross. I told her to buy this island. Now I invest
her money, the money that was mine. And now I'm
"James Ross".'
'What about "Jake Rosso"? 1 asked.
'JakeRosso took drugs,'he said. 'Jake Rosso got drunk
and crashed cars. He killed a young girl, so he had to
"die". I can never forget the girl. I think about her every
day .'
'And that's why you always look so sad,' I thought.
I looked around the room. 'Why do you keep a room
like this? Why do you keep the guitars, the posters and
photographs?'
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