| mansion with a stone turnaround circle complete with koi pond in front.Eight years earlier, when Bosch had shared a brief relationship with her, she had lived in a one-bedroom condominium.The riches of television and celebrity had paid for the house and the lifestyle that came with it. She was not even remotely like the woman who used to show op at his house unannounced at midnight with a cheap bottle of red wine from Trader Joe's and a video of her favorite movie to watch.The woman who was unabashedly ambitious but not yet skilled at using her position to enrich herself. | средиземноморском стиле, с мощеной дорогой для машин и прудом перед фасадом.Восемь лет назад, когда у Босха был с ней короткий роман, она ютилась в квартире с одной спальней.Благодаря доходам телезнаменитости у Тересы появились дом и новый стиль жизни. Она даже отдаленно не походила на женщину, которая появлялась у Босха в полночь с бутылкой красного вина и видеокассетой с записью ее любимого фильма. Женщину, откровенно стремящуюся к богатству, но еще не умеющую использовать для этого свое положение. |
| Bosch knew he now served as a reminder of what she had been and what she had lost in order to gain all that she had. It was no wonder their interactions were now few and far between but as tense as a visit to the dentist when they were unavoidable.He parked on the circle and got out with the shoe box and the Polaroids. He looked into the pond as he came around the car and could see the dark shapes of the fish moving below the surface. | Босх понимал, что сейчас он напоминает Тересе о том, кем она была и что утратила ради приобретения всего, чем обладает. Неудивительно, что их встречи теперь стали редкими и нервозными, как визит к зубному врачу.Он остановил машину и вышел, взяв коробку и снимки. Шагая мимо пруда, заглянул в него и увидел темные силуэты плавающих рыб. |
| He smiled, thinking about the movie Chinatown and how often they had watched it the year they were together. He remembered how much she enjoyed the portrayal of the coroner. He wore a black butcher's apron and ate a sandwich while examining a body. Bosch doubted she had the same sense of humor about things anymore.The light hanging over the heavy wood door to the house went on, and Corazon opened it before he got there. She was wearing black slacks and a cream-colored blouse. She was probably on her way to a New Year's party. She looked past him at the slickback he had been driving. |
