Resultaba irónico que, de todo el mundo, hubiera sido Sofía quien le vio conducir su “Laguna” fuera del aparcamiento. Sin duda alguna la enfermera creyó que Paula le acompañaba en el coche y, en cuanto ella hablara con la policía, todo saldría a la luz. La autopsia revelaría que Paula murió más o menos a aquella hora. Tendría que acallarla.
Era un verdadero golpe de suerte que Sofía viviera tan cerca del hospital, motivo por el cual él conocía su apartamento, ya que había ido a visitarla en varias ocasiones, cuando ella, debido a su lumbago, no podía ir al trabajo. Le bastaría comprobar el número de su apartamento para estar plenamente seguro.
Fue reduciendo la marcha de su vehículo a medida que se acercaba al edificio de apartamentos. Había una media docena de coches aparcados. Colocó el suyo entre dos furgonetas, en el oscuro y siniestro espacio que estas dibujaban. Se puso los guantes de operar y colocó el pisapapeles del despacho en uno de los bolsillos de su abrigo. Salió con cuidado, cerró la puerta del coche sin hacer ruido y desapareció entre las profundas sombras que proyectaban los edificios. Hacía frío, soplaba un viento helador y un tenue manto de nieve comenzaba a cubrir el suelo. Tenía que darse prisa.
De pronto, un sudor gélido recorrió su frente, cuando se paró a pensar que, a lo mejor, Sofía había hablado con alguna paciente en la recepción del hospital antes de dirigirse a él.
He would not allow her to destroy everything he had created. His hands gripped the steering wheel and he could feel himself trembling. He had to calm down.
The strangest thing of all was the delicious irony that Sophie was the one who saw him driving his own “Renault Laguna” out of the parking lot. No doubt, the nurse believed that Paula was with him in the car and if she spoke with the police, everything would come out. The autopsy would prove that Paula died at about that hour. He should keep her quiet.
It was a real stroke of luck that Sophie lived so close to the hospital. He knew her apartment because he had gone to visit her several times when she, because of her back ache, could not go to work. It would be enough for him to see the number of his apartment to be sure fully.
He reduced the speed of their vehicle while he approached the apartment complex. There were half a dozen cars in the parking lot. He placed it between the dark sinister shadows of two vans. He put on his gloves to operate and put the paperweight from his office in the pocket of his coat. He left out carefully, shut the car door and quietly disappeared into the deep shadows of the buildings. It was cold, an icy wind blew and a thin blanket of snow began to cover the ground. He must hurry up.
Suddenly a cold sweat ran down his forehead when he stopped to think that, maybe, Sophie had chatted with patients at the reception of the hospital before talking to him.
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