33: Carlos Rio Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Joe and Melanie move into the apartment, but the mail for Carlos Rio never stops. How strange to meet a man through his bills and catalogues, she thinks. “Who moves and doesn’t change his address?” Joe says. At first they leave the mail on the ledge. After weeks, Joe tapes a note to the mailbox. Melanie hopes it doesn’t work. She can’t help but read the postcard with the photo of a San Juan statue. Carlos, Lo Siento. Donde estas? Melanie buys a Spanish dictionary. River, she thinks, tracing a line across the mirror steamed with Joe’s shower. She will find him.