Cacao

All those years of waiting, yearning, and suffering were worth every second of torture. No matter how many enemies he made, how many people he betrayed, or how much he had to give up, it was worth it. Had I not been chosen, he thought, I don’t think my life would have any meaning. Just as he was about to turn thirty, she chose him. His peers wouldn’t be so lucky. Only him, Gregorio, would enjoy Carmen’s attention.

Wasn’t he right to enjoy victory? Didn’t he deserve to brag?