{"id":5401,"date":"2026-09-06T07:58:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T04:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gazeta.am\/?p=5401"},"modified":"2026-09-06T07:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T04:58:30","slug":"le-bruit-derriere-le-mur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gazeta.am\/?p=5401","title":{"rendered":"Le bruit derri\u00e8re le mur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je me souviens encore de la premi\u00e8re fois o\u00f9 j\u2019ai entendu ce bruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019\u00e9tait un mardi soir, peu apr\u00e8s deux heures du matin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La maison \u00e9tait plong\u00e9e dans un silence presque parfait. Mon mari dormait profond\u00e9ment \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 de moi et, dans la chambre voisine, notre petite fille respirait doucement dans son berceau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis il y eut trois coups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Toc. Toc. Toc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je me redressai dans mon lit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pendant quelques secondes, je retins ma respiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je regardai mon mari. Il n\u2019avait pas boug\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je me convainquis que j\u2019avais r\u00eav\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis le bruit recommen\u00e7a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Toc. Toc. Toc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette fois, il venait clairement du mur de la chambre de notre fille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je descendis du lit sans r\u00e9veiller mon mari et traversai le couloir sur la pointe des pieds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La porte de la chambre \u00e9tait entrouverte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une faible lumi\u00e8re provenant de la veilleuse \u00e9clairait le visage de ma fille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle dormait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/gazeta.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gazeta.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-4.png 742w, https:\/\/gazeta.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-4-228x300.png 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je m\u2019approchai du mur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je posai ma main dessus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Froid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immobile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silencieux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je retournai dans ma chambre en essayant de ne pas penser \u00e0 ce que je venais d\u2019entendre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lendemain matin, j\u2019avais presque oubli\u00e9 l\u2019incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notre fille, \u00c9lise, avait huit mois. Depuis quelques jours, elle \u00e9tait l\u00e9g\u00e8rement enrhum\u00e9e et toussait parfois. Rien qui puisse vraiment inqui\u00e9ter un parent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais ce matin-l\u00e0, lorsque je la pris dans mes bras, quelque chose me troubla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle me regardait fixement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pas avec son sourire habituel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle semblait \u00e9couter quelque chose derri\u00e8re moi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je me retournai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Qu\u2019est-ce que tu regardes, mon c\u0153ur ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle leva sa petite main vers le mur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et elle murmura quelque chose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un son \u00e0 peine audible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je souris nerveusement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Tu racontes d\u00e9j\u00e0 des histoires \u00e0 maman ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je n\u2019y pensai plus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la nuit suivante.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 2 h 17 exactement, je fus r\u00e9veill\u00e9e par le m\u00eame bruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Toc. Toc. Toc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette fois, mon mari se r\u00e9veilla aussi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Tu as entendu ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je hochai la t\u00eate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il resta silencieux quelques secondes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis il soupira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab \u00c7a doit \u00eatre les canalisations. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Les canalisations ne frappent pas trois fois au m\u00eame endroit. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il alluma la lampe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Demain, j\u2019appellerai quelqu\u2019un. D\u2019accord ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je ne r\u00e9pondis pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parce qu\u2019au m\u00eame moment, un quatri\u00e8me coup retentit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus fort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mon mari se leva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il traversa le couloir et entra dans la chambre d\u2019\u00c9lise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je le suivis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notre fille \u00e9tait r\u00e9veill\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle ne pleurait pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle \u00e9tait simplement assise dans son lit, les yeux grands ouverts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et elle fixait le mur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mon mari s\u2019approcha d\u2019elle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Papa est l\u00e0. Tout va bien. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9lise tendit son doigt vers le mur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis elle pronon\u00e7a distinctement un mot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un seul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Maman. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je sentis mon sang se glacer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parce que je me tenais derri\u00e8re mon mari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et \u00c9lise ne me regardait pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle regardait quelque chose <strong>derri\u00e8re le mur<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lendemain, j\u2019appelai un artisan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il inspecta la chambre, frappa sur plusieurs endroits, v\u00e9rifia les tuyaux et m\u00eame les prises \u00e9lectriques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Rien d\u2019anormal \u00bb, d\u00e9clara-t-il.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Vous \u00eates s\u00fbr ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Absolument. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je lui montrai l\u2019endroit pr\u00e9cis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il tapa dessus avec ses doigts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le son \u00e9tait diff\u00e9rent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus creux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il fron\u00e7a les sourcils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Vous avez fait des travaux r\u00e9cemment ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Non. La maison \u00e9tait d\u00e9j\u00e0 comme \u00e7a quand nous l\u2019avons achet\u00e9e. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il me regarda \u00e9trangement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Vous avez les plans originaux ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Non. Pourquoi ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il haussa les \u00e9paules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Parce qu\u2019il y a quelque chose d\u2019\u00e9trange. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il ne voulut pas en dire davantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mon mari, lui, semblait beaucoup moins inquiet que moi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il avait toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 rationnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour lui, chaque probl\u00e8me avait une explication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais ce soir-l\u00e0, alors que nous d\u00eenions, il posa soudainement sa fourchette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Tu sais quoi ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Quoi ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Quand j\u2019\u00e9tais enfant, ma m\u00e8re parlait parfois de cette maison. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je le regardai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Quelle maison ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il h\u00e9sita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Celle-ci. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je restai bouche b\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Ta m\u00e8re connaissait cette maison ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Je crois. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Tu crois ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il baissa les yeux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Elle n\u2019aimait pas en parler. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je commen\u00e7ai \u00e0 comprendre que mon mari me cachait quelque chose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Depuis combien de temps le savais-tu ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Je ne savais pas que c\u2019\u00e9tait exactement cette maison. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Et maintenant ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il ne r\u00e9pondit pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette nuit-l\u00e0, je ne dormis presque pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 2 h 17, les trois coups revinrent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais cette fois, il y eut autre chose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apr\u00e8s les coups, j\u2019entendis un son diff\u00e9rent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comme un souffle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis une voix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tr\u00e8s faible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je me levai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mon mari dormait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je traversai le couloir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La chambre d\u2019\u00c9lise \u00e9tait vide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je me figeai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Son lit \u00e9tait vide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La fen\u00eatre \u00e9tait ferm\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La porte aussi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab \u00c9lise ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pas de r\u00e9ponse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je sentis mon c\u0153ur s&#8217;arr\u00eater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis j&#8217;entendis un petit rire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il venait du placard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">J\u2019ouvris brutalement la porte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ma fille \u00e9tait l\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assise sur le sol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je la pris dans mes bras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Comment es-tu arriv\u00e9e ici ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle posa sa t\u00eate contre mon \u00e9paule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis elle murmura :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab La dame m\u2019a montr\u00e9. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je devins glac\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Quelle dame ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9lise pointa le mur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Celle qui habite l\u00e0. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lendemain matin, je confrontai mon mari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il resta silencieux pendant un long moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis il sortit une vieille enveloppe d\u2019une bo\u00eete cach\u00e9e au fond de son armoire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur se trouvait une photographie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une jeune femme se tenait devant notre maison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle souriait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans ses bras, elle portait un b\u00e9b\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je regardai la photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis je regardai mon mari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Qui est cette femme ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il avala difficilement sa salive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Ma s\u0153ur. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je crus avoir mal entendu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Tu as une s\u0153ur ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il d\u00e9tourna les yeux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab J\u2019en avais une. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Pourquoi ne m\u2019en as-tu jamais parl\u00e9 ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il ne r\u00e9pondit pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je regardai de nouveau la photographie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le b\u00e9b\u00e9 dans les bras de la femme avait quelque chose de familier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un petit bracelet autour du poignet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le m\u00eame bracelet qu\u2019\u00c9lise portait depuis sa naissance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je relevai lentement les yeux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Qu\u2019est-ce qui lui est arriv\u00e9 ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mon mari finit par murmurer :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Elle a disparu. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Quand ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Il y a vingt-neuf ans. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab O\u00f9 ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il regarda le mur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Ici. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je sentis mes jambes devenir faibles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Tu veux dire qu\u2019elle a disparu dans cette maison ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il hocha la t\u00eate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab La police n\u2019a jamais retrouv\u00e9 son corps. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je reculai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Et tu nous as quand m\u00eame fait acheter cette maison ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Je ne savais pas que ma s\u0153ur avait v\u00e9cu ici. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Tu mens. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il ne r\u00e9pondit pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je pris \u00c9lise et quittai la maison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous all\u00e2mes chez ma m\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je ne voulais plus entendre parler de cette histoire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais avant de partir, quelque chose attira mon attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sur le mur de la chambre d\u2019\u00c9lise, juste \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 du berceau, il y avait une petite fissure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je ne l\u2019avais jamais remarqu\u00e9e auparavant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je m\u2019approchai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La fissure formait presque un cercle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et au centre se trouvait une petite trace rouge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je touchai la surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019\u00e9tait humide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je retirai mon doigt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Du sang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La police revint le lendemain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ils inspect\u00e8rent le mur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette fois, ils d\u00e9couvrirent une ancienne cavit\u00e9 dissimul\u00e9e derri\u00e8re plusieurs couches de pl\u00e2tre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Derri\u00e8re, il y avait une petite pi\u00e8ce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une pi\u00e8ce sans fen\u00eatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sans porte visible depuis l\u2019ext\u00e9rieur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur, ils trouv\u00e8rent une vieille chaise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une couverture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quelques jouets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et une bo\u00eete m\u00e9tallique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je me souviens encore du moment o\u00f9 l&#8217;inspecteur l\u2019ouvrit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur se trouvaient des dizaines de photographies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toutes repr\u00e9sentaient des enfants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certains \u00e9taient inconnus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D\u2019autres avaient disparu des ann\u00e9es auparavant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais une photographie me fit perdre toute force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019\u00e9tait une photo d\u2019\u00c9lise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prise quelques jours avant sa naissance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je regardai l\u2019inspecteur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab C\u2019est impossible. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il ne r\u00e9pondit pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mon mari, lui, \u00e9tait devenu blanc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Je n\u2019ai jamais vu cette pi\u00e8ce \u00bb, dit-il.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais l\u2019inspecteur sortit alors une deuxi\u00e8me photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On y voyait ma fille dans son berceau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La photo avait \u00e9t\u00e9 prise depuis l\u2019int\u00e9rieur de la maison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et au dos, quelqu\u2019un avait \u00e9crit une date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La date de la veille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je sentis les larmes monter \u00e0 mes yeux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Quelqu\u2019un \u00e9tait ici. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019inspecteur hocha lentement la t\u00eate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Oui. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis il ajouta :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Et cette personne voulait probablement que vous trouviez cette pi\u00e8ce. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les jours suivants furent un cauchemar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La police installa des cam\u00e9ras autour de la maison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ils interrog\u00e8rent les anciens propri\u00e9taires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ils fouill\u00e8rent les archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et finalement, ils d\u00e9couvrirent quelque chose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La femme de la photographie, la s\u0153ur de mon mari, ne s\u2019appelait pas simplement Claire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Son vrai nom \u00e9tait Claire Morel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et elle avait \u00e9t\u00e9 accus\u00e9e, vingt-neuf ans auparavant, d\u2019avoir enlev\u00e9 plusieurs enfants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais elle n\u2019avait jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parce qu\u2019elle avait disparu avant son arrestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je regardai mon mari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Pourquoi ne m\u2019as-tu jamais dit \u00e7a ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il pleurait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Parce que je pensais qu\u2019elle \u00e9tait morte. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Tu savais ce qu\u2019elle avait fait ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Je savais seulement ce qu\u2019on disait d\u2019elle. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis il me r\u00e9v\u00e9la quelque chose qui bouleversa toute l\u2019enqu\u00eate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claire n\u2019avait pas enlev\u00e9 les enfants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle les avait cach\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parce qu\u2019une personne beaucoup plus proche de nous les mena\u00e7ait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et cette personne avait toujours \u00e9chapp\u00e9 aux soup\u00e7ons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trois semaines plus tard, la police identifia finalement le propri\u00e9taire de la maison o\u00f9 nous vivions avant nous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un homme \u00e2g\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Respect\u00e9 dans le quartier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancien m\u00e9decin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il avait travaill\u00e9 pendant des ann\u00e9es avec des familles vuln\u00e9rables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et il connaissait Claire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tr\u00e8s bien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorsqu\u2019ils l\u2019interrog\u00e8rent, il nia tout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis les policiers lui montr\u00e8rent les photographies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il s\u2019effondra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais son aveu le plus terrible ne concernait pas les enfants disparus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il concernait \u00c9lise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Je savais qu\u2019elle allait na\u00eetre \u00bb, murmura-t-il.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Comment ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il regarda les policiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Parce que quelqu\u2019un me donnait des informations. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Qui ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il resta silencieux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis pronon\u00e7a un nom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le nom de ma propre m\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je crus que le monde s\u2019\u00e9croulait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ma m\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La femme qui m\u2019avait \u00e9lev\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La femme \u00e0 qui j\u2019avais confi\u00e9 ma grossesse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La femme qui avait \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sente \u00e0 la naissance d\u2019\u00c9lise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle savait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ou pire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle avait particip\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je refusai de le croire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ce que la police d\u00e9couvre une derni\u00e8re preuve dans l\u2019ancienne pi\u00e8ce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une cassette audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sur l\u2019enregistrement, une voix de femme disait :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Elle ne doit jamais savoir la v\u00e9rit\u00e9. Si elle d\u00e9couvre qui est r\u00e9ellement son p\u00e8re, tout sera termin\u00e9. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je reconnus imm\u00e9diatement la voix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019\u00e9tait celle de ma m\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais la phrase suivante me d\u00e9truisit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab L\u2019enfant doit rester avec elle. C\u2019est la seule fa\u00e7on de prot\u00e9ger la famille. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je regardai mon mari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Qui est r\u00e9ellement le p\u00e8re d\u2019\u00c9lise ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il ne r\u00e9pondit pas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je compris alors qu\u2019il me cachait encore quelque chose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il sortit lentement un document de sa poche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un ancien test de filiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je le pris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je lus le r\u00e9sultat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis une phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une seule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle suffit \u00e0 changer toute ma vie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00ab Le lien biologique entre l\u2019enfant et le p\u00e8re d\u00e9clar\u00e9 est exclu. \u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je levai les yeux vers mon mari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il pleurait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Je voulais te le dire. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Depuis quand ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Depuis sa naissance. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Alors pourquoi ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il s\u2019approcha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Parce que si tu savais qui \u00e9tait son v\u00e9ritable p\u00e8re, ils auraient essay\u00e9 de la prendre. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je reculai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Qui ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il regarda vers la fen\u00eatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Les m\u00eames personnes qui ont fait dispara\u00eetre ma s\u0153ur. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette nuit-l\u00e0, nous quitt\u00e2mes d\u00e9finitivement la maison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9lise dormait dans mes bras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour la premi\u00e8re fois depuis des semaines, il n\u2019y avait plus de coups contre le mur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus de voix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus de bruits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je pensais que tout \u00e9tait termin\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais avant de fermer la porte de la voiture, \u00c9lise ouvrit les yeux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle regarda la maison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis elle me demanda :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Maman\u2026 pourquoi la dame pleure ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je me retournai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 l\u2019\u00e9tage, derri\u00e8re la fen\u00eatre de sa chambre, une silhouette se tenait immobile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une femme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je ne distinguais pas son visage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais elle portait exactement la m\u00eame robe que celle de la photographie vieille de vingt-neuf ans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je clignai des yeux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La silhouette avait disparu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le lendemain, la police fouilla enti\u00e8rement la maison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ils ne trouv\u00e8rent personne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais dans la chambre d\u2019\u00c9lise, ils d\u00e9couvrirent quelque chose derri\u00e8re le mur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une petite bo\u00eete en bois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur se trouvait une lettre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle \u00e9tait sign\u00e9e Claire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La s\u0153ur disparue de mon mari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et les premi\u00e8res lignes disaient :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Si vous lisez cette lettre, c\u2019est que je n\u2019ai pas r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 revenir \u00e0 temps. Mais si la petite fille est encore en vie, alors elle est la preuve que tout ce que j\u2019ai fait n\u2019\u00e9tait pas inutile. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je continuai \u00e0 lire malgr\u00e9 mes mains tremblantes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claire expliquait qu\u2019elle avait d\u00e9couvert un r\u00e9seau de personnes qui falsifiaient des dossiers m\u00e9dicaux et faisaient dispara\u00eetre certains enfants afin de les remettre \u00e0 des familles riches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle avait tent\u00e9 de les d\u00e9noncer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle avait \u00e9chou\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alors elle avait cach\u00e9 les preuves dans cette maison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais elle avait aussi d\u00e9couvert quelque chose de beaucoup plus dangereux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le p\u00e8re biologique d\u2019\u00c9lise avait \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u2019un des enqu\u00eateurs charg\u00e9s de retrouver les enfants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et il avait \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 avant de pouvoir r\u00e9v\u00e9ler la v\u00e9rit\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La derni\u00e8re phrase de la lettre \u00e9tait la plus \u00e9trange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Ne cherchez pas \u00e0 savoir o\u00f9 je suis. Je suis plus pr\u00e8s de vous que vous ne le pensez. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trois jours plus tard, je re\u00e7us un appel d\u2019un num\u00e9ro inconnu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je d\u00e9crochai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Personne ne parla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis une voix de femme murmura :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Vous avez trouv\u00e9 la lettre. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je me figeai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Qui \u00eates-vous ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Regardez par la fen\u00eatre. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je me pr\u00e9cipitai vers la fen\u00eatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans la rue, une femme \u00e2g\u00e9e se tenait devant un arbre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle leva lentement la main.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je reconnus son visage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le m\u00eame visage que sur la photographie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ma fille apparut derri\u00e8re moi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle regarda la femme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis elle sourit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab C\u2019est elle. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je me retournai vers \u00c9lise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab Qui ? \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle r\u00e9pondit simplement :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab La dame qui me disait de ne pas avoir peur. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je regardai de nouveau la rue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claire avait disparu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais sur le sol, devant notre maison, se trouvait une enveloppe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur, il y avait une derni\u00e8re photographie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle repr\u00e9sentait \u00c9lise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais cette fois, elle n\u2019\u00e9tait pas seule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 d\u2019elle se tenait Claire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et derri\u00e8re elles, dans l\u2019ombre, se trouvait ma m\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Au dos de la photographie, quatre mots \u00e9taient \u00e9crits :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00ab Maintenant, demande-lui pourquoi. \u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je compris alors que l\u2019histoire n\u2019\u00e9tait pas termin\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle ne faisait que commencer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Je me souviens encore de la premi\u00e8re fois o\u00f9 j\u2019ai entendu ce bruit. 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