Lying in his parents' house, in the middle of the night, she told him the whole story, about meeting Dimitri on a bus, finding his resume in the bin. She confessed that Dimitri had gone with her to Palm Beach. One by one he stored the pieces of information in his mind, unwelcome, unforgivable. And for the first time in his life, another man's name upset Gogol more than his own.
In a quiet moment, a woman opens up to Gogol, revealing the details of her past affair with a man named Dimitri. She recounts how their paths crossed on a bus and how she discovered his resume discarded in the trash. As she shares her experiences, including a trip they took to Palm Beach together, Gogol processes the painful information, feeling a deep sense of betrayal and resentment.
These revelations overwhelm Gogol, challenging his sense of self and stirring emotions he has never encountered before. For the first time, he finds that another man's presence in her life provokes feelings that eclipse his own identity, signifying a profound emotional upheaval for him. The once secure ground of his own name and personal history now feels threatened by the ghosts of past relationships.