Page 59 of Heal Me

"He's nice," I say.

"Cute enough that you're willing to give it a shot?

"I said he was cute, not a miracle."

"So? You're just talking?"

We just talk every minute.

By the way, the new text message is from him again.

Him: I'm free in the evening. Will you meet me? Miss you.

Me: Okay. Pick me up at six. Miss you.

"And you always smile like an idiot when you talk to just friends?" I wipe my big smile off my face and look at Sebastian:

"Fuck off."

He shakes his head, and I continue to text Timur.

I know that I am not one hundred percent in love with him, and I know that our kiss under the door of my room means nothing. But I don't know exactly why I need him so much.

"By the way, have you heard news from Danylo?" I stop texting.

"No, why?" I answer casually.

"He's getting married."

My heart makes a quantum leap.

"What do you mean? How do you know?" I take another sip of juice so that my voice doesn't sound so hoarse.

"We're kind of friends."

"You're friends?" I'm surprised.

"Yes, Amelia, I can't have friends?"

"No, I just didn't know, that's all." Sebastian nods.

I feel my hands start to sweat. I feel like I'm going to throw up. Danylo is getting married?

Danylo, who accused me of not being able to get my image out of his head, is getting married.

Danylo, who knows almost all my secrets, is getting married?

"And when is the wedding?"

"They don't know yet, but probably in the winter."

Winter is just around the corner. Why are they in such a hurry?

Our food is brought to us, and I don't speak to Sebastian anymore. I pretend to be too engrossed in eating my toast, and he realises that the moment has come when I don't feel like talking. So we sit in complete silence.

Sebastian was the only one after Denys who always understood me. He knew that if I was silent, he didn't need to talk to me, unlike girls who constantly make me talk or other guys who feel uncomfortable at such moments.

He was the only one until I met Danylo. He was right that he reads me like an open book. But I don't know where he got the ability to read such complicated books.

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