Page 66 of Heal Me

The door of one of the wards opens and Danylo comes out. He walks as usual. As if he owns the whole world.

His eyes immediately fall on me and then on Timur.

"I'm glad you're going to work here, Boyko." He shakes Timur's hand and smiles.

He has a wonderful smile.

"Uh, Amelia, maybe you can show me where I can try on my new uniform?"

I inhale more air as Danylo's questioning gaze falls on me.

"Sure." I press my lips together and lead Timur into the room.

I remember how I rejected him that night and avoided him in the university corridors like a weirdo. I remember and feel guilty.

"Listen," I put my hands in my back pockets, "I wanted to apologise to you for that night. I've been really busy lately and... "

"It's okay, Am," he interrupts me, but his voice is calm.

Even soothing, I would say.

We reach the room and Timur puts his things down. I leave to give him time to change.

"Am?" Danylo asks me, and I'm almost scared because I didn't notice him at first.

If I work the same shift as these two, I'll go crazy.

"So you are now, Am?" he smiles.

I don't fully understand his tone. Is he jealous?

"Well, you're not the only one who can give me nicknames."

"Yeah. I'm the only one. So are you guys friends now or what?"

"Or what Danylo? Or do we sleep together?"The smile slips from his face.

"Do you sleep together?"

"No, we don't sleep together. And even if we were, since when are you interested in my sex life?"

"You can't be interested in something that doesn't exist, darley." That was a low blow.

"How do you know? Maybe I've changed my mind."

"Oh, so you're not a nun anymore? And who made you renounce it?" "You are an idiot," I laugh and hit him on the arm.

We continue to walk down the corridor as if it were the first time. As if nothing has changed between us. As ifwehad never existed.

But we did.

"By the way, how are the preparations for the wedding going?"

"Oh," Danylo groans, "I left these things to my fiancée."My fiancée.

"Just remember to come."

"I'll try, but I can't promise."

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