599 Outcast (Part 1)

"I know how things must seem to you. That I dated you only to get a freebie for my sister. I never meant to hide how bad her situation is from you, it's just that it's not something I like to talk about.

"I wouldn't have even bothered you with it if you weren't the best Healer I know and now that I'm a Field Assistant Constable, I can afford the treatment. I can pay you, so nothing has to change between us. I'm not trying to exploit you." Kamila said.

"Gods, my paranoia is really rubbing off on you. I never thought anything like that. I too hid a lot of things from you. I know all too well how difficult it is to speak about a painful past. Only those who want to garner pity from others would speak of such things on a first date.