Almost Like Love

The soft glow of the table lamp illuminated the cozy living room where Nora was engrossed in a book, surrounded by piles of notes and textbooks. To any onlooker, it would look as if she was studying diligently but only Nora knew that she was actually binge-reading a series of novels and was already on her second one. 

The books had always provided her with a means to escape reality, giving her the freedom to not be cynical anymore and believe in love, even though she did not believe in it in real life.

She'd actaully planned to not start the series until after her upcoming exams but the discussions from the morning had left her a bit unbalanced, sending her mind into an information overload. First there was all about Nellie then with Demetri and then eventually everything that Gabe had told her.