Why didn't you tell me?
Diana and Silvanus were in their own rooms, lying on their beds staring up at the ceiling. Syl's terror from a few minutes ago had left Diana with deep shame.
I get it. You don't trust me.
The guilty feeling was spreading to the tips of her fingers. She wrung her hands together.
I thought we were friends.
We are. I just........ It's complicated.
Then explain.
The episode of Sally's betrayal played unknowingly in her mind.
Oh.
I........I'm sorry. Diana exhaled, not quite a sigh.
It's just.......... There's no comparison between me and her, Diana. I am your Avedis. I've waited for you for as long as I can remember. I live in your mind. I-I know you, Diana................... I thought I did.
They lay there in the darkness for some time. The silence was unbearable.
Diana sat up, opened her door and walked into his room before she could stop herself.
He sat up, curious. Tense creases deepened on his brows.