Chapter 18
A couple of hours went by quickly. I couldn't wait for him to knock on the door or ring the doorbell. I would be happy knowing that everything was going to be ok. Please hurry up Kirill,I thought. I can't wait any longer.
About two minutes later the doorbell rang. I ran downstairs and opened the door…and there he was. I was so happy that I couldn't talk.
"Hi,"he said. He kissed me and walked into the house. "You think I'd lie to you?"
"I never said that."
"You looked pretty worried to me."
"I was happy to see you."
He kissed me again. "I'm glad."
"So,what are they going to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"When you have to go back in a month…what are they going to do?"
He shook his head. "I don't know. Don't worry about it."
"Well,I should worry about it."
"They'll probably say I'm done. This was it."
"And…?"
"And if he isn't dead then I have to track him down again until he is."
"Oh…ok."
He put his hand on my face. "Don't worry about it. He's not alive and you shouldn't worry."
"It's just nice to see you again."
"Oh I was only gone for a couple of hours."
I sighed and sat down on the couch.
"What's wrong?"
I shook my head. "It's nothing."
"Something's wrong."
"I've been having flashbacks again."
"Like?"
"The day my parents died…"
"Oh."
"I don't know why though."
"Anything else?"
I shook my head. "No."
"It'll go away soon."
I swallowed. "Have…have you every had those?"
He went silent and shook his head. "No."
You've got to be lying to me Kirill,I thought. I can tell when you're lying. But I didn't press the matter. "Oh,"was the only thing I said.
"It shouldn't be serious."
How would you know,I thought. You just said that you've never had those. Are you lying to me? "Yeah."
He put his arm around my shoulder and we embraced…and for the first time I really saw him smile. I could tell that he was really happy.
Why are we considered evil,I thought. I'm not looking at an evil person right now,I thought. Why would anyone think that he's evil?
