Candy has brought a cart with medications into the cabinet and began to place the jars on the shelves. Pausing for a moment, she pressed her hand to her forehead. Thoughts of yesterday was swarming in her head, not giving quietly concentrate on work. How nice it would - just forget, forget everything!

As in a fog girl remembered her return to the manor house, the meeting with Albert, their oppressive silence and awkward apology to each other, and then the road in Chicago! Candy said that she would go to Chicago by herself, and she had to catch the passing carts and cars, and Miss White got to her apartment just before midnight. And her nurse duties has not been canceled.

And today she have to to meet with Archie. And with Neil. Well, Neil is ok, she is not afraid him, but Archie! How could he, how could he so betray Annie?! She remembered how they were sitting in the cafe with Annie and Archie recently, Candy cheerfully chatted, Annie laughed.. But Archie was thoughtful recently, but it's probably because of unrest before engagement. She felt with them so easily, so reliable! Candy knew that she had a friend on which you can always rely on for life ... And now what is with him? Why did he want to destroy everything? What for?

"Candice!" a shout of a senior nurse was sounded " You still have not removed the drugs ?!"

" Excuse me ..." she began to lay out everything in its place quickly. Again she wondered. What to do? How to talk to him, so, that everything become like it was before? And that Annie will not know about this ... How to save the friend? "Do not take me Archie!" Annie plea flashed like lightning, and Candy struggled to shake her head. Madness! Shame, what a shame!

By the end of the working day she was already exhausted these thoughts to the limit, but did not come up with the right words. Miss White repeatedly tapped her fist by her head: "I need to perk up! I'll tell him - and he will understand! He will do what I ask, be sure he will do it! "Back then, in college, he did the same, right? She asked him to be with Annie and her friend kept his promise!

Candy opened the door of the cafe and almost immediately met eyes with Archie, even though he was sitting in the far corner of the room.

When she approached the young Cornwell got up. Candy swallowed when Archie helped her to sit down - he had such face! Such ...

"Archie…"

"You've come." He whispered hoarsely. " I prayed for you to come here and ... You're here."

"Archie! I wanted to talk to you. Archie, what are you doing..."

"Stop it!" A young man suddenly reached out and covered Candy's hand by his hand . "Stop it, please. I know everything. Let me say!"

Candy was startled by the touch of Archie's hand , it was warm, but today, now, she thought that this touch was something criminal, monstrous ... in relation to Annie. She gathered all her will and start berating his mad friend in whisper:

" Archie, what a shame! What a mess, I do not recognize you! You promised, you promised to be with Annie forever! Everything is good with both of you, the day before yesterday was your engagement! Is that the way a man does, Archie? Is that my friend does?!"

She clenched her fists with anger, hoping that these words will be like a cold shower, will sober him.

"Friend?.."Archie echoed as if in a dream. And suddenly he exploded. " No, damn it, I do not want to be your friend! Candy, I know, you start to despise me, but listen to what I tell you ..."

"No, Archie, stop it!" She shook her head. "You do not want to say it, this is nonsense, madness! That's not you!"

"Madness - is to hide my feelings, my thoughts painfully, madness - to lie, that you love, madness - to see you and be silent that I love you ..."

"Stop it, Archie!"

"No, Candy! Enough! I was silent enough! Does not break me, wait. Listen. I have always loved you and I now understand that my feelings have not been changed for many years, but they grown and became stronger! Candy! I love you, I love with all my heart and soul! When I danced with you that night, I realized that a little more - and I will lost you forever. And I can not put up with this! I can not lie to Annie, when I fell asleep, I dream only about you!"

Candy cried, covering her face with her hands. How can he say such a thing! How?...

" Look, Candy, is it - a crime? Why do you so treat my words? Is love something shameful? Is it my fault that from two of you, I chose you?"

"You have chosen... Annie !" Candy screamed sobbing.

He shook his head.

" I was with her, because you asked it. And because you've chosen Terry. But now ... God, why now, now I can not fight for the happiness of being with you?! And does Annie deserve a surrogate, the counterfeit love, which you want me to suggested her?!"

"Go away, Archie," she whispered. "Just go away. And I will forget that you uttered today."

"I broke off the engagement."

Candy looked up and, through a veil of tears, met with a strong brown eyes.

"Yes, I broke off the engagement. And, though it is not an act the gentleman, I feel happy. And I will fight for you."

She blinked, still not aware of the meaning of these words, but Archie had already left.

He left, leaving her in confusion, fear and did not know him so...