“Where have you been?” Her voice was calm yet pierced through me as I avoided eye contact with her. The kind that made my heart twist painfully.
“I was…” The words died in my throat.
“You always disappear without a word.” She took a step closer, her frustration simmering just beneath the surface. “I looked for you everywhere. I was f*****g worried, and you didn’t even see it necessary to text me?”
“Alina—”
“Is someone bothering you?” Her tone softened and her eyes searched mine as I swallowed hard. “Are you in some kind of danger?”
My breath hitched. Why did she think that? A chill ran down my spine as I avoided her gaze, staring instead at the floor.
“Why… why do you think so?”
“Because I know you spend most of your day out, barely in the hostel.” Her voice wavered slightly. “I kno
