Sidney's POV: “Love? Of course not.” I denied it to Amir, but his expression was completely disbelieving. 'How strange. Does he think I’m lying?' “Why do you think that?” I suddenly felt a bit nervous. 'Did Amir notice something?' Amir shook his head. “I just feel like you’re really... special to Amber.” 'Am I? Maybe... I admit I do care about her and have feelings for her. But being special doesn’t mean it’s love, does it?' After Amir left, the room fell into an oppressive silence. I felt an unprecedented fatigue as I slumped back against the chair, staring at the ceiling above. Raising my hand to rub my aching brow, I thought, 'At this moment, I don’t want to think about anything.' But gradually, images began to surface uncontrollably in my mind—all of them were about Amber. He

