I immediately grabbed my chest; when it throbbed, it was as if I ran out of air, and I didn’t like that feeling. I can’t believe I still want him after all the things we’ve been through, but for now I should keep it. I don’t want to interfere with his love for now. But when I recall what he said earlier, I get the feeling that he already knows that I was pretending. Maybe it was one of his tricks to make me admit that I was just pretending for nothing. But what if he’s not into it? I was staring at my room’s ceiling when suddenly my phone beeped. I answered it without watching who the caller was. “Hello, Lara, speak---” “Lara Torres Vergara, you are fifteen minutes late for your book signing; hurry up before your fans get bored!” Jessie shouted on the other line; her background is a

