“So, are you going to tell me now what’s going on with you?” Raffaele tried to keep his tone of voice even, hiding the concern he felt. Out of the corner of his eyes he could see her freeze, and he heard her heartrate accelerate.
“I don’t know what you mean,” she mumbled, but he could tell she was nervous by the way she fiddled with the cap of the water bottle she just opened.
“What happened yesterday, Vanessa? It seemed like you were deliberately trying to get yourself hurt.” Raffaele decided that getting straight to the point would be the easiest way to start the conversation.
“I told you, it was an accident…” he turned towards her, but she quickly averted her gaze, clearly avoiding looking into his eyes.
“Vanessa, please, I can feel that something is wrong. Why are you lying to me
