Liana didn’t answer immediately.
There was a pause on the line, just long enough for Sylvie to notice it. It wasn't exactly a silence, it was more like Liana was taking a breath, arranging her face even though Sylvie couldn’t see her, choosing calm the way she always did when something sounded wrong.
"What…" Liana finally said slowly. "What do you mean you think you’re in love with someone else?"
Sylvie pressed the phone tighter to her ear, curling slightly on the side of the bed. The room felt too quiet, like it was listening. "I don’t know," she whispered. "I think I am. Or I already am.'
There was another pause.
"Okay," Liana said, forcing a lightness that didn’t quite land. "Who is he?"
Sylvie didn’t answer right away.
Liana listened, as if she was afraid of what silence might c
