It's weird having Ciro lie beside me in this tent. Although it's big enough for both of us.
"I'll just sit outside," says Ciro.
He probably senses the awkwardness.
"No. You need to rest. You have to lie down comfortably," I said.
"I know you think this isn't right. We shouldn't lie down together in one bed," he says.
"I don't think that. It's you. I know you. You're not some stranger," I assured him it's all okay with me.
I know he won't harm me.
He didn't answer. He just lied down and closed his eyes.
I lied down beside him.
"I'm sorry," I said breaking the silence between us.
I looked at him and he's still lying there with his eyes closed. He didn't respond.
"I'm sorry for when we were kids and I left you wounded by the waterfalls." I continued.
He finally opened
