Kafziel stared at the phone in his hands, heart pounding. The screen glowed faintly in the dark room, the familiar shape of Aniela’s name filling him with both nervous anticipation and a strange sense of relief.
I can’t believe I’m doing this… he thought, thumb hovering over the call button. What if she doesn’t remember? What if she… hates me for disappearing?
Beside him, Jules leaned back in the chair, arms crossed, watching silently. “You’re really going to do it?” he asked, voice half teasing, half serious.
Kafziel shrugged, not looking up. “Yeah… I have to. I need to know. I… I think she’s the one who saved me, Jules. I can’t stop thinking about it.”
Jules raised an eyebrow, smirking a little. “Finally. Took you long enough to figure it out.”
Kafziel didn’t smile. He didn’t have t
