The sharpness of her words cut me deep inside. That was the only moment when she had fixed her eyes on mine after she had been trying to avoid them all this time. I knew she felt hurt in more than just one way...
"I know,” I finally said. “ That’s why I want to fix it. '' She looked at me cautiously. “I can cure it.” Salomé made a strange face, gathering her eyebrows. "I’ll show you something." I took a cutter from her desk, and cut my forearm.”
“Valentin!” Salomé squeaked, startled.
“You’ll see.” I licked the thin trace of blood, making the cut to disappear completely within seconds.
“God…” Salomé widened her eyes, covering her mouth with her hand.
"Show me your back." After hesitating for a couple of seconds, she showed me again the scratches on her back. I took a tissue from her ni
