“Raphael, I need to ask you something serious.”

“What is it?”

“I'm sorry that I've caused you so much trouble.”

“You have no reason to apologize. I should be the one apologizing for all the things that I've done to you. You must think I'm terrible, you shouldn't have fallen for me.”

“Of course not! Why should I think you're terrible?”

He hugged me gently and buried his nose in my hair.

“When you found my secret letter, you must've realized that I was the one behind those letters. And once you realized that, it hurt you, I'm sorry, please forgive me.”

“No, you have nothing to be sorry for,...