“Ava?” he is the first one to call my name. So I untangle my arms on Dmitri and walk to him. I kiss him on his cheek as a form of greeting and say, “Hey, Seid. Didn’t expect you to see here!”

I try to be civil and I smile even though I am so damn nervous about this unexpected rendezvous. Why now? And why with Dmitri?

“What are you doing here? And why are you with him?” he peeks on Dmitri who keeps his distance from us for some time.

“Uh, I have things to do, how about you? What are you doing here?” I ask him back. I...