Francis closed his eyes, his heart aching with the weight of the situation. He hadn't intended for any of this to happen. He had never meant to hurt Camilla or jeopardize their friendship. But love, he mused, was a wild and unpredictable force that could upend even the strongest of bonds.
"Why are you avoiding my gaze, Francis? I am telling you for the last time; don't do anything in a hurry, which makes things difficult in the future." Adela's stern voice echoed in his ear. Francis nodded after a while and then answered, "Whatever I will do, I will think before doing it."
Adela kept her gaze locked on Francis for a few minutes. What would she do? Francis and Camilla were both her friends. She could now feel why, in her past lives, Francis and Camilla became like that.
