Philip smiled mysteriously but shook his head disapprovingly.
"Let's deal with your topic first, shall we? Berenice was at the disco with some boy, remember?"
"I remember," he admitted resignedly. How could he forget such shocking news?
"You must confess your feelings to her as soon as possible, otherwise you could lose her forever."
Forever! David's heart turned into a heavy lump of ice. If he didn't tell Berenice now that he loved her, she would never know. That would be... quite ok, added the coward in his heart. Since he had no chance with her anyway, why should he ridicule himself and confess his love to her? She might feel embarrassed. She wouldn't know how to behave around him and they would probably never be able to talk normally again.
David cast his gaze to a sky as blue and bright as if it had been painted with the brush of the finest artist. At least that's what Berenice would have thought, because to David it was simply serene.
