What she was checking, I know, was how I would react to having her so near. My heart sinks, because I liked it. It has been some time since I felt that sort of magnetism. Long ago, when I realised I could not fully fall in love with Martin, I decided never to fall in love again. Something as small as Geraldine leaning towards me could spark a fire in a person as fragile as I am. My life is sufficiently confusing without adding more feelings to it.
