Informal chat (3)
«Delusions?» Neven asked. «Did Vera tell you that word?»
«Ah? No. What did she say?» Mario replied, surprised.
He just wanted to say that Neven should be careful to see the actual events, but there seemed to be more to the story.
«Vera told me about this guy she dated during high school. She said she had built a world of delusions... Something like that. That they aren't friends anymore because she thought there was something going on between them. And now, she doesn't feel like I'm serious. No matter what I do, she is very careful not to... build illusions.»
«Oh. Damn it, that must hurt your pride!»
«What?»
«That she doesn't believe you.»
«That bastard convinced her that it was normal for friends to kiss. Maybe even more. It's his fault if she feels like she doesn't deserve to be loved, now.»
«I am the doctor between us two,» Mario pointed out. «I should be making a diagnosis, not you.»