chapter78-Do you like me?

Karl pov

Then came the rising and falling clamor of the students, shouts and cheers, one voice drowning out another, like waves crashing.

"The power is out!!!" "It's really out!!!"

 "Damn it, I won! Did I really win?!"

"Damn it, the power went out in the last second of the evening self-study. 

This person is really wicked!!"

Cecilia's nerves, which had been taut for three whole days, suddenly snapped in that moment. She seemed to be crushed, holding her shoulders and breathing deeply, getting heavier and heavier.

I felt her trembling.

"Don't cry," I said.

Then I raised my hand and gently patted her back, very, very gently, as if treating something extremely precious.

"Do you still remember what you promised me?" — "Anything but sex."

"So, the first thing is..." I cradled Cecilia's face, seeing her eyes, shimmering with tears, shining so brightly in the darkness.