"Hi," She whispered and Ivan stared at her silently. He didn't speak a word but his eyes said everything as they turned red, glistening with water. Amber smiled at him, her heart feeling like it would like to burst out of her chest at the sight of him. He looked old and as if he was sick or something. He was growing days of stubble and there were deep bags under his eyes. Her heart clenched to see him like that. Seconds turned to minutes and he still just stared at her, as if he looking at a ghost.
"Is...it really...you?" He whispered at last and Amber nodded her head.
"It's me," She answered softly. I
Ivan's jaw clenched as he tried to control himself and in the blink of an eye his hands were around her, almost crushing her bones. It was not a mere hug, it was a plea for life. Amber
