Marko stood up at one point and I thought I saw tears in his eyes. He went to the bathroom and stayed there for a long time. When he came back, his hand was in a bandage.
Marko, what happened??
Nothing happened, I'm fine now. I wanted to look at my hand but he wouldn't let me. He looked at me for a long time and then he did what I might have expected. He came up to me and hugged me tightly and started crying.
It's all my fault. I'm sorry, please.
Please, I don't know how I'm going to continue living with this knowledge now.
Draga, I'm an idiot. Please, let me hold you in my arms for a little while.
He cried and then I cried too, and after a few pushes, I hugged him and we stood there for a long time. When we calmed down he said.
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