Chapter 41

"That name, how did you come to know about it?" Nelly asked in shock. She had been extremely cautious, she never thought anyone would ever get to know about it. 

"Are you in shock? Are you going to accept it or are you going to keep denying who you are?" Amanda responded.

"Listen to me, Amanda. I have reasons why I acted the way I did. I didn't mean to keep you in the dark, not anyone close to me. I was just scared, that's all."

Nelly tried to approach Amanda as she spoke but Amanda took double steps backward. 

"You were scared?"

"Yes, I was. I still am."

"Scared of what exactly? Tell me, Nelly. What are you scared of?"

Nelly tried to divert the discussion to another route but Amanda was so persistent on knowing why Nelly kept the truth from her. She had been Nelly's best friend since her arrival in Germany. Other than Sandra, Amanda was the only one that got Nelly's back from day one. 

"Come on, Amanda. All of these are