The Queen of Hearts

A person's heart beats faster for various reasons. Some of them are beautiful and optimistic. Others are deceptive and absurd, and everyone notices this except us. But what can make a cardiologist's heart beat faster? Zedie thought that in almost twenty years of friendship she knew everything about her friend Emma. She remembered every day of medical school, girlish experiences and late-night chats. In the past, they knew each other well. Too well. However, now, when Nick, their former mentor, returned to their lives, everything changed. His appearance reminded Emma of the horror that happened to them during their years of study, of what almost destroyed the lives of both friends. In Nick's presence, Emma's heart seemed to jump out of her chest. From happiness or, perhaps, from fear?..