Chapter 19

I felt a pang in my heart. The sweet, juicy watermelon immediately turned sour in my mouth.

I kept my silence as I frowned and tossed the watermelon skin back onto the table. Then, I wiped myself clean with the towel.

Was that a harmless insult? Or did he really look down on me that much?

He was perfect. As someone who’d had a crush on him for the longest time ever, how much harder did I have to work to shift my affection to somebody else?

I didn’t know if I was destined to spend the rest of my life alone while waiting and hoping that my childhood sweetheart would finally come to his senses.

“Felix White, you’re a meanie. Can’t you stop being so cruel to me?” I whined inwardly.

It was bad enough that he didn’t like me. But he didn’t have to rob me of my peace either.

Please, could he just leave me the fuck alone?

Both our families still spent Christmas Eve together.

Mom, Dad, and I were all quickly ushered over to Uncle Austin’s house early in the morning. Mom then looked at Christmas dinner recipes with Aunt Mel while Dad and Uncle Austin pored over a game of

chess.

p with fairy

door from

more than to go home and burrow under my warm, cozy blankets. But

his room.

her offer, but I also didn’t do as she told me. Instead, I

and started scrolling on

from the past kept flashing in my mind. It was already deeply embedded in my brain, and I didn’t allow myself to forget

knew that there was a deep scar in my heart that never healed. Maybe

but I also didn’t dare to get any closer to him.

doing here alone? You look like

was suddenly snatched away,

He held onto the armrest on the couch and brought my phone up

Rather, I chose it because it was a very long movie, and it was good for killing time

Give it back to me,” I said, reaching up to try and

saying, “If you want your phone back come to my room to get it.” Then, he turned on his heels and

to his room, much

and I’d saved them for a long, long time. He didn’t know about those photos. I was worried that he would come across

up and went to his room

he was sitting by his table. He was holding my phone with one hand, and his other hand

widely and happily, showing all of his teeth. His eyes were also bright and

should just let me be my miserable self for the

time?

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