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

lights. We’d hear caroling outside the door from time to time, and the TV just kept

my warm, cozy blankets. But Aunt Mel stopped me from leaving and suggested

his room.

but I also didn’t do as

started scrolling on

and I didn’t allow myself to forget it either. Even if Felix had apologized multiple times, I still wasn’t over

if I was a very unforgiving person who held on to grudges, i just knew that there was a deep scar in my

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

you doing here alone? You

was suddenly snatched away, making me jump

a tall person. He held onto the armrest on the couch and brought my phone up to his

watch. I didn’t choose it because I liked tort was good. Rather, I chose it because it was a very long movie, and it was good for killing time

movie. 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

want to go to his room,

by me, and I’d saved them for a long, long time. He

I got up and went to his room to retrieve my

his table. He was holding my phone with one hand, and his other hand beckoned me in. “Come

showing all of his teeth. His eyes were also bright

me any false hope by leading me on. He should just let me be my miserable self for the day. Why

time?

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