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

with Christmas decals, and the rest of the house was lights. We’d hear caroling outside the door from time to time, and the TV just kept playing

nothing more than to go home and burrow under my warm, cozy blankets. But

his room.

I also didn’t do as she told me. Instead, I sat down in a corner

scrolling on

flashing in my mind. It was already deeply embedded in my brain, and I didn’t allow myself to forget it either. Even if Felix had apologized multiple times,

i just knew that there was a deep scar in my heart that never healed. Maybe I would never

soul, but I also didn’t dare to get any

alone? You look

was suddenly snatched away, making me jump

was a tall person. He held onto the armrest on the couch and brought my phone

so bored, I’d pulled up an action movie to 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

watching a movie. Give it back to me,” I said, reaching up to try

“If you want your phone back come to my room to get it.” Then, he turned

go to his

time. He didn’t know about those photos. I was worried that he would come across those photos by accident and kick up another huge fuss like

to his

phone with one hand, and his other hand beckoned me in. “Come in. We can watch

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

me any false hope by leading me on. He should just let me be

time?

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