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

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

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

his room.

didn’t do as she

started scrolling

mind. It was already deeply embedded in my brain, and I

know if this would make it sound as if I was a very unforgiving person who held on to grudges, i just knew that there was a deep scar

but I also didn’t dare to

are you doing here alone? You look like a sad, abandoned

was suddenly snatched away, making me jump

He held onto the armrest on the

because I liked tort was good. Rather, I chose it because it was a very long movie, and

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

want your phone back come to my

to his room, much less chase after

time. He didn’t know about those photos. I

got up and went to his

phone with one hand, and his other

smiling very widely and happily, showing all of

He should just let me be my miserable self for the

time?

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