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

of the house was lights. We’d hear caroling outside the door from time to time, and the TV just kept playing Christmas movies on repeat. It really felt like

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

his room.

reject her offer, but I also didn’t do as she told

started scrolling on

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

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

heart and soul, but I also didn’t dare to get any closer to him. Just what was wrong with

You look like

was suddenly snatched away, making me

on the couch and brought

was good. Rather, I chose it because it was a very long movie, and it was good for killing time when I had too much

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

glance, saying, “If you want your phone back come to my

want to go to his

photos of him. Most of them had been secretly taken by me, and I’d saved them for a long, long time. He didn’t know about those

and went to

my phone with one hand, and his other

all of his teeth. His eyes were also

leading me on. He should just let me be my miserable

time?

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