Echoes of Unrequited Love
Chapter 23
Chapter 23
With a “ding.” Hogan’s glass suddenly landed on the table, making a crisp sound. I couldn’t tell if it was on purpose or not.
He gave me a casual glance, grabbed his glass, tapped it on the table, and downed it in one go. Pretty decisive.
I pretended to take a sip of my juice, too.
The scene looked like everyone was having a blast, but the vibe was kinda stiff, for some
reason.
I felt like a total jerk, stirring up trouble at someone else’s birthday bash–definitely not cool.
Clueless Jack, just there for the grub, didn’t pick up on it and, loving a good show, said, “Darren, Xaviera’s laid it out for ya, aren’t you gonna respond?”
Great, now it was even more awkward.
I wished I could just vanish into thin air.
Thank goodness Darren’s got social smarts. Holding his glass, he said, “Xaviera, you’ve given me such high praise, I should definitely return the toast.”
His voice was teasing, a playful twinkle in his eye as he gave me a secret wink.
At his cue, I reluctantly raised my glass.
That warmed things up a bit.
We
were at the meal for over an hour.
+
Hogan’s car was already waiting by
car and helped a tipsy
out the window and asked. “Xaviera,
and declined.
a
cheap subway ride way
take you,” Jack said when he heard I was hitting
looked at Darren, cheeks flushed, and said, “No need.”
up in a two–bedroom near campus, it’s on the
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was for real or not.
was so out
hesitation, Darren just pulled out a key card from his briefcase and said,
catching the subway with this slightly buzzed guy.
end, he even walked me to my building.
about my antics at the dinner, I seriously apologized.
actually had a great
totally baffled.
Science Department’s pride and
both foreign and familiar, sending a little tremor
place, I sat silently by the window, pondering my life’s many flaws, and
of
dark screen
from Hogan, with a question
then locked the screen and headed to bed.
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