From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 204

The dim light cast a soft glow on her face, giving it an ethereal quality

Unexpectedly Derend found himself standing opposite a gilt about his age.

He had always pictured young gigs as delicate and fall.

Vet here was a girl with the reflexes of a seasoned athlete, which was quite the eye opener

It took a moment for Gerned to regain his composure and retract his hand

Just then, Sarah came nmoing over and asked, “Ann, what’s going on?”

Anthea glanced back at Sarah and assured het. “It’s all good ”

Tuming to Gerand, she inquired, “You alright?”

“I’m fine” Gerard responded with a slight shake of his head

“Good to bear Authen said with a gentle smile. Once she knew Gerard was fine, she walked away with Sarah

As Gerard watched their retreating figures, he felt a momentary daze.

to her. It was an if they had known each other

it just his

Gerard remained staring until they vanished into the crowd. He was jolted back to reality by

it “Huh? Oh,

Healy looked in the direction Gerard had been staring but saw nothing

roll, Gerard! Time

drank more than their fair share, their teenage

possibly return

of town, so they decided to crash at his place. With the weekend ahead, there was no worry about school the

casual shower and crammed into

Gerard awoke, he noticed the snow had stopped outside,

a symphony of snores, each more sonorous

looked at his phone and saw it was already half–past ten. George was up, but Kearney and Healy were still asleep.

headed to the bathroom to freshen up. He was well–acquainted with

his cap and announcing. ‘Gerard, 1 grabbed some breakfast. Are Kearney and Healy still

Gerard nodded.

wake them up.” George set the food on the table and grumbled, “Man, can they sleep! They’ve been out

the chilly breeze, jolting the others awake with shivers. “Damn,