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.

an inexplicable connection to her. It was an if they

just his

vanished into the crowd. He was jolted back to reality by a slap on the shoulder. “Gerard!

snapped out of it “Huh? Oh,

had been staring but saw nothing

Gerard! Time for some drinks”

followed Healy, his mind preoccupied. The boys drank more than

they couldn’t possibly

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

arrived at George’s, took a casual shower and crammed into one bed, quickly succumbing to

he noticed the snow had stopped outside, and the sunlight was

room-was filled with a symphony of snores, each more

and saw it was already half–past ten. George was

the bathroom to freshen up. He

announcing. ‘Gerard, 1 grabbed some breakfast.

Gerard nodded.

the table and grumbled, “Man, can they sleep! They’ve been out since 11 last night. What are they,

jolting the others