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 for ages. A very

it just

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

out of it “Huh? Oh, it’s nothing!”

the direction Gerard had been staring but saw nothing noteworthy and let

Time for

boys drank more than their fair share, their teenage bravado overtaking their better

couldn’t possibly return home in such a state,

parents were out of town, so they decided to crash at his place.

took a casual shower and crammed into one bed, quickly succumbing to a deep

noticed the snow had stopped outside, and the sunlight was piercing through the

a symphony of snores, each more sonorous

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

bed and headed to the bathroom to freshen up. He

‘Gerard, 1 grabbed some breakfast.

Gerard nodded.

can they sleep! They’ve been out since 11 last night. What

breeze, jolting the others awake with shivers. “Damn, it’s freezing! What’s the rush this early,