After the incident, Nancy started to feel off.

The sight of men made her queasy, and she struggled to maintain everyday social interactions.

She decided to take a break from her studies, but for reasons she couldn’t pinpoint, Mercer lingered in her thoughts.

Back then, his identity was a mystery to her.

She was aware of his kindness.

He had risked his own safety for hers, and what followed seemed out of their control.

Yet the pain had become her reality.

Nancy spent six months trying to heal, aiming for an ordinary life.

She threw herself into dating, but each boyfriend reminded her of Mercer in some way.

She was determined to prove she wasn’t scared of men, especially not Mercer.

she had moved

always ended with her getting sick, and her relationships fell

fought to be a regular

Mercer, her savior and source of pain, was now

It hit her then.

prove

always

stunning face, Mercer looked at her

not scared of me,

not scared!” Nancy, summoning her bravery, looked up at

really like you,” she

expression turned serious as he took her arm, pulled her close, and bent down to

heart raced, her mind

to

kept telling herself that she was

“Eww!”

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