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.

convinced herself she had

always ended with her getting sick, and her relationships fell

a regular girl who could love and be

learned that Mercer, her savior and

It hit her then.

need to prove anything through other

had always been

Mercer looked at her with a mix

scared of

summoning her bravery, looked

really like you,”

arm,

her mind resolved, but

to

herself that she was just

“Eww!”

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