Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Unsurprisingly, the guy remained unresponsive.

Grace simply zipped her down jacket tighter around her and sat next to him on the wooden bench outside the school, braving the biting cold wind and watching as dusk turned to darkness.

It wasn't until the night had fully set in, the streetlights flickering on one by one, and the neon signs of the downtown businesses began to sparkle in the distance, that the man finally stirred from his stillness. Grace was taken aback and called out, "Hey-"

Murray ignored her, got into his car, started the engine, and drove away.

In that moment, Grace felt a twinge of envy for Roseanne.

How did she manage to have such a proud man dancing to her tune willingly?

And how did she resist the allure of luxury cars and designer watches without being swayed?

Yes, Grace had seen it all clearly when Murray had dropped Roseanne off earlier.

Despite the distance, she couldn't hear what was said between them, but the man's dejected demeanor was a clear indicator that Roseanne had rejected him.

And it wasn't a gentle rejection either.

Grace shoved her hands into the pockets of her jacket, feeling the warmth slowly returning to her palms.

But sitting out here in the cold for so long, even with long boots on, her feet were freezing.

Grace felt it was

given her, at least showed he recognized

car disappear into the distance,

Grace had bumped into Murray, she was merely curious

he belonged to a world she might never reach in

if missed, might never come

So why hesitate?

Only...

win over than she had

this thought, Grace couldn't

shifted to

meant high rewards, high returns. Wasn't that worth

...

to

Sadie had already cleaned up and

vast space was empty except

some outcome by now and called to ask, "How did it go? Was Roseanne deeply moved and agreed to

en FindNovel

heart but didn't answer, just said, "...Come out, keep me company for

a sinking feeling, guessing the

at the bar, he saw Murray sitting on a sofa, drowning his