Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 2

At some point, the driver took me to my alma mater. I thanked and paid him before alighting from the cab. After hesitating at the entrance, I ultimately entered the campus.

Many young boys and girls in fashionable clothes walked past me, giggling and looking content. I wandered around aimlessly and eventually arrived at the field. Everything was just as I remembered.

This place was where Selena and I officially began our relationship. The weather was similar to today's, and it was also in the afternoon when she dragged me out to the field.

She pulled a bouquet out of nowhere and shoved it into my arms. "Once you accept my flowers, you're mine."

I was stunned at that time, but her rosy-hued cheeks made me burst into a smile and pull her into an embrace. "Why are you, a girl, making the first confession? Gosh, you're eager to be with me, aren't you?"

"Hudson Davenport?"

Someone called my name, pulling my focus back to reality. I turned around and saw a man in glasses, somewhat familiar. He seemed enthusiastic as he greeted me. "It's you, Hudson! I'm Vincent Gardner, your uni mate. You seriously don't remember me?"

I recognized him when he called my name the second time. "Long time no see, Vincent."

He appeared as cheerful as I remembered. "Why are you here?" I asked.

He chuckled and nudged my arm. "Bro, I came back here after completing my master's degree. I can't believe I've run into you when I've just started my first year."

Vincent then shot me a wistful look. "How are you and Selena? I remember you guys were madly in love back then, always torturing us with your lovey-dovey relationship."

His words jolted me back to the old days, and I forced a smile. Perhaps sensing my mood was off, he no longer continued that topic. "You're here just in time, by the way. They'll soon chop down the wishing tree. From what I heard, they're planning to expand. You should take a look."

farewell to Vincent, I arrived beneath the wishing tree. From my recollection, Selena and I used to love chatting about life and dreams under this tree. Once, she came

still there after the ravages of wind and rain all these years. Although it was torn and yellowed, the writing

the letter gently, and her neat

and ever, spending each birthday

wedding ceremony so that I can let the

hope to wake up

of course, I wish

think I wrote a little too many wishes. If you can't grant

they were full of love toward me. My hands began trembling as I gripped the letter. We used to be so in love, so why... Why couldn't she

every day. All our

letter into my pocket. Right then, I had an impulse to meet the man who changed Selena's heart. As such, I went to the cinema he mentioned in his

At some point, I began to feel my legs turn numb. However, the familiar figure

to be Zion, right? Okay, fine-he was young and

corner made me no different than a stalker prying into their love life. I watched as Zion draped his jacket over Selena, fed her popcorn, and even tucked her

he looked in

he bent down and planted a gentle kiss on Selena the next second. Not only did she not refuse him, but she even

I felt like a clown. Every ounce of love I had ever felt for

extraordinary talent in acting.

mind, though, because everything would be over

Perhaps because of my mood,

I took the opportunity to pack up my belongings. By the time I finished, it was already