Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 39

I felt embarrassed by the realization that I was crying, so I quickly wiped my tears away.

Seeing me like this, Selena finally sighed in relief. She untied her harness and came over to take my hand. "Since you're so scared, let's skip the bungee jump. We can do something else instead."

According to the policy of the amusement park, the bungee jump fee wouldn't be refunded since I backed out halfway. The staff tried to persuade Selena to go through with it, but she shook her head firmly.

I noticed her lingering gaze on the people preparing to jump, and a twinge of guilt struck me. "If you really want to do it, I can go with you," I offered.

But looking up at the platform, I hesitated and self-deprecatingly said, "I'll just watch from the side. It won't take long. You'll be back up in no time, right?"

We stood at the bottom, watching as people leaped off the platform, swinging through the air before being slowly reeled back in.

looked exhilarating, I still found it terrifying. What if the rope snapped or loosened in the middle? Just thinking

she observed the jumpers, she pulled out her phone to take a

and asked a very strange question."Hudson, if I really died, how would you feel? Would you be sad?

sudden questions. I frowned, sensing something was off, but

Some people could casually speak of it because they didn't care, while others found

asking this out of concern

joking about? You're perfectly fine. There's no way that could happen. Selena, don't think like

my shoulder as she laughed. "I was just

reply and just turned away

had to be framed as jokes; otherwise, they might