My Heart only Beats for You

Natalie tiptoed towards the source of the noise and realized that it came from Selina's room.

It was the sound of Selina's suppressed sobs. She sounded heartbroken.

Natalie stood there stunned, and at a loss for what to do.

Although she had not known Selina for long, she could see that she was obviously a lively and outgoing girl. Why would she be crying like that in the middle of the night?

Natalie stood frozen at the spot, not knowing whether she should leave or not.

She was not that close with Selina yet; at least not close enough to ask about personal and private matters.

But if she left-

She would be worried about her.

After hesitating for a long time, Natalie finally made up her mind and gently knocked on Selina's door.

The sobbing came to an abrupt stop.

After a while, Selina swung the door open.

She was visibly surprised to see Natalie standing outside her door.

"What's up, Natalie?" Her lips curled into a smile.

If it weren't for Selina's bloodshot and swollen eyes, Natalie would have really thought that she had just hallucinated hearing the cries.

"Do you mind if I come in?" Natalie gestured to Selina's room.

She knew something was troubling Selina.

It would be better if Selina had someone to talk to.

After hesitating for a moment, Selina nodded. "Sure, please come in."

Natalie sat on the bed and made a bit of small talk.

"Natalie, aren't you supposed to be asleep at this hour? Why are you in such a good mood for a chat?" Selina chuckled.

Natalie could tell that Selina was faking that laugh.

decided to not beat around the bush and just blurted, "I

stopped in her

a while, her smile faded and she asked solemnly.

nodded. "Would you like to talk about it? It

to shed all pretenses and reveal her vulnerable self to her, but she

secrets. Secrets that

longer keep her emotions hidden that

on your shoulder,

her own shoulder and nodded. "Sure.

in and choked out, "I am in love with a man, Natalie.

breathing pausing

probably the reason behind Selina's gut-wrenching tears. It would break anyone's heart

the year after that, so I immediately confessed my feelings, but it went unaccepted. I pestered him for a long time after that, and he finally accepted me

he didn't love me back then. For ten years, I tried different ways to make him love me, but nothing worked. Even when he called me his girl, even when he asked me to marry him, he still couldn't love me. What should I

him. Even when I saw

her story intently, but she did not

was finished with her story,

go unless Natalie stayed

herself to leave her alone, so she

all the crying; she fell asleep in a blink of an eye. As Natalie stared at the ceiling in silence, she heard Selina calling out a man's name as she dreamt. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ ꜰindNʘvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of

that it was probably that man's name -the man who broke Selina's heart into a

that Selina would have such

Selina was back

if what happened the previous night was just a

the incident the night before, Natalie felt that she and Selina had

they had just met each other a day ago, she felt as if they were old

hearty breakfast, Tobias drove them

were in the car, he asked,

people. Extremely nice!"

she was initially uncomfortable with Cecilia and Selina's overzealous attitude, she quickly accepted their kindness

family likes you very

and nodded

was pointing out

and Seline were

comment with a smile. "I

sure you'll be happy living with us in the

widened in

worried that she would not get along well with his family. Was he implying