Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Chapter 53

Thad a terrible nightmare that lasted all night. I woke up feeling awful. I was dizzy and had a pounding headache. 1 just felt terrible overall.

I stumbled through my morning routine, changed into a fresh set and clothes, and grabbed my bag. I was about to leave when Brenda, who was sitting on the bed, called out, Where are you going, Eve

"I'm going to class." I turned around and was surprised to see them still in pajamas. "It's almost 9:00am! Why are you girls still in bed? Aren't you worried about being late?"

Sharon and Brenda exchanged amused glances and looked at me with a twinkle in their eyes. Brenda shipped into her slippers, hurried over to me, and felt my forehead. "Hmm...you're not running a fever" "It's the weekend, Evelyn, Sharon added.

I free for a moment before realizing that they were right. I hang my bag on the hook and practically leaped back onto my bed. "Perfect I'm going back to sleep."

I drifted off to sleep in no time and didn't have any more nightmares. At some point, my phone woke me up. The club president had called to let me know that we were having a get-together that night to welcome the new members of our club. While the club president went on, I figured Ethan would probably be there too. I was about to decline when the president said, "Attendance is mandatory tonight. Anyone who doesn't show up will be letting the whole ten down."

The words died in my throat. I had no choice but to respond, "I'll be there."

be at the gathering at 5:30 pm, but I didn't show up until over

would be having a blast by then, and 1 could just make a quick appearance and slip away. But to my astonishment, they were all waiting for

were on me as I stood rooted to the spot.

I'm late!

food stall, and there were only a few of

"Why are you also jumping at the chance to pay, Evelyn? It

off my bag, sat down, and casually asked, "Who else

president cracked open a can of beer and gestured with

indicating and spotted Ethan and Leah, who were carrying a

he told us

smiled politely and looked away. Since I wasn't faller with the other club members and didn't want to stir up any trouble in front of Ethan and Leah, I kept my head down and

just starting to have a good time, so I pulled out my phone to pass the

in thought when everyone suddenly burst into laughter. Puzzled,

it out She's shy," Ethan said