Rewriting My Heart's Fate

I looked up at Kevin. I smiled wryly as I shook my head.

"The hardship isn't the issue. It's just that so many things have left me feeling lost."

Kevin gently patted my shoulder without pressing further. "That's life. Unexpected turns are bound to happen. But what's important is what we learn from them."

I nodded in agreement.

He smiled and raised his glass. "To the brave Evelyn, cheers!"

"Cheers!"

I raised my glass too. The sound of our glasses clinking marked the start of something new.

After dinner, we took a stroll around the campus.

The night was soft. The streetlights cast a gentle glow that stretched our shadows as we walked side by side.

"By the way, Kevin, I haven't asked. Who's your other partner for the competition? From what you've said, they must be impressive."

Kevin grinned mysteriously. "Take a guess."

I raised an eyebrow and ran through the possibilities in my head. Then, a familiar name popped into my mind.

"Could it be... Lianne?"

"How did you

I grinned. "Women's intuition."

our department. She wasn't only

she seemed to be

struck gold with this competition." I

red, and

green." I stifled a

little push. "Partnerships are

and quickly changed the subject. "It's getting late. Let me take you

collapsed onto the

new challenges. I was ready for

...

I made our way to the university. As we entered the design faculty, I saw a familiar figure walking toward us. "Evelyn, you're back!"

hugged her back. "Yes, I'm back. Thanks for everything while I was

need to thank me. It's what we are supposed to do. But

nodded. "It was fine since it is

patted me on the shoulder. "If you need any help, just let

we walked into the classroom, drawing curious glances from our classmates. "Hey, Evelyn

to greet me. The atmosphere