Riches in Disguise
Chapter 2
Chapter 2
I really couldn't understand it. Even though I was poor, I hadn't done anything to provoke them. Where did all these hostilities come from?
Lina was still shouting downstairs. It was loud enough for the entire dorm building to hear.
Zack snickered. "You might as well go down. What's the point in hiding?"
Louis took it a step further, yanking the door open and calling out to the crowd in the hallway. "William is right here in the dorm, acting like a coward and too scared to come down!"
Laughter echoed through the hallway, and I forced myself to act like I didn't care at all. With their mocking eyes on me, I walked downstairs, step by step, until I stood before Lina.
I stood still and hadn't looked up. Then, a plastic bag hit me hard.
"William, this is all the junk you gave me. I'm returning it to you! Don't bother me again, got it?"
I looked down at the pile on the ground. Not all the gifts I'd given her were there. The expensive things like necklaces, phones, shoes, and bags remained with her.
The only things tossed back at me were the ones I had made for her myself. Among them was the moon lamp, which I spent an entire month creating.
I tried to stay calm, but when I looked up, my vision blurred for a second.
This was the first time I had loved someone with all my heart. Were all those sweet moments fake?
I couldn't accept it.
"Fine, if we're breaking up, that's the conclusion. But Lina, just tell me one thing, you stop loving me, or did you never love me at all?"
did
Lina's eyes flickered with hesitation for a moment.
But before she could answer, I heard Joshua's voice behind me, mocking me with
a high-pitched, whiny tone. "Lina, did you stop loving me, or did you never love me at all?"
the crowd, stabbing
got cheated on. I was the victim here, not the villain! Why
didn't
Lina saw Joshua, she immediately clung to him, and her tone toward
sincere! You were lying to me from the start, acting like you were some rich kid. But your dad's just
grew louder, people pointing at
hear them anymore and didn't want to. I knelt, picked up the
the dorm, I hoped for peace, but Zack and Louis weren't about to let it go. They
had enough and slammed my fist onto the table. "Say one more word
long pause, Zack scoffed. "You got dumped, and you're still trying to act
Finally, they shut up.
Even though I tried to
me in the afternoon, but I didn't answer. She called
showed up at school during a
rushed over to her. "Mom, what are you
at me with concern and said, "I called you so many times, but you didn't answer
so I forced a smile. "My classmates are great and I've
of the semester, Joshua had spread nasty rumors about me. The more I tried to explain, the more my classmates
single friend, and my girlfriend had run off
I felt useless.
things. Do you have enough pocket
didn't bring it along, but Dad gave me enough pocket money. Besides, I don't spend that much
giving Mom a strange and unfriendly look. She didn't understand those looks, but I had
school gate and personally made sure she got in the
had a meal with her. After all, she had come a long way
the mood. Plus, I was afraid my
I felt ashamed. Here I was, letting my
window and waved at
who loved and understood me. Why waste
a message. "Mom, thank you for coming to visit
your Dad and I wanted is
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