Chapter 8

Dad was silent for a while before he finally said, “Alright, I’ll start looking for houses tomorrow.”

Tears streamed down my face.

I cried for all the love for Felix that was deemed absolutely worthless and also for the love and protection Mom and Dad had given me. No matter what happened, they would always be the people who loved me

the most.

I lay back on my bed, but I couldn’t fall asleep.

All the memories I had created with Felix for the past 18 years came flooding back to me.

My heart felt like it was breaking into a million pieces, and more tears streamed down my face silently.

The boy I had loved with all my heart just wasn’t meant to be mine. Both of us were simply destined to walk on different paths. We would walk further and further away from each other with no turning back.

Farewell

Felix and my dreams!

The next day was a weekend, so I lay in bed quietly and refused to get up.

came in to check in on me a few times. Since I appeared to be fine, they allowed me

in for a while

8:00 am.

Mom prepared for breakfast.

on either side of me, and the cautious way they watched me eat made my

I made them worry–it was

have much of an appetite, but because I didn’t want Mom

one whole bowl of

my spoon, there was a knock on

mouthed to Dad that Uncle Austin

couldn’t bear to

Dad could handle it from

and asked softly, “It’s still

yesterday It was all Felix’s fault. Austin

Aunt Mel said cautiously.

was the point of a delayed apology? If somebody had broken another person’s leg and dug their heart out,

really pretend that nothing had ever

had already been inflicted, and apologies couldn’t fix

Lulu was in the wrong.

you don’t need

apology, we don’t need it. He didn’t do anything wrong, so he doesn’t need to apologize. If there’s nothing else, you may go back. Lulu is still asleep, and we don’t want to wake her up.”

replied curtly.

up, so you

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