Chapter 25

I smiled and leaned on Aunt Mel’s shoulder like I used to do when I was young. I said playfully, “Aunt Mel, please don’t say things like this again. If my boyfriend finds out, he’ll be unhappy.”

That night, I lay in bed sleeplessly for a long time. The pain in my heart continued to spread, and I gritted my teeth as I endured it.

When it was almost dawn, Felix sent me a message on WhatsApp. “Do you really have a boyfriend? Who

is he?”

I stared at the phone screen unblinkingly for a long time until my eyes began to ache.

No matter who he was, it wasn’t Felix. Why did he still have to ask so much?

I put the phone on silent mode and tossed it at the foot of the bed without replying.

I didn’t have a boyfriend. Whoever he was, it was my business and had nothing to do with Felix. I had no

reason to tell him anything.

The next morning, with huge dark circles under my eyes, I made plans with a few of my high school

friends to go hiking.

to see Felix. But our houses were next to each

the reason I wanted to go

I loved things

off ties with me, I suddenly changed. I no longer liked sports that were

wanted to stay quietly

group, I preferred finding a quiet place

but to do this in order to avoid

the front door, Felix was coincidentally putting on

Lilac on his arm.

not my year. I couldn’t believe that I had met

planning to say

you’re pretty punctual. Let’s go. I called a cab

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startled. “You guys

to let you gallivant off by yourself?” Felix looked sideways at me, and there was mockery in

only felt the chill

earth were they barging in on this hike? Couldn’t they just let me have some

myself?

the one who had organized this, and if I were to cancel now,

kill me.

hadn’t been others present, I really wanted to

the two of them, but now, they were right

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