Chapter 105

When I left all the fun reluctantly and returned to my room, it was already 9:00 pm, Looking at the

fireworks and festive lights outside the ceiling–to–floor windows, I felt oddly at peace.

Suddenly, I received a video call. Needless to say, it was from Colin. He was lying on his bed gloomily,

one hand cushioning his head while the other holding the phone to talk to me.

He wished me Merry Christmas and asked if I had any wishes. I told him that I wanted everyone to be happy, to attend a concert for once, to earn more money for my parents, and that he would become more

and more handsome next year.

Colin chuckled and doted on me. He then told me to come back as soon as possible because Lilac was such an eyesore. He even said that if we didn’t come back sooner, he would move out and sleep on the

street.

He then lamented how dull the Christmas dinner was. Lilac was rude during the dinner. Other than Felix,

came back to celebrate a festive occasion with everyone, but everything felt boring because my family wasn’t there. If he had

all.

that I’d return as soon as possible. I wasn’t sure if it was me, but before we hung up, Colin looked like he

midnight, Felix posted on his social media. It was a photo of Lilac’s sleeping face and a shoulder with a triangle birthmark–Felix’s, no doubt. The caption read, “Celebrating

upon looking at Felix’s photo. Funny how the same occasion would invoke two opposite

as Colin continued to nag me on a daily basis, my family went home a week after Christmas. As usual, Aunt Mel and Uncle Austin invited us

Something bad had almost always happened during the several

dark. I heard laughter from

chess. As usual,

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after this brief period of separation. His eyes darted toward me

made an appearance.

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