Chapter 108

I’d love to tell Felix what I saw, even though he had hurt me in the past. We grew up together, so I didn’t

want him to get hurt. Yet, I found it hard to do that because he didn’t trust me.

Perhaps feeling uncomfortable under my intense scrutiny, he covered my eyes and offered to buy me a

meal. I turned him down right away. What happened last time still traumatized me. I didn’t want to relive

it again.

“Why not? Is it because of what happened last time? Don’t worry. It’s winter now. It won’t rain as much.

Come with me. I don’t want to be all alone.”

“Felix, you have a girlfriend. Lilac doesn’t like me. We should avoid hanging out together in case she gets

the wrong idea again.”

to follow me around except for

Why are you

chose

silence dragged on for a while until he decided to leave my house. I watched his retreating silhouette and felt indifferent. I supposed we had ended things together. From now

were just neighbors.

out to do grocery shopping with Zara, I saw Lilac’s mom in the supermarket. She was carrying two bags of fresh food ingredients.

How can Lilac and

me that Lilac and her mom had gone back

on the floor. “Am

We definitely saw Lilac’s mom. Lilac lied. She didn’t go back to Northpool. I thought I knew

visit her house,” I

Lilac lived in the neighborhood adjacent to mine.

the cab, we saw Lilac and another man appearing from the house. They helped Lilac’s mom

+15 BONUS

the man–it was

lied to Felix so that

a league of its

who is

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