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.”

grew up together. You used to follow me around except for when we slept or

Why are you shunning me now?”

“You chose to

until he decided to leave my house. I watched his retreating silhouette and felt

were just neighbors.

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

can Lilac and she finish all that food?”

me that Lilac and her mom had gone

on the floor. “Am I

didn’t go back to Northpool. I thought I knew

visit her house,” I

cab and followed Lilac’s mom. Lilac lived in the neighborhood adjacent to mine. I could travel to

the cab, we saw Lilac and another man appearing from the house. They helped Lilac’s mom carry the grocery bags and went back in cheerfully.

+15 BONUS

man–it was

to Felix so that she could

of its own.

guy, who is

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