Chapter 271

Melinda saw Colin and me move with great difficulty and noticed his inebriation. Her mouth was wide open in disbelief.

“Harper, what is this?” Melinda looked past me and asked my Mom behind

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Mom pressed her lips into a hard line and thought that she shouldn’t be the one to tell her the news. Instead, she tossed the responsibility back to me. Ask them. You know, young people nowadays.”

“What? What happened? Okay. Uhm, honey? Honey? Come and help me, please. Colin is drunk. Geez, how many drinks did he have?”

Austin appeared in my view half–asleep. He, too, was taken aback when he looked at us. Shortly after, at Melinda’s behest, he approached me to take

the drunk Colin off me.

But Colin refused to let go. He mumbled that he didn’t want to leave me, and his left hand maintained a tight grip on my shoulder as if it was fused to my

body.

It was dark outside, and we couldn’t stay by the entrance for too long.

I had no other choice but to enter Colin’s home.

to usher Colin back to his bedroom

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go home, Colin stuck his hand out and grabbed mine like a homing missile.

even superglue wasn’t as clingy

were rendered speechless. They then

here so that I could sit down and

he would let go

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that was our only option, the two moms moved the couch so that I could be seated. Then, they closed the door and went to my mom’s

my phone with me. All I

his perfect brows, nose bridge, and

was tantalized by his earnest

I kept watch next to Colin while he dreamed about me. I loved how harmonious everything

another flower next to his name in my

was Melinda. Before I

the door. I had never seen him after we

the wall. Holding a cigarette between his fingers, he blew out a puff of

I couldn’t discern

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there to say anyway? Then, my eyes returned

lot. I’d be lying if I said I could

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