The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1944

“No worries.” The boy said, turning to leave.

Ivy quickly called out to him, “Hey, what’s your name? I need to repay you for these.”

“Nolan, but forget about the money; it wasn’t much,” Nolan said, leaving behind a bright, sunny smile before walking away.

Ivy looked down at the pack of sanitary pads in her hands, a warm feeling coursing through her heart as she silently repeated the boy’s name, “Nolan.”

The boy from her memories had grown into a handsome, suave man, now walking towards Ivy with a drink in his hand. “Here, have some juice.”

Just like years ago, Nolan placed a drink before Ivy. “I don’t know your preference, so I just grabbed one at random.”

“Thank you.” Eighteen-year-old Ivy and the present Ivy said the same words, but it felt as though everything had changed.

Sometimes she wondered, if she had been braver back then, maybe things with Nolan wouldn’t have ended up like this.

all too

told me,” Nolan sat down and asked her

from her reverie, still unsure how to answer his

status, selfishly wanting

still so quiet, just like

her forehead, and Ivy looked up at Nolan,

always so silent,” Nolan said, swirling his glass elegantly. “You’d get picked on, but you never said anything, as if it was all just water

managed a wry smile. “It’s not that I disliked talking; I just knew talking wouldn’t change anything, so I spared

looked at her

what have you been up to all these years? Are you doing well?”

family business. But my mom’s on my case now, setting me up on blind dates left

“You have no idea. Whenever I’m around her, she relentlessly brings up the

mother whom she had seen from a distance back in high school-a formidable

his mom’s side, nodding along as she lectured him.

“Nolan, she’s just looking out for you. You know how elders are,