The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

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Hendrix reached out and gripped Noelle's chin. In a deep voice laced with a clear trace of anger, he asked, "You've fallen for Dylan, haven't you?"

Noelle didn't answer, but she pressed her lips tighter and tighter. Her eyes still brimmed with tears, but the moisture only made them shine more brightly, more vividly.

In their reflection, Hendrix could see himself clearly, and he could also see the unmistakable hatred within them.

She hated him.

Hendrix knew that, of course. From the moment he decided to take this path, he had already anticipated how she would react.

But so what? Was he supposed to stand by and watch as they became nothing more than strangers who had nothing to do with each other?

If that were the case, Hendrix would rather she hated him.

He could live with that outcome-it wasn't something he couldn't accept. But the one thing he absolutely couldn't tolerate was her heart belonging to someone else.

Group, because of who he was, or

as he watched her tears fall, a cold numbness

but he regretted it

"It's not possible, right? Of course not. You and

have fallen

Hendrix could finish, Noelle cut him off

words hit Hendrix like a stone, lodging themselves in his throat and silencing him instantly. He immediately clenched his

a stiff smile, he said, "You're lying to me, Noelle. Didn't you hear

interrupted him. "He's kind, considerate, cares about how I feel, and is there

finish, her words were

invading with a brutal intensity, as if determined to

sharp sting on her lips and tongue, and even the oxygen in her chest seemed to be crushed away. Her

quickly grabbed her wrist, pinning

she forgot they were on the couch. Her retreat caused her to fall backward. Yet, the pain she

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