Chapter 147

Melvin’s words seemed to stick in his throat, unspoken.

Jocelyn’s heart, which she had painstakingly patched together, shattered once again.

She forced a smile, “It’s okay, I understand. Rest up. I’m off.”

This time, she left without any hesitation.

It was her own fault, really. Too confident of herself.

Words unspoken for more than three years were likely to be blurted out just out of impulse.

And now, not even that impulse seemed worth it.

Hope is for dreaming, not necessarily for achieving.

Jocelyn went back to shelling peanuts with the villagers, listening in as they gossiped. She didn’t think about Melvin anymore. She wouldn’t

As dusk settled, a beam of headlights illuminated the village hall.

Uriah came in a run, “Mr. Martinez has headed back to the city.”

Jocelyn paused in her shelling, just as Ursula came in and mentioned, “Willow left with him.”

Jocelyn just smiled. “Good for them. A bit of peace returns to the village finally.”

After dinner, Jocelyn caught up with her parents over a video chat. Afterward, Harrison called, saying he’d been driving non-stop and was only a few hundred miles from home.

Jocelyn thought he was driving too fast.

Harrison didn’t ask about Melvin or Willow. They chatted idly for a while before hanging up.

“Are you okay?” Ursula asked her.

“What do you mean?” Jocelyn fiddled with her phone, looking puzzled.

You’ve been off since you came back from the hike, and with him leaving

nothing going on between us.”

a hunch that Jocelyn’s calm was

be back in a few days. Let’s focus on catching up

didn’t want to talk,

falling apart, she could weather the storm.

to her

the next few days were light on lessons, with occasional tutoring for

later, Jocelyn and Ursula prepared

off, filling Ursula’s car to the

Yuri approached Jocelyn. “Hey, Jocelyn, Melvin left in such a rush, I didn’t get to see him off. Could you tell him when I’m of age, I’d like to come

you take

and forgot to take the note

you can. Education isn’t the only way forward, but it

the same. Don’t worry, Jocelyn, I’ll hit the books.” Yuri smiled earnestly “When I start working in the city, I’ll treat you, Melvin, and Ursula to

at that, i’m included too.”

all been so kind to

Take care of yourself and your grandma. Things will

Yun nodded vigorously.

and

Chapter 147

was rough but they knew it well by

be much better once they fix it up, Ursula said “Uriah

the window, watching as the houses became sparse and the road wound between towering mountains.

“Yeah

Got any plans

aunt and uncle

My mom set me up on a blind date, so I’ll see if I

the city just

meal. But her parents called her home,

gifts, Calvin and Daisy carried them upstairs and quizzed Jocelyn on

a nap, Jocelyn

“Where’s Dad?”

in front of the TV. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your

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