17Sebastian's health had significantly improved in the past year, and Yelena finally showed a long-lost smile.We got in touch more frequently. She kept talking about Sebastian with happiness in her eyes.I happily listened to her nagging and did not feel bored at all. However, my eyelids got heavier."We failed to hide Sebastian's illness from Harv, and he ran back and forth between the hospital and school. Fortunately, he was capable and successfully became a postgraduate student."I was stunned at the mention of the name I had not heard for a long time. In the past three years, I had never asked Yelena about Harvey. It was the first time she took the initiative to talk about him to me.My mind was a mess. I even suspected I had misheard that.I stroked my hair uneasily before I picked up the glass and took another sip.Seeing that I didn't speak, Yelena said tentatively, "Harv is getting colder nowadays."In a trance, I looked at the screen and only asked, "Is he okay?"Y
Author: San Yao Si I broke up with Michael Collins.Everyone expected me to beg him to get back together.The next day, I packed everything that had to do with Michael and sent them to the post office without hesitation.I heard that Michael panicked.1It was a rainy night when I broke up with Michael.I didn't have an umbrella with me, so I called Michael. He didn't answer the phone. As a result, I looked like a drowned rat when I reached home. It was only then that I received a message from Michael. He had gone to his childhood sweetheart to bring her an umbrella.How ridiculous it was!The rainwater dripped down my cheeks and fell to the ground, just like my broken heart.I walked into the bedroom. On the bedside table was a photo of him and his childhood sweetheart, Sophia Keatan. In the photo, Sophia was snuggled up beside him and smiling radiantly.I laughed at myself mockingly and put the photo frame face-down on the table.Sophia grew up together with Michael. No
6My mind was in a completely chaotic mess within a short period of time.Obviously, Hanson was not in a hurry."I'll send you home first."He took off his coat and draped it around me. I was mostly covered by his umbrella. He wrapped his arm around my shoulders and got ready to go."No need."I tried to break free of myself from him but my struggle was useless against Hanson."Be good."At that, Hanson hugged me tightly and walked in the rain with an umbrella. He hugged me so tightly that I had to follow his steps and move.I looked at Hanson's handsome face through my peripheral vision. He covered me with most of the umbrella, so half of him was soaked.Hanson didn't stop after sending me downstairs to my house. He accompanied me into the house.After entering the house, he led me to the couch. Then, he went to the kitchen."Sit down for a while. I'll prepare mushroom soup for you. Do you have mushrooms and spices at home?"I couldn't help but look into the kitchen curio
9I was completely dumbfounded. In the past, I only had my eyes on Michael, while the rest were just passers-by."I played basketball on the playground that day. The temperature was low and later, it rained all of a sudden. You wore thin clothes and had breakfast in your hand. Even though it rained, you had no intention to leave the ground. You looked like you were waiting for someone. When I took shelter from the rain, I accidentally hit you with a basketball. You cried with breakfast in your arms. I panicked and wanted to take you to the infirmary. But you asked me if I had breakfast and gave me that breakfast."Hanson pursed his lips and continued, "It was not until later that I realized that you were waiting for Michael. By the time I decided to court you, you were his girlfriend."Yes, that day, I was waiting for Michael.Michael had a weak stomach and seldom ate his breakfast on time, so I had the habit of sending him breakfast.The day before, he had spent the night playin
Author: Nai Gai Bo Bo The most awkward thing in my life just happened.When my roommate was video chatting with her brother, I was changing my clothes.When I lifted my shirt halfway up, I suddenly heard a male voice coming from the video."Ann, I'll turn off the video first."Hearing the pleasant voice, I turned to my roommate in panic.The other person had turned off the video.My roommate then realized something. She turned around and was surprised to see me lifting my shirt. "Bella, I was video-chatting."Oh!Damn it!The whole dormitory echoed with my helpless roar.1When I calmed down, Anna came up to me with a meaningful smile."How about dating my brother?""He is very handsome."His voice echoed in my mind. Soft and clean.I supposed he must be good-looking.But our first meeting was a disaster—if that was the first time we met.It was a nightmare for me."No!"I raised my hand and refused."How about you take a look at his photos first?"Anna didn't
9When we arrived at the dormitory building, I unfastened my seat belt.The next second, my eyes were covered by a warm palm. I could feel his temperature.I was stunned and didn't know what to do.It took me a long time to react."Mr. Griffin."I called Colton in a soft and sweet voice that I had never heard before."Sorry, I take you as a kid."Colton's voice was low and magnetic.Then Colton removed his hand from my eyes and I saw his eyes.His eyes seemed to be full of stars, and the stars sparkled.Why was my heart beating so fast?Shouldn't it be cold like ice?How could it be?No!I had to say something.Come on!"Mr. Griffin.""What?""Are you wearing cosmetic contacts?"OH MY GOD!What was I talking about?I looked out of the window awkwardly. A couple was kissing passionately at the gate of the dormitory.So did Colton cover my eyes in case I would see this?Well, I must say something.Say something!I urged myself in my heart.I had to say somethin
14When we were having breakfast, Anna suddenly said, "Bella, that guy who said he liked you is really cute."I didn't understand why she brought it up all of a sudden."Not bad."I answered casually.Suddenly, Colton put down his fork and took out a tissue to wipe his hands casually.My attention was attracted by his action.Anna tried to hold back her smile."So what do you think about him?"I was getting more and more confused. I had told her just now in the room that I refused that guy."Ann, mind your own business."Before I said anything, Colton spoke first with an unfriendly tone.Was Colton being jealous?I couldn't help myself thinking this way.I put down my fork and took out a tissue as Colton did."I refused him," I said calmly.The next second, Colton picked up his fork with a smile.Then he picked some food for me.But he immediately felt something was wrong.So he also picked some food for Anna.On the weekend evening, Colton would take Anna and me to
18I learned that Colton was about to stop working here in class.My classmates around me were discussing it."What a pity! Mr. Griffin is leaving."I thought they were regretting that Colton would leave the school after this semester.I was also a little sad.But the next second, they said something unexpected."Why can't he wait until the end of this semester?""I'm so sad that I can't see him in the next class."Next class...I suddenly got a little angry.Why it seemed that I was the only one who didn't know about it?Well... I had no right to ask him to tell me that.I was not in the mood to have the class.In the past, when Colton walked to my seat, he would reach out his hand and knock on my desk with his fingers casually.I always pretended to be calm. But I was overjoyed in my heart.But today, I sat there and didn't dare to look up at him.I was afraid that I couldn't help crying.I asked Anna about Colton's leaving when I went back to the dormitory, but she
9With uneasiness, I arrived at the restaurant where Aaron and I would meet.I was ready to tell him the truth.I believed Aaron was smart enough to recognize me.I was waiting for his surprised look.I was ready to answer his questions.But when we met, Aaron didn't mention anything about the past."I finally meet my counselor."Aaron looked at me and said with a smile, "You are beautiful, Maggie."He talked about the topics we had talked about on the Internet, about the present and the future with me, just like we were close friends. There was no embarrassment.After all, we were very familiar with each other in the past half a year. At least, I knew Aaron's past very well.Just as I thought, Aaron was really a gentleman. He had taken all my emotions into consideration.He probably didn't relate me to the fat girl a month ago.After all, no one would have thought that someone would lose nearly 30 pounds in 60 days.After dinner, Aaron stopped me and said, "Maggie, when
5In fact, Darren didn't disappear. He just didn't reply to my messages the whole day.I ate according to the recipes listed by Darren and reported to him on WhatsApp on time, but all the messages were not replied to, and he didn't even go to the gym at night.Then I realized that Darren was angry.But I didn't know why.Maybe it was because I lied to him in the beginning.I had always been sensitive to relationships.Since he didn't show up for two days, I stopped sending messages to him and continued to lose weight alone.I began to eat less and less.I didn't mean to eat less, but I found that I had lost my appetite.When Darren accompanied me to lose weight, I didn't think it was a boring and difficult task. Darren tried every means to satisfy my appetite with all kinds of healthy food, and then exercised with me. I was full of hope for every day.But after Darren left, I began to feel meaningless.It was strange. I decided to lose weight for Aaron.Three days later, D
Author:Ding Shi San I had a secret. As a psychiatrist, I fell in love with my patient.I spent half a year with him and helped him overcome his inferiority complex.During this period, I could tell he had some feelings for me.Today, he asked to meet me, but I refused.I couldn't. Nor did I deserve it.However, I did hope that one day I could be great enough to say to him directly, "I like you."1Aaron Williams was the dream boy of all the girls.He was very quiet. He liked reading and didn't talk much. Every time he listened to others, he would look into their eyes with a gentle smile.Though outstanding Aaron was, he had his secret.His right ear was deaf, so he could only hear with an audiphone.I knew him by accident.I was a volunteer counselor in an online psychological team. My responsibility was to help some students with psychological problems who were embarrassed to have face-to-face psychological consultations. Aaron was my patient.I recognized him w
3The test finished in two days. It was the first time in two years that I didn't feel that nervous about the exam.After that, I resumed my life with the previous study routine.A few days later, my grades came out. I couldn't calm down for a long time after I got my result.Jared turned around and smiled at me, patted me on the shoulder, and said, "I told you that you can do it. You ought to listen to a straight-A student like me."I smiled, too. It was my best grade ever. I was ranked fifth.I was in the top ten in the next few mock tests.It seemed that after the walk with Jared on the field that day, I hadn't been that stressed about studying anymore.Then came the college entrance exams.Finally, we graduated from high school.Our class organized a dinner party. All the teachers were drunk.I was a little tipsy, too. I came out and sat in a chair outside the door to get some fresh air.After a while, Jared also came out and sat next to me.I smiled and said, "At last
2He replied to me expressionlessly, "You're welcome. Just don't be a burden to the group."I gathered myself.But I was still curious about why he chose me. I wondered if it was because I was a good friend of Mellissa.At night, I went home and pondered about the turn of events for a while but was still a little baffled.I took out my phone and sent him a message on WhatsApp: [Why did you choose me as a group member?]After I finished my homework and almost dozed off, he replied: [You really don't know why I chose you?]I answered honestly: [I don't.]After a while, he replied: [I was the one who asked the vice principal to let you stay. I can't watch you keep coming last in class. Your deskmate ranks 11th, while my deskmate ranks 12th. I have chosen two top students to average your scores. If you don't study hard, you will drag the three of us down.]After reading his message, which felt like a lecture, I felt like an incompetent student.Following that, he started training
Author:Yao Ling Er 1Ever wondered how one could get along with a boy one had been having a crush on for three years?Well, I was pretty crushed.Jared Coulson's name was remembered by the whole of Grade 10 on the first day of school.He was admitted to Primrose High School with the top score in the city.He was chosen as the freshman representative to give a speech during the orientation. His handsome look, eloquence, and remarkable temperament had got him a lot of admirers.It was as though he was the heavens' favorite creation.Therefore, from the first day of Grade 10, Jared was dubbed as the campus hunk in our school. It was an indisputable statement that no one had any objection.There was no distinction between arts and science classes in Grade 10 in our school. My classroom was on the second floor, and his classroom was on the first floor. There wasn't a chance for us to interact with each other.Every time I went downstairs and passed by his classroom, I woul
9A few days ago, Daniel lost his key. In case he opened the door and came in tonight, I took the spare key he kept under the doormat.I took several bottles of beer from the fridge and drank them one by one.I had no idea how much I had drunk. My head was dizzy and I was completely drunk. In a daze, I seemed to hear the sound of the door lock rattling.Then it became quiet again.But soon, the sound of water boiling and the clink of cups came from the kitchen.After a while, I heard the steady footsteps of a man slowly approaching me.The light in front of me dimmed, and something icy covered my forehead. Then I heard Daniel say in a low voice, "You have stomach illness. You shouldn't have drunk so much."He lifted my chin gently and whispered in a comforting voice, "Honey, get up and drink some honey water."I closed my eyes and dodged his hand unconsciously."Listen to me," Daniel said patiently.His words were like a pebble thrown into an even lake, which sobered me up
7Daniel was my real boyfriend.That night on Valentine's Day, I did give Jason a hand-copied copy of Shakespeare's sonnets, accompanied Horace to take the Ferris wheel, and finally went to the supermarket with Daniel.All these were reasonable.I had a crush on Daniel since I was in grade 10.At that time, I just transferred from another city. I hadn't yet adapted to the learning environment here, so I failed the first month's exam.As a result, my teacher asked Daniel, my desk-mate, to tutor me in my studies. He and I would do homework in the classroom for a half hour after school.I recalled the calm, cool look in Daniel's eyes, his gentle voice as he carefully explained the math problems, the coffee he handed me when I was sleepy, and the considerate way he stopped to wait for me in the dim corridor.There were countless moments when I fell in love with him.When I was about to tell him about it, Daniel became my brother in name.I plucked up my courage and wrote a love l
4In a burst of noise, the three of them walked up to me.The classroom suddenly quieted down.Curiosity, envy, jealousy... All sorts of gazes rushed to me.Horace said briskly, "Amanda, I'm coming to attend class with you!"Jason said softly, "It's my first time accompanying my girlfriend in her class. Just tell me if you have any advice."Horace retorted, "I'm Amanda's boyfriend!"Daniel just looked at me and said quietly, "You forgot to take the notes I organized for you last night."I heard many people gasping.From the corner of my eye, I saw the pale faces and unbelievable looks of Portia and Jenifer.Jason asked Joyce with a smile, "Can I switch seats with you?"Joyce looked between Jason and me.In a trance, she nodded and left her seat stiffly.So this was how it went.Daniel sat on my left, Jason sat on my right, and Horace sat behind me, poking me with his hand from time to time. More and more students came to see them, almost filling the classroom.The teac