Chapter 12


    They probably didn’t expect I’d leave after saying that. I could hear them talking and gossiping among


    themselves when I left. I heard all sorts of things but pretended to have heard nothing and continued


    walking. I didn’t stop. I didn’t even look back.


    Time passed very quickly after that. In the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by. I felt a little lonely


    at


    times, but I also felt free.


    Felix would still appear in my head from time to time, but whenever he did, I’d force myself to think


    about other things so I wouldn’t fixate on him.


    But if I really couldn’t control myself, I’d just pick up another set of calculus problems and bury myself in


    work.


    The moon was big and bright as it hung in the sky that night.


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    After my extra night sses, I said goodbye to Jade and Zara and walked home with a bundle of study.


    materials in my arms.


    The night was so beautiful that I found myself breaking into song. I was in a pretty good mood, and I


    just couldn’t stop humming along to a tune I’d heard somewhere just a while ago.


    Just as I was trying to recall the lyrics to the tune, I suddenly saw him walk out from a corner and stop


    before me.


    Felix was quite a handsome young man. He had prominent facial features, clear and wless skin, and


    a tall, proportionate body. It was natural that many girls often fell for him because of his looks.


    But it didn’t matter if he looked handsome or not. He was no longer any of my business now..


    When I suddenly saw him, I could feel my jaw dropping and my heart skipping a beat. All of the nasty


    memories immediately flooded my mind, and my heart started throbbing in pain.


    I didn’t want to have anything to do with him anymore. I stepped slightly to the left, wanting to leave as


    quickly as I could. I never thought he would follow me and also step to my left, effectively blocking my


    way once again.


    I felt frustrated. I lifted my eyes and looked at him with as calm an expression as I could muster. “Is


    there


    anything I can help you with?”


    “Can’t I just wait for you to go home together with me? We’ve been doing this every day for years.”


    I chuckled bitterly. What was in the past should stay in the past. This was the present. Nothing was the


    same anymore. “There’s nothing I can help you with. Goodbye.”


    I took another step to the side, but he grabbed my left arm. He said, “Lulu, what are you trying to do?


    Must you make things so clear between us?”


    “Felix White, I’m trying to get home. Please get out of my way.”


    “Luna Lawson,” Felix growled. “What are you trying to do? Are you really not going to talk to me or look


    at me anymore? I just said a few unpleasant words the other day. Must you hold a grudge against me


    for


    such a long time?


    “Moreover, I’ve already apologized! Since when have you been such a difficult person?”


    I guess he still couldn’t get it through his dense head that it was not what he said that hurt me the most


    but what he meant by saying those words. And I was severely hurt by that.


    To him, those were just a few “unpleasant words“, but to me, they crushed my entire being to the point I


    could barely breathe.


    The way he described the scene made me think that he thought too lightly of everything. It made me


    angry and frustrated.


    I red at him and said, “Felix White, wasn’t this what you wanted from the start? I’m only doing


    exactly


    as you said. And yet, you’re still unhappy with me. What is it that you want me to do? Tell me! I’ll do it


    as


    long as you tell me what to do!”


    I heard him gritting his teeth in the dark. It sounded rather scary.


    “You’re trying to draw a line between us, aren’t you? Why don’t you move away while you’re at it?


    Things


    would be even clearer between us then,” Felix growled.


    “As a matter of fact, my dad’s looking for houses right now. But you’ll have to keep in mind that buying


    a


    new house is a huge thing, and it’s not something that can be done immediately. I’ll ask my dad to


    hurry


    up nheless. But don’t worry. Even if we can’t move away at once, I’ll still keep out of your hair.”


    “You’re cruel.”


    Felix’s face turned as dark as thunder. He red at me for a while as if to make sure that I wasn’t lying


    through my teeth just to piss him off. And after calling me cruel, he turned around and stormed off,


    disappearing quickly into the dark of the night.