INICIAR SESIÓNDuring a street interview, the interviewer asks, "What's the craziest thing you did in high school?" My best friend, Juniper Young, looks shyly into the camera. "I secretly changed someone's college applications so we'd end up at the same college." My childhood sweetheart, Flynn Sadler, takes over the microphone and smiles casually. "I left the last question on the math exam blank, so when someone changed my college applications, they wouldn't have to feel so sorry for me." Carrying three orders of omelet rolls, I hurry back and fall flat on my face. Their answers stun me. Before I can gather my thoughts, Flynn reaches over and ruffles my hair. "Don't ask her. If she can't answer, she'll end up crying." My nose stings, and tears well up in my eyes before I can stop them. Juniper immediately grabs Flynn by the ear. "You idiot. You made Sophie cry again! This time, you're the one who's going to make it up to her!" He winces in pain. "Alright, my bad… But she's so timid. The chances of her doing something crazy are lower than the chances of her not following us around everywhere." The two of them shove each other, laughing and bickering. Before long, they have forgotten I'm still there. The day we submit our college applications, they have each come to me, asking where the other has applied. Out of a one-minute audio message, only the very first second has anything to do with me. The remaining 59 seconds are all about each other. So, naturally, they have no idea that I have also done something crazy. I have submitted my application to my dream university abroad. From now on, our paths will finally diverge. I will never trail behind them again.
Ver másSophie's POVI stayed silent for a moment before gently shaking my head. "Flynn, I used to believe that if I worked hard enough and stood on your level, you'd finally see me. But later, I realized love doesn't work that way."I spent so many years chasing after you that, somewhere along the way, I forgot who I was. I gave up painting—the one thing I loved most—and forced myself to focus on academics, all so I could stand beside you."But your taking me for granted taught me something. The most worthwhile thing a person can do is live a life they truly want. So, Flynn… let's just leave the past where it belongs."Flynn's eyes reddened. "I really know I messed up, Sophie. I…"Before he could finish, his gaze fell to the diamond ring on my left hand. His voice caught, and colors faded from his face. His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed the rest of his words.It wasn't until much later that I learned what he had left unsaid. He had wanted to tell me about his illness that was slow
Sophie's POVThe next time I saw Flynn, ten years had passed.It was at a small art exhibition in Fereece, where I was invited as a featured artist. The gallery was filled with clusters of visitors chatting quietly as they wandered from painting to painting.Soft lights bathed each piece in a warm glow.A champagne flute in hand, I whisked through the crowd and casually glanced toward a corner of the room. A lean man stood against a marble column, his head tilted slightly as he studied one of the paintings on the wall.The light traced the sharp lines of his profile, giving him a distant, almost lonely air. As if sensing someone watching him, he turned. Our eyes met.After an entire decade, I found myself looking once more into the eyes that had haunted my every waking thought as a teenage girl. It was him, Flynn Sadler.I paused for the briefest moment, then looked away without the slightest ripple of emotion.Funnily enough, I had imagined this reunion countless times, pictur
Third-Person POVSince that day, Flynn searched for Sophie like a man possessed. He called every phone number he could think of and tracked down every person who might know something.The list ranged from a distant relative who had only met Sophie once, to a classmate who had passed her homework back in high school, to the street vendor who sold omelet rolls.As long as someone had crossed paths with Sophie, even briefly, he refused to leave them alone.Still, nobody knew which country the Linwoods had moved to. He searched immigration records, combed through the school's archives, and even asked people to investigate the study-abroad agency that had handled her application.Yet, it was as if she had vanished off the face of the earth. Gone was every trace of her from the city.At first, Flynn had told himself it was okay. No matter where Sophie had gone, he could always get there too and follow her. She had walked 99 steps toward him, and it was time for him to take that last st
Third-Person POVAt 2:00 am, Flynn stood outside Juniper's place, pounding hard on the door. Wrapped in a bathrobe, she opened it with a yawn. Seeing how pale and shaken he looked, she frowned."What's wrong? It's the middle of the night, dude… Where's Sophie?""I can't get hold of her," he said, his voice gratingly hoarse. "Juniper, has she contacted you at all?"Juniper's face fell. "No. You know how I've been these past few weeks. I was afraid I'd upset her, so I haven't reached out. I did text her today, though, but she never replied. She always answered me right away before…"Flynn's expression made her anxious. "What happened between you two? Why do I feel like you're hiding something from me?"He rubbed his forehead, frustration filling his voice. "We had a fight. I mean, I didn't even say anything that terrible. I just told her to bring a cake over to you and apologize."You only ran into those bastards because you chased after her when she stormed off. If it hadn't been






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