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Chapter 12.2: Not old, but evolved
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Midnight Smiles Chapter 13.1: Changing
Recently, Natalie, Jake's psychologist, has been quite vexed at every single session she had with Jake. This young man looked more and more different every single session, and the change was happening so abruptly, that it was scary. Hence the vexing feeling.Where did the quiet and uncooperative guy go? Where did all this enthusiasm come from? What is going on? WHO THE HELL IS RYDER?What's worse, Mathew wasn't helping this situation at all.Natalie knew this man for years since they lived in the same neighborhood. She was friends with his wife. Natalie knew very well what he and his family were going through after her death, and she wanted to help them, but this isn't the right way, you idiot!Seeing Jake become more and more cheerful because of developing feelings for a girl, she kept telling Mathew that it's not good to base all his happiness on a girl. That's not how you cure depression. What if the girl doesn't return his feelings? What if she turns him down? Will Jake be able to
Midnight Smiles Chapter 13.2: Changing
"I can't use the backyard anymore for my projects, so I plan on doing something small in my room," Ryder answered his question failing to notice the abrupt stiffness that took over Jake's body.Jake's face suddenly turned gloomy while his thoughts were chaotic.What's the meaning of this? Does this mean I won't have the chance to see her working on her projects anymore?However, just as he thought of this, another thought crossed his head. An even worse thought. Is she trying to push me away? Is she getting tired of me and now wants to distance herself from me?Jake tried his best to control the sudden turmoil in his heart. With a voice that sounded somewhat like a disappointed pout, he asked her in a roundabout way. "You won't be doing any of your projects out here anymore?"Ryder seemed to notice that his voice didn't sound quite right and looked up at Jake's hidden under the hood face in a daze. She had noticed that Jake still felt a bit uncomfortable whenever he came by, thinking
Midnight Smiles Chapter 14.1: Toothbrush to the ass
After hesitating for a moment, biting her lip, and not quite sure if she should talk or just remain silent, Ryder still decided to speak. "You're the first one to call me that."Most people just called her Ryde, her parents included. At most, some teachers would call her by her surname. Her parents used to call her Riri when she was a baby, but Ryder hated that, so they eventually stopped calling her that. However, this was the first time someone had come up with such a way of calling her.Ry...Why does it sound so good, ya? (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)Jake, on the other hand, was startled. What was she talking about? What did I call her?It took him some time to realize that he had absent-mindedly called her Ry instead of Ryder. That... why did I call her that? I mean... It's not like it would be the first time.Jake had gotten used to calling her that in his mind since two years ago. The more interested he got in Ryder, the more he wanted to know about her. After finding out what her name was, h
Midnight Smiles Chapter 14.2: Toothbrush to the ass
Early in the morning, Aiden left the house in high spirits as if his ass didn't get attacked last night. Seeing this, Mathew assumed there was no bleeding. It was that, or this son of his had found a girlfriend once again and was overlooking the pain so he could see her. After all, this Casanova was so energetic only when girls are involved. Such a gentleman. *sigh* Mathew decided not to think too much about it and went to the kitchen to make breakfast for Jake. He had recently learned a new recipe and wanted to try it out. Meanwhile, both Jake and Jeremy were inside the bathroom on the second floor having a serious conversation. "I bet he found a new girlfriend," Jeremy said to Jake who was wailing in the empty bathtub. His laptop was resting on his lap and a tube of ice cream and a spoon were in his hands. His eyes lifelessly stared at the unfinished chapter on the screen as if it had sucked out all his life force. These writer's blocks... who invented them? QAQ "Good for him,
Midnight Smiles Chapter 15: The male lead is too pitiful
Lately, Nina had become a regular at Jeremy's working place. Vincent was secretly delighted, mostly because the young woman would spend money on his dishes every day, but also because his nephew finally had some hope of getting rid of that single status.On the other hand, Leah had changed teams and had abandoned Jake for the fairy with green hair. This little traitor didn't even feel the tiniest bit sorry for her shameless behavior and kept on giggling and hopping like a little rabbit around Nina as soon as she entered the restaurant.The latter, however, was a bit absent-minded. Her eyes locked on Jeremy who was frowning down on the depressed and dispirited Jake. Jake was currently hiding his face behind his crossed arms on the table, murmuring incoherently. A little black kitten was resting on top of its head, lying there as if it were dead, only once in a while licking its paws. Jeremy, on the other hand, listened with a serious and worried expression on his face. His eyebrows were
Midnight Smiles Chapter 16.1: The love song
On his way to Ryder's house, he went through his playlist on his phone and felt that the amount of heavy rock and upbeat catchy songs with depressing lyrics was way bigger than when he last checked.Where are the love songs?!!!This one.... No, it's about depression.This one? No, it's about insomnia.What about this?The lyrics: "You're my heaven/And I'm your hell.""..."Nope.Uuu, this one.The lyrics: "You got the lights on in the afternoonAnd the nights are drawn out longAnd you're kissin' to cut through the gloomWith a cough drop coloured tongueAnd you were sittin' in the corner with the coats all piled highAnd I thought you might be mineIn a small world, on an exceptionally rainy Tuesday nightIn the right place and time.""..."(^艸^)No, no. The dude is already talking about kissing."..." Well... actually...No!Sound out your feelings, not go tell her "Be mine, let's make out".Jake kept scrolling. He was running out of songs and time and the frustration this gave him m
Midnight Smiles Chapter 16.2: The love song
He? It's a he?But I...The voice Ryder used was calm and casual, as if she was talking about what she ate for breakfast, but what she said was like a slap to Jake's face, who couldn't help but frown. However, if one looked closer, one would notice that the frown looked more and more like a pout, making him look like a little puppy who got abandoned by its owner.She was out with a guy? Does she like him? She probably likes him... (oT-T) Why else would she worry about him so much...But what about me then?He knew he had no right to feel like this, but these feelings didn't ask for his permission before invading his heart. He was heartbroken and jealous. "Is that guy important to you?"Ryder was drinking from her thermos again and didn't notice the harsh tone Jake spoke in. He sounded as if he was wronged by the heavens. The jealousy spilled out of his mouth with those words like a bottle of vinegar. Yet Ryder didn't notice."I don't know. I guess so?" She shrugged. Her eyes were focus
Midnight Smiles Chapter 17.1: Bite! Bite! Bite!
Before leaving, Jake took the little painting from the inside pocket of his hoodie and stuffed it in Ryder's hands. "Th-the present I promised you."His heart was beating fast, almost as if it was trying to leap out of his ribcage. His hands were sweating, his voice cracked and his face was flushed red. Jake was so nervous, that he thought he would die. That little painting held his feelings in every brush stroke. He had painted it while realizing his feelings about his cute Ry and now giving it to her it felt as if he was screaming "I love you" on her face. As if the painting would betray him and snitch on him.The thought alone terrified him.But then he remembered what happened a few minutes ago. How close they were, how he almost lost control and kissed her... then he remembered how Ryder didn't seem to feel uncomfortable about it. She didn't try to back away, not even for a second. And her reaction when he asked her about how she felt about him...Suddenly, he didn't feel just te
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