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The Denial Strategy Chapter 10
Suddenly, my eyes watered, and I quickly ducked my head to take a sip of coffee. Getting teary-eyed over an ex in front of a current suitor was way too embarrassing!However, Clara reached up on her tiptoes and gently patted my head."Tyler, if it hurts, it hurts. If you want to cry, go on. What's so embarrassing about that?"Those words made my tears flow even harder. No one in my life had ever said that to me.Growing up, my mom loved to tell me, "Look at your cousin. See how well he's doing?""If you come in second place, people are going to make fun of you." "Grown men don't cry! Hold yourself together."My dad was no different. Before any family gathering, he'd always warn me, "Keep your mouth shut, and don't make a fool of yourself."Over time, I truly started to believe it. It felt like the most important thing about living was never losing, not making a fool of myself, and making sure I didn't become a subject of ridicule. So, if I fell, I couldn't cry. In exams, I h
The Denial Strategy Chapter 9
After that day, Sydney never came looking for me again. Whenever we bumped into each other on campus, she would glance at me from afar and quickly look away.I breathed a sigh of relief. This was for the best, after all. Going our separate ways was how a breakup should be handled. That way, it would be a win-win for both parties, and neither would be the subject of ridicule.Without Sydney popping up to ruin the mood every now and then, Clara and I grew closer. She still brought me breakfast every day. She'd hold a seat for me whenever we went to the library, and whenever it rained, she would always tilt the umbrella toward me.Grayson watched in envy and couldn't help but ask, "Tyler, how much longer are you going to keep Clara under consideration?"I thought about it for a moment. "I need a little more time."After all, I had been too careless in choosing someone last time, so I had to be extra cautious this time around. Making the same mistake twice would be the real embarras
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I froze for a moment. I hadn't expected her to corner me for so many days just to ask this, but there was no reason to hide the answer either.I nodded. "Yeah, because it was pretty embarrassing."Sydney's face darkened. "Was dating me really that embarrassing to you?"I was getting a bit annoyed by her questioning. "Haven't you asked me that? The answer is still the same."With that, I tried to step around her to leave, but she reached out to stop me. "Why?"I paused and asked, "Why what?""Why was it embarrassing?" She stared at me, looking genuinely perplexed. "Is it because of Jonas?"I found it a little funny and couldn't help but chuckle. Even now, she still believed we had broken up solely because of Jonas.I stayed silent for two seconds before asking her, "Sydney, do you remember when our very first date was after graduation?"She frowned as she answered, "July.""I mean, what time?"She froze, seemingly trying to recall.I cut in and answered for her. "Twelve-th
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"You're nuts."After blurting out those words, I turned on my heel and walked away. Behind me, Sydney laughed softly, almost as if she had just struck gold.I figured as long as I stood my ground and refused to admit a thing in front of everyone else, the whole matter would simply blow over. However, who would have guessed that by noon the next day, as Grayson and I were heading out to grab lunch at the campus dining hall, things would take another turn?Just as we reached the bottom of the stairs, I spotted Sydney standing by the curb. In front of her was a familiar face—one of our friends from high school, Keith Olson.I instinctively slowed my pace, only to hear Sydney ask, "That summer right after high school graduation, did you ever see Tyler and me hanging out together?"Keith froze for a moment. "The two of you? No, never."Sydney frowned. "Think carefully. You must have seen us at some point.""Honestly, no," Keith said, scratching his head. "Besides, it was scorching ho
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The show was starting soon. Clara's face was scratched up, so the backstage coordinator told her to head to the student health center.I glanced at the bleeding scratches along her cheek and said, "I'll go with you."Just as I said that, a sudden thump rang out behind us. I turned around to see Sydney slamming a water bottle onto the table as if she were mad at it.Clara, on the other hand, smiled brightly. "It's fine. It's just a minor injury. Don't you have to move the props?"I frowned. "You're bleeding. How is that a minor injury?"As I said that, I grabbed a tissue from the table and handed it to her. Clara took it with a big smile. "Thanks, babe."The people nearby burst out laughing. "Clara, you really don't miss a chance, do you?""Clara's still on a trial period, you know."Clara wasn't bothered about it at all. "It was just a slip of the tongue."She may have said that, but her smile said otherwise, and my ears burned. I was just about to tell her to zip it when
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Sydney stared down, her fingers flying across her phone screen. She searched through all her photos, chat history, and even her saved messages. Yet, there was nothing.The backstage grew eerily quiet as everyone stared at her. Earlier, she had sounded so certain she had proof, and her inability to produce it made the situation instantly awkward.Someone couldn't help but ask, "Where's the proof?"Sydney's fingers froze on the screen. After a long silence, she spoke up, her expression ugly."I… I deleted it."Absolute silence fell over the room for two seconds."All of it?"Sydney remained silent, which was taken as tacit admission. The people who had been gossiping moments ago looked uneasy."So that means you have no proof, right?""Is it just me, or does it feel like she's jealous because she saw Clara going after Tyler?""Wait, does Sydney have a crush on Tyler too?"The voices weren't loud. However, the backstage area was so small that Sydney heard every word, and her ex
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