Mag-log inAfter thanking the officers, Louis checked the time—it was already half past nine.“Let’s head home. The temperature’s dropping; I don’t want anyone catching a cold.”Marcus stood still, muttering under his breath, “But Loraine’s favorite singer hasn’t even gone on yet…”Louis turned sharply toward
“He said he was thirsty, so I went to buy him a drink. I clearly told him not to move and when I got back, he was gone!”Loraine’s face went pale with worry. “Let’s look for him right now! I saw security guards and some police officers earlier. We can ask them for help!”The three of them forgot all
Mason, the quieter and more composed one, simply listened to the music, occasionally nodding along to the rhythm.The youngest, Manuel, was too short to see the stage at all, swallowed up by the crowd and left with nothing but the thundering music pounding in his ears.Before long, he got restless.
“Marcus, every time you sneak out, you use the same excuse,” Manuel said, crossing his arms. “Can’t you at least come up with something new?”Marcus froze. Loraine quickly jumped in with a smile. “Manuel, we really do have something serious to take care of this time. It’s boring stuff. You’d have w
“Raine, look, your fingers need to lift here, then drop cleanly. Watch my hand when I play.”In the Walker family’s grand music room, young Mason was patiently teaching Loraine how to play the piano.Sunlight streamed through the tall windows, half spilling over the glossy surface of the hundred-tho
Grace tried to lift her head, but she was too weak to manage even that small movement.A nurse quickly stepped forward and raised the head of the bed so that Grace only needed to lower her gaze to see the tiny baby in Laura’s arms.“A daughter… girls are so sweet,” Grace murmured, the words faint bu
Adora hadn’t expected him to be this shameless. For a moment, she even regretted forgiving him—at least when they were fighting, she could sleep in peace.Now that they’d made up, he clung to her like a sticky bandage, refusing to give her any space.It was happiness, but with a hint of exasperatio
The college student who had come to retrieve the ball ran back ahead to tell his teammates he’d found someone to fill in.Louis, still holding Adora’s hand, followed behind with her.The court wasn’t a professional one—just a simple, open concrete space behind the boys’ dorms, no nets or fencing aro
In their eyes, no matter what Ruby had done, it wasn’t enough to deserve death.They believed Adora had pushed her to the edge.Disheartened by what they saw as her cruelty, they gave up any intention of repairing the relationship.Now, seeing Adora call out of the blue, Peter felt both suspicious a
The faculty apartment was by the other gate of the campus, which meant they had to walk through the entire school, starting from the stretch of restaurants known to students as “Temptation Alley.”Though the weather was cold, the campus was still alive with energy—students singing, laughing, playing







