C H A P T E R  1 0  :  D R A M A T I C A L L Y  F R U S T R A T E D "....and yes, you should fight for love and risk your heart for people who may not be able to contain your love. But, if your heart shatters, I hope it is not 'love' that you accuse; I hope it is not 'love' that you give up on. Because there is nothing more beautiful than a heart that breaks and still chooses to fight for love."   ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬   Flynn spent the rest of the day in detention and it was not until the next day at French class when Kelsey finally saw the intriguing rich boy again—unsurprisingly taking the seat next to her. No, it was not

C H A P T E R  1 2  :  W H E N  H E  R E A L I Z E S "I set fire to all the bridges that would lead me back to you. But I wonder, why couldn't I burn the boats?”   ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬   It was not until the play was finished and the curtain was drawn, the cheer erupted in the school's indoor basketball court — which was used for assembly. Kelsey, ignoring the fact that she needed to get out of this fancy rental dress and hand it back to Laura before she accidentally messed it up, went looking for Flynn. She had to talk to him. About what? She had no clue but maybe she could start with reminding him about her previous request that he wasn't supposed to kiss her without her permission. Hiked her insufferable dress up so she could run faster, Kelsey went to the dressing room and found him about to take off his mask. She waited by the doo

C H A P T E R  1 4  :  W H E N  S H E  O P E N S  U P It comes in ordinary and everyday little things that you learn transform into something extraordinary - like the conversations that made you fall in love; the kiss that transformed a place into something like beautiful oblivion; or a hug that saved you. Love is all the little things they do to make you feel an emotion that makes your heart churn with ecstasy. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬   It was a great day overall. Kelsey had not heard anyone whispering the whole day or maybe it was her good mood and the fact that she'd spent the day catching up with Bryson and then played LOL at Flynn's house

  C H A P T E R  1 6  :  T H E  T H I N G  A B O U T  R E G R E T  Forgiveness is the softness of the spirit, a gentle nature, the openness of the soul, and humility—for it is because of forgiveness that you are emancipated from the shackles of the past, your soul is lit with purity and your heart becomes strong.  ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Flynn Ascott looked at the file in his hand with fiery determination in his eyes. Despite its content being something unrelated to him, he would keep it with him until he had the chance to pass it to Kelsey. Kelsey Leah Ferreira. If someone had asked him seven months ago who she was, she would not have known. Their school was not that big but they ran in different social groups. Both rarely went to parties and when they

C H A P T E R  1 8  :  A S  T H E  D U S T  S E T T L E S  Yesterday as I came down the road of love. I found lovers. Lovers with broken hearts. Strong enough to hold on. Hold on to the one they think they love. When actually it is the feeling of love that they love. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬   It was around seven in the evening and everyone was already in their respective bedroom when Flynn knocked on Kelsey’s door. “Hey, open up. I need your help,” he said with urgency in his voice.  Kelsey stared at the door. She would actually open the door and